Rapper Ice T speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about his new documentary 'Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap', and explains why he decided to make the film.
That priceless moment when the interviewer realized he is actually talking to a smart person not just a guetto rapper and he totally feels intimidated by ICE-T lol
Exactly, Beatriz. He was trying to paint hip hop in a completely negative light and trying to frame the conversation in that way. It was getting on my nerves.
Ice T: "I invented Gansta Rap" KG-M: "why" Ice T: "Because I was a gansta" KG-M: "But you were a soldier" Ice T: "um, well, but after that I started robbing banks" 2 seconds of an interviewer speechless... CLASSIC! lol
I read ice-t's book and it educated me tremendously. Perhaps my greatest quote from ice goes to the effect: " Its not necessarily the gangster, the mobster, or the thug that will hurt you. Its not necessarily the hard core hoodlum, criminal or felon that will hurt you. The person that really will hurt you is the person who just wants to be left alone, and you are f___ing with them".
"You can rap and not be part of Hip Hop. There's a lot of people rapping now that have no concept of the culture." Fucking Amen to that, just turn on MTV, or any advert or film. I always enjoy listening to what Ice-T has to say, he's always very astute and intelligent, and I have it on first hand authority, a very nice guy too.
Thats why even in Masons and from Culture to culture the deepest knowledge is hidden in the ritual or Dance. I bet if you go to the Dogon Tribe in West Africa which were the first to identify the Sirius Star system their Dance will emulate the motion of the stars as well as their stories and sacred geometry
'm no psychologist but it seems to me that the setting is intentionally arranged to put the person being interviewed in a subtly uncomfortable position. The host is seated behind the counter with his waist and legs below and out of site but the guest is seated in a way that may leave them feeling exposed or on display even if only subconsciously. This may give the host a sense of power both to himself and the guest. Just a thought.
I mean, he was involved in a conspiracy to murder, along with innumerable other crimes (both violent and non-violent). But he is charming here and really, really good at rapping, so I guess that makes him a good person.
Johnie Sears Ice T talks about being positive and you guys so negative and combative. This is the first time I heard Ice T talk...sounded pretty good to me.
I'm not a Hip hop fan but i've always consider Ice-T as a incredible person. Look how he speaks and shows how much he cares about his culture. Respect.
Ice T, Kool Moe Dee, Chuck D, and KRS-1, to me are the only ones that could’ve sat on a show like this and intelligently break down hip hop/rap. This was a great clip.
I like how he defined hip hop and rap. I never heard this explained before. Ice T also has an excellent speaking voice and is patient explaining things.
He's not the best interviewer, however he does ask some good questions. Like when he asked Ice-T why he invented gangsta rap, and Ice-T was stunned for a moment. You can tell he doesn't know much about Rap though.
Remember this is a news show not a relaxed music interview. I respect channel 4 for grilling their guests because most of the time it exposes the people in positions of power who have no clue what they're talking about. I think half the problem Guru is having here is that Ice-T is a rare type of guest with smart in-depth answers
Johnie Sears Incorrect. Guru-Murthy talks to all his interviewees like that because that's just the way he is. He is a snob but not necessarily a bigot. Obviously he didn't grow up listening to gangsta rap and is asking his questions from an English upper-middle class perspective, which is how Channel 4 likes it.
Ice gives the best interviews he keeps it real. Ice T is Hip-Hop i may not like all his stuff but he is the culture he used to "break" Bboy and MC. He was L.A.' s first Star in Rapp watch doc. "Breakin and Entering" he was breakin in there with his "Radio Crew" thats what inspired the movie "Breakin!"
Most people are ignorant on the origins of this genre, make a documentary without any ideology behind it, just show people how the culture developed. Music like any form of art is a matter of taste and environment.
Ice T has always been a real interesting person to listen to, he is a very aware dude and back when I was a kid he was really ahead of his time. I still remember watching him on Arsenio Hall 25+ years ago. He always knew what would sell and stir up controversy
Ice T is black and therefore expected to roll over and be their bitch but Ice T wasn't playing that shit with them. To the interviewers surprise, Ice T is a man with a set of nuts.
Ice T did an amazing job here!!!!! Some questions could have been answered in such a different way or taken with offence bout he peddled through with such grace!🎉🎉🎉 good job!
5:38 Competitive swimmer here. I actually wasn’t inspired by anyone. I learned how to swim at age 3 and my family moved to North Carolina right before I turned 6. We lived near a YMCA, and I wanted to swim at the pool in the summer. The people there didn’t think I could swim, so they made me take lessons again. When they saw that I was more advanced than the others at the swim lessons, all of whom were older than me, they asked if I would like to swim competitively. I agreed, and the rest is history. I’ve been swimming competitively for about 8 years (I’m 13) and I’ve never actually watched Michael Phelps. I did, however, meet an Olympic swimmer when I was 7. Her name was Lauren Perdue, and I have a signed picture of her. Even though I think it’s cool that a fellow female has won a gold medal for swimming (she’s probably a lot of other girl’s role model), I don’t idolize her or anything like that. It may just be me, but I don’t really idolize anyone and I wasn’t inspired by anything. I swam because it’s one of the few sports I can actually participate in (I’m allergic to everything outside, and a lot of stuff inside), and because I love the water. It’s a part of who I am, and always will be. I guess what I’m trying to say is: you don’t always need to be “inspired” to do something. Sometimes, it’s simply out of desperation. Other times, it’s because you have a talent for it. That’s just my opinion though. I’m sure others have different opinions, and I won’t try to convince them that mine is better.
It really makes me appreciate Ice T as a person now that I know there’s artists out there that know the difference between hip hop and rap. And that he knows the origin story, that there’s four circles of the culture and understands that. You throw some potato like designer in that chair he wouldn’t know any of that, let alone how to form proper sentences with his words.
10:38 Exactly he just took the words right out my mouth....Music is Curch,,,,Some us can't even remember a bible verse but can at the spur of the moment recite 2 Pacs Only God can Judge me Now verse/lyrics: Somebody help me, tell me where to go from here 'Cause even thugs cry, but do the Lord care? Try to remember, but it hurts I'm walkin' through the cemetery, talkin' to the dirt I'd rather die like a man than live like a coward There's a ghetto up in Heaven and it's ours "Black Power!" is what we scream As we dream in a paranoid state And our fate is a lifetime of hate Apart from plsalm 23 and The Lords Prayer most of yall can't rap Jesus Lines when the devil at the door
Man Ice-T knows exactly wtf he's talking about. Every answer he gives is short, sweet & to the point. I love him, I'd like to play guitar on one of his Body Count songs, their new album fucking rules!
@11:19 “people liking people” Boy, you struck a nerve with the interviewer. You come in here with harmony and all that “journalist” wants is division. Good on you T. 👊🏽
He shut him down when he tried to say rapping is just copying each other. Not all rappers sound the same, so what was his point? He doesn't seem to plan out his questions well.
I was raised in a minority community a paycheck away from poor poor.we created music by beating on desks folding paper and hitting it with coins for snares I would recite poems over it till the teacher said stop we were 12.before that we were pop locker's from 76 to 82.by time 85 came around house parties and talent show battles till I cut a record in 86.from there fast foods hand car washing and hood dirt till I got my own label in 95 and pushed 4 lbs and a gold single.then as the landscape changed and age kicked in i used the outlets of hip hop to fuel my income Im 50 now and every bit of hip hop as I was in 76 1986 1996 2006 2016 and now 2019 with 20 new lbs coming for the next 20yrs
His accent sounds like it has Latin influence. Mind you it's not a Latin English accent. Afro-Latinos have this English accent that's pretty much non-Latin except there's Latin influence, so yes there's similarities in his accent and in Luis MIguel's for instance, only Luis MIguel has that Latin English accent purely.
