Ice Cube Tickets

O'Shea Jackson Senior was born on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, California - although you may know him better by his stage name, Ice Cube. Ice Cube comes from a rough background in LA, which would be later influence for his music. From a young age, Ice Cube developed an interest in hip hop and began writing rap when he was in George Washington Preparatory High School. He attended the Phoenix Institute of Technology going for a degree in architectural drafting, but his passion for rap pulled him away.Ice Cube has said despite his lyrical inspiration coming from the neighborhood that he grew up in, his artistic role models are Ice-T and Public Enemy. In 1987, Ice Cube released his first single "My Posse" produced by Dr. Dre with his group Cru' In Action!. After this, Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren and DJ Yella formed the group N.W.A and released the famous album Straight Outta Compton in 1988 before going solo a year later.

Ice Cube's lyrics were an instant hit and he stood out as a controversial rapper since he dug into politics and violence. AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted went gold the first two weeks after it was released. Most of Ice Cube's awards nominations are for his movie career, though he has won the VH1 Hip Hop Honors in 2006, BET Hip Hop Awards in 2009 and BET Honores in 2014. Don't miss your opportunity to see Ice Cube in action and grab some cheap tickets to one of his concerts before he focuses on producing again. He's even performing a couple of shows at Coachella.

Ice Cube has also had a successful acting career with movie hits like "Barbershop" and "Are We There Yet?". Most recently the movie tribute to rise and fall of the N.W.A, "Straight Outta Compton" which portrayed the story of the voices of the members that rapped against injustice.This won Movie of the Year at the 2016 AFI Awards. Pay tribute to this artist's career and grab some Ice Cube tickets to his next show today.