I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
ICE CUBEEarly in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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To me, in a perfect world, you have the flavor and the magic of movies like 48 Hours, Lethal Weapon and Bad Boys.
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Don’t get a movie confused with real life. I’m a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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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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Most of the problems that we have are brought on by the government and not by music. Music is a mirror of what we’re going through, not the cause of what we’re going through.
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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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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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Don’t worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.
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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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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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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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Sometimes you got to start somewhere. And it’s cool, as long as where you start is not where you plan on finishing.
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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 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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I wish the world would become what God wanted it to be in the first place, before we tampered with it.
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If you born in the mud, you gonna be dirty, and people don’t understand that.
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