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Birthday
O'Shea Jackson or better known as Ice Cube was born in South Central LA. -
Childhood
Ice Cube was raised by his mother Doris who worked as a hospital clerk, while his father Hosea was a groundskeeper at the University of California, Los Angeles. -
Bust out the hood
When Cube reached his teens, his parents pulled him out of his local school and bussed him to a suburban high school in the San Fernando Valley. -
Inspiration of rap
Around this time he began becoming more involved in his music, Then started a group with two others called CIA -
Better things
After high school, he enrolled at the Phoenix Institute of Technology, where he earned a two-year degree in drafting in 1988. -
Dr. Dre
The group, and Cube in particular, soon caught the attention of another up-and-coming rapper, Andre Romelle Young, better known as Dr. Dre.
Together, the two teamed up with a small crew of other young rappers (DJ Yella, Eazy-E and MC Ren) to form N.W.A. -
Straight Outta Compton
The group's album, Straight Outta Compton rocketed the young men to fame -
Riding Solo
Eventually problems began within the group and Cube decided to ride solo, get signed to a new label and do things his way. "Amerikkkas Most Wanted" was his first solo album -
Movie Star
After he dropped his first solo album Ice cube launched his movie career when he starred in the movie "Boyz n The Hood" -
Big Fame
Closely after shooting Boyz n the hood he went onto major roles in several other films Including "Friday", "The 3 Kings" and "Barbershop" -
Recent Projects
In 2012 Ice cube started in the critically acclaimed movie "21 Jump Street" -
Stardom
The story of his early days in show business was revived with the release of Straight Outta Compton, a biopic about N.W.A.'s rise from the streets to become a global phenomenon.
