--- title: "1 Started People Quotes By Ice Cube" description: "1 Started People quotes by Ice Cube. Plus more from Ice Cube and more Started People sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/ice-cube-912_barriers_i-think-when-hip-hop-first-started-peopl_400670.jpg" --- > [I think when hip hop first started, people were open to it, and groups like Public Enemy and there was groups like Poor Righteous Teachers and all these people who were spitting a lot of knowledge, a lot of history,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-when-hip-hop-first-started-people-were-open-to-it-and-groups/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/ice-cube-912_barriers_i-think-when-hip-hop-first-started-peopl_400670.jpg) ## More by Ice Cube > [Today I didn't even have to even use my A.K ! I got to say it was a good day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/today-i-didn-t-even-have-to-even-use-my-a-k-i-got-to-say-it-was-a/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Just waking up in the morning gotta thank God, I don't know but today seems kinda odd.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/just-waking-up-in-the-morning-gotta-thank-god-i-don-t-know-but-today/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/sometimes-when-you-want-to-laugh-reality-steps-in/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-wake-up-at-5-30-6-in-the-morning-but-don-t-head-into-the-office/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Cool people still have a hard time showing what they got in Hollywood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/cool-people-still-have-a-hard-time-showing-what-they-got-in-hollywood/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-have-great-people-smart-people-that-are-around-me-and-we-love-the/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [I think when somebody goes to the movies and they spend their money and they take the girl out, the family, they want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-when-somebody-goes-to-the-movies-and-they-spend-their-money/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [I think, to me, reality is better than being fake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-to-me-reality-is-better-than-being-fake/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [I'm always the "less is more" guy when it comes to a scene. So I'ma be the one who will keep it grounded. Even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-m-always-the-less-is-more-guy-when-it-comes-to-a-scene-so-i-ma-be/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [I still want to put together bigger and better programs to work with the community. I still think I could do better on that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-still-want-to-put-together-bigger-and-better-programs-to-work-with/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Everybody in the world has to compromise. I don't know one person that gets everything they want, so the politicians are going to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/everybody-in-the-world-has-to-compromise-i-don-t-know-one-person-that/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [ You have to resist falling in love with the money they \[producers\] want to give you. You have to really resist that, and you… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/you-have-to-resist-falling-in-love-with-the-money-they-producers-want/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Our household is built on love and respect. And we don't really let negative vibes stay too long. It's worked out. I got a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/our-household-is-built-on-love-and-respect-and-we-don-t-really-let/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [Go down to the corner store and beat the Jap up, clean all the crap up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/go-down-to-the-corner-store-and-beat-the-jap-up-clean-all-the-crap-up/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) > [ I think \[director\] Malcolm Lee is a real master at being able to make you laugh while bringing serious subject-matter, so the movie doesn't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-director-malcolm-lee-is-a-real-master-at-being-able-to-make/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-people/ice-cube/#itemlist", "name": "1 Started People Quotes By Ice Cube", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think when hip hop first started, people were open to it, and groups like Public Enemy and there was groups like Poor Righteous Teachers and all these people who were spitting a lot of knowledge, a lot of history, questioning a lot of societal barriers was starting to be super popular.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ice Cube" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-when-hip-hop-first-started-people-were-open-to-it-and-groups/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/ice-cube-912_barriers_i-think-when-hip-hop-first-started-peopl_400670.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/ice-cube-912_barriers_i-think-when-hip-hop-first-started-peopl_400670.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/ice-cube-912_barriers_i-think-when-hip-hop-first-started-peopl_400670.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think when hip hop first started, people were open to it, and groups like Public Enemy and there was…” — Ice Cube", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-people/ice-cube/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-people/ice-cube/", "name": "Started People Quotes by Ice Cube", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/started-people/ice-cube/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/ice-cube-912_barriers_i-think-when-hip-hop-first-started-peopl_400670.jpg" }, "description": "1 Started People quotes by Ice Cube. 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