I still want to put together bigger and better programs to work with the community. I still think I could do better on that end.

I always say the movie came out good if they want another one. That always tells me that people really liked the movie.

My son, O'Shea. He looks like me, and he can rhyme.

There's a lot of potential that goes unused in places like South Central L.A., a lot of brilliant, smart people who just don't have that chance to show it.

If it was all about me, I'd do a whole lot of pop records, make a whole lot of money, just rake in the dough. But it's never been all about me. It's all about being a voice for the voiceless. People who can't speak for themselves, who don't have a mic, don't have a say.

The thing is with hip-hop, it has its waves and the waves crash against the beach and the new waves come in. So to stay relevant you have to roll with that.

Ice Cube is the piece of me that I give away to the public.