Ice Cube Interview on ‘Boyz n the Hood’ (1990) |

Ice Cube discusses his debut acting role in ‘Boys n the Hood’ and how it’s different than his music career in this MTV News clip from 1990.
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[@a.jthomas6132]

His character Doughboy is both lovable and tragic at the same time.

[@phatmike3431]

“I think it’s pretty good,” little did he know how amazing this movie was going to be.

[@invisiblerevolution]

Wow.....the director was only 22, when he made Boyz In Da Hood.

[@RawDogTV]

ALKEBU-LAN never too late tho, don't lose faith

[@ladytee254]

Yah John was pretty young

[@19ShilohK]

And it was his first movie

[@jcr.593]

Thats crazy right?? Even Ice cube was in his early 20's !!

[@PJ-tp5dh]

22 year olds these days can’t even wipe they ass. And the director (John Singleton) is out here making racks.

[@bigdogstatus4528]

woke up quick, at about noon, just thought that i had to be in Compton soon

[@medinam1759]

I gotta get drunk before the day begins before My mother starts bitchin about my friends

[@cesarrincon2967]

mom's spaghetti

[@dwadeisthegoat2020]

Ice Cube a car pulls up who can it be

[@carteraustin9754]

about to go and i near went blind

[@Arsenal8999]

@@carteraustin9754 Young N*ggas at the pad throwin' up gang signs 🤟🏾

[@tyroneaugustine229]

I miss this format of cube he was rawer

[@Oweskii]

Tyrone Augustine Jheri Curl Cube or Friday Cube

[@rakimdupree4784]

Tyrone Augustine he doesn't age

[@rakimdupree4784]

GunzXFun can't wait to see last Friday

[@jonathanlewis6834]

Tyrone Augustine he is a family man!! He had to grow up and be an example!!

[@1stwonder788]

Jheri Curl cube

[@orlandokincaide7344]

Fun fact if nobody knew: NWA was originally chosen to play in Boyz N The Hood, the group was gonna be doughboy and his friends and nwa was chosen to play lil chris and the other guys but as yall know Ice Cube was the only one who took it serious at the time🧐 the ricky and tre roles were picked up already i believe

[@JKlutz3]

yea i just read about that recently

[@stevenicol1]

NWA split up before production started so it wouldn't have been possible.

[@LeesoPskiii]

that’s cause Ice Cube had left NWA & they were dissing each other alot at this time. wish it could’ve been different.

[@Goatchild90]

RIP John Singleton

[@henriettaparks4266]

LOOK AT THAT BABY 👶 FACE!! I ❤ LOVE ME SOME CUBE!! HE GREW INTO A POWER TO RECKON WITH!! MUCH LOVE, AND RESPECT TO THIS AMAZING MAN!!!

[@charlesleeiii]

We luv u, Cube.

[@tyhairston5397]

This was young cube !!! Salute 🫡 too him legendary from the west coast

[@MistaFussichannel]

I remember seeing this at the Prince Charles Cinema in central London. John Singleton was there and he told us a little about the movie before it started. I was about 20 at the time. I remember the soundtrack. This was the first proper black movie I ever saw.

[@pauloneill9880]

Thoughtful movie , I'm a Brit who grew up in totally different circumstances but this told a story of character s you could relate to, and feel for.

[@donaterobuxpls2567]

Doughboy was a rlly relatable character

[@Orion3800]

Man i miss them jheri curls

[@seedsowersofisrael.4660]

1 of those awesome kinds of videos you've never thought to search for, but somehow stumbled across

[@p0ppyfarr95]

Among the best things I love about Boyz n The Hood is Doughboy for his character and story development and Ice Cube’s performance in the role. Cube at the time was among the emerging hip-hopers in the 90s with his debut solo album AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted after leaving NWA. The guy may not have had attended drama class in school, never did a film, never did a TV show or a stage show but it was the encouragement from John Singleton due to their friendship that convinced Cube to get the part of Doughboy. John Singleton met Ice Cube when he was a member of backstage crew at the Arsenio Hall Show and even though Cube turned down the offer a couple times, I’m beyond glad he accepted the offer. For an inexperienced actor in a cinematic debut, Ice Cube did an awesome job playing Doughboy. He played the role as if he (Cube himself) never had a dad, is the subject of ridicule and verbal abuse by his mum who favours a brother of his and ends up as as a Rollin 60s Crip. He did it so damn convincingly that he should’ve got an Oscar, a BAFTA, a Golden Globe - all three for “Best Supporting Actor” and MTV Movie Award for “Best Breakthrough Performance”. This was long before Cube did the Friday films (film series he also wrote/produced), Are We There Yet?, xXx 2 and 3, Fist Fight, Ride Along, 21/22 Jump Street, Ghost of Mars, the Barbershop films, Rampart, Tresspass etc If the Marc Webb-directed and Andrew Garfield-starred Amazing Spider-Man films were to conclude with a 3rd film (a 4 hour 3rd film to end the story) and if Ice Cube appeared in it - he would’ve been J Jonah Jameson (Daily Bugle newspaper boss). Imagine Andrew Garfield and Ice Cube in the same room! Wasted/missed opportunity in my opinion.

[@remainfocused8570]

I remember when this interview was new! Getting to Elder Statesman Status is an honor... .

[@saz19s8]

Barely aged since then

[@donaldcarter6740]

Anybody notice Ice Cube shirt? Lol I just saw the sequel

[@LaCheleWallace]

Daddy! The year I fell in love with Ice Cube.....

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

Lmao never did he predict he'd be doing shit like ghosts of mars and anaconda 😂😂😂😂

[@LaCheleWallace]

***** YOU KNOOOOOW!

[@spodermen7266]

Dont you ever come round here with that daddy shit again

[@DefSquadFan]

Anaconda was a hit. Cult classic now.

[@AQUAPHREESH193]

Sea Pea 😂😂😂

[@josephcrawford7922]

In 1990, Cube left NWA during that year and that time

[@vicvega24]

It was late 1989

[@josephcrawford7922]

@@vicvega24 Yeah I noticed that I saw it on Straight Outta Compton

[@LuckyShowTime]

Greatest movie of all time.

[@dzello6773]

Ever notice Ice Cube is at his greatest in acting when he is In the hood and his character is tragic. For example Friday and Boyz N Da Hood. New directors dont learn and just put him in kid type movies Such as Are we there yet ? Or Ride Along.

[@vitoconigliaro7926]

Its cause he knows what its like to grow up in that environment.

[@jamiewhite8461]

2pac

[@CharlesBrown-de4nw]

Classic ice cube clip . Charles A Brown

[@Watchoutforyoutubethugs]

Drop a Boyz n da hood 2 Halloween Nightmares wit the Game Ice Cube Mack 10 drop Halloween 2024

[@TheProdigyAccordion]

“Hey dough, why did she hit you?”

[@MrSwish702]

😂😂😂😩

[@dinulkithsara2580]

his t shirt reminds me something else

[@youngdraco3899]

Who do u think is the main character in boyz n the hood

[@bmhood3636]

Young Draco Trey. But doughboy is the goat

[@atiqaw]

hood big facts

[@neenoelle]

Tre

[@eddieperez7683]

Trey

[@shaun6341]

Tre is the main protagonist but at the end I just felt like it was about Doughboy and Ricky because it shows what Doughboy could've been just like his brother Like in the beginning on the movie his mum complains that he doesn't do anything

[@joannkennedy1392]

Cute as hell. One thing and like Dr. Dre they love their wife's.

[@ironfistentertainmentptylt3846]

Wanna ask dre about loving his wife now?

[@rafaellizaola3501]

@@ironfistentertainmentptylt3846 damm you beat me to it haha

[@ironfistentertainmentptylt3846]

@@rafaellizaola3501 😂🤣

[@chrisbenoit.]

I make dough, but don't call me Dough Boy This ain't no fucking motion picture

[@vicvega24]

When NWA watched Boyz N The Hood, this was there comment. Reporter: How'd you feel about watching Boyz n the Hood. Eazy-E: Man, that movie felt like an after school special with cussing. MC Ren: Hell yeah. Dr. Dre: Man, that shit was wack!

[@jonathanhill3668]

Crazy cuz eazy was still alive at home or sum whole cube was doing this

[@tunatheillest]

dont call me doughboy

[@KhadirAli-db2dx]

i want to be the john singleton of buffalo new york but im only 14

[@papasears1982]

wonder if he still feels the same way about shit. its funny watching shit from the newer barbershop movie and some of the shit said in it sense NWA was in the midst of it and someone even think they were the ones who started the whole gangbangn thing. weird world

[@roroteam8395]

Give me my brother ball back

[@youtubebanmycomments7011]

this is mtv material, so this whole interview was racist.

[@stevengladden6351]

Yeah you are correct, MTV was a very racist channel back in those days

[@lukey1210]

youtube ban my comments how was it racist?