You want the industry to finally admit that you’re good. But I’m still good without their admission.
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.
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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.
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I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That’s all it is.
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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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I have great people, smart people that are around me and we love the challenge. I guess it’s like climbing a mountain or building a building. It’s a challenge but you love every challenge that it brings or presents itself.
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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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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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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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Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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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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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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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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I’ve been fighting my whole career to show a different side and prove naysayers – not prove them wrong, because I don’t think you should get your energy from negative people.
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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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I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen.
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