Ice Cube Net Worth: $180 Million (approx.)
| Net Worth: | $180 Million (approx.) |
| Date of Birth: | Jun 15, 1969 |
| Age: | 54 years |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in (1.727 m) |
| Profession: | Rapper, Record producer, Actor, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Television producer, Songwriter, Film Score Composer, Film director, Voice Actor |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
Ice Cube net worth is around $180 million. Ice Cube is a famous rapper, actor, producer and entrepreneur.
After initially earning fame,fortune as a member of NWA, he moved on a highly successful solo career. Ice Cube has also written, produced and starred in a number of films.
What is ice cube net worth?:
Ice Cube net worth is around $180 million in 2023. Ice Cube has changed from West Coast gangsta rapper to one of the most powerful people in Hollywood today.
Ice Cube House:
In 2016, Ice Cube paid $7.25 million for a home in Marina Del Rey, California.Ice Cube bought the home from Jean-Claude Van Damme, who bought the house in 2012 for $6 million as a brand new spec mansion.
Ice Cube and his wife also maintain a large mansion in Encino, California which they bought in June 1996 for $2.36 million. This home is set on a 1.11 acre lot and has 7-bedrooms in a nearly 8,000 square-foot main house with pool, spa and full-size basketball court.
Ice Cube Biography:
| Name: | Ice Cube | |
| Wife Nаmе: | О’Ѕhеа Јасkѕоn | |
| Gеndеr: | Маlе | |
| Аgе: | 54 уеаrѕ | |
| Віrth Dаtе: | 15 Јunе 1969 | |
| Віrth Рlасе: | Сrеnѕhаw, Саlіfоrnіа, Unіtеd Ѕtаtеѕ | |
| Nаtіоnаlіtу: | Аmеrісаn | |
| Неіght: | 1.73 m | |
| Wеіght: | 88 kg | |
| Ѕехuаl Оrіеntаtіоn: | Ѕtrаіght | |
| Маrіtаl Ѕtаtuѕ: | Маrrіеd | |
| Wіfе/Ѕроuѕе (Nаmе): | Кіmbеrlу Wооdruff (m. 1992) | |
| Сhіldrеn: | Yеѕ (Dеја Јасkѕоn, Ѕhаrееf Јасkѕоn, О’Ѕhеа Јасkѕоn Јr., Каrіmа Јасkѕоn, Dаrrеll Јасkѕоn) | |
| Рrоfеѕѕіоn: | Rарреr, асtоr, рrоduсеr, dіrесtоr, аnd wrіtеr | |
| Nеt Wоrth: | $180 mіllіоn |
Ice Cube was born as O’Shea Jackson on June 15, 1969 in South Central Los Angeles. Jackson was born to Doris, a custodian and hospital clerk, and Hosea Jackson, UCLA groundskeeper.Ice Cube age is 53 years.
Ice Cube has an elder brother, and a half-sister who was tragically killed when Ice Cube was just 12. Ice Cube grew up on Van Wick Street in Los Angeles, and started writing raps and hip-hop music by age 14.
Ice Cube got his rapper name from his older brother, quoted as saying his brother threatened to slam him into a freezer and pull him out when he was an ice cube, and the name stuck.
Ice Cube attended William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, CA. When he was 16, he sold his first song to future N.W.A. member Eazy-E.
After high school, ice cube enrolled at the Phoenix Institute of Technology in Arizona in the fall of 1987. Ice Cube studied architectural drafting and completed his diploma in a year. Ice Cube then returned to Los Angeles to pursue a career in rap.
Ice Cube career:
Ice Cube formed the group C.I.A. with friend Sir Jinx. They performed at parties around L.A. hosted by Dr. Dre. In 1987, Ice Cube and CIA released a track produced by Dr. Dre, “My Posse.”
Ice Cube showed Eazy-E the lyrics to a rap he had penned, “Boyz-n-the-Hood” and he initially hated the lyrics. However, Eazy-E went on to record the song for “N.W.A and the Posse”, the debut album for N.W.A. the group which also included Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella, and Ice Cube.
Ice Cube wrote Dr. Dre and Eazy-E’s rhymes and half the lyrics for the group’s breakthrough album, 1988’s “Straight Outta Compton”. However, he was only paid $32,000 for his contributions. Ice Cube left N.W.A. after conflicts involving his pay and official contracts with the group were unable to be resolved.
Ice Cube Solo Career:
“AmeriKKK’a Most Wanted”, Ice Cube’s first solo album, was released in May 1990 leading to instant success, riding the wave of rap’s immense popularity of the time. Ice Cube released the EP “Kill at Will” which became the first hip hop EP to go Platinum in the same year.
In 1991, Ice Cube tested his acting skills by starring as Doughboy in John Singleton’s crime drama “Boyz n the Hood.” Ice Cube performance was acclaimed and praised by critics across the board.
“Death Certificate” his second album, was released in 1991. It was controversial and divided audiences and critics. Ice Cube performed at Lollapalooza in 1992, tapping into a wider fanbase. In November 1992, Ice Cube released his third album “The Predator”.
It debuted at No. 1 on both the pop and R&B charts, making it the first album in history to do so, and was well-received by critics. It remains his most successful commercial release, selling over three million copies in the U.S.
1993 saw Ice Cube’s rap audience diminishing. His fourth album, “Lethal Injection”, was not received well amongst critics. He took a hiatus from music after, and didn’t release his fifth album (War & Peace Vol. 1) until 1998.
In 2000, Ice Cube joined Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Snoop Dog for the “Up in Smoke Tour”, and waited another six years before releasing another album, “Laugh Now, Cry Later”, which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Charts. “I am the West” was Ice Cube’s ninth solo album, and he released it on September 28, 2010.
Ice Cube collaborated with many groups through the 2010s, often stepping outside of the hip-hop genre to work with Trent Reznor and David Bowie on some racks. Ice Cube released his tenth solo album, “Everything’s Corrupt”, in 2018, after slowly releasing singles over several years.
Ice Cube Acting Career:
In 1991 Ice Cube made his film acting debut in “Boyz n the Hood.” He appeared in a handful of films over the next few years. In 1995 “Friday” – a movie that starred, was written by and produced by Ice Cube – was released to critical and commercial success. “Friday” produced several sequels.
In 1997 Ice Cube starred in “Anaconda.” In 1998 Ice Cube directed, produced, wrote and starred in “The Players Club.”
Other Ice Cube movies include “Are We There Yet” and its sequel, “21 Jump Street” and “22 Jump Street,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “xXx: Return of Xander Cage,” and “Fist Fight.”
In October 2021 it was reported that Ice Cube had decided to exit an upcoming film production of a comedy called “Oh Hell No” after declining to get a COVID-19 vaccine which is required since the production was set to film in Hawaii. Ice Cube gave up a $9 million salary by leaving the film.
Ice Cube Business Ventures:
Ice Cube formed Westside Connection with Mack 10 and WC in 1996. Alongside his solo career, Ice Cubereleased two albums with the collaboration.
Ice Cube has a clothing line, Solo by Cube, which sells hooded sweatshirts with built-in headphones. He has been the spokesperson for Coors Light beer since 2011. Ice Cube announced his new project, Big3, on January 11, 2017.
Big3 is a concept professional basketball league featuring former NBA greats. Season one began in June 2017.
Ice Cube Wife:
Ice Cube married Kimberly Woodruff on April 26, 1992. The two have 4 children together, O’Shea Jr. (who portrayed him in biopic Straight Outta Compton in 2015), born in 1991, Darrell (b. 1992), Kaereema (b. 1994) and Shareef, born in 1995.