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Hip-hop veteran Ice-T created quite a stir on Sunday after making statements about the self-proclaimed rap “boss” Rick Ross. In an interview Ice-T gave prior to the premiere of VH1’s”Planet Rock: The Story of Hip Hop and the Crack Generation,” he says Rick Ross (and many other rappers) are having an identity crisis.

“He thinks he’s [Freeway] Rick Ross, he thinks he’s Larry Hoover, he thinks he’s Big Meech, he thinks he’s MC Hammer, he thinks he’s Tupac. Like, who the f*ck are you really, dude?”

Ice T says many of today’s rappers glamorize a lifestyle that he wanted to escape at a young age.

“I don’t draw a line, I just try to tell the truth. If you tell the truth, itís gonna have a pro side and a con side. So I try to tell the full story, not just the story of when the hustlerís winning, but the trials and tribulations of the sñt he goes through.”

Other artists talk about hip-hop and how it influences the Black community on TV One’sUnsung, Way Black When and Welcome to Death Row.” Check out the videos below.

Yo-Yo says she wanted to step outside of gangster rap and represent for women.

MC Lyte, Biggie and Sticky Fingaz of Onyx get real about Hip Hop’s influence on the community.

Big Daddy Kane lists the five best rappers from Brooklyn.

Eazy-E turned Hip Hop into a business venture.