Ice Cube on playing Doughboy in ‘Boyz n the Hood’ and writing ‘Friday’ | EPISODE 5 | CLUB SHAY SHAY

Ice Cube tells Shannon he was discovered as an actor by John Singleton, who saw him as ‘Doughboy' in breakout film 'Boyz n the Hood.' Cube remembers being unsure if the movie would succeed until the screening at the Cannes Film Festival, where it got a standing ovation from an audience including Eddie Murphy. Cube goes on to talk about writing 'The hood classic' 'Friday' and its impact on pop culture.