LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY FIRST GUEST IS A HIP-HOP ICON, AN
ACTOR, AND THE CO-FOUNDER OF THE BIG3 BASKETBALL LEAGUE.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW" ICE CUBE!
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>> THANK YOU!
VERY COOL!
THANK YOU!
MAN, THAT'S LOVE!
>> Stephen: YEAH.
>> THAT'S LOVE.
I WANT TO DO THAT AGAIN.
>> Stephen: YEAH, YEAH.
WELL, PEOPLE LOVE ICE CUBE.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
>> I'VE BEEN GREAT, MAN, GREAT.
>> Stephen: I JUST WANTED TO SAY HI TO YOU BACKSTAGE.
I JUST LOVE THE ENERGY THAT YOU BRING TO EVERYTHING YOU DO.
NOTHING SEEMS HALFWAY WITH YOU.
>> NO, YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO GO ALL OUT, FULL SPEED, YOU KNOW,
MAKE SURE YOU GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE YOU GRANTED ME A NICKNAME.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: YOU GRANTED ME A-- THE NAME "PIMP DADDY COLBERT."
>> PIMP DADDY COLBERT.
YEAH.
YOU ARE A PIMP DADDY.
>> Stephen: I'M NOT SURE HOW TO LIVE UP TO THAT IN SOME WAYS.
LIKE, HOW I DO EMBODY THAT?
HOW DO I BRING THE SPIRIT OF THAT TO MY SWAGGER?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> SEE, THERE YOU GO.
JUST BE YOURSELF.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> ALWAYS KEEP IT GANGSTER.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
>> AND YOU'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
>> Stephen: NOW, HOW DOES ONE KEEP IT GANGSTA, MY FRIEND?
HOW DOES ONE DO THAT?
>> IT'S VERY EASY.
>> Stephen: CAN YOU KEEP IT GANGSTA IN YOUR OWN INDIVIDUAL
WAY?
>> OF COURSE,.
>> Stephen: OR IS THERE AN OVERALL WAY TO KEEP IT GANGSTA?
>> IT'S DEFINITELY AN INDIVIDUAL THING.
AND IT'S ALL ABOUT BEING YOURSELF, NO MATTER WHAT THE
CIRCUMSTANCE, NO MATTER WHAT THE NOYCE NOYES, NO MATTER WHAT
ANYBODY ELSE IS SAYING, ALWAYS BE YOURSELF.
AND THAT'S KEEPING IT GANGSTA.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: SPEAK OF--
SPEAKING OF ALWAYS BEING YOURSELF, OBVIOUSLY, EVERYBODY
KNOWS YOU AS ICE CUBE.
YOUR BIRTH NAME IS O'SHEA JACKSON.
>> YES.
>> BUT THERE'S ANOTHER O'SHEA JACKSON ON THE SCENE.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND THAT IS YOUR SON WHO IS-- HE'S-- HE'S ALWAYS
BEING HIMSELF, WHICH IS A LOT LIKE YOU.
THIS IS YOU AND HE TOGETHER.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND HE IS-- HE HAS BECOME A STAR IN HIS OWN RIGHT.
( APPLAUSE )
PERFORMER.
>> YEAH, HE'S DOING GREAT FOR HIMSELF.
>> Stephen: HE PLAYED YOU IN "STRAIGHT OUT OF COMPONT" "LONG
SHOT" "GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS."
WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HIS CAREER SO STAR OF FAR?
>> I THINK HE'S DOING A GREAT JOB.
HE'S CARVING HIS OWN PATH.
HE'S NOT JUST FOLLOWING IN MY FOOTSTEPS.
I DIDN'T DO A "GODZILLA" MOVIE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
HE'S DOING BIGGER MOVIES THAN ME.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF HIS SCOWL?
HE HAS AN EXCELLENT SCOWL THERE.
>> HE GOT IT HONESTLY.
HE'S A CHIP OFF THE OLD CUBE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE )
BIG GREAT FROM THE LATE DIRECTOR JOHN SINGLETON.
AND HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE TWO OF YOU.
I BELIEVE THIS IS IN 1991.
>> THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL.
>> Stephen: THIS IS THE CANNES FILM FESTIVAL?
S IT.
>> FOR "BOYZ IN THE HOOD."
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: I'M SORRY FOR THE RECENT LOSS OF YOUR FRIEND.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: TELL ME ABOUT GETTING THAT PART.
WHAT WAS THAT LIKE?
HOW DID THAT COME ABOUT?
>> IT WAS A TRIP BECAUSE I MET JOHN BACKSTAGE AT THE ARSENIO
HALL SHOW.
AND I WAS BACK THERE BECAUSE I HAD A BONE TO PICK WITH ARSENIO.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID HE DO THIS TIME?
>> WELL, HE DIDN'T HAVE NWA ON HIS SHOW, BUT HE HAD THE TWO
LIVE CREW.
AND I WAS LIKE, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU KNOW, THEIR SONGS ARE JUST AS DIRTY AS OURS AND WHY ARE WE
NOT ON?
I NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO TALK TO ARSENIO BECAUSE I SAW A KID COME
UP TO ME WHO WAS PRETTY MUCH MY AGE.
HE SAID, "YOU'RE ICE CUBE, HUH?
I'M GOING TO PUT YOU IN A MOVIE."
I WAS LIKE, "ANOTHER, MAN, WATCH OUT!
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?" HE SAID I'M A JUNIOR AT U.S.C.,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE PERFECT."
I SAID OKAY.
I DIDN'T BELIEVE HIM BECAUSE YI THINK I WAS QUALIFIED AT ALL.
>> Stephen: HE'S A JUNIOR AT U.S.C.
>> HE'S A JUNIOR AT U.S.C.
HOW I WAS HE GOING TO PUT ME IN A MOVIE.
I WAS PAY PUBLIC ENEMY CONCERT THE NEXT YEAR AND HE COMES
WALKING UP?
REMEMBER ME?
I'M JOHN.
I'M A SINGER NOW AT U.S.C.
AND I'M GOING TO PUT YOU IN THIS MOVIE STILL."
AND I'M LIKE, "OKAY."
HE'S TELLING ME ABOUT THE MOVIE BUT I'M DISTRACTED.
EVERYBODY LEAVES AND HIS RIDE LEAVES HIM, AND HE LOOKS AT ME
LIKE, "CUBE, YOU CAN GIVE ME A RIDE TO MY DORM?"
( LAUGHTER )
INTO!
SO I'M LIKE, "ALL RIGHT."
>> Stephen: DID YOU GIVE HIM A RIDE?
>> I GAVE HIM A RIDE.
BECAUSE HE'S A COOL DUDE.
I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE HIM OUT THERE.
IT'S KIND OF DANGEROUS AFTER THE CLUB.
I GAVE HIM A RIDE, DIDN'T SEE HIM, YOU KNOW, DIDN'T HEAR FROM
HIM.
MY MANAGER A YEAR LATER COMES TO ME AND SAYS, "HEY, SOMEBODY
WANTS TO PUTS YOU IN A MOVIE."
I'M LIKE WHAT?
WHY?
I'M TOTALLY UNQUALIFIED."
SO, SO I GO IN, AND IT'S JOHN!
IT'S HIM SITTING THERE!
LIKE, I GRADUATED.
I'M LIKE, "YAY, CONGRATULATIONS."
HE'S LIKE, "I GOT THE PERFECT MORE FOR YOU."
HE PUT ME IN "BOYZ IN THE HOOD."
HE'S A GREAT DUDE.
I'M JUST GRATEFUL I WENT TO THE ARSENIO HALL THAT DAY.
>> Stephen: THANK YOU, ARSENIO.
>> THANK YOU, ARSENIO.
>> Stephen: A LOT OF PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY WITH HIS RECENT
PASSING, A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT HIM AND THAT MOVIE IN
PARTICULAR.
TO YOU WHAT MAKES HIM AND THAT FILM IMPORTANT?
>> WELL, JOHN IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, BEING A BLACK
MAN, HE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT ON FILM THAT HE WAS ABLE TO-- TO
PRODUCE THE BLACK EXPERIENCE, YOU KNOW, UNCUT, SO PEOPLE CAN
REALLY SEE HOW WE ARE, HOW WE FEEL, NOT ON THE TIP THAT MOST
MOVIES WERE KIND OF EXPLORING, YOU KNOW, BLACK REALITY.
SO I THINK HE WAS JUST A CHAMPION TO TRY TO SHOW THE
WORLD, YOU KNOW, WHAT WE ARE ALL ABOUT.
AND SO I THINK, YOU KNOW, HE'S A GREAT MAN FOR THAT.
AND WITH THE MOVIE "BOYZ IN THE HOOD," WHAT I LOVED ABOUT THE
MOVIE, IT TAUGHT YOU GUYS LIKE DOUGHBOY ARE REAL GUYS, REAL
PEOPLE WITH REAL ISSUES THAT, YOU KNOW, LIFE MAY HAVE GIVEN
THEM A BAD HAND, AND THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THINGS TO SURVIVE
AND GET OVER IT AND UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AND NOT JUST GUYS YOU
SEE ON THE 11:00 NEWS GETTING PUT IN THE BACK OF THE CAR, YOU
KNOW.
THESE ARE GUYS WHO HAVE ISSUES.
AND "BOYZ IN THE HOOD" WAS ABLE TO SHOW GUYS LIKE DOUGHBOY ARE
REAL PEOPLE AND NOT WHAT PEOPLE CALL CRIMINAL S.
>> Stephen: THREE-DIMENSIONAL PEOPLE.
>> PEOPLE.
>> Stephen: WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK.
PLEASE DON'T GO AWAY.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH MORE ICE CUBE, EVERYBODY.