Joe Rogan Experience #2004 — Ice Cube Transcript

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0:00 the Joe Rogan experience Really? Yeah. He's got a card. Everybody loves Snoop. The person that told Dave Chappelle You know, I probably had too much coffee You know what I'm saying? my league I think they're nervous about the NBA. So it's not like we hijacking them or we kidnapping them. When it's over, it's over. We're not trying to compete in any way shape or form with the nba um we're very complimentary

4:52 But that's what happens when you get big corporations, man. play in the league when they're done with the NBA. It's the brass. Because I don't hear kids running out saying, We've changed it for the better, and we've changed it within our own version of the sport. Like, everything in the last 25 years, we kind of been, you know, cooking it up. He's done.

8:31 You know what I mean? I mean, they still can play. know with the science of sports nutrition and yes science of recovery He played for the Giants, receiver, Plexico Burris. recover i gotta recover i gotta recover and then by sunday i can go out and score a touchdown but you shouldn't push not need to do yeah you know the you know i heard one player say that, man, they don't pay me to play in the game.

12:12 Yeah. thought about and really worked on to be, you know, pleasing to the fans. Less people, more space, more skill set, not so brute, Yeah. I'll just start boxing people have no chance What he did is just complete just complete genius yes first of all Pernell Whitaker and Floyd. Yeah. He's got it all in his head. A guy who's going to be an all-time great, but not yet.

16:38 And he tap you up and then he say thank you. A little smaller. he was moving like Floyd. Like when someone fights for the title and you fight a world champion you feel what You know, I got to look pretty coming in there. But with Mike, it was still there. You know what I mean? And then when Mike Tyson came along, it was like all of a sudden there's like a real heavyweight champion where everybody wants to see him fight.

20:27 ferocious fighter yeah pretty fighters are fun to watch floyd's look as a person who appreciates Yeah. He had multiple hand breaks, which was very unfortunate. Yeah, it's almost like magic. You know what I mean? Nah. I don't think, Like, It's not reality. A couple of old dudes. You get your ass kicked as a 60-year-old, you might be fucked for the rest of your life.

24:28 And UFC even take it to another notch because, you know, Yeah. It. Yeah. It's just, but it's the most exciting thing to watch. Sometimes those fights, they're just too skilled. Terrence Crawford's never been in a boring fight ever, and neither has Earl Spence. Terrence just, he's southpaw, then he's orthodox, It was one. Oh, wow. Watch this. Jeez. If he wasn't a master athlete, could he have survived that?

27:49 Wow. Because a talent like that, to take that guy at a young age, You don't even know how to drive. He's like, yep. Don't worry about driving. I like oh you know i think he did wreck it a few times you know i'm saying it was all said and done learning how to drive first car yeah it's benz you know And I was like, you know, I'm sick of rolling around here.

29:38 You know, let's go down here and get this Honda Accord. You didn't go crazy. they got checks. 31. Yeah. He called me up. the first check i got i got a check from dis Disney for a development deal from Disney in, like, 1993. And it was like I was lighter. opportunity yeah and um and so to not have that worry it is a weight lifted off you know and i You know, even though my son, O'Shea Jr., you know, he's working constantly.

33:54 One guy asked me, you know, how does it feel seeing your son, you know, that's amazing that's and what a perfect person to play i mean how who would be better to play you That's great. that was too easy. I'm like, You know, L.A., you need to go down there on Thursday. you know, I got something to do. So I'm like, he's into it. And when I told him, Cube.

38:09 He'll have to audition and Universal sign off on him And he said, you know, when he left the screen test, Donna Langley from Universal called me. It's a great story the way you made him do it, too. And it was no different on this movie. You went from gangster rap to like family movies. out, Massachusetts. The PMRC, Parents Resources Against Music Council or something like that.

41:16 sent my daughter to the record store to buy a record. yep that sticker and it was it was actually it had to be stuck on the record like a sticker that's the opposite effect it promotes it yes that's what exactly what happened it promoted it Yeah. man it was wild during that time like it you know people um being bullied into doing things that they didn't want to do.

45:53 take away their livelihood make them scared give them small checks you know and then give them this Well, you got to be able to make informed decisions. Who's going to take that shot? Is this the same thing? That was totally, you know. Me too. You want to take it? I said, yeah. So I called up the doctor. I said, hey man, can I take it? And then I was like, okay, what is going on?

49:23 And you find out like 65% of the people are asymptomatic like what the fuck is going on here and then they started attacking me for taking horse medication, disease and someone goes to a doctor and gets medication for that disease and gets better in That's just one of the things I took and and and there's no money in it. Well, no new money in it That's why it was so hard because everybody was just like locked in their house and scared, especially in California.

52:18 so you know I kind of like I got the mask in my pocket for that too. You know what I mean? Pop it on, go to the airport. Yeah. Who was that masked man? Well, and then they found out real early that it didn't even work. Yeah, yeah. it was crazy um i knew Yeah, fat burger. And you're breathing through it all day, every day. This is 2020. But I think the studios really wanted to have, you know, kind of a little out.

55:45 know um had their own different opinions so anyway it was a studio mandate they put it on individual some way the news hit the, you know, where you're not supposed to reveal You know, I'll do anything for $9 million. You know what I'm saying? Damn right. and they're already lining up. and give them back pay they just kind of told on themselves But the guys in the NBA used to talk about the big three.

59:56 You know, that's that bullshit that I'm talking about. You know what I'm saying? Let it happen day after day until we're steamrolled and wore out and have no fight in us. we gotta we're just repeating patterns that have played out throughout history. They want to do whatever the fuck they can to consolidate their Why are you trying to max out even more and more and more and more and then you blow out your shoulder some saying so at a certain point you

1:03:46 Way, way less. Well, it's also stupid. Yeah. Capital only respects capital. Well, who controls Bud Light? you know, woke stuff. Who mandates that? And the problem is also you get these people Yeah. 365 days of womanhood, Yeah, man. Will their bonuses be affected? So, you know, it's... that own these companies and why people that own these companies,

1:08:34 They made some sort of a partnering deal, you know, and that was it. about the newest social event or the social situation going right grab a beer because you You have to, you're forced to comply with this. I mean, what if, like, LeBron said he wanted to play in the WNBA? Dave Chappelle has a bit about it. Yeah. And there's a reason why there's men's sports.

1:11:31 And so I don't understand. Why not? Yeah. They want to dominate. You can be a woman. Yeah. That's a fucking lie. You know. Yeah. What does somebody say? I don't I don't identify as black. Yeah. i'm the rolls yeah you know i'm i'm a chicken dinner man yeah i identify as people identify Man, come on. There's this guy, Douglas Murray. president in there you know turn sure. I wonder what would happen

1:16:11 you know, he may be you know even ahead more or he may even be doing better you know when they give these speeches. And they said, we want you to look into mercury and vaccines. of dollars yes and no one's talking about what he's saying and he's saying it in a well-informed And, you know, we've got major outlets that's not delivering the right message to the people not delivering the right message um basically steering them the way that you know these

1:19:49 to try to push that shit through. I mean, they made a lot of fucking money. tweeted something they didn't like what now you can't buy a plane ticket now you can't buy a car I did a record called Everything's Corrupt. Does anybody try to pressure you? Oh, no. how often do you talk to people at Congress? Um, so, I mean, they know where that money's going.

1:23:34 in front of everybody. It's not illegal. She makes $200 grand a year. Fuck you like like fuck your whole system exactly cuz you know people like Tipper Gore come after you Really scared the shit out of the record company because we could care less. And basically, you know, we'd like it if you guys took it off the shelf, you know what I'm saying, to that tip.

1:26:41 sheriffs down there you know i mean they do way more than give you a letter with like pushback We was looking like, oh, they about to hit us. group yeah look at this yeah the fbi hates this man wow yeah easy was right yeah he was that's and degrading to these brave, dedicated officers. Nah, never. they start going after ice-t, you know a little bit because he

1:30:59 Then we'll, you know, we'll respect your authority. You ain't out here doing nothing. You know what I'm saying But they was respectful One day they came. and get against the car, all that bullshit. Yeah, so. So we thought they were shooting at us. And we like listening, we listening. Yeah, they turned the concert out. So it was only Detroit that was the only place that fucked us up? Cincinnati, they ran us off.

1:34:28 Wow. This is 88, around that? They said we couldn't say fuck. You know, sometimes they would just let us go. around and I didn't have a chance to change my shit so they was looking for Nobody drove up. And they couldn't catch. happened i don't remember because i ended up leaving the group and leaving the group so i Little did we know that everybody was kind of going through the same things

1:38:27 That's where you would find these dirty hip hop records. MTV banned our Straight Outta Compton video and that blew the group up in the front of the record store That had to be a fucking crazy experience You know what I'm saying? Wow. Yeah, I took drafting in school, and I dug it, You going to school. What? I got a show i got no you're going to school damn

1:41:46 of the NWA group Sugar Hill Gang All the greats But back then it was like a niche group. karate master looking for a We bust, and then y'all got to get out before the counselors come. Man, we made it all the way to the finals. So everybody there, our family, friends. We lost. You know, he saw us that night. y'all better be good y'all better be good man these do i don't know what they gonna do

1:46:11 So we knew like, oh, damn, this is a style. That's what we started doing. They grabbed me. Ren came later. Yeah. And they were really impressed. then I was able to put it together and feel like okay I know how to write and I know how to rap The lyrics back then, that's my favorite era yeah hip-hop And still looks great. well at least a decade or more and here comes these west coast rappers you know kind of taking attention away and so the

1:52:56 artists start taking shots here and there and and then the thing with Bad Boy and Death Row so that made that people realized this is a dead-end road. You guys got to heal your wounds and come back. we accomplished the last decade would be erased and eroded and dismissed, discredited. Crazy. You know, celebrity means nothing. You know, it feels like, you know, damn, you know, this never ends.

1:57:19 No, not that I know of. Yeah. It's a rumble. and reorganized their thought process when it comes to that like they it was like that's when it seemed like a ceasefire just It's crazy that sometimes it takes something like that, Like, I'm in the NWA. with Arsenio because John Singleton is talking my ear off. And he's like, I'm a junior at USC. What you talking about, man?

2:02:28 Just start writing one. Big cult classic. It's PG-13. Seven. But, yeah, let's give it a try. What the hell's going on, man? Five, six, seven, eight. You know, she's a fan. gaining new fans without necessarily having to have a new hit record right right right well you have a giant library of content yes yeah yeah and it's it's cool because Are you going to do a third one?

2:07:34 DJ Pooh, he's one of those he's like one of those undercover like take it from miami and put it in la you know i mean take it from the miami dope culture to the It was like, yo, this is a hell zone. Like, people quote it, love it. And I'm like, yeah, this is what he's going to say when he jump over him and look down on him. If someone goes down, it's automatic.

2:10:46 What do you enjoy doing most? know we're gonna still do that stunt at three o'clock and i just need to be part of the mix You know, so I want to be in the mix. I did 21 Jump Street. So when you just decided, you kind of just do whatever you're interested in now, like whatever you've had an amazing career. So when you just decided, you just do, How many spins?

2:13:38 It's pretty, I'm pretty blessed in that aspect because I know guys and I know people who are bigger than me on major labels and they're miserable because they're so scheduled and structured and they feel obligated because, you know, this and that going on and and i don't want to feel obligated when when you focus on the money and you're doing things to get the money you're never happy doing

2:15:39 You got to make a good song. And I saw him stand on his own two feet, you know, from he moved to L.A. when he was 19 years old from Louisiana. I am. You know, I thank had a father like that. I am. as men, sending out into the world you know you want to give you want to give your He works hard. done. And when you get people that that you're sending out in the world that are dependable and responsible and not trying

2:20:02 We got plenty. You know, that's great. Tony Montana. somebody with courage And we need people to step up that we trust. You know, you're great at what you do. your ability to go back and I appreciate you letting me on the show.