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People think I'll kill you if you make a joke. I compare it to Clint Eastwood. I've only seen Clint Eastwood in movies. You think if you make a joke to Eastwood, he might shoot you.

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Ice T
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: February 16
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It really really sunk into me when I went to Europe and they take rap so much more serious than we do here. That was the first time I ever heard rap considered folk music. And sometimes somebody will make you understand like, Hey, what you doin' is serious, don't play it lightly 'cause it's changin' my life.
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I've never been a cop hater. You know, when I was breaking the law, the cops were the opponent. I just thought I could outsmart them.
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I didn't really realize how big I was 'til I started to tour, because being in your own neighborhood, people don't actually give you full props.
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I'll never sell 14 million like Hammer, I just wanna do a good Ice-T show.
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I'm a big fan of all styles, even Biggie and Wu-Tang, but I gotta do my thing.
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I'm competitive in that I would like to outsell my last record.
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Hip-hop is a competition culture. It's based around, My DJ is better than you. My graffiti artist is better than you.
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I mean rappin' to me is easy, it's something you can do over a week.
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When I got a chance to rap, I just busted my ass. When I got a chance to act, I busted my ass. Anytime I get a chance. I'm not wasting time. I won't do it if I'm not doing it 110 percent. You've got to work hard if you want to play hard. I like to play, but I know I gotta bust my ass.
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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.
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As an actor, you can do what you want with your role. That's why they hire you to take the role and make it real.
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I just don't believe that there's any way that you're ever gonna get one peace, because everybody has different ways of seeing life.
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It's like a paradox. For one side, being popularized rap got better and the other side of it got worse. It's very pop and it's very different now. When you make it as pop and as soft as it is, it lacks its integrity. It lacks its accountability. It lacks a lot of other things that came from that dangerous time in hip hop.
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