Well, for the transition from rapper to actor, I was fortunate that director John Singleton pursued me for about two years to be in Boyz 'N the Hood. I really wasn't even thinking about acting at the time, since I was singularly focused on being the best rapper in the world. So, that was really a blessing, because I wasn't really taking him seriously.

[Boycott Oscar] is like crying about not having enough icing on your cake. It's just ridiculous.

Sometimes when you're relegated to your neighborhood, you forget that there's more important things than your neighborhood going on out in the world. And that just gave me a chance to see how life could be. And it gave me a chance to interact with everybody, not just black people or Mexicans. It made me just a little more worldly.

Our household is built on love and respect. And we don't really let negative vibes stay too long. It's worked out. I got a great family, great kids.

My problem is that I never get through the whole book. I skim through this one, that one, and then the other one.

Anything that got to do with a pig, I ain't eatin'.

The hardest period for a writer is the period in-between writing. That's when you can go crazy if you don't allow the creative juices to flow.