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 CubeThere's things people say in the barbershop they won't even say in their own living room, because it's just one of those zones where nobody's going to judge you too much about your dumb opinion.
Ice CubeEverybody that wants to be successful should always be careful of what you wish for. A lot of artists and entertainers want to put the genie back in the bottle and wish they could go back to being what they were.
Ice CubeSometimes guys just want the girl and want to drop the kids off anywhere they can. Guys itยs a package. You like a woman, sheยs got kids, itยs a package. You canยt just go in one-sided. Itยs pretty cool.
Ice CubeI know I ain't too old. I always think of my fans about 10 years older and 10 years younger than me.
Ice CubeEverybody thinks the grass is greener on the other side. If you talk to most artists, they think they can play something, you know, "If I had stayed playing football in high school, if I had been doing basketball..." Everybody's got their fantasies and thinks the grass is greener. It's not. It's not.
Ice Cube