“I don't rhyme about guns I ain't shotHoes I ain't caughtOr shit I ain't bought.”

“Frankly, I don't feel the fire anymore from the youth. I miss my era when motherfuckers were fighting for shit, spitting fire in their lyrics.”

“That became the signature Ice-T style - rhymes that were "topical" and "vividly optical." To me it was street-level journalism, real-life observations told in poetry. That's the vision I tried to bring to all my recordings.”

“Never mumble some sarcastic shit to somebody who can obviously fuck you up.”

“There is no such thing as a normal family so don't trip off it, just deal with it.”

“That shit was funny, but it ain't right.”

“That's one of the first things that comes out of young people's mouths when they're in love. FOREVER. And that's cool, it's all good-until you get old enough to realize what forever is.”