WEBVTT - Ice Cube (5-12-26)

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<v Speaker 1>And now an exclusive interview with David Bassey for Dodger Talker.

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<v Speaker 2>All right, we are here with the man that the

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<v Speaker 2>players obviously believe in that say that he was the

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<v Speaker 2>man that inspired them to beat the Yankees in twenty

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<v Speaker 2>twenty four, and he was part of the parade last year,

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<v Speaker 2>and of course a man of music, entertainment, the one

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<v Speaker 2>and only Great Ice Cube. Thanks a lot for the time.

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta calm the butterflies in my stomach. Cube. I

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<v Speaker 2>don't get this nervous when I'm talking to Mookie Beds

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<v Speaker 2>or Otani, but you man, I gotta calm myself down.

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<v Speaker 3>Appreciate it. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I'm a big fan of the Dodgers, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>so you know, having an honor like this tonight, it's

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<v Speaker 1>next level for me too.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you been practicing the first pitch back in your

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<v Speaker 2>house in the backyard.

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<v Speaker 1>I threw the ball around a little, me and my

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<v Speaker 1>son Sharif. But you know, when we get out there,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I just want to.

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<v Speaker 3>Throw a strike.

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<v Speaker 2>What's it like for you to have accomplished almost everything

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<v Speaker 2>in the world of entertainment and then be such a

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<v Speaker 2>big sports fan and the Dodgers inspired by your performance

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<v Speaker 2>here at Dodgers Stadium in the twenty four World Series.

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<v Speaker 2>Beat the Yankees, and then they bring you back out

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<v Speaker 2>and the lowrider that now has become a babblehead and

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<v Speaker 2>you're throwing out the first pitch. What does it mean

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<v Speaker 2>to you to be such a big part of this city,

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<v Speaker 2>to have such a big hand in that clubhouse.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean just as a fan, you know, put ice

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<v Speaker 1>cube aside, just as a Dodger fan, lifelong Dodger fan.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, this is next level. You know, this is

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<v Speaker 1>probably you know, fan heaven. You know when it comes

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<v Speaker 1>to just watching the team over the years, watching them,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, fight the Yankees, beat the Yankees, lose against

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<v Speaker 1>the Yankees, beat the Yankees, and you know, it's been

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<v Speaker 1>a it's been a pleasure just to be around. So

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<v Speaker 1>to get a chance to be a part of it,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the first year and and really you know,

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<v Speaker 1>going through it and having the team say something like that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, the team, they was good. They didn't need

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<v Speaker 1>me to win the World Series. But if I gave

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<v Speaker 1>them any kind of inspiration, you know, that to me

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<v Speaker 1>is taking it, you know, over and beyond the moon.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's really been just a pleasure. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>this is a dream come true for me too.

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<v Speaker 3>Never in a million years that I think I'd be

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<v Speaker 3>a part of it. You know, I just enjoy watching it.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, that's what I wanted to bring up to you

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<v Speaker 2>as well. Being a guy that went to the high

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<v Speaker 2>school in the nineties in the valley, the only way

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<v Speaker 2>you could hear your music was on Kday And here

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<v Speaker 2>you are now at Dodger Stadium.

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<v Speaker 3>You're throwing out the first pitch.

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<v Speaker 2>Could you have ever thought that you would be here,

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<v Speaker 2>excepted when when I was growing up, parents were telling

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<v Speaker 2>us not to listen to your music and Kday was

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<v Speaker 2>the only place playing your music.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, I mean we was an underground group. We was

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<v Speaker 3>happy with that.

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<v Speaker 1>We just felt like if we was gonna be an

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<v Speaker 1>underground that's cool.

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<v Speaker 3>But as the.

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<v Speaker 1>Years went by, more people started to accept the music,

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<v Speaker 1>be a part of the music, and celebrate the music.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, to be here and have an organization

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<v Speaker 1>like the Dodgers embrace you. You know, it's something that I

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<v Speaker 1>could never you know, looking back from the nineties or

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<v Speaker 1>the eighties, I could never dream of And so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>being in in my career, this is my forty first

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<v Speaker 1>year in music and entertainment, to get accepted by a

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<v Speaker 1>great organization like the Dodgers, to be a part of.

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<v Speaker 3>It, throw out the first pitch.

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<v Speaker 1>Get a Bible head two years in a row. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, you know, this is fan heaven. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I love I love being a fan of the Dodgers,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, being a part of it is to

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<v Speaker 1>me something I never dreamed of.

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<v Speaker 3>But I'm happy that that I'm here.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, you are synonymous with the city of Los Angeles. Cube,

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<v Speaker 2>you know how much the city of LA loves you back.

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<v Speaker 3>You are ours.

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<v Speaker 2>You might go on tour somewhere in Boston, but we

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<v Speaker 2>know you got that Laker purple and gold down. We

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<v Speaker 2>know you got that Dodger blue hat on, and you

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<v Speaker 2>know how much everything that you've done means to this city.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, just like Magic Johnson, just like Kobe Bryant,

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<v Speaker 2>like Otani Mookie bats Are, you know, the city holds

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<v Speaker 2>them so close to their hearts. I feel like we

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<v Speaker 2>feel the same way about you.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, I love Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, born and raised here, grew up South central

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, been all over LA. You know, from you know, Compton.

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<v Speaker 1>South Central Watts, you know, the Valley, you know, Pasadena,

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<v Speaker 1>downtown East LA. You know, we've been everywhere Inland Empire,

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<v Speaker 1>and so I always represent you know, I've always represented.

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<v Speaker 3>La wherever I go.

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<v Speaker 1>I got that La hat on and showing the world

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<v Speaker 1>that I'm proud of the city, and so to be

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<v Speaker 1>accepted and to be embraced by the city, it is

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<v Speaker 1>a dream come true for La. Kid.

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<v Speaker 2>You ever go to that in and out on Ventura

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<v Speaker 2>and DeSoto right there?

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<v Speaker 3>Oh yeah, I've been.

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<v Speaker 1>I've been to a few of them, you know that one,

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<v Speaker 1>the other one on down on ventur by Tap. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I can't stay out of those. In announcing fat Burgers,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I love him, same.

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<v Speaker 2>With me, Skinny fat guy right here at Cube, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I keep Freddie in check. Hey, you know that got too.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks a lot for the time. It's a great honor

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<v Speaker 2>to have you on the show. And it's gonna be

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<v Speaker 2>awesome to see you celebrated again at Dodger Stadium throwing

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<v Speaker 2>out the first pitch and good news. I talked to

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<v Speaker 2>Dave Roberts. He's not gonna try to put his booty

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<v Speaker 2>on you tonight.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh good.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, hey, but if you win another series, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we can definitely we can dance all night if you

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<v Speaker 1>win another one.

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<v Speaker 3>For sure, love it, for sure. It's a good day

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<v Speaker 3>in Dodger Stadium. Thanks a lot. Cute Yeah yay,