Photos from The Cast of Friday Then and Now

Born O'Shea Jackson, the N.W.A. rapper had given touching dramatic performances in Boyz in the Hood and Higher Learning before light(en)ing up as Craig, recently fired and about to smoke the wrong weed.

Ice Cube turned into not just a movie star (Three Kings, Anaconda) but also a sequel and franchise magnet, starring not only in Next Friday and Friday After Next, but also Barbershop, xXx, 21 Jump Street, Are We There Yet? and Ride Along—all movies that came back for more.

After leaving N.W.A., the seminal South L.A. group he founded with Dr. Dre, Eazy-E and Arabian Prince, Ice Cube continued on solo, releasing 10 studio albums to date, his most recent being 2018's Everythang's Corrupt.

He's also a film and TV producer (Friday was his first movie as executive producer); business owner (Solo by Cube clothing brand; Big3 three-on-three basketball league); and a political activist, as well as a family man. He's been married to Kimberly Woodruff since 1992 and they have four children together.

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