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

No matter what part of the country you come from, you can always come together to make groundbreaking hip-hop.

But with rap music - not just N.W.A. - but rap music in general, seeing these artists wearing these team logos all the time started bringing a synergy and energy about having to rep your city, your team, everywhere and all the time.

The best thing I've done with my money is buy a house for my family. You wake up to a house you love and you feel like somebody.

That's always been my approach, to expose what's going on and what's not being said. I could go the selfish route, and probably make a whole lot more money, but that's not what it's about, it's about speaking for people who can't speak for themselves.

Sometimes, when you want to laugh, reality steps in.

It's funny how people who ain't never been down there can think that America is so fair and that we should be alright. It's funny that the people who have their foot on our neck are telling us, 'Get up. What's wrong with you?'