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Ice Cube
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- #001
Ice Cube legally changed his name to Ice Cube.
- #002
His favorite films are The Godfather (1972), Citizen Kane (1941), Trading Places (1983), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and Jaws (1975).
- #003
Contrary to popular belief, the three triangular dots next to his right eye are not a "mi vida loca" prison tattoo. They are simply moles.
- #004
His children are O'Shea Jackson Jr. (born February 24, 1991), Darryl Jackson (born December 29, 1992), Kereema Jackson (born February 17, 1994) and Shareef Jackson (born November 17, 1995).
- #005
He earned a one-year diploma in architectural drafting from the Phoenix Institute of Technology.
- #006
The first album he bought was Run-D.M.C.'s 1984 album.
- #007
In an interview with Mark S. Allen on the GoodDay Sacramento morning program (07/08/08), he said his favorite film was Jaws (1975). He said someone had added Pretty Woman (1990) to his favorites list on IMDb as a joke.
- #008
He appeared on Forbes' "Hip Hop Cash Kings" list with earnings of 13 million dollars.
- #009
He owns and runs his own record label, Lench Mob Records, and his production company, Cube Vision.
- #010
Rapper/actor and former N.W.A member.
- #011
On June 12, 2017, he was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6752 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Director John Singleton and rapper friend WC were guest speakers at the ceremony.
- #012
His estimated net worth is 140 million dollars.
- #013
He left N.W.A in December 1989.
- #014
He was considered for the role of Max Durocher in the crime drama Collateral (2004), starring Jamie Foxx.
- #015
He attended and graduated from William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California. He attended alongside rapper friend Danny Boy O'Connor of House of Pain.
- #016
He is friends with Ice-T and Kevin Hart. He is the cousin of rapper Del the Funky Homosapien.
- #017
In 2017 he founded a basketball league called Big3. It is a series featuring retired and former NBA players.
- #018
He was portrayed by his real-life son, O'Shea Jackson Jr., in the biopic Straight Outta Compton (2015).
- #019
He has appeared in at least six different sequels.
- #020
Ice Cube has endorsed Coors Light beer and St. Ides malt liquor.
- #021
Ice Cube is the grandfather of Jordan Reign Jackson.
- #022
Ice Cube, a Los Angeles native, was born four months and four days after Jennifer Aniston.
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