Ice Cube Reminisces About How John Singleton Stalked Him into a Movie Career

Ice Cube talks about celebrating BIG3's third season with his Ballout basketball festival and recalls how several run-ins with a then college-aged John Singleton led to Boyz n the Hood and long film career.
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[@yahyasandeyl2996]

I like how he dresses casual all the time.

[@shanethesaiyan511]

Yahye Ahmed Sandeyl you mean he dresses the same every time hahaha

[@rugr82day]

Like other rock stars.

[@TheAngelArrow]

he does that in movies too

[@nimeshshah7229]

@@shanethesaiyan511 he's pure boss - I don't care what he wears - and neither does he (obviously)

[@imshaunnurse]

It's LA formal

[@LacoteCohen]

He's right about going backwards, guy's not aging at all.

[@viksaggu9085]

Wade Higgins global warming has not effected ice cube yet. We know global warming is an issue when Ice cube starts melting and aging

[@frankimaserati1395]

Fr his son looks older than him

[@LacoteCohen]

@@viksaggu9085 🤣

[@AdityaSunshine17]

It’s crazy how it worked out for Ice Cube. John Singleton is the guy that quoted “It’s Nice to be Important, but it’s more Important to be Nice” He was a nice Guy, Rest in Peace, John Singleton ❤️

[@salotetupou7824]

When he grabbed the mic, we all knew the rest is history.

[@stephaniev7231]

I can't believe he's 50. He still looks the same 😂 lol

[@jonathanabeles3772]

Everyone looks the same even after they turn the next age

[@stephaniev7231]

I beg to differ.

[@tronic24]

Rap Icon right there - today was a good day..

[@skipjackjohnson5528]

Fucked around and shot a triple double.

[@ExistNNature]

Age is what you make it, 50 is still young...Keep doing your thing Cube.

[@kingartison]

It’s not

[@SherryCalloway73]

Cube still looks like he's 30.

[@esmemorris7763]

Sherry Calloway yes he does but he’s 50 years old

[@gil4708]

Jimmy Fallon don't you ever talk over then go to commercial on Ice Cube rapping respect the legend!

[@shanice_a]

I agree about talking over him but it’s his Show .. plus he had to announce to cut to commercial ..

[@bco0t6]

“Baby that’s a big wave right there” ... she said “yeah” ... relationship goals

[@nasihatofficial]

the way how he is still dressed, shows how real this man is.

[@illwill704]

ice cube performing took me back to the 90s i haven't seen him rap on stage since the 90s. My favorite rapper of all time ice cube.

[@Rawrdeblarg]

Dude looks so young still! Black don't crack unless you smoke it!

[@Katasha1]

Jesus I. So true

[@happycraftycat145]

We age well but we still got to take care of our bodies

[@CD-bn7el]

Ice cube is the most coolest reserved man! Love him

[@dr.braxygilkeycruises1460]

Ice Cube is 50. We are the same age almost (I'll be 50 in two weeks). I think it is safe to say Black Don't Crack. :o)

[@cameronrogers8572]

Cube been wearing the same outfit for 30 years

[@mariahjohnson162]

Cameron Rogers I just said he keep a dickies fit and a raiders hat😂✊🏽

[@cameronrogers8572]

Mariah Johnson FACTS lol

[@demh7823]

If it ain't broke...

[@luisnunez257]

Cube keeping it real, still sporting them Dickies 😎

[@nimeshshah7229]

Right?

[@AjCxOfficial]

im really happy ice cube is still alive and well in 2019

[@torguy5763]

Gonna watch Straight Outta Compton again for the 5th time, I love that movie lol

[@coreycarter8469]

You are gay af

[@infinite8885]

Tor Guy bruh I have no internet so all I got is movies it’s like the 500th time I’ve watched just THIS movie

[@travonbailey6367]

Corey Carter how tf is he gay

[@Swa1nTrain]

Straight G ICE Cube.... You else wanted to write this when he grabbed the Mic ☝🏼💥

[@melsoloh]

For a minute, I thought this was a re-upload. Deja-vu

[@BranBranXO]

One of the best rappers of all! He’s a great, writer & producer. This man has been blessing us with his talents for over 30 years!

[@reallifenelsons7241]

Cube's voice is magic. Legend.

[@annebradley6086]

It's Nifty to be Fifty! Happy birthday, Icecube!

[@mayflower7811]

I 💖 it when Cube raps plus there is no way he is 50 he looks younger than his son Shae

[@lightasafeather9750]

50 but he still looks 30 😂 good for you!

[@pantherpunch9582]

“ Fuck the cemetery that I’m buried on. The spirit of Ice Cube gotta carry on.” -Ice Cube

[@POOLIN751]

The passion is real...no hesitation,just state rhyming!!! Congrats on all of your creations.

[@000MIMS]

Jon Singleton was an intern on the Arsenio Hall show.....that is the sound of my of mind being blown....

[@Afrimusican]

And telling Cube since waaaay back then "I'm a put you in a movie." That movie being Boyz in Da Hood?! *Yeah mind blown too*

[@blvckdoll]

I love this man. Legend. R.I.P Singleton

[@tauheed4ever]

I love ICE!!! I mean professional "look at the water" guy!!! He's awesome!!!😂😂😂

[@AleahKCH]

I’m interested to see the saga of a gangsta rapper in his 50s... I’m sure back in the 80s this was unfathomable. Now we get to see the influence of rap and hip hop on ppl of a certain age 🙌🏾

[@MrZACATECANO100]

Legend , need another Album🤷🏽‍♂️

[@reymarnier119]

Professional look at the water guy

[@danielchavez4403]

John Singleton is hands down one of the Greatest filmmakers of all time!! RIP.

[@ancelinaguillon]

Omg he has it and will never loose it. One of my favorite rappers. 👏👍❤

[@jacobchrist7400]

🧐 i watched Jimmy last night and missed seeing cube. 🤦‍♂️ Thank the lord there is youtube to catch up!

[@eshaagill23]

ice cube is literally a vampire He looks the SAME

[@chief7455]

shhhhhhhh

[@bigmichael7751]

Boyz in the hood is a classic bruh 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@marcusholtjr]

I love the old hood movies with him in it!

[@brandonyeates1643]

All the OG's getting old 😩

[@geoffreyfeinberg9792]

The man a legend. He looks basically the same since the first Friday back in 95. His hair was long during his NWA and Boyz n the Hood.

[@dennfoo]

Crazy...Ice looked older at the age of 20 than he does now

[@introuble873]

Hey, that is what money will do to you, right! LOL !

[@chasehim3761]

@@introuble873 Not true. There are a few rich people that dont look that way.

[@WokenRetard]

Ice Cube will always have my favorite voice for rap.

[@Rhonda-Charise]

I know you have to go to commercials but... don’t you EVER step in front of rap royalty while they are rapping! (With Love ❤️)

[@reyvander2120]

I love Ice Cube, he’s one of my favorite Rappers.

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Rappers? Don't insult this man with that label hes a frickin business mogul!!!

[@raider1978raider]

CUBE!! 👊🏽

[@Thalissa1629]

Cube has that flow 🔥🔥🔥

[@elichiamoore5634]

Lol great story !!!!! Love 💕 it and great movie BOys In the HOod !!!

[@FantaTheRogue]

Cube is da GOAT !

[@rosierose1917]

The black dont crack yo 😭😂

[@markesertalkink8723]

The guy never ages and great story!

[@anthonydedios4720]

50 and he still going strong also R.I.P John Singleton

[@darbukamaster8893]

Ice Cube is the man ❤❤❤❤❤

[@mikehenkelman2111]

That man on a mic is a forrest fire burning down everything in his path

[@Eichwiesel]

Rip John Singleton. One of the most Important Person of HIP HOP / WESTCOAST Culture!!

[@deviyahjakanathan2330]

Omg 0.08 where Jimmy laughed is all I needed 😂

[@kimjackson3986]

This man is one of a kind....

[@carmelinaafterglow9491]

I had to go watch an old video just to make sure .... for real this man does not age !!!!!

[@matthewusa5663]

Searched OG on Google... ICE CUBE will always rise to the top!

[@Katasha1]

Ice Cube is the big brother I’ve always wanted but never got

[@walid3808]

He sounds like King Crooked on this, especially at the beginning 🔥

[@delorasledge2492]

Wow, a kid stalks him for 3 years and then almost has to cut him out of the role of a lifetime bc he wasn't taken seriously 😳. Thank goodness he (John) remembered how the Cube tolerated/helped him early on and offered another chance. HISTORY MADE! STORIES OF SUCCESS!

[@tremunique6149]

Cube’s still got it on the mic.👑💪🏾

[@LaCheleWallace]

Daddy, don't be ashamed about turning 50. That's a blessing. You still look hella good. A beautiful spirit. We must protect you at all costs. I wish I had a man just like you in my life.🥰 Be well.

[@l.barnes2656]

I seriously LOVE me sum ICE CUUUUUUUUUUBE!!!!!!!!! 😯😯😯💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@JoeyCoCoDiazz]

Just watched straight outta compton again literally an hr ago and damn that fucking ending still hits me

[@tiffanythomas8508]

Last album was good!!!

[@m3recordsLLC]

I still can't believe John Singleton is gone..it was too soon.

[@remiolawole3441]

This crowd sucks... John singleton....silence Boys in tha hood... crickets 🙄🙄🙄

[@A-Dubs398]

It's a very old movie, most people forgot it by now.

[@doofyyy3099]

Cause its white people

[@user-cs3zs6jn1d]

I'm white and I knew what they were talking about. Has to be a generation thing.I feel like if you were alive in the 80's and 90's you knew boyz in the hood.

[@viksaggu9085]

Ky loll probably

[@viksaggu9085]

The ppl who would watch Boys N the hood are probably watching this KZbin rather than going to NYC

[@anonymouslee2437]

I love cube...yah yah!!

[@NewMessage]

dude looks 28 at most.

[@A-Dubs398]

No, Ice Cube always looked 30, even when he was a teen.

[@Hashirazdhj]

I would say older than that. He looks 29

[@chief7455]

Muthafuka you at least 30

[@alissa6]

@@streched_thin And there is still difference you ignorant dumbass.

[@JT-fv6ih]

I swear cube been wearing the same thing since 92. A real OG

[@JT-fv6ih]

And saving bands at the same time

[@adamdennis2936]

Cube is so damn cool. Great dude!

[@itsallgreen33]

What a legend

[@hectordoria7641]

Cube out here making me(42) look like an older brother next to him..😂😂

[@JayJRami]

wow he's literally done this same late night bit a dozen times now

[@candiceperry7916]

Ice cube is my favorite actor

[@drewbriggzy7195]

Ice cube voice FEROCIOUS

[@nimeshshah7229]

This dude is a good dude.

[@2012inshapenow]

Today was a good day!!!💯✌😎

[@luvvinallmusik5748]

Cube still got it goin' on...with his flow *and* his fine ass!!😍

[@introuble873]

I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE MY ICE CUBE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jacquelinebrown482]

Cube 👍👍👍👍👍 I'm a huge fan... since NWA

[@ejf0255]

Very glad both did it !!!

[@Listening4n0w]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE ICE CUBE!!!

[@aku_anka4939]

His style rocks

[@djmixsir638]

Now that’s a real artist 100% real !!

[@msthang5366]

Still in love with you Cube!!!

[@saeedurrahman2056]

His 50 years old

[@3nterprisevideos]

Respect to John Singleton

[@Roy-G-Biv]

Cube is always sassy with Jimmy...good fun

[@cloudborneall-fam-gaming5685]

But the Mic static from him moving his head back and forth I was like BRUHHHHH just look at jimmy xD

[@skipjackjohnson5528]

All of my favorite rappers are turning 50 already. Im going to be in a nursing home bumpin to cube, snoop. And pac.

[@christichristi5481]

Great story.

[@thegalacticcast]

Cube OG

[@hb-kw4mr]

Lol, i wear the exact same hat watching this video! Cube got style! 🤣😅

[@coreycarter8469]

No, both of you have zero

[@hb-kw4mr]

@@coreycarter8469 lol, are you okay, corey?

[@Doyouloveyourmotherpodcast]

John Singleton RIP

[@JuJuBabyWorld]

I thought Jimmy was going to do something when he popped in the screen while Ice Cube was performing 😂😅

[@iammyhigherself8125]

Yay!!!!!!!!!! I was pretty pissed before seeing this, now not so much. I swear, you got to get down with "The Roots." I'm so not mad at that at all.

[@motorola5cellphone783]

I remember meeting him in the mall and my neighbor says ice cube is behind u and I said ya right and I turned around and ice cube is like what's up and I looked at said holy fuck it is you and his manager or guard starts laughing and ice cube says to his guard I like her and I was looking at cube like okay thank you and we took pics and helped him pic out chains for to wear at his concert that night