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Ice Cube Confirms Selena Gomez’s Childhood Crush and Recounts His Own

Ice Cube told the 3’s and Ones podcast he first heard about Gomez’s childhood crush years ago, revealing he had multiple celebrity crushes including Vanity.

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Overview

  • On July 9, Ice Cube addressed Gomez’s revelation on his 3’s and Ones podcast, stating “I heard this years ago.”
  • The 56-year-old rapper quipped “A lot of ’em like me, homie” when asked about her biggest childhood crush.
  • He disclosed that he had about four celebrity crushes as a child, naming Vanity from Prince’s Vanity 6 among them.
  • Gomez first revealed her admiration for Ice Cube at age five during a June episode of Complex’s GOAT Talk with Karol G.
  • The lighthearted back-and-forth underscores how modern artists use podcasts to share nostalgia and mark mutual artistic influence.