I know that there are obstacles; I know that there are hills to climb, I know there were people before me that made my journey easier and there are people behind me that I have made the journey easier for.

Sometimes you got to start somewhere. And it's cool, as long as where you start is not where you plan on finishing.

I'm the most successful person in my generation of family members, and that sucks.

There's not enough Ice Cubes out there. There's not enough Ice Cubes getting a chance to do their thing.

Keep everybody out your business, that's how you do it. And I mean everybody. It ain't about having a relationship outside of the house. It's about having a relationship within each other. When something go down don't be calling your sister or your mother; I'm not gonna be calling my brother or uncles. We're gonna work it out.

Whatever happened in the neighborhood. That's what I was rapping about. And that sparked people's interest. And that's what kind of put me on that path.

Rapping is talking and communicating, and that's always good.