Overview
- Ice Cube responded on social media to a viral post urging him to retire after his new song and video, writing that he would never hang up his mic.
- He told the critic to regain a sense of humor and to stay out of his business, echoing the single’s defiant stance.
- The “Act My Age” video with Scarface uses baby-bodied visuals and a tongue-in-cheek tone to mock age-based policing of legacy artists.
- The track opens by encouraging performers over 35 to keep recording, with Cube declaring that hip-hop needs real lyricists back.
- Coverage notes a split reaction, with some praising the energy and humor and others dismissing the release; Billboard lists the song on Cube’s Man Up album.