10 Best Of Ice Cube Movies That You Really Should Have Seen By 2021
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969) is an American rapper, actor, and filmmaker best known by his stage name Ice Cube.
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O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969) is an American rapper, actor, and filmmaker best known by his stage name Ice Cube. His lyrics on N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton in 1988 helped to popularize gangsta rap, and his political rap solo albums in 1990 (AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted) and 1991 (Death Certificate) were both critically and financially successful. Since the early 1990s, he has also pursued a cinematic career. As a member of N.W.A, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
Jackson, a Los Angeles native, founded his first rap group, C.I.A., in 1986. He founded the groundbreaking gangsta rap group N.W.A. alongside Eazy-E and Dr. Dre in 1987. [10] Formalized paraphrase authored part of Dre's and most of Eazy's rhymes on Straight Outta Compton, a seminal album that helped define West Coast hip hop's early identity and distinguished it from East Coast rap. N.W.A was also renowned for its menacing songs, which threatened to harm both aggressive cops and innocent people, causing controversy.
Cube departed N.W.A in late 1989, joining up with New York musicians and starting a solo rap career, after a monetary disagreement between Eazy-E and Jerry Heller over the group's administration. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990) and Death Certificate (1991), his first two solo albums, were highly praised.
Ice Cube made his film debut as Doughboy in director John Singleton's feature debut, Boyz n the Hood, a 1991 drama based on an Ice Cube-penned rap song from 1987. Ice Cube also co-wrote and acted in the 1995 comedy picture Friday, which launched a lucrative series and transformed his image into a pleasant movie star.
The Player's Club, which he directed in 1998, was his directorial debut. By 2020, he had appeared in around 40 films, including the 1999 military comedy Three Kings, family comedies like the Barbershop series, and buddy cop comedies 21 Jump Street, 22 Jump Street, and Ride Along. Many of these films, as well as the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton, have him as an executive producer.
Doris, a hospital clerk, and custodian, and Hosea Jackson, a machinist and UCLA groundskeeper, gave birth to Ice Cube on June 15, 1969, in Los Angeles. Cube has an elder brother and a half-sister who was killed when Cube was twelve years old. He was raised in the Westmont, California neighborhood of South Los Angeles, on Van Wick Street.
Cube started composing raps in ninth grade at George Washington Preparatory High School in Los Angeles when a buddy nicknamed "Kiddo" encouraged him to do so in typewriting class. "Kiddo" was defeated. Cube implicates his own elder brother in explaining his stage name: "He threatened to throw me into a freezer and pull me out after I'd turned into an ice cube. I just recently began adopting that moniker, and it has quickly gained popularity."
Cube also went to Woodland Hills, California's William Howard Taft High School. He moved to Arizona to attend the Phoenix Institute of Technology in the autumn of 1987, shortly after writing and recording a couple of regionally popular rap tracks with N.W.A. He returned to the Los Angeles region in 1988 with a diploma in architectural drawing and rejoined N.W.A, but maintained his architectural drafting job as a backup plan.
Higher Learning (1995)
Ice Cube reunites with filmmaker John Singleton for this flick. After the success of "Boyz n the Hood," it was clear that Ice Cube was capable of playing serious roles.
The chemistry between Ice Cube and Singleton was palpable onscreen. The video follows three students from various origins as they face prejudice and bad situations while attending university.
Ice Cube - Higher Learning
Friday (1995)
Ice Cube and DJ Pooh developed this stoner humor film series. The series is set in South Central Los Angeles. On a Friday, Craig Jones and his pals delve into a variety of topics. This is still considered to be one of the funniest comedies ever made.
Ice Cube - Friday (Official Video) [Explicit]
Boyz N The Hood (1991)
Ice Cube has long been a dream of John Singletons to star in one of his films. Ice Cube had previously dismissed Singleton, but after finishing this script, he reconsidered.
Ice Cube's acting career was launched by Singleton's directorial debut, which earned him an Oscar nomination.
Boyz n the Hood (1991) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
The High Note (2020)
2020's 'The High Note' is a hidden treasure. Knowing he was a member of such a talented ensemble piqued my interest even more. It's a film that looks at the music business through the eyes of a woman and shows how tough it can be.
THE HIGH NOTE - Official Trailer [HD] - At Home On Demand May 29
Are We There Yet? (2005)
Lindsey and Kevin Kingston (Aleisha Allen and Philip Daniel Bolden) are two disobedient children who ruin their divorced mother's relationships in order to keep her alone until their parents reunite. A bachelor who despises children buys a brand new 2004 Lincoln Navigator and brags about his cherished Satchel Paige bobblehead doll, who comes to life at will-albeit only Nick can hear him.
When he arrives at his sports store, he sees Suzanne Kingston, the lady of his dreams (Nia Long). On his way to speak with her, he is horrified to discover she has two children, Lindsey and Kevin. Nick bumps across Suzanne on his way home later that night, asking for a ride since her vehicle has broken down.
He offers to drive her home and to transfer her anywhere she needs to go once she arrives. He takes her to the local airport on New Year's Eve to fly to Vancouver for a business conference, but her previous husband Frank phones to say he's ill and won't be able to bring the kids, leaving her to trust Nick.
Are We There Yet? (2005) Official Trailer 1 - Ice Cube Movie
Fist Fight (2017)
Yes, another underappreciated comedy that no one remembers, but it was hilarious. Ice Cube vs. Charlie Day? That was the selling point, and it certainly had the crowd laughing. Strickland begs for Campbell's help in utilizing an old AV system that keeps shutting off after a few seconds after stopping Campbell from stepping into a paint trap.
Campbell discovers a student called Neil surreptitiously turning off the VCR using a remote control app on his smartphone. Strickland, enraged, snatches the phone and destroys it. Neil switches the TV off again using another classmate's phone, which enrages Strickland, who takes a fire ax and smashes Neil's desk, leaving the class screaming and fleeing from the room.
Fist Fight - Official Trailer [HD]
21 Jump Street (2011)
Ice Cube going off on 21 Jump Street is still the funniest thing ever. The delivery of lines in both Jump Street films was flawless. In both films, he had excellent chemistry with Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum. One of his funniest performances to date.
21 JUMP STREET [2012] - Red Band Trailer
Ride Along (2014)
James Payton is a detective working on an undercover operation in which a guy called "Omar" is smuggling phony passports into Atlanta. After a firefight with the smugglers and a vehicle pursuit in which one person is wounded, the lieutenant in charge of the investigation requests that James drop the case on "Omar," which James refuses to do.
Ben Barber, a quick-talking, jittery high school security guard who spends his free time playing video games, has applied to the Atlanta City Police Academy. He chooses to seek James' permission to marry Angela, his sister. James then demands that Ben prove himself worthy of Angela by taking him on a "ride-along." If the ride-along goes well, James will suggest Ben for admission to the school and offer him his approval.
Ride Along Official Trailer #1 (2014) - Kevin Hart, Ice Cube Movie HD
Trespass (1992)
Trespass tells the story of two firefighters who uncover a dying man's secret: a wealth in gold may still be hidden in an ancient church after it was stolen. They pursue it out of greed, but they get involved in a local criminal network. The cast is amazing, and it's one of his most underrated performances.
Leader Elias (Ben Mendelsohn), his stripper girlfriend Petal (Jordana Spiro), his younger brother Jonah (Cam Gigandet), and a large intimidating man named Ty (Dash Mihok) inform Kyle and Sarah that they have been spying on them for some time and are aware of the large sums of money and diamonds are hidden in their home.
They order Kyle to unlock a safe concealed in the wall, but despite the threat of a syringe carrying fatal injection chemicals, he resists, thinking that if he gives in to their demands, he and Sarah would be murdered. Sarah, on the other hand, recognizes Jonah through his disguise. Sarah and Jonah had a prior romance, according to a sequence of Jonah's flashbacks and a discussion with Elias, when the latter was hired as a technician to install the house's security system. During this discussion, Sarah takes the syringe from Elias without his knowledge.
Trespass (1992) - Official Trailer
Barbershop (2002)
Ice Cube transforms everything he touches into gold. He's already got three brands under his belt, and it doesn't seem like he'll be stopping anytime soon. From 'Friday,' to 'Barbershop,' and finally, 'Ride Along,' the guy keeps making great films.
Calvin Palmer Jr. (Ice Cube) decides on a chilly winter day in Chicago that he's had enough of trying to keep the barbershop his father passed down to him open. He can't borrow, his earnings are dwindling, and he seems to be more interested in get-rich-quick methods to get fast cash. He sells the barbershop to a ruthless loan shark, Lester Wallace (Keith David), who covertly intends to convert it into a strip club without informing his workers or customers.
Barbershop (2002) | Official Trailer | MGM Studios
Elisa Mueller
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Elisa Mueller, a Kansas City native, grew up surrounded by the wonders of books and movies, inspired by her parents' passion for education and film.
She earned bachelor's degrees in English and Journalism from the University of Kansas before moving to New York City, where she spent a decade at Entertainment Weekly, visiting film sets worldwide.
With over 8 years in the entertainment industry, Elisa is a seasoned journalist and media analyst, holding a degree in Journalism from NYU. Her insightful critiques have been featured in prestigious publications, cementing her reputation for accuracy and depth.
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