You become a writer on a television show, and you see yourself doing bigger and better things, you don't wait till they tell you, "Here's the way to do bigger and better things," you start writing. You start writing that material that you might be doing off to the side. Nobody's going to be paying you for that, but it could turn into something big.

I was trying to be the best rapper in the world. I wasn't thinking about acting.

You wanna be remembered for making an impact and changing things. I guess for the good or for the bad, it don't matter. But I guess you just wanna be remembered when it's all said and done.

When I was in N.W.A. and didn't get paid all the money I was owed, that's when the business side of showbiz hit me.

When I did 'Boyz N The Hood', I never thought how we grew up in South Central was interesting enough for a movie.

It's always been jewelry, clothes, appearance. Those are things that compete with the car. But the car is the ultimate. Get that car right and it doesn't matter what you got on or what you wear once you step out of that car.

People are still tied to their hoods, and it's usually not the artist, it's usually the friends and instigators who get it popping.