During an episode of Graham Norton in 2016, Kevin Hart hilariously shared the supposed origin of Ice Cube’s Irish-sounding nаme, O’Shea Jackson.

While many might assume there’s a deep ancestral connection to Ireland, Kevin jokingly debunked that notion, suggesting that in the Black community, names can often be chosen randomly based on something catchy or memorable that someone encountered.

 

Ice Cube himself humorously added to the story, suggesting that his mother might have simply liked how the nаme O’Shea flowed off the tongue, without any actual Irish lineage involved.

In fact, Ice Cube liked the nаme so much that he passed it on to his son, O’Shea Jackson Jr., who has made a nаme for himself as a respected actor in his own right.

 

So, while there may not be an Irish connection to Ice Cube’s nаme, the humorous tale provided by Kevin Hart had the audience laughing out loud.