--- title: "18 Way Quotes By Ice Cube" description: "18 Way quotes by Ice Cube. Plus more from Ice Cube and more Way sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ab/ice-cube-912_doing_i-still-enjoy-doing-music-i-m-not-going_2743748.jpg" --- > [I still enjoy doing music. I'm not going to stop doing it, and doing it the way that I feel it should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-still-enjoy-doing-music-i-m-not-going-to-stop-doing-it-and-doing-it/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ab/ice-cube-912_doing_i-still-enjoy-doing-music-i-m-not-going_2743748.jpg) > [Doing it your own way, not having to go exactly by the book to be successful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/doing-it-your-own-way-not-having-to-go-exactly-by-the-book-to-be/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/ice-cube-912_being-successful_doing-it-your-own-way-not-having-to-go-e_737093.jpg) > [I love music. It's freedom, a way to deal with pent-up frustration.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-love-music-it-s-freedom-a-way-to-deal-with-pent-up-frustration/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8f8/ice-cube-912_deals_i-love-music-it-s-freedom-a-way-to-deal_1804959.jpg) > [It never gets old. Working with somebody like Kevin Hart is rejuvenating in a lot of ways. He's such a pro. He's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/it-never-gets-old-working-with-somebody-like-kevin-hart-is/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/979/ice-cube-912_gets_it-never-gets-old-working-with-somebody_2116761.jpg) > [I like Obama, but I understand that his hands are tied, the way Congress is reacting. It's just partisan politics everywhere, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-like-obama-but-i-understand-that-his-hands-are-tied-the-way/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/676/ice-cube-912_bits_i-like-obama-but-i-understand-that-his-h_1286246.jpg) > [I don't get nothing but love. In every ghetto all over the world. Nothing but love. They respect that I came outta…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-don-t-get-nothing-but-love-in-every-ghetto-all-over-the-world/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc4/ice-cube-912_came_i-don-t-get-nothing-but-love-in-every-gh_1643074.jpg) > [I'm not sure if music got a future. We have all these electronic ways to download and steal music and get music,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-m-not-sure-if-music-got-a-future-we-have-all-these-electronic-ways/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/527/ice-cube-912_downloads_i-m-not-sure-if-music-got-a-future-we-ha_745599.jpg) > [Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/gangsta-to-us-didn-t-have-anything-to-do-with-al-capone-and-stuff/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a3c/ice-cube-912_als_gangsta-to-us-didn-t-have-anything-to-do_2230299.jpg) > [You can do anything in the world if you say "Hey man, don't blame me, the devil made me do it. It's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/you-can-do-anything-in-the-world-if-you-say-hey-man-don-t-blame-me/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da5/ice-cube-912_blame_you-can-do-anything-in-the-world-if-you_1268327.jpg) > [The way I grew up and the neighborhood I come from, when you know somebody's beating you and you still let it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/the-way-i-grew-up-and-the-neighborhood-i-come-from-when-you-know/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f5/ice-cube-912_beating_the-way-i-grew-up-and-the-neighborhood-i_2361724.jpg) > [I think rap music is the sole reason for a lot of black acceptance in pop culture; because the music is very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-rap-music-is-the-sole-reason-for-a-lot-of-black-acceptance-in/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/ice-cube-912_acceptance_i-think-rap-music-is-the-sole-reason-for_3185878.jpg) > [You have to be able to give the people what you want in your way. And that's how you, to me, become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/you-have-to-be-able-to-give-the-people-what-you-want-in-your-way-and/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/ice-cube-912_able_you-have-to-be-able-to-give-the-people-w_2126112.jpg) > [I think hip-hop has changed. When I first came out, hip-hop was more of a kind of way to learn about new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-hip-hop-has-changed-when-i-first-came-out-hip-hop-was-more-of/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a90/ice-cube-912_changed_i-think-hip-hop-has-changed-when-i-first_2541736.jpg) > [I think you have to find how the machine can work for you. That's what I mean by "attaching yourself to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/i-think-you-have-to-find-how-the-machine-can-work-for-you-that-s-what/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/318/ice-cube-912_benefits_i-think-you-have-to-find-how-the-machine_1611725.jpg) > [The police don't look at you as long when they drive past. Sometimes they don't look at you at all. In South…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/the-police-don-t-look-at-you-as-long-when-they-drive-past-sometimes/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f9/ice-cube-912_feels_the-police-don-t-look-at-you-as-long-whe_2529634.jpg) > [We used to have MTV and all these ways we can show our videos, and it was these rap shows, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/we-used-to-have-mtv-and-all-these-ways-we-can-show-our-videos-and-it/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/ice-cube-912_car_we-used-to-have-mtv-and-all-these-ways-w_2110047.jpg) > [They thought we were just basically keeping ourselves underground on purpose. And it was just strange for people to approach music that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/they-thought-we-were-just-basically-keeping-ourselves-underground-on/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/485/ice-cube-912_approach_they-thought-we-were-just-basically-keep_3208465.jpg) > [You become a writer on a television show, and you see yourself doing bigger and better things, you don't wait till they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ice-cube/you-become-a-writer-on-a-television-show-and-you-see-yourself-doing/) [Ice Cube](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ice-cube/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/ice-cube-912_better-things_you-become-a-writer-on-a-television-show_338973.jpg) ## Other authors on Way ## 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/way/ice-cube/#itemlist", "name": "18 Way Quotes By Ice Cube", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I still enjoy doing music. 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