Ice Cube

Personal context

Summary

Ice Cube is a rapper, actor, screenwriter, and producer known for N.W.A., solo albums, and films including Friday, Barbershop, and Straight Outta Compton. His early music addressed police harassment and conditions in black communities, themes he has continued to discuss publicly. In 2020, he introduced the Contract with Black America, a policy initiative focused on economic opportunity and other issues affecting black Americans; its later NFL partnership supports black-owned businesses. He has described the initiative as nonpartisan and presented it to leaders from both parties, including Donald Trump’s campaign.