Ice Cube is an extraordinarily accomplished rapper, but in a recent interview on Sway in the Morning, Cube was asked whether he ever felt the need to chase the ultimate accolade in the film industry: the Oscar.
“It would be nice, but I think if you go for it, you’ll never get it,” said Cube, whose latest film, Ride Along, was released on Friday (January 17). “I think you just gotta do good movies. Movies people want to see. That’s really what it’s all about. I always felt better about…I feel good about doing popcorn movies. You just go kick it and escape from reality for a minute, have fun, laugh. It’s been so much pain in our neighborhoods and in our music. Sometimes, movies is a cool outlet to show who we are on a different level and have a fun level. But if it comes to [Oscar nods] that’d be cool. But it’s all about doing good movies. In Hollywood, you can’t let no good movie pass you by.”
Ice Cube was also asked to list his top three favorite emcees. “Melle Mel, Rakim, Chuck D,” said Cube.
Cube also discussed the long-awaited N.W.A biopic, for which he says there’s been “a lot of progress.” “We on and crackin’. We hired the casting agent… Gary Gray is gonna direct it.”
Asked whether he would direct it, Cube said, “I don’t think so. I wouldn’t play myself if I was in it.”
Watch the interview below:
Ice Cube’s next album is Everythangs Corrupt, set for release in May.
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Shut the fuck up and release Two Fridays After Next already
you think it’s that easy to just release a film? :/
Ice Cubes a family man, so hes making family friendly movies. NWA was a long ass time ago…
It would be cool to see Cube do a serious drama aside from Boyz N the Hood.
This isnt possible Cube only makes wack comedy for retarded people to get money
Boyz N the Hood as a serious drama? LMAO
You haven’t seen a serious drama in your life.
it is in the drama genre. You are a fool. he has done a few other dramas anyway. glass shield. higher learning. dangerous ground.
LOL true, only movies with Cube that are worth watching are Boyz n the Hood, Higher Learning and Three Kings
Only problem is he can’t act.
Cube cant act or make good movies. His movies are for retarded people. He aint funny at all, but dumb american people laugh about everything there, in europe we dont watch that crap. I will not be suprised if you dumb americans give him in the future an oscar.
You’re Dumb.
best emcees?
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Drake
Wiz Khalifa
Macklemore
why you put macklemore on that list he the best out of all of them
THE BEST MC IS RAKIM!!!!
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Top 3 mc’s from the 80’s Rakim Kool G Rap and Ice Cube
1. Lil Wayne
2. Rick Ross
3. Drake
4. Meek Mill
5. Tyga
6. Wale
7. Future
8. ASAP Ferg
9. 2 Chainz
Top Ten Dumbest Rappers Ever
you forgot lil b and vanilla ice.
my top five from the 80s, Kool Moe Dee, Melle Mel, Grandmaster Caz, Rakim, and Big Daddy Kane, Kool G just missed the cut.
Lyricists
C’mon Kool g rap is better than that whole list salute to Rakim tho. Kool G still spittin with the best of them today
This movie looks lame all people want from cube is chris tucker to sign on for that Friday movie
I love Kool G Rap, he is incredibly dope, and you definitely can argue that he should replace someone on that list. I did forget KRS-One too. Without a doubt, all of them are greats that deserve the respect of the culture. (Kool Keith is also up there.)
I also forgot about Chuck D. Too many great lyricists in that decade
Rakim
Kool G Rap
Big Daddy Kane
KRS-One
Chuck D
Cube does corny child movies cuz its easy. He will never be like a good actor like Denzel Washington.
talk about stating the bleeding obvious.
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Top 5 MC’s
1. Egglandz Best
2. B.O.Y.D.
3. Anderson McMastersworth
4. Deisendorf
5. Benzino
This nigga mastered the art of making box office successes out of small budget movies, then making a whole bunch of sequels with the same small budgets.
Cube thinks this is a good movie? lol Bad movies make money all the time. He wouldn’t know what to do in a movie with substance.
Meek Mill would wipe the floor with Fool G Rap if they battled.