What is the birth name of the rapper Ice Cube?

The birth name of rapper Ice Cube is O’Shea Jackson.

Born in Los Angeles on June 15, 1969, O’Shea Jackson became known professionally as Ice Cube. He began writing rap lyrics in high school and developed his early career in South Los Angeles before joining the pioneering hip-hop group N.W.A.

Ice Cube wrote several influential songs for N.W.A, including material associated with the group’s landmark 1988 album Straight Outta Compton. He later established a successful solo career with albums such as AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted, Death Certificate, and The Predator, while also becoming an actor, screenwriter, and film producer.

A common mix-up is confusing Ice Cube with his son, O’Shea Jackson Jr. The younger Jackson is an actor and rapper who portrayed his father in the 2015 film Straight Outta Compton. Ice Cube’s own birth name is O’Shea Jackson, without the “Jr.” suffix.