Ice-T and his wife Coco’s love for horror films led to quite the bonding moment with a horror legend himself, Stephen King.
In an exchange on Twitter/X on Monday (April 29), Stephen replied to the rapper/actor’s post asking for suggestions of their favorite extreme/disturbing movie. For Ice and Coco, it’s the 2008 French film MARTYRS (frequently named one of the most disturbing movies of all time), which focuses on a young woman’s quest to seek revenge against people who abducted and tortured her as a child.
“By now you should know that Coco and I are FANS of Extreme Horror movies… I don’t know why it took me soooo long to watch MARTYRS. But that movie is officially SICK.. Loved it. What’s your favorite Extreme or Disturbing movie?” Ice asked.
“THEY CAME FROM WITHIN and THE BROOD, both early David Cronenberg,” Stephen replied – which delighted Ice.
“When GrandMaster talks…. You gotta listen. RESPECT the OG!!! Mr @StephenKing,” he replied, to which Stephen said, “I bow down.”
Ice-T has had much success in the film and TV world himself — including in the beloved Leprechaun comic horror franchise. Recently, he shared his take on Artificial Intelligence – and revealed that he doesn’t share the same concerns that partly pushed the Screen Actors Guild to go on strike over summer.
Ice hosted a book signing for Mark Minevich’s Our Planet Powered by AI in December, where he said that he felt that he could “act forever” thanks to the technology.
“I think Ice-T could potentially act forever,” he said to the NY Times. “I wouldn’t care. I think to say ‘no’ would be selfish. A future AI version of me would be better than me.”
He continued: “I believe it’s coming and we need to just address it as it comes. There is nothing you can do. One of my favorite quotes from [famed producer] Quincy Jones is, ‘if you want to lose a fight, fight the future.’ If you can’t beat them, join them. I am trying to read as much [as I can] to be involved as it grows.”
While Ice-T is welcoming to the technology, at least one other legendary West Coast rapper is a little less excited — namely, Ice Cube. Over the summer, the NWA legend cautioned that the technology would make artists “lazy.”
“I think it’s terrible,” Cube said. “I think it’s gon’ make people lazier, less creative.”
Ghostface Killah is a legend in any time period. He's dominated other artists for over three decades, and he's gone head-to-head with the likes of Biggie and Nas. Ghost's reputation is bulletproof (insert wallets joke here), which would probably intimidate any rapper who attempted to collaborate with him. Kendrick Lamar is the exception to the rule, apparently. Ghostface Killah talked about his 2022 song with Lamar, "Purple Hearts," and how impressed he was with the latter's work ethic. He was so impressed, in fact, that he upped his game.
Ghostface recounted the collab during a recent appearance on the Juan Epstein podcast. He was asked about the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar (because everybody is these days), and he redirected the convo to "Purple Hearts." The Wu-Tang rapper was "honored" to contribute to Lamar's double album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. "He put his call in and it was like, 'Yo, okay. This is one of them names,'" he recalled. "I ain’t take him lightly because his wordplay, his style, y’know what I mean? Now, I just gotta do what I feel."
Ghostface knew that he couldn't phone in a verse, however. He put down his bars for "Purple Hearts," then decided to write and record a second verse just in case. He wanted to make sure Lamar was happy with the final product, so he gave him multiple options. "[These young guys] can really, really rhyme," he explained. "That’s why when I did the record with Kendrick, it was like, 'Okay… I sat with it and was like — I sent him two verses. I sent him a 'just in case' one. Like, 'N**ga, if that don’t go, this one [will].'"
This isn't the first time Ghostface Killah has praised the Compton rapper. During a 2022 interview with Billboard, Ghost gave Kendrick Lamar his flowers and singled him out as one of the best of his generation along with J. Cole. "For a lot these [fans] in the younger generation, [their favorite], it’s either Kendrick or J. Cole," he noted. "I gave him his praises, and he boomeranged that sh*t back." This was well before the Big Three battle, but it's safe to assume Ghost's high opinion of Lamar is even higher now. The rapper's victory has even led to Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers re-entering the Billboard 200.
