O’Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, actor, and filmmaker. His lyrics on N.W.A’s 1988 album Straight Outta Compton contributed to gangsta rap’s widespread popularity.
Where was Ice Cube born?
Ice Cube was born on June 15, 1969, in Los Angeles, to Doris, a hospital clerk, and custodian, and Hosea Jackson, a machinist, and UCLA groundskeeper. He has an older brother, and they had a half-sister who was murdered when Cube was 12. He grew up on Van Wick Street in the Westmont section of South Los Angeles.
Did Ice Cube grow up poor?
Ice Cube grew up in violent South Central Los Angeles. He had to deal with poverty and corrupt police. He was put out of the house by his mother when he was only 15 years old because he had no job. He tried to earn his money rapping but lived primarily from the money he earned from a job at McDonald’s.