Ice Cube
I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.Collection: Music
I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to hang the ills of society on as a scapegoat.Collection: Society
There's never really been a real hood Christmas movie.Collection: Christmas
Truth is the ultimate power. When the truth comes around, all the lies have to run and hide.Collection: Power
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.Collection: Humor
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.Collection: Great
We're in this entertainment business really to give the audience what they want.Collection: Business
Sports without music is just a game. Music makes it entertaining.Collection: Sports
Don't worry about being a star, worry about doing good work, and all that will come to you.Collection: Work
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.Collection: Christmas
Sports without music, it's nothing but a game. Music adds the emotion.Collection: Sports
'Boyz-n-the-Hood' was actually supposed to be written for Eazy's group. He had a group out in New York called Home Boys Only, called HBO. One of them looked like LL Cool J. Eazy wanted to write a song for them, a street song, like what we were doing on the mix tapes. So when I wrote it, it was too West Coast for them.Collection: Cool
My worst ever car was a green Datsun B210, back when they called it 'Datsun' - now it's 'Nissan.' Very unsexy, unattractive. Girls hated the car. I was embarrassed to even be in it... but it was my transportation.Collection: Car
Music is where I have the most creative freedom, but I love producing. To me, that's kind of where all the action is. You get a chance to have your hands in every aspect of a film. From picking a director, sometimes picking a writer, to the actors, the wardrobe, set design, editing, music, and marketing.Collection: Chance
I think I'm unique to the game 'cause of my versatility.
Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.
I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me and God. You know, going to the mosque, the ritual and the tradition, it's just not in me to do. So I don't do it.
I think the worst thing you can do about a situation is nothing.
Rap is just somebody getting something off his chest. That's all it is.
Anything that got to do with a pig, I ain't eatin'.
I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.
If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.
The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
I'm not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I'm not into that. You do your job, and I'll do mine.
I was ready to get out of the box and play something a little different than what everybody has seen.
I used to love to draw. I didn't want to go to art class because I felt that would be too corny when I was young, but architectural drafting was the cool thing to do because there was more precision. It taught me a lot about building and structures and doorways and frames and windowsills.
I never get tired of 'It Was A Good Day' references or jokes or anything like that. It's just, you know, keeping my biggest hit alive. Nothing wrong with that.
I'm just an entertainer, man. I don't like to pigeonhole myself to anything. I love to do it all.
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.
Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.
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.
When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me.
What I learned from architectural drafting is that everything has to have a plan to work. You just can't wing it. I can't get all the materials I need for a house and just start building. Whether it's a career, family, life - you have to plan it out.
I did 'Are We There Yet?' because I wanted to do a movie for my fans' kids. Black kids don't really see movies on this budget for them, starring them. And there's so many white kids that love that movie.
Rap is always evolving. It's easy for the old school to hate the new school, but it's a music that got a little stifled I think, by the Internet a little bit.
I wake up at 5:30, 6 in the morning, but don't head into the office right away. I like to hang out with my wife, talk about things, get some coffee, you know.
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.
Ice Cube is the piece of me that I give away to the public.
I used to game a lot, you know, back in the day. My gaming time done got so short that my skills ain't where they need to be to be online, you know what I'm saying? I just got that Xbox One. I gotta get my skills back, up the par to call myself a gamer.
Obama reminds me of the black kid at a white school that don't nobody want to play with.
I really appreciate family. I really can't imagine life without them!
If it was all about me, I'd do a whole lot of pop records, make a whole lot of money, just rake in the dough. But it's never been all about me. It's all about being a voice for the voiceless. People who can't speak for themselves, who don't have a mic, don't have a say.
I definitely support cop acting more than cops, but all of them ain't bad, just some of them.
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.
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.
My son, O'Shea. He looks like me, and he can rhyme.
Sometimes when you're relegated to your neighborhood, you forget that there's more important things than your neighborhood going on out in the world.
I've been caught in parachute pants. And on my high school yearbook, they used the wrong picture. They were supposed to use the picture of me with a nice suit on. They used me with my collar flipped up, in a fuchsia and white striped shirt. I blame Prince and Michael Jackson in the Eighties for that.
When I did 'Boyz N The Hood', I never thought how we grew up in South Central was interesting enough for a movie.