Every day on the Ice-T’s Daily Game podcast t legendary rapper breaks down a quote that helped him to get through the game of life and may teach a good lesson. In one of the recent episodes, Ice explained how being on top of your game and being humble are not mutually exclusive.
The artist he used to illustrate his point was nobody else but Emnem. Ice-T said:
I’ve always said that in rap we like to brag a lot. We like to say I’m this, I’m that. But in real life, all these compliments can’t come from you. The person that’s saying “I’m this I’m that” is usually saying it ‘cause nobody else is saying it. The greatest compliments are coming from people behind your back, when you are not in the room and they say, “Yo, Ice is cool guy, Ice is that, Ice is this”. They also say bullshit about you like, “He’s a piece of shit, She says she’s this, she’s that, but she ain’t”. What people say to your face is less important than what they say behind your back.
I remember when I met Eminem I asked him what he wanted out of the game. And he said, “All I wanna do is be around like you and Dre”. And my comment with him was “Be a beast on the mic and be humble in real life”. And I think he followed that advice. Because, if you can rap like him, you don’t need to tell people you are a great rapper. You show it and you prove it. So you could be dope and in real life you don’t have to be walking around telling people who you are, that’s corny. Let them say it!
You can argue that Marshall had already lived by these words before meeting with Ice-T, and this is why he responded to Ice’s question the way he did. Everybody who had the smallest interaction with Eminem says he’s the nicest person they’ve ever met. He is merciless on the mic and a humble, kind person in real life.
Listen to the “Dope and Humble” episode below:
