Ice Cube’s son O’Shea Jackson Jr. — who played his father in “Straight Outta Compton” — reacted to Vulture’s article “Year of the Nepo Baby” and claims he’s worked for everything he has.
“My dad told me in a perfect world, I would play him in [Straight Outta Compton],” he tweeted. “I was already in college for 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. I had to get my ass up and make it work. … Once the door was opened it was up to me to walk through it and thrive.”
He did acknowledge that some of his achievements would not have happened without his famous father.
“NONE. OF. THAT. Happens that way without the love of my father,” O’Shea wrote. “The work he put in to get us to a place of opportunity. And for me to ignore that or not accept and use as a guide would be foolish and disrespectful. I am grateful and I use his teachings daily.”
While O’Shea might have had doors open by his father, there’s no mistaking his talent.
