I like to deal with things I heard about, ... People are always getting their house broken into around the holidays. That's when the crime rate goes up.

I did Are We There Yet? because I wanted to do a movie for my fans' kids. Black kids don't really see movies on this budget for them, starring them. And there's so many white kids that love that movie.

I'm always happy. I've just got a mean face.

Early in my career, people wanted to hear music about protest, about trying to change things.

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.

I make a mean cup of coffee, if you give me the right ingredients.

Everybody that wants to be successful should always be careful of what you wish for. A lot of artists and entertainers want to put the genie back in the bottle and wish they could go back to being what they were.