Ice-T wants modern rappers to “get a hold” of themselves

nme.com:

Ice-T has asked the current generation of hip-hop artists to “get a hold” of themselves, when talking about the slew of rappers dying.The rap icon – whose real name is Tracy Marrow – has recently been making TV and festival appearances in celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary.

Last weekend (June 29-July 3), he was at Essence Fest and reflected on the growth of hip-hop music.“When we started, hip-hop was supposed to be a fad, he said, per People. “It’s great.

Hip-hop has grey hairs. The beauty of it is that it’s still here, still flourishing and people still love it. It’s gone through a lot of different growing pains and stuff, but for them to say it was a fad — now you have hip-hop billionaires!