Legendary rapper Ice Cube is famously a lifelong fan of the the Los Angeles Dodgers. It was unsurprising to see him in attendance for the team's first game of the 2025 MLB season on Thursday evening, where he presented the trophy to the defending World Series champions. Cube drove onto the field in a custom blue 1957 Chevy Impala. Once he got onto the field, he was handed the Commissioner's Trophy. He hoisted it over his head to a cheering Dodger Stadium. After placing the trophy on a stand, he dapped up members of the Dodgers including team manager Dave Roberts.
Prior to the second game of the 2024 World Series, Ice Cube performed the iconic "It Was A Good Day" and "Bow Down," the title track from Westside Connection's debut album. When the Dodgers won the title in a decisive five games, he performed again at the championship parade. The parade was making up for lost time. The team never got to celebrate their win in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The Dodgers followed up the celebration by beating the Detroit Tigers 5-4. Reigning NL MVP Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run of the season in the seventh inning.
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Ice Cube Celebrates Dodgers World Series Win
Also in attendance for the star-studded Opening Day ceremony were sports legends Magic Johnson and Billie Jean King. King and Johnson are part of the Dodgers ownership group. Like Ice Cube, they also helped raise the latest championship banner at Dodger Stadium as celebrity fans like Rob Lowe and Tom Hanks looked on. Before the game began, the Dodgers took the field running down a blue carpet from center field as an instrumental version of Kendrick Lamar’s "Not Like Us" played.
The Dodgers are the latest Los Angeles-based sports team to win a championship. However, they are not the only ones in title contention. The Lakers, led by LeBron James and Luka Doncic, have found themselves right in the middle of the title hunt once again. The Doncic trade, which will go down as the most shocking in NBA history, has breathed new life into a roster previously believed to be headed nowhere fast. They also won in 2020, and like the Dodgers, did not receive a championship parade. If the Lakers win it all this year, Ice Cube will surely be very visible across the post-title festivities. As for the Dodgers, they will look to become the first MLB team to win consecutive titles since the 1998-2000 Yankees.
