You want the industry to finally admit that you’re good. But I’m still good without their admission.
ICE CUBEYou want the industry to finally admit that you’re good. But I’m still good without their admission.
ICE CUBEI 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.
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.
ICE CUBEWhen I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That’s the image television pumps.
ICE CUBEI think everybody likes a person that stands up for themselves. Nobody likes a punk or a coward.
ICE CUBEI am only 33, I’ve got a lot to do. This is the first half of my career. I’m looking forward to the future and I’m proud about the past.
ICE CUBEThe 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.
ICE CUBEThe moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
ICE CUBEIf 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.
ICE CUBETruth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
ICE CUBEI think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
ICE CUBEI love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
ICE CUBEI wish the world would become what God wanted it to be in the first place, before we tampered with it.
ICE CUBEThe 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.
ICE CUBETo me, in a perfect world, you have the flavor and the magic of movies like 48 Hours, Lethal Weapon and Bad Boys.
ICE CUBEYou don’t wanna mess up what you’ve done. It’s like Jordan coming back: You’re scared to mess up the legacy.
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