I’m not actually from Compton – I’m from South Central Los Angeles, and my father still lives in the same house I grew up in, so I’m there all the time.
ICE CUBEIf you really look at my lyrics, nobody’s exempt. Nobody’s exempt from observation, criticism or what I think is correction.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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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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The real is always presented. That hardcore record or movie is not needed in the hood, because it’s already there. You can see it with your own eyes.
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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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There’s nothing wrong with starting off in a box, but you got to have a plan to come out that box.
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I feel like I got a whole lot of living to do before I think about summing it up in a book.
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Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That’s all it is.
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You pay to have a good time, you don’t always want to pay to be schooled or sad or reminded how bad you got it. To me a movie theater ain’t always the place for that.
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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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My advice for anyone who wants to follow in my footsteps: create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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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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I think reading is important in any form. I think a person who’s trying to learn to like reading should start off reading about a topic they are interested in, or a person they are interested in.
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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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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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I know my flavor’s going to work because I just know there’s not a lot of guys like me around. So you got to figure out what’s that about you.
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I believe every pencil has to be sharpened every now and then to stay sharp, or you dull out. So my records, I chose to speak on what black people do, what white people do, what women do, what men do.
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