I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.
ICE CUBEThere’s a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just don’t have that chance to show it.
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Our records, if you have a dark sense of humor, were funny, but our records weren’t about comedy. They were about protests, fantasy, confrontation and all that.
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I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I’m a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
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If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
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The hardest period for a writer is the period in-between writing. That’s when you can go crazy if you don’t allow the creative juices to flow.
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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain’t bad, just some of them.
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You never get tired of seeing yourself on TV. It’s always extra cool… always a treat.
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I identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.
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If you love what you do, and you believe in your talent, there’s nothing better than breaking through. There’s no better feeling than breaking through.
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Any time there’s racism somewhere in sports, we should get it out of there because sports is a place where everything’s supposed to be fair.
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I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen.
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The best thing I’ve done with my money is buy a house for my family. You wake up to a house you love and you feel like somebody.
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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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There’s things people say in the barbershop they won’t even say in their own living room, because it’s just one of those zones where nobody’s going to judge you too much about your dumb opinion.
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There’s a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just don’t have that chance to show it.
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If I only had 24 hours to live, I would spend the time telling everybody I love that I love them.
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Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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You want the industry to finally admit that you’re good. But I’m still good without their admission.
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Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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I’m not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I’m not into that. You do your job, and I’ll do mine.
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Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That’s all it is.
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Money is the root of all evil. Yeah, money is the root. It’s not racism and “this-ism” and “that-ism”; it’s our thirst and hunger for money. And that’s where all the bodies are buried.
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I think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
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I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it’s like climbing a mountain or building a building. It’s a challenge but you love every challenge that it brings or presents itself.
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Creating is really what I like to do. The best thing in the world is to have an idea in the back of your head and then to make that idea into a movie and have people all over the world enjoy it.
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I’m always open, and will criticize myself, too. And I just think being that honest with everybody puts you in a different space than somebody who’s just shooting venom at a certain group or a certain amount of individuals.
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I never was in the Nation of Islam… I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, ’cause it’s just me and God.
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