Overview
- After X user @freddiehotspot urged him to “hang the mic up,” Ice Cube replied that he would “never” do so, telling the poster to find their sense of humor and “stay out of my business.”
- The “Act My Age” video, released Oct. 15, uses comedic visuals that place Cube and Scarface’s faces on babies’ bodies to lampoon age-based critiques.
- Newsweek reported the critical post had more than 2.5 million views and 10,000 likes, while Cube’s response drew about 1.1 million views and 12,000 likes at the time of publication.
- The track opens with Cube encouraging artists over 35 to keep creating and calling for “real lyricists” to “save music,” reinforcing the song’s anti-ageism message.
- The song appears on Man Up, released Sept. 12, which Cube describes as centered on accountability and resilience; coverage also notes a separate report that a crew tour bus linked to him was recently firebombed in Portland.