I never was in the Nation of Islam... I mean, what I call myself is a natural Muslim, 'cause it's just me and God.

I think [director] Malcolm Lee is a real master at being able to make you laugh while bringing serious subject-matter, so the movie doesn't hinge on silliness, but on real life.

My wife keeps me sharp. You know, she ain't going to let me get comfortable with this "Ice Cube" stuff.

People wanted to have fun more than they wanted to learn from their music, and that's where the shift started to happen.

I think rap music is brought up, gangster rap in particular, as well as video games, every other thing they try to hang the ills of society on as a scapegoat.

Gangsta to us didn't have anything to do with Al Capone and stuff like that. It's just about living your life the way you want to live it. And you're not going to let nothing stop you.

I always tell people that if you gave me a pen and a piece of paper when I was a teenager and said, "Write out how you'd like your career to go," I would have probably short changed myself compared to what it's been for real. I'm just extremely excited about what I've accomplished.