Since 1986, O’Shea Jackson Sr., better known as Ice Cube, has been tearing up the music scene since he was a member of the controversial rap group, NWA. In this time, Ice Cube has released a plethora of albums and has become one of the most popular hip-hop artists that has ever lived. We would put him up there with Tupac, Biggie and Nas as far as influential people in the hip hop game go.

This leads us to the topic of this post, Ice Cube tattoos. You’ve got to be a pretty big name to have your face or something that represents you tattooed on another person’s body. Not only is Ice Cube a well-known hip hop artist but he has also been involved in many hit movies including Friday, Boyz n the Hood, Ride Along and Next Friday to name a few. There isn’t much this man hasn’t accomplished in this time on Earth and we want to celebrate him by talking a little more about Mr. O’Shea Jackson Sr.

In this post we will talk about the history of Ice Cube and what makes him such a popular person and subject to be tattooed. We will go through his life and talk about how he got to where he is now and why people love him so much. We hope that by the end of this post you feel more informed about Ice Cube and a bit more comfortable if you were thinking of getting an Ice Cube tattoo.

About Ice Cube

Ice Cube was born O’Shea Jackson and born on June 15, 1969. He has been successful on both the big screen and on the music scene. He was one of the founders of the genre of hip hop called gangsta rap.

He got his start in rap by writing and performing for a group called C.I.A. and then later moved on to the world famous gangsta rap group, N.W.A. The group gained a lot of attention, good and bad, for their controversial stances on social issues like police brutality and corruption. Their music pushed the boundaries and at one point, their song Fuck tha Police, was so provocative, it caused the FBI to write a letter to N.W.A’s music label expressing their dislike of the song.