There's a lot of talent in South Central L.A., in Compton and Long Beach and Watts, and the city north of Pico pretty much sits back and waits for that talent to emerge and then steps in.
— Ice Cube
We're in this entertainment business really to give the audience what they want.
I remember wishing there was snow in L.A. And how jealous we used to get of those Christmas specials with kids playing in the snow.
Even though I have a nice house, nice family, the rest of my generation is still in South Central L.A. My cousins, my brothers, my sisters, they don't wanna move out. They don't want to and they don't have the means to sustain it. That's where my heart is and that's what I think about all the time.
Young people are dying for no reason all over the world that don't know why. It's ugly, everywhere.
You like a woman, she's got kids, it's a package. You can't just go in one-sided.
I really appreciate family. I really can't imagine life without them!
The silver and black may have another home, but the Raiders will always belong to the people of Los Angeles.
Sports without music is just a game. Music makes it entertaining.
Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
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.
I still enjoy doing music. I'm not going to stop doing it, and doing it the way that I feel it should be done.
South Central is just who I am.
Snoop Dog is the Phil Jackson of youth football coaches. He ain't going to accept nothing but a winner.
Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.
If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
Our 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.
Don't get a movie confused with real life. I'm a well-rounded human being like everyone else.
I love any time you can enlighten people to mistakes, that's how I started my career.
I think I'm unique to the game 'cause of my versatility.
I'm just an entertainer, man. I don't like to pigeonhole myself to anything. I love to do it all.
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.
For me rappers and dancers are poets and artists and often times the most interesting performances are given by them.
I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen.
Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you.
The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
Sports without music, it's nothing but a game. Music adds the emotion.
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.
I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.
It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'
Ice Cube is the piece of me that I give away to the public.
I'm not the type of actor who is trying to do a whole bunch of different stuff, you know what I mean?
You don't wanna mess up what you've done. It's like Jordan coming back: You're scared to mess up the legacy.
The best thing I've done with my money is buy a house for my family. You wake up to a house you love and you feel like somebody.
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.
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.
I've got a basketball signed by all the greats from Julius Irving to Oscar Robinson. It was at an All Star game I got them all to sign it. So that ain't going nowhere. I'm going to die with that in my casket.
There's never really been a real hood Christmas movie.
I was a very interested arts student, I was always into that part of school and when I got into high school I went into architectural drafting. It gave me an understanding of how to build things and it's really helped me put things in perspective. With my music and my movies, to me it's all art.
I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.
But with rap music - not just N.W.A. - but rap music in general, seeing these artists wearing these team logos all the time started bringing a synergy and energy about having to rep your city, your team, everywhere and all the time.
I think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
South Central is just who I am. Even though I have a nice house, nice family, the rest of my generation is still in South Central L.A. My cousins, my brothers, my sisters, they don't wanna move out.
