between what's going on now and when n.w.a. first came. in the great depression is a shame that a country is so rich you know. this being labeled a legend or an icon put more pressure on no i mean i always expect you know more myself to embody expect plus see good talent. on all my talents out there no i guess i guess i'm a great lover. of the best no longer of all the exile larry king now. welcome to larry king now back in the studio with us one of our favorites ice cube the legendary rock producer and actor can now also call themselves a basketball entrepreneur with the formation of a big three a new three on three basketball league to play that his kids will talk about that later cuba has also recently released the twenty fifth anniversary edition of his seven the album death certificate and he's producing a number of projects including v h one game show hip hop squares and ride along three you can do you like doing a lot of things like i love it you know. they say you can sleep when you do. we'll keep working and why we were releasing

famous for politically charged music do you see parallels between what's going on now and when n.w.a. first came out. you know there is still you know the great divide why. i just think in some ways is the nature of capitalism you know it's. what you take advantage of as well i mean i use it as a tool. survive you know that that that's the structure we have a little joyce and you know but you know it's a shame that a country is so rich you know has so many people wanting you know for bare necessities so it's a little you know it can get ugly as a black man do you understand because i've never understood why people don't like people because of the pigment of their skin what on earth does that have to do with anything i have no idea you not think it's really the fear of the unknown because usually when you get a chance to know some mining yeah you might not even like their politics you mine like you know where they come from you might think you know have your preconceived notions but when you get a chance to sit around one on one talk it out we're all like we're all alive we are looking for t

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. >> first time i heard n.w.a., ice is okay. the rest is garbage.a say where hip-hop goes. ♪ mad thinking about stomping >> you going to continue making a lot of money off this? >> long as it's violence it's going to be rap music, gangsta rap music, whatever. >> nwa was always too hot to hold. to splinter. the first person walks away, ice cube. ♪ tried to kill me >> same reason ice cube left the group is reason i left. tired of making other people money. it's my turn. ♪ tonight's the night i get in some -- ♪ >> shug night said to dr. dre, start out of other record label. >> 6'3", 330-pound body guard, one of the most feared men in the music business. >> you go to dr. dre, makes peace better than anybody. this guy delivers a hit. >> dre put out his first solo album "the chronic." noe not only do you get dre but snoop dogg. >> ooh, boy. snoop doggie dogg and dre -- they knock it down. >> 70% of rap music including gangsta rap was purchased by whites. >> growing up in st. paul, minnesota, my friends and i thought compton and south central must be the c