Ice Cube

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Ice Cube
Ice Cube in 2014
Born	O'Shea Jackson (1969-06-15) June 15, 1969 (age 55) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Rapper songwriter actor record producer movie producer
Years active	1986–present
Organization(s)	Cube Vision Lench Mob Records
Spouse	Kimberly Woodruff ​ ​ (m. 1992)​
Children	4, including O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Relatives	Del tha Funky Homosapien (cousin) Kam (cousin)
Musical career
Genres	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap political hip hop
Labels	Interscope Lench Mob Priority EMI
Member of	Mt. Westmore
Formerly of	C.I.A. N.W.A Da Lench Mob Westside Connection
Website	icecube.com

O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American rapper and actor. He was a member of the well-known rap group N.W.A. He is best known for popularizing the gangsta rap genre with the album "Straight Outta Compton" in 1988. After leaving N.W.A in December of 1989, he began his solo work.