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 CUBEOur records, if you have a dark sense of humor, were funny, but our records weren’t about comedy. They were about protests, fantasy, confrontation and all that.
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You 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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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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Don’t talk about death, I’ve got too much life to live, To many orders to give.
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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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The thing is with hip-hop, it has its waves and the waves crash against the beach and the new waves come in. So to stay relevant you have to roll with that.
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Create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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I’m always happy. I’ve just got a mean face.
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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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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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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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I do what I do. You like it, great. You don’t, go listen to somebody else. I’m stickin’ with the people who stuck with me.
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Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.
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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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Should I peel a cap or should I let him survive?
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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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