- Source of Wealth: Music, Film
- Age: 50
- Birth Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
- Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Kimberly Woodruff)
- Full Name: O’Shea Jackson
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: June 15, 1969
- Ethnicity: African-American
- Occupation: Rapper, Songwriter, Record Producer, Actor, Filmmaker
- Education: Phoenix Institute of Technology
- Children: 4 (O’Shea Jr., Darryl, Kareema, Sharif)
American actor, film producer, record producer, director, screenwriter and hip hop artist, Ice Cube has an estimated net worth of $140 million. He was hailed at #8 on MTV’s list of 10 Greatest MCs of All Time. On the other hand, fellow artist Snoop Dogg named him as the greatest MC of all time. Furthermore, he ranked #11 on About.com’s list of “Top 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time.” Allmusic has named him as one of the most controversial and the best artists in hip hop. He was also named as “one of rap’s greatest storytellers.” He also peaked at #14 on The Source’s Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. He ranked #11 in the list of the “50 Greatest MCs of All Time by About.com.
Prior to his career with the N.W.A., Ice Cube has been a part of hip-hop group C.I.A.. In 1989, he decided to leave N.W.A. to pursue a solo career in music, as well as in producing, writing, acting and directing in cinema. In fact, he has been one of the producers for Barbershop, a Showtime TV series, as well as on TBS’ Are We There Yet?.
Ice Cube was born on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, California as O’Shea Jackson. Since 1992, he has been married to Kimberly Woodruff. The couple has four children together.