Ice Cube responds to online criticism of his “Act My Age” song.
Ice Cube hits back at the criticism of his latest music, which suggests he’s too old to rap. Last month, the rap icon returned to music with a brand new album, “Man Up”, which also featured a Scarface collab song “Act My Age”. The part of the song went viral on social media, where he was criticised and was called too old to rap.
“a prime example of why as a rapper you just gotta know when it’s time to hang the mic up,” the user wrote on X. “I would never listen to you and hang up my mic,” Ice Cube responds. “You’ve obviously lost your sense of humor. You need to go find it and stay out my business.”
In the hook of the song that went viral, Cube raps: “This is for the Black, white, brown, and beige/Never tell me to act my age.”
I would never listen to you and hang up my mic. You’ve obviously lost your sense of humor. You need to go find it and stay out my business. https://t.co/Mj2v81o5Uz
— Ice Cube (@icecube) October 20, 2025
“If you over thirty-five and still rapping, keep rapping, my boy,” Cube raps in the intro. “F–k all of that, ‘Oh, I’m getting old’ sh-t. No, we need y’all, we need y’all to save music. We need the real lyricists back.”
The new album is his 12th studio effort, and a follow-up to his last year’s “Man Down” project.
