Insights from the Cinematic World: Ice Cube

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Reuniting familiar faces and introducing fresh characters into the mix, the comedy “Barbershop: The Next Cut” brings all the fun, the wit and energy, the heartfelt connections and outspoken honesty that “Barbershop” fans have come to expect.

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Straight Outta Compton

In 1987, five young men—Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, DJ Yella and MC Ren, transformed their frustration and anger about life in their inner-city Los Angeles neighborhood into the most powerful weapon they had: their music.

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22 Jump Street

Now, in 22 Jump Street, the filmmakers take the relationship to the next level. If the first film was about forming a relationship, the new film is about what it takes to make a relationship last.

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Ride Along

Ice Cube and Kevin Hart lead the lineup in Ride Along, the new film from Tim Story. When a fast-talking guy joins his girlfriend’s brother—a hot-tempered cop—to patrol the streets of Atlanta, he gets entangled in the officer’s latest case. Now, in order to prove that he deserves his future bride, he must survive the most insane 24 hours of his life.

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Boyz n the Hood

Boyz n the Hood is a 1991 American film, starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., Ice Cube, Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long and Angela Bassett directed by John Singleton. The film depicts life in poor South Central (now South) Los Angeles

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