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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 9, 2007 8:13:23 GMT -5
Well, I gave this a gander. Michael Kay has long admitted he was always interested in being a David Letterman type, at least from the point of interviewing celebs. Centerstage went from yet another vehicle to push the Yankee cause, to a show that would bring in sports asides like Byron Scott, Danica Patrick, to celebs with minor sports ties through other venues like Spike Lee and Kevin Costner. Now he dipped out of the sports arena entirely.
I was interested in this as I am an Ice-T fan....but only from his Body Count work, and seeing him on Law and Order SVU (where I actually dont find his acting anything worth of note) - I also liked him in some campy "Most Dangerous Game" movie I saw a number of years back.
So, going in with low expectations all around, I must admit I enjoyed this interview very much. Kay was armed with a lot of good questions, and seemed to know what he was talking about for the most part. Ice-T was entertaining. It was surreal hearing Kay talking to him about "the Bloods and the Crips" and the ditty "Cop Killer."
Ice T is an arrogant sort, proclaiming himself the originator of gangsa rap (I guess he has a case but many of you would know more than me) and the first rapper to be a success in acting. Fine and dandy. He does not lack confidence. He had some interesting asides, like his interest in GYMNASTICS while in school, and a stint with the Army Rangers.
They only got one question from the crowd, regarding video games. They had some "questions from the street" that were pretaped. The crowd was a very unique mix...there were a lot of hoodie banger types, intermingled with a bunch of elderly folks who may have been on a studio tour. It was funny to see some of the old people laughing at some of Ice-Ts lurid tales.
I must say I recommend this, if you have even a passing interest in Ice-T. I come down on Michael Kay a lot, but he did a good job with this one, and I am much more apt to DVR future interviews he holds with people I have an interest in.
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Post by MSBNYY on Feb 9, 2007 8:40:17 GMT -5
Ice-T was brilliant in both Breakin, and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo.
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Post by 9 on Feb 9, 2007 8:57:55 GMT -5
I will definitely watch this. Ice-T has always been a great interview.
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Post by Chris on Feb 9, 2007 9:17:06 GMT -5
Tom, the Brian Williams interview is great.
I used to walk to school (HS) on occasion with a large group of people, which included Robbie Ortiz (the so-called Best Break Dancer in the City of Corona) and his sister Darlene Ortiz. I was mildly chummy with Darlene - she ran for Cinco De Mayo Queen of the City Of Corona - whoever sold the most Charms Blow Pops in the little fundraiser they ran would win the title. I'm not sure if she won or not, but I donated a few quarters to the cause. As Darlene blossomed in her womanhood, so did her interest in men...and she soon became the steady girlfriend of one ICE-T, whom she met through her brother break dancing contacts. We would see ICE-T, already into his young rap career at the time, driving through Corona to pick up Darlene - he'd even stop and chat here and there a few times, although I never had the privilege. Some of you may know Darlene now as the woman was with ICE-T for years, mothered a child for him, and donned several of his rap album covers holding various assault weapons while dressed in skimpy outfits.
Having said that, I watched the CenterStage edition with ICE-T as well, and I think he came off like a complete douche....and if I do recall, ICE did give "props" to the real originator of Gansta Rap - Schooly D, from Philly.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 9, 2007 9:27:18 GMT -5
Oh, no doubt he mentioned Schooly D, but he emphasized that he simply touched on the gangster style in one song, and Ice T took the ball and ran to it, and made it what it became. Yeah, he came off as a douche, but thats who he is. I found it enlightening, somewhat.
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Post by Chris on Feb 9, 2007 14:18:13 GMT -5
By the way, the girl in question appears on the album covers of "Power" and "Rhyme Pays."
And, I might add, as much as I think Ice T is a douchebag, "Six In The Morning" is a phenomenal song!!!!
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Post by Jackass on Feb 12, 2007 7:00:33 GMT -5
Body Count. 'Nuff said.
(Saw Body Count a few times...best show was them opening for the Ramones at the Palladium)
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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 12, 2007 10:28:35 GMT -5
Huge Body Count fan here. They are once again making the rounds, with a new platter on the street (which I have failed to obtain, to this point) - the band, however, has been marred by death, with only T and Ernie C left from the original lineup. Drummer Beatmaster V was a victim of Leukemia, bassist Mooseman was killed in a drive-by shooting, and rhythym guitarist D-Roc was felled by lymphoma.
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Post by thecaptain15 on Feb 12, 2007 20:23:18 GMT -5
Big Body Count mark here as well from the Cop Killer days..I knew they had something new out (which I haven't purchased yet) but did not know that 3 members of the band were deceased......I would have liked to have seen them live back in those days....
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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 12, 2007 21:17:52 GMT -5
I'll never forget the first time I heard Body Count. I was browsing in a record store in the Village, and they had it playing in there. That song "The Winner Loses" from the debut was on at the time, and I had to know who it was. I was told it was Body Count, and I bought it on the spot. I never did see them live, had a few shots as they made it around, but hey. There are a couple of live DVDs out there if you wish to see them going at it.
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Post by Chris on Feb 13, 2007 4:26:06 GMT -5
was NEVER a Body Count fan. The whole Cop Killer thing really didn't mean shit to me....but at the time Body Count came out, that whole thing just reeked of nothing but a ploy by Ice-T to cash in the whole teen-angst, mosh-pit scene that had really become the staple of the Top 40 charts at the time.
I just seemed extremely insincere to me, and insincerity is something that really bothers in music.
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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 13, 2007 9:53:51 GMT -5
Eh, I dont buy it. The story is out there that T grew up listening to metal, and he has appeared as a guest for such obscure metal bands as Pro-Pain, simply cause he likes the music. And, as explained, he was simply fronting an already existing band of friends who were looking for a vocalist. Nothing scurrilious was going on.
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Post by thecaptain15 on Feb 14, 2007 19:38:21 GMT -5
Maybe Body Count could be the guest band on Wrestling Society X.... ;D
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Post by thecaptain15 on Feb 15, 2007 19:28:57 GMT -5
Caught the Ice-T interview last night..I found it enjoyable....
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Post by $heriff Tom on Feb 16, 2007 15:22:08 GMT -5
If you missed the boat on this first time around, keep an eye out for "Surviving the Game" early this coming morn, 2AM, on TNT. Starring Ice T as a homeless man who ends up being tricked into the hunting grounds to be hunted, ala Most Dangerous Game, the movie also featured Charles "Roc" Dutton, Gary Busey, and Rutger Hauer. It had its merits, and is worth a watch if you have a heap of alcohol on hand.
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