Q&A: Ice-T on Pimping and the Pope

ES: If my agent wanted 100 percent, I would  fire his ass.

IT: It’s kind of like a wife. A wife tells you,  “Bring me all the money after you work, and then we’ll determine what we do with  it. Don’t stuff, don’t try to take half your check and put it someplace else.  Bring it all back, and then we’ll make a decision on how we split  it.”

ES: Were you actually a pimp at one point, or  was that just a pose?

IT: I like to say I attempted.

ES: Attempted how?

IT: You are not a professional at something  unless you pay your rent doing it. I never made enough to pay my rent.

ES: Did you at least dress the part of a  pimp?

IT: Not like the flamboyant pimps, like Don  “Magic” Juan. Not like you see on Halloween. I used to get my hair done. I had a  perm, and my nails manicured.

ES: There are a lot of bad things about being a  pimp.

IT: Oh, yeah. I always tell people there is  nothing positive about the pimp lifestyle. I mean, it’s a crime. It’s just like  selling drugs or stealing cars. It’s a negative hustle.

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