Ice Cube Net Worth

Updated On December 1, 2023

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Ice Cube's Net Worth

As of 2022, Ice Cube has a Net Worth of $ 160 Million Dollars.
Ice Cube paid $7.25 million for a home in Marina Del Rey, California, in May 2016.
He has also written, produced, and acted in several films.

What is Ice Cube’s Net Worth? (Updated 2022)

Ice Cube is a rapper, actor, producer, and entrepreneur from the United States. Ice Cube has a Net Worth of $160 million as of this writing. He has evolved from one of the pioneers of West Coast gangsta rap to one of Hollywood’s most powerful figures today. After achieving fame and fortune as a member of NWA, he went on to have a highly successful solo career. He has also written, produced, and acted in several films.

Net Worth:	$160 Million
Date of Birth:	Jun 15, 1969 (53 years old)
Place of Birth:	Baldwin Hills
Gender:	Male
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

Early Years

Ice Cube was born O’Shea Jackson in South Central Los Angeles on June 15, 1969. Doris Jackson, a custodian and hospital clerk, and Hosea Jackson, a UCLA groundskeeper, gave birth to Jackson. Ice Cube has an older brother and a half-sister who was tragically killed when he was only 12 years old. He grew up on Van Wick Street in Los Angeles and began writing raps and hip-hop music when he was 14 years old. Ice Cube got his rapper name from his older brother, who was quoted as saying that when he was an ice cube, his brother threatened to slam him into a freezer and pull him out, and the name stuck.

He went to William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, California. He sold his first song to future N.W.A member Eazy-E when he was 16 years old. In the fall of 1987, he enrolled at the Phoenix Institute of Technology in Arizona after graduating from high school. He studied architectural drafting and completed his diploma within a year. Ice Cube then relocated to Los Angeles to pursue a rap career.

Beginnings of a Career

Ice Cube and friend Sir Jinx formed the group C.I.A. They performed at Dr. Dre’s parties around Los Angeles. “My Posse,” produced by Dr. Dre, was released by Ice Cube and CIA in 1987. Ice Cube showed Eazy-E the lyrics to a rap he wrote called “Boyz-n-the-Hood,” and he initially despised them. However, Eazy-E went on to record the song for “N.W.A and the Posse,” the group’s debut album, which also featured Dr. Dre, MC Ren, DJ Yella, and Ice Cube. Ice Cube wrote the rhymes and half the lyrics for Dr. Dre and Eazy-breakthrough E’s album, “Straight Outta Compton,” released in 1988. However, he received only $32,000 in compensation for his contributions. Ice Cube left the N.W.A. after disagreements over his pay and official contracts with the group could not be resolved.

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart (source: fashionbombdaily)

Career as an Individual

Ice Cube’s first solo album, “AmeriKKK’a Most Wanted,” was released in May 1990 to immediate success, riding the wave of rap’s immense popularity at the time. The same year, he released “Kill at Will,” the first hip hop EP to go Platinum. Ice Cube honed his acting skills as Doughboy in John Singleton’s crime drama “Boyz n the Hood” in 1991. His performance was lauded and acclaimed by critics from all walks of life.

His second album, “Death Certificate,” was released in 1991. It was divisive and divided both audiences and critics. He performed at Lollapalooza in 1992, gaining a larger audience. His third album, “The Predator,” was released in November 1992. 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 is still his most successful commercial release, having sold over three million copies in the United States.

Ice Cube’s rap fan base began to dwindle in 1993. His fourth album, “Lethal Injection,” was not well received by critics. He took a break from music after that, and his fifth album (War & Peace Vol. 1) wasn’t released until 1998. He joined Dr. Dre, Eminem, and Snoop Dog on the “Up in Smoke Tour” in 2000, and waited six years before releasing his next album, “Laugh Now, Cry Later,” which debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard Charts. Ice Cube’s ninth solo album, “I Am the West,” was released on September 28, 2010. Throughout the 2010s, Ice Cube worked on various projects and with various groups, including stepping outside of the hip-hop world to work on some racks with Trent Reznor and David Bowie. After releasing singles for several years, he released his tenth solo album, “Everything’s Corrupt,” in 2018.

Ice Cube achievement (source: beardholic)

Career in Acting

Ice Cube made his film acting debut in 1991 with “Boyz n the Hood.” Over the next few years, he appeared in a few films. “Friday,” a film starring, written, and produced by Ice Cube, was released to critical and commercial success in 1995. “Friday” spawned a slew of sequels.

In 1997, he appeared in the film “Anaconda.” He directed, produced, wrote, and starred in “The Players Club” in 1998.

“Are We There Yet?” and its sequels, “21 Jump Street” and “22 Jump Street,” “Straight Outta Compton,” “xXX: Return of Xander Cage,” and “Fist Fight” are other Ice Cube films.

In October 2021, it was revealed that Ice Cube had decided to withdraw from an upcoming film production of a comedy called “Oh Hell No” after declining to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, which was required because the production was set to film in Hawaii. Cube forewent a $9 million salary to leave the film.

Other ventures In 1996, Ice Cube formed Westside Connection with Mack 10 and WC. He released two albums with the collaboration in addition to his solo career.

Ice Cube’s Solo by Cube clothing line sells hooded sweatshirts with built-in headphones. He has been the Coors Light beer spokesperson since 2011. Moreover, On January 11, 2017, Ice Cube announced his new project, Big3. Big3 is a fantasy professional basketball league comprised of former NBA stars. Season one premiered in June of 2017.

Private Life

On April 26, 1992, Ice Cube married Kimberly Woodruff. They have four children together: O’Shea Jr. (who played him in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton), Darrell (b. 1992), Kaereema (b. 1994), and Shareef (b. 1995).

Terry Gross of NPR’s Fresh Air asked Ice Cube in January 2005 whether he allowed his children to listen to his music. “What’s worked for me is instilling a level of self-respect in my kids and helping them understand the content of not just music but the violence found on the evening news,” he responded. When asked about what he tells his children about profanity, he said that there are times when any kind of language is appropriate, but that certain words should not be used around adults out of respect.

Ice Cube with his wife kimberly woodruff (source: dailyentertainmentnews)

Property Management

Ice Cube paid $7.25 million for a home in Marina Del Rey, California, in May 2016. He purchased the home from Jean-Claude Van Damme, who purchased it in 2012 as a brand new spec mansion for $6 million. Cube and his wife also own a large mansion in Encino, California, which they purchased for $2.36 million in June 1996. This home has 7 bedrooms in a nearly 8,000 square-foot main house with a pool, spa, and full-size basketball court on a 1.11 acre lot.