Ultimately I am happy that everybody is embracing hip hop and the sounds from the streets. — Ice T Copy Share Image
Rap music came along and saved my life. I started to tell the stories of the streets and that was my way… — Ice T Copy Share Image
Before rap came along, I was, actually, actively in the streets; getting in trouble, doing the wrong thing. — Ice T Copy Share Image
My father died early. My mother died early. I started hanging with the gangs. I'm on the streets; I'm committing crimes. And… — Ice T Copy Share Image
I've been pulled out of my nice new car and laid out in the street by the police, interrogated and then have… — Ice T Copy Share Image
When I first started out in music, I was so negative. I was knee-deep in the streets. Then my friends started going… — Ice T Copy Share Image
You've got the Wall Street situation, the sub-prime situation. You've got a black president. We've got wars. We've got unemployment. But the… — Ice T Copy Share Image
I was a full-blown street cat. I was trying to hustle my way. I thought I was going to hustle my way… — Ice T Copy Share Image
I was born in Newark, New Jersey, and grew up in Summit, an upscale town in north Jersey. There was this tiny… — Ice T Copy Share Image
Well, I am very happy that I was able to play a part in bringing music from the streets onto the radio… — Ice T Copy Share Image
I think when people say 'real hip-hop,' they want it more buried in the streets. They want it more connected to the… — Ice T Copy Share Image
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… — Ice T Copy Share
I'm not going to allow anybody to hold a badge up over me or a cross or any other power symbol and say I'm… — Ice T Copy Share
When I make records I have full control of everything and I know how it sounds before it comes out, with films it's outta… — Ice T Copy Share
I've got a phone, answer machine, TV set, computer, hand grenade - everything you need to run a business in Los Angeles. — Ice T Copy Share
Yeah, it's legal in the United States. It's part of our Constitution. You know, the right to bear arms is because that's the last… — Ice T Copy Share
Every once in a while, I hear somebody call me Tracy to try to let me know that they know me, you know, personally.… — Ice T Copy Share
“This next record is dedicated to some personal friends of mine, the LAPD. For every cop that has ever taken advantage of somebody, beat… — Ice T Copy Share
There's people out there with nuclear bombs and yet we've got all these politicians trying to make a political platform based on a record.… — Ice T Copy Share
Arnold Schwarzenegger blew away dozens of cops as the Terminator. But I don't hear anybody complaining about that. — Ice T Copy Share
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… — Ice T Copy Share
I'm like a monkey. You don't let go of one branch until you get a hold of the other. — Ice T Copy Share
I've been pulled out of my nice new car and laid out in the street by the police, interrogated and then have them get… — Ice T Copy Share
Being in the military just lets you know how helpless you are. You could train forever but you're still at the mercy of someone… — Ice T Copy Share
My father's family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn't a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude. — Ice T Copy Share
