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I have no hatred for cops. I have hatred for racists and brutal people, but not necessarily the cops. The cops are just doing what they're told to do.
Ice T
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Ice T
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: February 16
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Tracy Lauren Marrow
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With the invention of the blog and all this Internet stuff, everybody has an opinion everybody has a voice. In fact, there was a time when the average person didn't have a voice so you had to pick an artist to speak for you.
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I think everybody wants to redeem themselves after they've done something that might be considered negative. I don't think anyone wants to go to the grave negative.
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I'm very much against the anonymity of bloggers and social media. I just hate it and I think it's really cowardly.
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...As an artist, you need the naysayers and the nonbelievers to add fuel to your creative fire.
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