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Date of Birth
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15-June-1969
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Place of Birth
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South Los Angeles
(United States of America, California, Los Angeles County)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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O'Shea Jackson, Cube, ì•„ì´ìŠ¤í브, O'Shea Jackson, Cube, O'Shea Jackson, Don Mega, O'Shea Jackson, Westside Connection, O. Jackson, N.W.A., O'Shea Jackson, О'Шиа ДжекÑон, ÐÐ¹Ñ Ðš'юб, Ajs Kjub
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Profession
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Record producer, Film Producer, Actor, Rapper, Screenwriter, Television Producer, Songwriter, Film Score Composer, Film director
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O'Shea Jackson, better known by his stage name Ice Cube, is an American hip hop artist, record producer, actor, screenwriter, film producer, and director. He began his career as a member of the hip-hop group C.I.A. and later joined N.W.A. After leaving N.W.A in December 1989, he built a successful solo career in music, and also as a writer, director, actor and producer in cinema. Additionally, he has served as one of the producers of the Showtime television series Barbershop and the TBS series Are We There Yet?, both of which are based upon films in which he portrayed the lead character.
Cube is noted as a proficient lyricist and storyteller and is regarded as a brutally honest rapper; his lyrics are often political as well as violent, and he is considered one of the founding artists in gangsta rap. He was ranked #8 on MTV's list of the 10 Greatest MCs of All Time, while fellow rapper Snoop Dogg ranked Ice Cube as the greatest MC of all time. About.com ranked him #11 on its list of the "Top 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time." Allmusic has called him one of hip-hop's best and most controversial artists, as well as "one of rap's greatest storytellers." In 2012, The Source ranked him #14 on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time.
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