THE ICE OPINION: Who Gives a Fuck?

by Ice-T with Heidi Siegmund ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1994

Los Angelino rap musician Ice-T unbuttons his shirt about ghetto life and the storm that hit when his song""Cop Killer"" seemingly fueled a weak-minded kid to murder a cop. Ice-T defends his record label, which stood behind him, but admits that ""Warner Brothers cannot afford to be in the business of black rage."" ""Who gives a fuck? is one of the first questions a kid will ask himself growing up in the ghetto. He'll look around at the broken-down buildings, the shabby projects, the cracked schoolyard playgrounds, and it doesn't look like anybody gives a fuck."" Rap rolls office-T's tongue like jive filled with ground glass. He affects street smarts, a this-is-the-way-it-is stance, and yet admits, ""Anything that comes out of my mouth could be totally wrong, but this is how I see the world around me."" But isn't there something forced in his story of kids getting $250 tickets for jaywalking and parking offenses just so the cops can collect fingerprints? There are sex ploys with groupies who have a mission to score on him: ""If you are only out to fuck, do not be afraid to lie. Do not be afraid to lie."" But this changes into T's guide to good manners: ""Men have to learn courting and mating skills. You help yourself by learning a few basics. If you can dance, that will help. Give a woman a reason to like you. Wash your ass. Do some sit-ups. And once you get your physical act together, read some books. Learn something. Be interesting. Get some flavor about yourself."" Later: ""If you sat up around a nun long enough, she'd probably want to fuck you...You got to deal with them on a mental level, you got to deal with them on a spiritual level."" You deal from a 150,000 first printing to even make 'em hear you.

Pub Date: March 1, 1994

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: 208

Publisher: St. Martin's

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 15, 1994

Categories: NONFICTION