Ice Cube Talks Big 3, Oakland, and Diddy

Ice Cube is with us today to talk about his Big 3 tournament that kicks off in Oakland, and his thoughts on everything going on with Diddy. 

Episode Transcript

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Soda cans time, here's your girlsoda. What's up? Hey? You
play gotta have some real discussions.I need answers. What's you're talking about?
So we're talking to Cube today kindof podcasts. Yeah, because you
know he's coming to Oakland with thatBig Three basketball tournament that he does the
three on three. You know,there's the discussion about Caitlin. Yeah,

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is she gonna be coming, Isshe gonna be a part of the squad,
because that's you know, a situation. She's a star basketball player in
the sweet sixteen right now. Yeah, but will she come over and be
a part of Cubes's league when she'sdone with that. We're gonna talk about
that. Mm hmmm uh. Andyou know I gotta ask about Diddy oh
good, not the Diddler diego,you know. And of course it just

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celebrate the fact that Cube has beenso successful with this Big Three basketball tournament,
and you know, first stop isOakland, so we're gonna have to
stand up and represent. It's aboutto go down, man. I believe
Jude fifteenth is what supposed to popoff out here at the Oakland Arena.
Yeah, And tickets went on saleor going on sale March twenty ninth,
ten am at Big three dot Comslash tickets, So make sure you hop

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in there and get that. Butlet's get O'Shea on the phone. Hey
we are Cube over here. Cube, what's up? It was? How
were you? Sir? All good? All good as usual, right,
blest. So we're talking about thisBig Three coming back to the Bay.
Oh hell yeah, you know we'recoming back. We can't wait. You

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know we was Jews man. Thelast time you was out here, Brad
definitely was a spectacle. Yeah,I'm talking about so for this season,
bron and see y'all gonna be tippingoff and Oakland, Bro, what made
you want to go ahead and startout here in the town. Yeah,
I mean, you know we're tippingoff out there in the Bay. Like
like you said, last time wewas there, we had a great time.

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We just you know, we werejust peeping off the Bay and peeping
off Oakland and a lot of teamsare leaving and we like, yo,
let's go show Oakland's love man andstart our season there. It's on my
birthday, so it's gonna be lookat that Big Three birthday baths. You
know what I'm saying with it,that's what solo. So that means I'm

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assuming Mount Westmore gonna be performing duringhalftime. Okay, what's up? Only
right? You never know, younever know. We's gonna be in the
house, you know. You knowwhat I'm saying. Put at the back
signal and we'll see who show up. A ton of folks. You know,
forty want to be there all day. It's like I'm not telling you

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without a doubt, you know.Uh yeah, Forty would always come through
there, you know, uh tooshort. But we want everybody from the
Bay, you know what I mean. I love to have Hammer come through,
you know and show some love.So we won't. We want,
you know, as many OG's fromthe Bay, the new school from the
Bay to just come through. Man, have a good time. Ain't nothing

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hotter in the summer than us.So it's going down, no, I
know. I know last year,bro, you took the Big three you
know International, which all first gameover there in Europe in London. Man,
how was that movement? And like, what can we expect with this
year because I know you're only doingit bigger and better. Yeah, you
know, it was great to beable to go and show the world this

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game. You know, we've beenin Toronto. You know, we came
to the Bahamas one year. Soyou know, that's what's great about the
Big Three. We can kind ofbe anywhere. You know, our games
are once a week, so allof our games have stakes. And it's
cool because you know, we inOakland week one, were in Tampa week

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two. Uh, so we couldbe anywhere in the world pretty much with
this league, and that's what's greatabout it. It's like a rolland all
star game. Right, So youknow, we were don't have fun with
it, uh, you know,signing new players and just you know,
make sure the league is Roland likeit's supposed to. And we're gonna have

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a party without a doubt, soI know, I mean it's clear or
why you would pick someone like CaitlynClark to be a part of the three
on three. Right, So what'sthe latest on that five million dollar deal?
And I saw people making comments like, oh, if Caitlyn plays,
she ain't gonna score one point,blah blah blah, Like there's been a
lot of talk around it. Imean that's the debate. Uh. We

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just happy to be able to to, you know, provide the opportunity.
Of course, you know, shemoving numbers. If you really look at
the games she play in. Youknow, some of the ratings are bigger
than the NBA. So you know, we it's only right for us to
try to get her to elevate theleague. You know, everybody gonna eat.

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You know, she come to theleague without a doubt, So it's
just a it's just a great offer. I think it's a great time for
women in sports, uh, tostart elevating this pay. The men get
paid a lot, so it's timefor the women to start getting paid.
So is it still up in theair. Has she agreed, she rejected
her what's happening. It's still upin the air. You know, we

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uh, we were talking to heragents, and you know this has been
in the works for a minute.It kind of just leaked yesterday. So
you know we're just uh, youknow, trying to get an answer,
trying to get some love. Hopefullyshe'll decide to play. You know,
I think it'll be you know,should be taking a big step to me

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for for women in sports. Ifshe did play, it's gonna be breaking
down some real barriers. Man.You know, maybe maybe let her finish
off with the Sweet sixteen. Yeah, that's why we was kind of holding
off. You know, she gotbusiness at hand, and uh it leaked,
so we had we didn't want todeny it and uh lie about it.

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So we just we confirmed, youknow that we made her offer.
And you know what's cool is it'sour sponsors. You know, they really
want her, so you know we'reable to make a generous offer because you
know, we know the league willelevate with her being a part of it,
right and c double a scoring leadernow you know what I'm talking about,

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knocked off pistol Pete Marrivich and thathonestly would make her probably one of
the highest, if not the highestbad female athletes in the world. Bro.
So you know that's that's big teamsright there, BRO, without a
doubt. You know, we knowwe couldn't come week with it, especially
you know, we're trying to convinceher to uh to take this historical step,

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and you know we just you justnever know, you know, she's
gonna do it or not, butwe want to make sure we we showed
how much the Big three really wantsher to be a part of the league.
So how many how many of theseinterviews you already done for the Big
Three moving around the tour? Isthis the first one we've done a few?
Okay, yeah, I think we'vedone one or two, you know,

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not a lot. Gay, Wewant to make sure we talk to
y'all. You know, you guyshave always showed us love up there,
and we want to show some loveback, and you know, make sure
we can get y'all in there andbe able to talk about the game,
because that's the most important thing.We coming with the Big Three, you
know, with or without her,were coming. Yeah, So this is

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my question. Let's have a carand I'm trying to be respectful, and
I know you probably ain't gonna answer, but when I say, Diddy,
you can choose to be silent.You could make a couple of words.
You could be like no comment,like you know, or whatever your perspective
is on just basically in general,the stuff that goes on in Hollywood that

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people don't really know about, whetherit's true or not, doesn't really matter.
It's just like, you know,I know you've seen some stuff,
que so well, you know,I haven't seen that much stuff. You
know, I've heard about a lotof stuff, you know, what I'm
saying. Yeah, I heard abouta lot of stuff, but you know,
I think every industry you know,has just outrageous peace people. So

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you know, you can look atevery industry almost and there's people that that
do it, you know, ona whole other level everybody ain't really with.
So you know, the music industryis no different, movie industry is
no different. It's probably in sports, there's probably some in radio, you

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know what I mean. Y'all probablygot some stories about you know, some
of these people behind the scenes whoyou know, act like they got more
power than they really do. Andso, you know, I think every
industry, especially a money making industry, you know, all the people who
don't want to get involved in thatextra stuff, you know, just got

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to look out and be diligent.Right, Yes, it's easy to fall
into. Man, there's a lotof people that have been like I just
had to telling no, don't wantto party with you. All money ain't
good money. Giving up giving upyour morals for fame ain't cool in no

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way, shape or form. Soyou know, sometimes it's better to stay
where you at than always trying toreach and if you know, people want
you to do things that you knowyou ain't supposed to be doing. Man,
you gotta you got to back upand try another route. I don't
mind going a long way. Idon't need the shortcut. I don't need

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the shortcuts. I go the longway. That's the truest stuff I'm on
here today. Period take the longroute sometimes that's shortcut and get you caught
up all right. Well, ticketsas tomorrow ten am, Big three dot
com slash tickets. I mean yougot to get in there and get the
best seat to the house. Man, show us some love. You know,
we're coming through. Like I said, everybody leaving oak but we coming.

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Uh. You know, let's havesome fun. It's gonna be a
great day and if you miss it, you're gonna be mad at yourself.
So it's an affordable ticket. Soyou can bring you can bring on them
bad kids. You got through.You know what I mean fun, he
said, bring all that I got. Everybody leaving Oakland, your badass kids

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and when were coming. So representKeep it real, man, keep it
real. I appreciate you. Cute. You know, it's all love.
Man. Tip off. You knowwe're gonna be out there with you.
June fifteenth, in the oak litreda man. We appreciate you, brother.
Yep, stay blessed all right,God bless joke, have my free

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ticket. Goddamn it bye, yougot it, no problem. I appreciate
it later. That's a solid man, man, I mean always been you
know, ice Cube has always beengood energy at any time we tap in
with him. Yeah, try tokeep it real with folks and just you
know, fly straight and narrow.You know, he probably saw some more
teens than he wanted to say.I know he did. But we'll see

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who pops out at this game kickingit off in Oakland, the Big Three,
I know, forty probably gonna goout there and represent. We'll see
what other Bay Area and West Coastlegends and you know up and comings and
whatever come out and represent for BigThree at Oakland. Make sure you go
ahead get your tickets. Man,it's gonna be a movement this summertime.
You definitely don't want to miss it. And stay tapped in. You know
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