Ice Cube and Kim Woodruff
Imagine being 19 years old, having the number one rap album in the world, and having the Feds following you around and then you meet the love of your life: that is exactly what happened to O’shea “Ice Cube” Jackson. In 1988, the fiercest member of the infamous N.W.A. met his wife Kimberly Woodruff.
Instantly, Cube fell in love. “The first thing I thought I was, ‘Wow, she could be your woman.’” He said on the Bethenny talk show in 2014.
“The first time we met, she wasn’t feeling me, she was NOT having it. She did not dig me. I think she was in a relationship, so she wasn’t having it. But I ended up seeing her about six months later, and the next time, we had more time to get to know each other. She could feel my vibe and fell in love your with your boy!”
The 5 foot 3, butterscotch-complected beauty became his wife four years later and later became the mother of the artist’s five sons.
Typically, Kim stays out of the limelight, but her hubby threw her in the mix back in the day in his song, “It Was A Good Day.”
Clearly, he loved when she rang him up as the infamous line, “And everything is alright
I got a beep from Kim, and she can f**k all night.”
Kim has been around for a minute and has been the backbone of her husband’s multi-dimensional entertainment enterprise and his family. Under her watchful eye, her children are some of the best examples of kids with privilege that didn’t waste it.
Many know the oldest son, O’shea Jackson, Jr. (born during their engagement period), a former USC student and movie star. But her other kids are just as amazing. Darrell is an A&R for his father’s Lench Mob records. Deja and Karima are twin baby girls (though they are grown women). Karima is a brainiac with two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. from the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University. Last of the brood is Shareef, who is a beacon in his parents’ eyes.
Kim is a huge part of their success, as well as her husband’s.