There's nothing wrong with starting off in a box, but you got to have a plan to come out that box.

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

[Make a sitcom] was really the idea of Executive Producer Joe Roth who owned the property over at Revolution Studios and said he was thinking about taking it to TV. And after he said that he already had [writer/director] Ali Leroi on board, and that he was going after Terry Crews, to me it was a no-brainer. I said, "Let's put this together!"

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.

Usually people who attack the rap are people who aren't even fans.

Don't want to hear my favorite rapper doin' a love song. If I want to hear something soft, I'll throw on Luther Vandross.

The '80s was wild compared to my real small childhood, which was late '70s.