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.
ICE CUBETo 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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Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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You like a woman, she’s got kids, it’s a package. You can’t just go in one-sided.
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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’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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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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Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
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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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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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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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When I was six, God was a white man with a big beard riding on a white cloud. That’s the image television pumps.
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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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I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen.
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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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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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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain’t bad, just some of them.
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