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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.
Ice T
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Ice T
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: February 16
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I've got a phone, answer machine, TV set, computer, hand grenade - everything you need to run a business in Los Angeles.
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When I recorded my first album, my ego didn't let me believe that what I was gonna say on the mic, anyone would really care about. But then when I found out that they did, I started to take it more seriously.
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Anybody who speeds thinks they can outsmart the cops.
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There is no such thing as a normal family so don't trip off it, just deal with it.
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I didn't start off with the responsibility because I didn't think anybody would care. But as you do meet these people influenced by your music, then you start to understand you have a responsibility. I don't think you initially know it until you feel the power of what you're really doing.
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So from an actor's perspective, you really have no idea how you're acting.
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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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It's not about being mad at everything. It's about being really mad at the right things.
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I think when people say 'real hip-hop,' they want it more buried in the streets. They want it more connected to the streets and the grime and the roughness of the streets. They don't want the fluff.
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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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You know, you'd hide behind a Public Enemy or Ice Cube, or Bruce Springsteen, or U2, because they spoke for you. But now everybody's bloggin'. I heard somebody say, Blogging is just graffiti with punctuation. Everyone's an authority so there's nobody in power, 'cause everyone thinks they're in power.
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I'm on the front line and I am a rapper.
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The best way to compliment an emcee is to say his lyrics. That's how you say, Hello.
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I'm pretty open book, I'm also the kind of person that will say, 'That's none of your business,' too.
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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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in the mornin' po-lice at my door Fresh adidas squeak across the bathroom floor Out the back window.. I make a escape Don't even get a chance to grab my old school tape
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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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If it sells, it sells. If it doesn't sell, I'll go make a movie.
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I'm a far cry from politically correct, because I don't really care what the political views are. I don't care what the people say. I'll say my opinion. That will always make you controversial.
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