Hip Hop legend Ice Cube on state of US
Hip Hop legend Ice Cube says he’s ‘been disappointed with the government’ since he was born. Report by Etemadil. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00 I don't know how much things have changed.
00:04 I think, you know, the world is a very beautiful place
00:09 at times and a very harsh and ugly place at times.
00:15 And I don't think that has changed.
00:18 - So when you think about the police for a start,
00:21 what do you think?
00:22 In comparison to how it was in the 80s.
00:25 - They haven't changed either.
00:26 You know, they have an organization, a fraternity,
00:31 and I believe their philosophy is make it home safe
00:37 no matter what.
00:39 And that's where the crossroads are
00:44 because sometimes making it home safe,
00:48 officers don't mind breaking the law to make it home safe
00:54 as long as they win the encounter.
00:58 I think the ideas in the contract with black America
01:01 are not that radical.
01:03 You know, I think it's common sense.
01:05 - No tax for black people is pretty radical, isn't it?
01:07 - Well, you know, when you look at how we've been violated
01:12 in so many different ways in America,
01:18 financially is one of them,
01:24 but you can't really repay that back.
01:27 If you have reparations in your heart
01:30 in some way, shape or form,
01:32 that could be one idea of giving relief
01:37 without giving money.
01:39 You see what I mean?
01:40 But, you know, I don't think it's a radical idea.
01:44 You know, they make a lot of organizations tax exempt.
01:52 A lot of big businesses don't pay taxes.
01:55 So it's not that radical.
01:56 It's, to me, it's the will of the people
02:01 and the will of government to make it right.
02:07 - That's the point, isn't it?
02:08 I mean, 'cause I mean, do you feel disappointed
02:09 with the government that they haven't done more?
02:10 Because they said they wouldn't look at it.
02:12 - I've been disappointed with the government
02:14 since I was born.
02:15 My father was disappointed with the government, his father.
02:19 So that's nothing new.
02:21 You know, that's just a regular day in America.
02:25 The system is not gonna break the loop
02:27 because the loop feeds the system.
02:31 - So how does it break?
02:32 I mean, does it need an outsider?
02:34 Does it need a third candidate?
02:35 Does it need a, you know,
02:36 how do you get out of this cycle?
02:38 - You probably do need a third candidate.
02:44 You probably do need the people to,
02:49 to show that these both parties
02:54 that America deals with, Republican Party,
02:58 Democratic Party, to really show them that
03:02 we don't have to take what you dish.