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.
ICE CUBEEarly in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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I grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.
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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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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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A bird in the hand is worth more than a Bush.
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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 always want to read the script before I totally commit.
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Keep doin’ what you’re doin’, fall in love with what you’re creating, and everything else will fall into place.
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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’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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You can do anything in the world if you say “Hey man, don’t blame me, the devil made me do it. It’s an easy way to escape responsibility.”
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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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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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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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If you love what you do, and you believe in your talent, there’s nothing better than breaking through. There’s no better feeling than breaking through.
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I think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
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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 love music. It’s freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
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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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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 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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You want the industry to finally admit that you’re good. But I’m still good without their admission.
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My advice for anyone who wants to follow in my footsteps: create your own path, hone your talent, be ready to show your talent, and don’t doubt yourself.
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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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Any time there’s racism somewhere in sports, we should get it out of there because sports is a place where everything’s supposed to be fair.
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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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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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