Ice Cube

Everything Ice Cube said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

a16z Assertion Not checkable as stated

Ice Cube: LAPD's war on gangs targeted all Black and Brown youth

“You know, we was dealing with Daryl Gates, who was the chief of police in Los Angeles at the time, and he had declared a war on gangs. Now, to most law-abiding citizens, a war on gangs sound pretty good, but if they think every black teenager They run across, …”

Ice Cube Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 3:52 a16z Podcast | Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)

a16z Opinion

Ice Cube: Cameras expose how US law enforcement preys on citizens

“Now you look up and people realize that it's a, it's, it is an epidemic because we have camera phones body cams, dash cams, all these things are letting people know the things that we've been knowing for hundreds of years in this country that You know, the law…”

Ice Cube Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 5:25 a16z Podcast | Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)

a16z Assertion Not checkable as stated

Ice Cube: N.W.A shifted public perception to challenge police testimony

“Before NWA, if a cop testified against you, everybody believed him. You were going to jail. Straight up. After NWA, people started to say is this true? Is this true?”

Ice Cube Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:41 a16z Podcast | Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)

a16z Assertion Supported

Ice Cube confronted Priority Records' head with a baseball bat

“My favorite part, though, is Is going in Brian Turner's office with the bat. Yeah. You know, that brings back memories right there. Yeah, I was on one. I was on one. For real. But we cool now. We cool now. You know, he paid me my money too.”

Ice Cube Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 40:27 a16z Podcast | Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)

a16z Opinion

Ice Cube: It would be easier for N.W.A to emerge today

“Now is, is probably more easier for N.W.A. To come out than back then.”

Ice Cube Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 27:45 a16z Podcast | Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)

The other half of the tape: Ice Cube's own voice is left out of every number here. Other people bring the name up 1 time in 1 episode across the shows. 2 statements on the record name them. every mention, with the transcript →

Who brings them up most Ben Horowitz 1

Statements about Ice Cube, by other people (2)

a16z Opinion

Gray: Nepotism didn't cast Ice Cube's son; novelty fades quickly

“Nepotism was not a part of this project, because when it's all said and done, the novelty of Cube Son playing Cube wears off after the 1:05 minutes. If he can't carry a movie, this movie doesn't work.”

F. Gary Gray Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:58 a16z Podcast | Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)

a16z Assertion Partly supported

Gray: Ice Cube spent 13 years getting Straight Outta Compton made

“I've been involved with this project for four years. It took me four years to get this on, up to the screen. I think it took Cube over a decade, maybe 13 years, to put this on the screen.”

F. Gary Gray Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 10:37 a16z Podcast | Straight Outta Compton, The Interview (including Ice Cube and Ben Horowitz)

Every mention by year

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Ice's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
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