Ice Cube Net Worth, N.W.A, Films and the BIG3 Deal

Ice Cube net worth has never been confirmed by him or by any reliable filing that states a personal fortune, so we do not print a total. Guessing pages attach a round number to his albums, his films and the BIG3 basketball league. Those pages do not show a bank balance.

What is public is a mix of career facts, film box-office totals and Securities and Exchange Commission filings on a proposed deal that would take the league public. Box-office figures are what the movies grossed, not what he was paid. Company results and an expected shareholding are not the same as a personal net worth.

Below is what those filings, Box Office Mojo, Billboard, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame show, as of November 2026.

Ice Cube net worth: what is on record

No interview, ranking or personal financial statement we reviewed gives a verified total for his wealth. The $290 million figure in the BIG3 filings is a pre-money valuation for the league in a proposed business combination, not a statement of what Ice Cube owns or what he would receive if the deal closes [1][2].

College basketball has a long public record too, and still no confirmed personal total. Our Denny Crum net worth guide stays with Louisville’s official career record and Hall of Fame dates, not a guessed fortune.

If that combination closes, a beneficial-ownership table in the S-4 estimates that he would beneficially own 5,960,665 shares of the combined company’s Class B common stock, or 29.8 percent of that class. The same table puts his share of total voting power at 27.3 percent if no additional public shares are redeemed, or 28.4 percent in a 100 percent redemption scenario [2].

Those figures are expected holdings after a closing, not a current public-company stake, and they are not a dollar value. The filings do not publish a cash price for his interest, and we do not multiply the $290 million valuation by 29.8 percent to invent one.

Who is Ice Cube?

SEC filings identify him as O’Shea Jackson Sr., known professionally as Ice Cube. The S-4 biographical sketch says he is a co-founder of BIG3 and has been its chief executive since inception, and that he has worked as a recording artist, actor, director and producer for over 40 years. It says he first became known as a member of N.W.A [1][2].

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducted N.W.A in 2016 in the Performer category and lists Ice Cube among the group’s members, alongside Eazy-E, Dr. Dre, MC Ren and DJ Yella [10].

We did not find a reliable, freely citable record in the sources below that states his date of birth, so this page does not print one.

How did he make money in music?

The same S-4 sketch says he has released 12 studio albums as a solo artist, most recently Man Up in 2025, and that his albums have sold more than 10 million copies in total. That sales total is a statement in the registration statement, not an independently audited catalog audit we were able to check against the RIAA database for this page [2].

Billboard reported on September 12, 2025, that Man Up arrived that Friday, and described it as a companion to a 2024 project titled Man Down. The same article said he was heading out on a Four Decades of Attitude Tour, set to open in Denver on September 16. That is a booking announcement, not a published tour gross or appearance fee [9].

His official site, in an October 16, 2025, post, said Man Up was out via Lench Mob Records and Hitmaker Distribution and promoted a video for Act My Age [11].

Other hip-hop catalogs of that era are just as private on the money. Our André 3000 net worth guide follows OutKast’s certified sales and later solo work, still without a confirmed personal total.

What do the Friday films and Straight Outta Compton show?

Box Office Mojo lists Friday, released April 28, 1995, by New Line Cinema, at $27,467,564 domestically and $28,215,918 worldwide, with a $3,500,000 budget and a $6,589,341 opening. Those are the film’s grosses and budget, not Ice Cube’s pay or backend [4].

Variety reported on April 2, 2025, that he had reached a deal to write and star in Last Friday for Warner Bros. and New Line, the fourth film in the series and the first since Friday After Next in 2002. Variety said he starred in all three earlier films, co-wrote the first with DJ Pooh, and has solo screenplay credits on the two sequels [7].

The Hollywood Reporter reported on October 27, 2026, that Lawrence Lamont would direct Last Friday, with Ice Cube writing, producing and starring. It named Bob Teitel and CubeVision’s Michael Gruber as producers and Jeff Kwatinetz as an executive producer. It also said New Line received $11.4 million in California production incentive support, with plans for 40 filming days, 43 cast members and 150 crew. That incentive is support for the production, not a published personal fee [8].

Straight Outta Compton, released August 14, 2015, by Universal Pictures, is listed by Box Office Mojo at $161,197,785 domestically and $201,634,991 worldwide, with a $28,000,000 budget and a $60,200,180 domestic opening. Variety, on November 2, 2015, reported that the film had reached $200 million worldwide, with a then-current domestic gross of $161.1 million. Those later lifetime totals are the movie’s box office, not a salary [5][6].

The S-4 also lists Friday, Barbershop, 21 Jump Street, Are We There Yet?, Ride Along, Boyz n the Hood and Straight Outta Compton among films he has worked on as an actor, writer, producer and/or director. The filing does not break out his fee on any of them [2].

Rappers who move into studio films rarely publish their pay either. Our Will Smith net worth guide stays with reported yearly earnings and film deals, and also stops short of a confirmed fortune.

What do SEC filings say about BIG3?

The S-4 describes BIG3 as a professional 3-on-3 basketball league founded in 2017, and says it commenced its first season that year. Ice Cube and Jeff Kwatinetz are identified as co-founders. Ice Cube is the league’s chief executive [1][2].

On June 12, 2026, BIG3 HoldCo LLC and Graf Global Corp., a special purpose acquisition company, announced a definitive agreement for a business combination. The release assigned BIG3 a $290 million value before new money and before extra shares that could later vest if the stock hits price targets. It also said every existing equity and equity-linked interest was expected to turn into common stock of the combined company at closing [1].

The combined company would be named Big3 Basketball Holdings, Inc., and was expected to list under the ticker TONT. The parties said they expected a close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to conditions that include a $50 million minimum in net cash proceeds, shareholder approval and an effective registration statement [1][2].

A Form 425 filed November 2, 2026, still described a proposed combination. It attached a transcript of an October 30, 2026, NYSE interview with Ice Cube. As of that filing, the deal had not been reported as closed [3].

The S-4’s yearly results table lists $9,405,367 in net sales for 2025 and $9,676,415 for 2024. The same filing says the company ran an approximate $22.2 million net loss in 2025 and $13.2 million in 2024. Those are league-company results, not Ice Cube’s personal income. They also show a business that had not been profitable in those years [2].

A footnote splits that 5,960,665 Class B total into 5,695,569 shares in his name and 265,097 shares in Cube Vision Film Productions, LLC, which the filing says he controls. The table leaves out 445,200 extra earnout shares, which would have no vote and could not be transferred until they vest [2].

Each Class B share would carry 10 votes, against one vote for each Class A share. The filing also notes that a full redemption of public shares would miss the $50 million minimum-cash test unless that condition were waived [2].

Public filings can map a business without ever stating a founder’s fortune. Our Rick Ross net worth guide makes the same distinction between recorded assets and an unpublished personal total.

Ice Cube career and money timeline

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Reader questions

Sources

1. BIG3 and Graf Global Corp. joint press release, Exhibit 99.1 to a June 12, 2026, SEC filing (founders, $290 million pre-money valuation, expected TONT ticker, fourth-quarter 2026 close target and $50 million minimum-cash condition)
2. Graf Global Corp. preliminary Form S-4 (iXBRL created Oct. 27, 2026; Ice Cube biographical sketch, 2017 league start, 2024–2025 company sales and losses, and the post-closing beneficial-ownership table and footnotes)
3. Graf Global Corp. Form 425 (filed Nov. 2, 2026; still describes a proposed combination and attaches an Oct. 30, 2026, NYSE interview with Ice Cube)
4. Box Office Mojo: Friday (1995) (April 28, 1995, New Line release; $27,467,564 domestic, $28,215,918 worldwide, $6,589,341 opening, $3,500,000 budget)
5. Box Office Mojo: Straight Outta Compton (2015) (August 14, 2015, Universal release; $161,197,785 domestic, $201,634,991 worldwide, $60,200,180 opening, $28,000,000 budget)
6. Variety, Dave McNary: “Straight Outta Compton Tops $200 Million in Worldwide Box Office” (Nov. 2, 2015; contemporaneous $200 million worldwide milestone and $161.1 million domestic figure)
7. Variety, J. Kim Murphy: “Ice Cube Closes Deal for New ‘Friday’ Movie at Warner Bros. and New Line” (April 2, 2025; Last Friday write-and-star deal and earlier Friday credits)
8. The Hollywood Reporter: “Last Friday: Ice Cube Sequel Finds Director” (Oct. 27, 2026; Lawrence Lamont to direct; Ice Cube writing, producing and starring; $11.4 million California incentive to New Line)
9. Billboard, Michael Saponara: “Ice Cube Wants Everyone to ‘Man Up’ With Resilient New Album Featuring Scarface: Stream It Now” (Sept. 12, 2025; Man Up arrival that Friday and Four Decades of Attitude Tour opening in Denver on Sept. 16)
10. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: N.W.A inductee page (2016 Performer induction; Ice Cube listed among the group’s members)
11. Ice Cube official site: Act My Age video post (Oct. 16, 2025; Man Up out via Lench Mob Records/Hitmaker Distribution)

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