O’Shea Jackson Jr., Who Played Dad Ice Cube in Straight Outta Compton, Responds to Nepotism Debate – E! Online

o’shea Jackson Jr., Nepotism has come into the limelight in Hollywood.

son of great rapper and actor ice cube Wants the world to know that he didn’t get (much) help from his father. The 31-year-old made her big acting debut in 2015 N.W.A. biopic Straight Outta Compton—playing the role of his father.

“My dad told me in an ideal world, I’d play them straight out of Compton,” He tweeted on 20 December, “I was already in college majoring in screenwriting at USC. I accepted the challenge. And auditioned for two years before getting the role. After that it was up to me, he couldn’t hold my hand through my career. “

since Straight Outta ComptonO’Shea has appeared in projects including ingrid goes west, den of thieves and three episodes in 2022 obi-wan kenobi,

“I had to get my ass off and make it work,” he wrote in a follow-up tweet. “The roles I chose. The work ethic I had. My professionalism on sets and on promo tours. Even leaving his agency to found a team of my own. Once the door opened it was It was up to me how to go about it.” May it flourish.”