Ice Cube talks Eames

Ice Cube talks Eames - Ice Cube Eames, A South Central Los Angeles native, Ice Cube holds a strong affinity for the sprawling City of Angels. While cruising the L.A. streets in a 1960s Lincoln Continental convertible for a "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980" video, the rapper-turned-actor says "so what" to people deeming L.A. "eyesore after eyesore," claiming, "They don't know the L.A. I know. The good, the bad and the ugly about L.A." His main stop is the Eames House in the Pacific Palisades, where he reveals his solid knowledge of architecture and design.


Walking along the exterior and relaxing inside of the house, Ice Cube informs that pre-rap world, he studied architectural drafting. +architectural drafting,

In an interview with the New York Times, Ice Cube, his old architectural stomping grounds is listed as a trade school in Arizona. Ice Cube Eames,

Ice Cube confesses his love for the work of Charles and Ray Eames, midcentury design icons and husband-and-wife team. He's particularly fond of their resourcefulness and points out details of their design during his house tour, exercising his architecture chops. Knowing that "you always gotta have a plan," Ice Cube says, "It's not about the pieces, it's how the pieces work together." While "McMansions" tend to swallow up the land, Ice Cube says the Eamses "made structure and nature one." Ice Cube,

Earlier in the video, Ice Cube lists the good and the bad about L.A., citing various architecture wonders as the good. The bad? Traffic. He says that every L.A. freeway "has its own personality." The 405 consists of "bougie" traffic while "gangsta" traffic travels the 110. Ice Cube This is going green,

To wrap up the short two-minute video, Ice Cube nods to the eco-friendly aspect of the Eames House. "This is going green 1949-style, bitch. Believe dat." We believe you, Ice Cube.

His final thoughts, which we absolutely adore, are, "Who are these people who got a problem with L.A.? Maybe they just mad they don't live here." Eames house Pacific Palisades,