Ice Cube Net Worth 2026: Rapper, Actor and BIG3 Founder

Celebrity Net Worth puts Ice Cube's net worth at $160 million (page updated September 22, 2026). The rapper, born O'Shea Jackson, built it in three stages: writing for N.W.A and a run of hit solo albums, a film career in which he owns and produces franchises such as Friday and Barbershop, and the BIG3 basketball league, which agreed in 2026 to go public at a $290 million valuation.

What is Ice Cube's net worth?

The $160 million estimate comes from Celebrity Net Worth, which says its figures are built from public data and are estimates. Most other sites that repeat the same number are copying it, so there is effectively one published estimate rather than several that agree.

The figure predates the completion of the BIG3 listing. If that deal closes as planned, Ice Cube's stake in the league will have a public market price for the first time, which could move the estimate in either direction.

Where the money comes from

• Music. He wrote most of the lyrics on N.W.A's 1988 Straight Outta Compton, then released eleven solo albums, seven of which reached the top 10 of the Billboard 200 (Wikipedia). The Predator (1992) debuted at No. 1. He still records and tours; Man Down came out in 2024 and Man Up in 2025.
• Film. Through his company Cube Vision he built or helped build the Friday, Barbershop, Are We There Yet? and Ride Along franchises. Celebrity Net Worth says films he starred in or produced have grossed more than $1 billion worldwide.
• Producing. He produced the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton, which cost $28 million, grossed more than $200 million and earned an Oscar nomination for its screenplay.
• BIG3. He co-founded the 3-on-3 league with Jeff Kwatinetz in 2017 (see below).
• Endorsements and merchandise. He became a Coors Light spokesman in 2011 and sold the Solo by Cube line of hooded sweatshirts with built-in headphones.

Yearly, monthly income and salary

Ice Cube's yearly income is not public. What is on record are individual paydays. He said he was paid only about $32,000 for his work with N.W.A, the dispute that led him to leave the group in 1989. In 2021 he confirmed he lost a $9 million salary for the Sony comedy Oh Hell No after refusing the production's COVID-19 vaccine requirement (Celebrity Net Worth).

The BIG3 and its 2026 listing

The BIG3 started in 2017 as a touring summer league for former NBA players. In 2024 it sold the rights to its first city team, in Los Angeles, for $10 million, and later sold Miami and Houston on the same terms. For 2025 it switched to eight city teams, and CBS broadcasts averaged 558,000 viewers (Celebrity Net Worth).

In July 2026 the Los Angeles Business Journal reported that Big3 Holdco would go public through a merger with Graf Global Corp., a blank-check company, in a deal valuing the league at $290 million. The company is set to trade as Big3 Basketball Holdings under the ticker TONT. The deal was expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026 and requires at least $50 million in net cash. The league finished its ninth season on August 22, 2026, and Ice Cube told The Sporting Tribune he wants to add games, reach new states and take the league abroad.

Early life and family

O'Shea Jackson was born on June 15, 1969, in Los Angeles. His mother, Doris, was a hospital clerk and custodian; his father, Hosea, was a machinist and groundskeeper at UCLA. He grew up in the Westmont area of South Los Angeles (Wikipedia).

The earlier version of this page said both his brother and half-sister were murdered. That was wrong: Wikipedia and Celebrity Net Worth both say it was his half-sister who was killed, when he was 12, and neither reports the death of his older brother. Ice Cube has said the stage name came from that brother, who joked about freezing him until he became an ice cube.

Education

He attended George Washington Preparatory High School and was then bused to William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills. After high school he enrolled at the Phoenix Institute of Technology in Arizona and earned a diploma in architectural drafting in 1988, a backup plan in case music did not work out.

Real estate ventures

Celebrity Net Worth reports two main property purchases:

• Encino, 1996: Ice Cube and Kimberly Woodruff paid $2.36 million for a home on 1.11 acres with a nearly 8,000-square-foot house, seven bedrooms, a pool, a spa and a full basketball court. The older version of this page put the price at $3 million; that has been corrected.
• Marina del Rey, 2016: He paid $7.25 million for a waterfront home bought from Jean-Claude Van Damme, who had paid $6 million for it in 2012. The house covers more than 7,500 square feet with six bedrooms.

Professional profile and achievements

Ice Cube's first acting role was Doughboy in Boyz n the Hood (1991). He co-wrote and starred in Friday (1995) and made his directing debut with The Players Club (1998). Other credits include Three Kings, 21 Jump Street and 22 Jump Street, Ride Along and its sequel, the xXx films, Rampart, The Book of Life and War of the Worlds (2025). In Ride Along he starred opposite Kevin Hart, and the 2014 film became a box-office hit that led to a 2016 sequel.

Music career and N.W.A

He formed his first group, C.I.A., in 1986 and co-founded N.W.A with Eazy-E and Dr. Dre in 1987. After leaving over money in late 1989, he recorded AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted (1990) in New York with Public Enemy's production team, the Bomb Squad. That year's Kill at Will became the first hip-hop EP certified platinum. Singles such as "It Was a Good Day" and "Check Yo Self" reached the Billboard Hot 100 top 40. He is now part of the group Mount Westmore.

Awards

• Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of N.W.A in 2016
• Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, June 2017
• First recipient of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame's Ice Cube Impact Award

The earlier version of this page listed several other awards that could not be matched to a source, so they have been removed.

Wife

Ice Cube married Kimberly Woodruff on April 26, 1992. They have four children: O'Shea Jr., Darrell, Kareema and Shareef. O'Shea Jackson Jr. played his father in Straight Outta Compton and has since acted in films including Den of Thieves and Cocaine Bear.

Ice Cube age, height, and weight

Ice Cube turned 57 on June 15, 2026. Celebrity Net Worth lists his height as 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m). His weight is not published by a reliable source, so the old figure has been removed.

Net worth compared

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Why estimates differ

Nearly every net worth page for Ice Cube repeats the same $160 million, so the real uncertainty is hidden. His biggest assets are hard to price from outside: ownership stakes in Cube Vision films, music publishing, and his share of the BIG3. The league's $290 million deal value gives one reference point, but his exact stake has not been reported, and the listing had not closed as of September 2026.