Ice Cube's musings on transportation

From October 2011 to April 2012, we had a special treat here in Los Angeles. Organizations across the city collaborated to put on "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945 to 1980." It was quite an amazing endeavor with things happening all over town (and even at places north, south, and east of Los Angeles proper). There was something to check out pretty much every weekend. Good times.

A short video called Ice Cube Celebrates the Eames came out as part of the Pacific Standard Time happenings.  He makes an interesting observation about race, class, and freeway geography after listing his favorite architectural sites:

The bad? The traffic. Each freeway has its own personality. The 405, bougie traffic. The 110, ha ha, that's gangster traffic right there. There's a difference. You gotta know where you at. Coming from South Central Los Angeles you gotta use what you got and make the best of it.

I loved Ice Cube before I saw this. I think he's incredibly talented as a musical artist, an actor, a producer, and a director, among other things. After I saw this, I added "edgy smartypants" to that list.
 
(via Pacific Standard Time)