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Writing Quotes by Ice T

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Ice T’s brief musings on writing bring a hard‑knock realism to the page. In just eight lines, he blends his hip‑hop swagger with a candid look at the discipline of putting thoughts into words—ideal for readers who enjoy a raw, unfiltered voice.

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It's like they want to shut rappers down. They want to silence us. The Supreme Court says it's OK for a white…

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I write rhymes with addition and algebra, mental geometry.

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Jay-Z is like a rap-savant, he doesn't have to write the rhymes down, he can create complex raps in his head. I…

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Half the rhymes you write, you're saying that you're better than the other MC. That's how we keep the craft sharp.

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I started writing rhymes first and then put it to the music. I figured out I could lock it to the beat…

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You know, I say in my lyrics, "Every word I write will be analyzed by somebody white." It's just that I know…

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As long as I'm around the cats in the hip hop scene, they'll throw me a track and I'll write a rap…

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I wouldn't write about sh*t I don't know. You won't hear me write about politics in Africa and stuff, because I don't…

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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…

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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…

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I've got a phone, answer machine, TV set, computer, hand grenade - everything you need to run a business in Los Angeles.

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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…

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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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“This next record is dedicated to some personal friends of mine, the LAPD. For every cop that has ever taken advantage of somebody, beat…

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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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