Ice Cube has, as the head of his production company Cube Vision, written, produced and starred in the cult hit
Friday and its successful sequels
Next Friday and
Friday After Next. Cube Vision was also responsible for
The Players Club, in which Cube made his directorial debut. He recently starred in and executive produced the back-to-back hits
Barbershop and
Barbershop 2: Back in Business. He also produced and starred in
All About the Benjamins. Most recently, he executive produced
Beauty Shop starring Queen Latifah and starred in and produced Revolution Studios' sleeper hit family comedy
Are We There Yet?
Other film credits include the critically acclaimed Three Kings opposite George Clooney and Mark Wahlberg, the action drama Torque, Anaconda with Jennifer Lopez and Jon Voight, Trespass and Higher Learning. Cube made his feature film debut in John Singleton's classic Boyz N the Hood.
Cube continues to be one of the most recognized hip-hop artists in the recording industry. His thriving music career included the double-platinum success of Volumes I and 2 of his double album "War and Peace." As a solo artist, Cube recorded such hit albums as "Lethal Injection," "Bootlegs & B-Sides," "The Predator" and "Amerikkka's Most Wanted." His collaborative effort with Mack-10 and WC formed the group Westside Connection whose second album, "Terrorist Threats," was released in December 2003 and marks the follow up effort to their 1996 double-platinum seller "Bow Down." A collection of his greatest hits, featuring two new songs, was released by Priority Records in December 2001.