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.
ICE CUBEYou don’t wanna mess up what you’ve done. It’s like Jordan coming back: You’re scared to mess up the legacy.
More Ice Cube Quotes
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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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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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I always want to read the script before I totally commit.
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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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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 love any time you can enlighten people to mistakes, that’s how I started my career.
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You pay to have a good time, you don’t always want to pay to be schooled or sad or reminded how bad you got it. To me a movie theater ain’t always the place for that.
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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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Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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I think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
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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 grew up in the seventies and disco was big. That influenced me the most.
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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 think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
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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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The silver and black may have another home, but the Raiders will always belong to the people of Los Angeles.
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You never get tired of seeing yourself on TV. It’s always extra cool… always a treat.
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I have a really beautiful life right now, so there is no reason to be hostile. I’m a husband, a father and a man who tries to do the right thing in life and in my work.
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Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That’s all it is.
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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 don’t cook gumbo, but I just know it’s a lot of good ingredients in it. And, with a movie, you got to have all those ingredients.
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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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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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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 think, to me, reality is better than being fake.
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