American actor, rapper, screenwriter, and producer known for films including Friday, Boyz n the Hood, and the Barbershop and Ride Along franchises.
Background
Born O’Shea Jackson Sr. in Baldwin Hills, Los Angeles, he co-founded the hip hop group N.W.A in the late 1980s and launched a solo recording career in 1990.
Career
John Singleton cast him as Doughboy in “Boyz n the Hood.” He wrote and starred in the “Friday” trilogy and led the “Barbershop” and “Ride Along” series. He also produced and co-wrote the N.W.A film “Straight Outta Compton,” in which his son O’Shea Jackson Jr. played him.
Style
Cube became a defining figure of West Coast hip hop and translated that public profile into a producing-led film career across comedy and crime drama.
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