Art Quotes by Ice T

9 Art quotes by Ice T

Ice T’s gritty authenticity carries over into his thoughts on art. In nine short lines he blends street‑wise perspective with a genuine respect for creative expression.

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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 don't feel that rap has been respected as an art form. Because people have seen rappers rap off the top of…

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I always knew that I had to direct. That was something I'd wanted to do. Finally, I was just looking at the…

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I started rapping before anybody had ever bought a car from it. It was truly about the art form and the culture,…

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With the invention of the blog and all this Internet stuff, everybody has an opinion; everybody has a voice. In fact, there…

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I think that a rap aficionado, the hardcore rap fan, will always go away from pop, in the same way a hardcore…

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I'm normal. I just had a different occupation for a while, and when you're in a different occupation, you have to carry…

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There was a time when people would go search out underground records. Now, underground means free, and people don't really care for…

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Every once in a while, I hear somebody call me Tracy to try to let me know that they know me, you know, personally.…

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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.…

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Arnold Schwarzenegger blew away dozens of cops as the Terminator. But I don't hear anybody complaining about that.

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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…

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I'm like a monkey. You don't let go of one branch until you get a hold of the other.

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Truthfully, a weak rapper can hide behind a lot of production.

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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…

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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…

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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.

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