I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
ICE CUBEI identify with the bottom of the pyramid, because, outside of having money, I am at the bottom of the pyramid.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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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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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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Don’t talk about death, I’ve got too much life to live, To many orders to give.
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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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I’m always happy. I’ve just got a mean face.
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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 think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
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I always was like, “Yo, I’m here, I might as well get what I could take.”
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A lot of people have a misconception of what the ghetto is all about. You know, it’s only a small percentage of the people that are bad. Everybody else is good.
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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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I always want to read the script before I totally commit.
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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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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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Our household is built on love and respect. And we don’t really let negative vibes stay too long. It’s worked out. I got a great family, great kids.
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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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