An investigation into the NBA is underway after the organization allegedly targeted Ice Cube’s BIG3 league through antitrust violations.

In 1995, Chris Tucker starred alongside Ice Cube in the classic film, “Friday.” T he actor and comedian playing Smokey is one of his most widely known roles. However, he wasn’t a part of the film’s sequel, “Next Friday,” which was released five years after. Ice Cube has come forward to clear the air as to why Tucker didn’t return to the big screen as Smokey.

Ice Cube’s BIG3 basketball league may be broadening its scope to include outside investors.

Ice Cube appears to value relationships over almost everything.

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Ice Cube’s BIG3 has been making noise as of late for being certified as the first professional Black-owned sports league.

The NFL is working to bridge the wealth and racial gap by supporting Black-owned businesses.

Ice Cube has certainly come a long way from his time in the groundbreaking, and seminal, Hip-Hop group NWA. Now considered an “elder statesman” of the genre, the man born O’Shea Jackson has lived several lifetimes over the course of his illustrious career. He is said to be a pioneer of so-called “gangsta rap” to an acclaimed film and television producer — responsible for the hit “Barbershop” and “Friday” series of films, and television shows like “Are We There Yet,” per his IMDb page — to, now, an investor in several businesses, Ice Cube is a living, breathing legend. AfroTech has previously reported on Cube’s different investments, including his most recent sports investment in the Big3 basketball league. Plus, Snoop Dogg has a minority stake in the company. And this is to say nothing of his investments in cannabis, and his “Contract with Black America.” All told, this illustrious career has netted him a $160 million net worth, per Celebrity Net Worth. But throughout the evolution...