Ice Cube recently sat down for an exclusive Off-Air interview with Big Boy and offered and inside look at his career, growing up in Los Angeles, and forming N.W.A with Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, MC Ren, and DJ Yella.

Ice Cube discusses the early years of gangster rap, leaving NWA to start a solo career, and the story behind iconic songs like “Straight Outta Compton”, “Express Yourself”, “Eazy Duz It”, “No Vaseline”, “Boyz in the Hood”, “Westside Slaughterhouse”, and more.

He also speaks on his filmography, which includes Friday, The Players Club, First Sunday, Barbershop, Are We There Yet, and 21 Jump Street. The west-coast rapper recalls receiving a letter from the FBI, getting chased by police after a concert, and working with actors like Chris Tucker, Kat Williams and Bernie Mac.

Plus, Ice Cube comments on the west coast vs east coast hip-hop beef and diss-tracks like “100 Miles and Runnin;”.