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American actor, film producer, record producer, director, screenwriter and hip hop artist, Ice Cube has an estimated net worth of $140 million. He was hailed at #8 on MTV’s list of 10 Greatest MCs of All Time. On the other hand, fellow artist Snoop Dogg named him as the greatest MC of all time. Furthermore, he ranked #11 on About.com’s list of “Top 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time.” Allmusic has named him as one of the most controversial and the best artists in hip hop. He was also named as “one of rap’s greatest storytellers.” He also peaked at #14 on The Source’s Top 50 Lyricists of All Time. He ranked #11 in the list of the “50 Greatest MCs of All Time by About.com.
Prior to his career with the N.W.A., Ice Cube has been a part of hip-hop group C.I.A.. In 1989, he decided to leave N.W.A. to pursue a solo career in music, as well as in producing, writing, acting and directing in cinema. In fact, he has been one of the producers for Barbershop, a Showtime TV series, as well as on TBS’ Are We There Yet?.
Ice Cube was born on June 15, 1969 in Los Angeles, California as O’Shea Jackson. Since 1992, he has been married to Kimberly Woodruff. The couple has four children together.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2009 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album I Am the West |
$810,000 |
|
2007 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Raw Footage |
$1,650 |
|
2005 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Laugh Now, Cry Later (The War Disc) (certified gold by RIAA and Music Canada) |
$600,000,000 |
|
2000 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album Greatest Hits (certified gold by RIAA and BPI) |
$550,000 |
|
1999 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album War & Peace Vol. 2 (The War Disc) (certified platinum by Music Canada, and gold by RIAA and BPI) |
$700,000,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album The N.W.A Legacy, Vol. 1: 1988–1998 with the American hip hop group Niggaz Wit Attitudes or N.W.A (certified platinum by RIAA and silver by BPI) |
$1,060,000 |
|
1998 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the soundtrack album Next Friday with various artists (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the soundtrack album The Players Club with various artists (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the soundtrack album I Got the Hook-Up with various artists (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1997 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album War & Peace Vol. 1 (The War Disc) (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$1,050,000 |
|
1995 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album Greatest Hits with the American hip hop group Niggaz Wit Attitudes or N.W.A (certified gold by RIAA and BPI) |
$600,000 |
|
1994 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the soundtrack album Friday with various artists (certified 2x platinum by RIAA) |
$2,000,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his compilation album Bootlegs & B-Sides (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1993 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the soundtrack album Murder Was the Case with various artists (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada) |
$2,050,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Lethal Injection (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1991 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album The Predator (certified 3x platinum by RIAA and platinum by BPI) |
$2,300,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Niggaz4Life with the American hip hop group Niggaz Wit Attitudes or N.W.A (certified 2x platinum by RIAA) |
$2,300,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the soundtrack album Boyz n the Hood with various artists (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Death Certificate (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album 100 Miles and Runnin' with the American hip hop group Niggaz Wit Attitudes or N.W.A (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Kill at Will (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1989 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (certified platinum by RIAA) |
$1,000,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Straight Outta Compton with the American hip hop group Niggaz Wit Attitudes or N.W.A (certified 3x platinum by RIAA and gold by BPI) |
$5,000,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the compilation album N.W.A. and the Posse with the American hip hop group Niggaz Wit Attitudes or N.W.A (certified gold by RIAA) |
$500,000 |