Ice Cube

Raised in South Central Los Angeles, O'Shea Jackson wrote rhymes in high school before co-founding the influential group N.W.A.

After N.W.A he launched a fierce solo career with "AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted," then built a Hollywood empire as an actor, writer, and producer behind franchises like "Friday" and "Barbershop."

He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with N.W.A and became one of hip-hop's most successful film entrepreneurs.

Ice Cube fused political fury with mainstream stardom, shaping both gangsta rap and Black Hollywood.