Looking at a picture of the two is a trip that’s for sure.
In this Sunday, August 2, 2015 photo, Ice Cube, left, and son, O’Shea Jackson Jr. pose for a portrait in promotion of the new film “Straight Outta Compton,” at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. The 23-year-old makes his acting debut playing his father, Ice Cube, in the movie opening Aug. 14. Father and son sat side by side to talk with The Associated Press about bringing Ice Cube to life on screen. (Photo by Rebecca Cabage/Invision/AP)
O’Shea Jackson, Jr. auditioned for two years and has landed the role as his father, rapper Ice Cube in the upcoming film “Straight Outta Compton.” Jackson has the look and the mannerisms down.
“I’d go around frowning for no reason,” Jackson spoke of how he prepared for the role.
“Straight Outta Compton,” opens Aug. 14. and captures the rise and rupture of N.W.A.
N.W.A. is credited with starting gangster rap. They’ve even considered responsible for the beginning of warning labels on album covers. The film will be co-produced as a group effort. Founding members Ice Cube and Dr. Dre are included in that group.
Ice Cube spoke in a recent interview with AP about being “proud on a thousand different levels” in his son.
He told AP that there were a few things that he didn’t want his son to know about him and referenced a scene from the movie.
“Seeing my son getting roughed up by the police is not fun. It brings back memories of when I got roughed up by them. He grew up totally different than how I grew up, and to me, he shouldn’t have to go through that. But in a movie like this, and to understand really what we all went through, I’m glad that he did feel the tone of what we went through so he could understand it a lot more. He was able to do it in a controlled environment, and not really have these police put their hands on him, because that would hurt me if they did that for real.”
Jackson spoke of how “cool” his dad was. And spoke about what it was like to “be” him.
” I’ve been seeing him rap these words forever, you know? So it’s cool to finally be on the other side of that. To have been looking at his movements and then getting them down. I had the time of my life”