Ice Cube has revealed plans to bring his life story to the screen, although not necessarily in the format many fans might have anticipated.
During a recent conversation, the legendary rapper was asked whether there were plans for a follow-up to the N.W.A biopic, Straight Outta Compton, with a film focusing on his personal journey.
“We’re talking about a four, five-part documentary right now, about me and my journey,” he revealed, explaining that the project is still in its early development stages and has “nothing scripted yet.”
Directed by F. Gary Gray and released in 2015, Straight Outta Compton chronicled the story of the entire group. Ice Cube and Dr. Dre served as producers on the film, while Cube’s son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., portrayed a younger version of his father.
The biopic was a major box-office success, earning $201.6 million worldwide and securing an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
In the debut episode of Listen & Laugh, his new podcast with Mike Epps, Cube talked about Straight Outta Compton with former N.W.A. groupmate Dr. Dre, admitting how hard the biopic format is to make.
“You know how hard it is to make a biopic, though,” he said. “We still got people complaining about the one we made not knowing how hard it is to shove 10 years into two hours.”
For now, Ice Cube’s documentary is still just being talked about. Last Friday is further along: Cube is aiming to start shooting the much anticipated film in April 2027.
The next episode of Ice Cube and Mike Epps’ Listen & Laugh podcast arrives on Friday (November 13) at 6 P.M. ET / 3 P.M. PT.
