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.
ICE CUBEI think everybody likes a person that stands up for themselves. Nobody likes a punk or a coward.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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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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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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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 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 been all around the world and I haven’t found a city that I’d rather be from or rather come back to than Los Angeles.
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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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I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain’t bad, just some of them.
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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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I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.
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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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I 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.
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Don’t get a movie confused with real life. I’m a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
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I grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.
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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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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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You want the industry to finally admit that you’re good. But I’m still good without their admission.
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I’m always happy. I’ve just got a mean face.
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If you really look at my lyrics, nobody’s exempt. Nobody’s exempt from observation, criticism or what I think is correction.
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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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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.
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I know my flavor’s going to work because I just know there’s not a lot of guys like me around. So you got to figure out what’s that about you.
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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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I wish the world would become what God wanted it to be in the first place, before we tampered with it.
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The silver and black may have another home, but the Raiders will always belong to the people of Los Angeles.
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Should I peel a cap or should I let him survive?
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I love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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