Ice Dice Celebrates The fiftieth Anniversary of Hip Hop (Unique)

At this time, The Shade Room celebrates the fiftieth Anniversary of Hip Hop and its impression on music and tradition. Lately, rap veteran Ice Dice sat down with the publication’s Director of Social Content material for TSR Teenagers, Taylor Bickham, and mentioned his impression on Hip Hop tradition. Moreover, the 54-year-old shared his ideas on Hip Hop as we speak and even spilled the tea on what occurred with the ‘Friday’ movie franchise and who he blames for delaying a brand new sequel from hitting theaters.

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Ice Dice Explains The Distinction Between Hip Hop Music & Avenue Violence

Taylor Bickham: Busta [Rhymes] obtained the Lifetime Achievement Award on the 2023 BET Awards. His speech talked lots concerning the music business and the way folks want to like on one another. I needed to get your ideas as somebody that could be a trailblazer in Hip Hop. How do you’re feeling the style has modified, and the place can it develop?

Ice Dice: We at all times received to separate the music from the streets… Avenue s**t ain’t hip hop. Battling is the essence of the sport… However each time that will get bodily, it goes from hip hop to simply common outdated avenue s**t… So at all times suppose there’s room for battles, at all times suppose there’s room for diss information. Beef is a part of it — however as soon as it goes previous that, it’s crossing the road, and it’s simply common outdated avenue s**t.

So what we have now to cease doing is blurring the strains — saying due to this music, these things is occurring on the street. It’s not essentially true. Music is definitely taking stuff off the road and placing it in a artistic approach. If any person reverts, then that’s on them… I simply need us to not blur the strains… We now have to know that we will’t give avenue s**t no credit score. It’s change into part of the music, and it’s by no means been a part of the music.

A musician would possibly get shot, and a musician would possibly get killed… a musician would possibly shoot any person or kill any person, however it nonetheless goes to avenue s**t. Anyone can try this. So I simply need us to maintain it in perspective [because the sentiment now is that] if it weren’t for this music, none of these items could be occurring. And I’m going to let you know that’s not true. It was all occurring earlier than the music.

The Rapper Shares His Ideas About Utilizing Hip Hop Lyrics Throughout Legal Instances

Taylor Bickham: So what about when artists discuss their experiences, they usually put it by their music and lyrics? Then folks take that, they usually put it in court docket.

Ice Dice: You shouldn’t discuss crime — nothing else must be stated. You shouldn’t speak concerning the crimes you’ve accomplished… to no person. On document, on the telephone, within the womb, in a jail cell — anyplace! It’s unlawful enterprise. So if you happen to put it on a document, yeah, you’re going to be in court docket. It’s proof. You’re admitting your crime.

Taylor Bickham: They lately requested fellow rapper Bow Wow how he feels hip hop goes and who he feels might be performed 20 to 30 years from now. So, I’m asking you an identical factor when it comes to hip hop as we speak. Who’re the folks, if any, that you just really feel are going to maneuver the needle with regards to hip hop?

Ice Dice: I don’t know… On the finish of the day, lots has to occur for artists now to be related 20 years from now. So it’s onerous to say who’s the one. However I’m going to let you know what the elements [to longevity] are.

Taylor Bickham: Inform me.

Ice Dice: You must be an artist that stands for one thing. For those who’re an artist and stand for one thing, then you’ve got an opportunity. For those who’re an artist chasing hits, chasing the radio, and chasing this sound and that sound… and also you don’t speak sufficient, you gained’t be round.

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Ice Dice Talks About His Son O’Shea Jackson Jr.

Taylor Bickham: You will have a son following in your footsteps concerning appearing. But in addition, I’ve been desirous to know, can he rap?

Ice Dice: Yeah, he can rap. He can bust. He put out a mixtape some time in the past. “OMG” is what he referred to as himself. Oh, My Goodness.

Taylor Bickham: Are you guys going to go on tour collectively? What does that seem like?

Ice Dice: Umm… He’s a film star now! He doesn’t exit on the highway no extra. [I be like,] “Wish to go to the present with me?” He’s like, “Nah, man… I received this thang to do.” However I’m very pleased with him. He’s in Spain now doing “Den Of Thieves 2” [and] having a ball. , dwelling his greatest life.

The Rapper Talks Getting ready His Son For His First Performing Function

Taylor Bickham: I noticed a video the place you informed somebody that… he needed to undergo the method [for his first acting role in “Straight Outta Compton.”] I feel generally folks really feel such as you have been like, “You! Come on.” 

Ice Dice: The coach’s son or the coach’s child… they get it too — worse, They should undergo hell. So it was that very same philosophy as a result of, for one, I needed him to be good. I needed him to create a profession for himself together with his efficiency. So we had him research in Los Angeles. We had him research in New York. [Then] he received bit by the appearing bug [and] he was going to check with or with out us. And he did that for 2 years… [But] he did all the things we requested him to do and extra earlier than it was time to shoot it. I’m proud he did all that as a result of he’s a terrific actor.

Taylor Bickham: Yeah, he’s nice. It was onerous for me to observe “Straight Outta Compton” as a result of he appears to be like similar to you.

Ice Dice: It was onerous for me to observe. There was one time once we have been modifying the film — they do the edits, you give them the notes, they usually do extra edits. Generally you go in and sit there with them, after which generally, they ship you the progress of the film. So that you’re watching the film on a regular basis. You watch the film 35 occasions earlier than it’s reduce.

Taylor Bickham: I feel the general public assumes that you just all have been in a position to watch it on the finish.

Ice Dice: No, it’s important to maintain reducing [scenes] and shaving. It’s like a sculpture… you retain shaving [and] shaving till it’s good. So it’s important to watch it lots. And [as] I’m watching the documentary, I needed to shake my head like, ‘No, no, no, no, this, this isn’t us. It seems like us. However it’s not us. That’s not Simple E; that’s not Dre. [But it] seems like us.’

So I used to be like, if this movie can do me like this… the viewers ain’t received an opportunity. They’re going to fall into it.

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Ice Dice Spills The Tea Of What Occurred With Warner Brothers & The Film “Friday”

Taylor Bickham: I really feel just like the tradition needs to know, what occurred with ‘Friday’? Is a brand new movie coming?

Ice Dice: I’ve been desirous to do it… for years. The factor with me and Warner Brothers [is]… it’s my film, however they’ve the distribution rights. In order that they have the precise to distribute the film and the sequels…

Now, with the primary ‘Friday’ film… what was accomplished was it was referred to as a unfavorable pickup. It means they offer us all the cash to make the film, they get out of the best way, and we carry them again a completed film. Ever since ‘Subsequent Friday’ and ‘Friday After Subsequent,’ they need to give me notes. They need to inform me what it must be. And I’m like, “Y’all don’t even know what’s happening… How are you going to inform me?” So, quick ahead, I give them the script in 2013, they usually don’t prefer it. They bug the s**t out of me… 4 or 5 years after that, like, “Are you able to write one other one?”… I write it, and it was nice, and we should always have shot it. [But] they begin f*****g round once more with the notes — dragging on eight to 9 months…to a 12 months. , it’s not getting over the hump — John Witherspoon passes away. Tiny Lister Jr. passes away. Anthony [AJ] Johnson handed away. And in order that deads the script we had as a result of they have been all in it.

So… I misplaced it as a result of, you recognize, they let these nice folks cross away who actually needed to do the final one… so it’s sort of, like, in a stall proper now. However you by no means know. The brand new folks [at Warner Bro’s] could come to their senses…

Ice Dice’s Particular Message For These Dealing With Gatekeepers

For those who recall, Ice Dice additionally sat down for an unique interview with The Shade Room, printed in July. On the time, he revealed that he could be happening a “F**okay The Gatekeepers Podcast Tour” to carry consciousness to the dearth of media protection his basketball league, the Big3, is receiving. In the course of the earlier interview, Dice additionally blamed NBA executives for his or her alleged position.

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Throughout this sitdown, the 54-year-old shared his further ideas.

Ice Dice: I need to say this about my gatekeepers as a result of I would like folks to know what’s happening. However they’re on the market — everyone has to take care of them. Establish your personal gatekeepers… [you] won’t need to name him out, however you want a technique on the way you’re going to recover from that gate. It’s worthwhile to strategize the way you’re going recover from that gate with out [them]. They’re gatekeepers, however they will’t keep up 24 hours a day — it’s important to catch [them] sleeping and deal with what you are promoting.

No matter Ice Dice’s present obstacles as a black-owned enterprise proprietor, one factor they can’t take from him is his impression on Hip Hop music as we speak. Take a look at the complete interview under!

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