Q) How did you get involved in the sitcom? Please talk a little bit about the process of getting onto the show.

A) Joe Roth, who runs Revolution Studios, which the movies were made at Revolution, said he wanted to do a third movie. I really wasn’t interested in doing that role again on - as a feature. So he said that he got another idea. He said, “What if we took it to TV? Are you interested in producing?” That really kind of turned me on especially when he said that he had talked to Ali LeRoi. We were thinking about Terry Crews and it just kind of all came together. It was like a no-brainer and TBS who had done these with Tyler Perry. It’s the perfect place for a sitcom like "Are We There Yet?"

Q) What did you like so much about being an Executive Producer? Is there something that you found different in terms of the rewards of it?

A) Well just being a producer, period, it allows me to work on multiple projects and be really in the mix where the decisions are being made. The shape of the show and what we’re trying to do. It’s a little tricky with ten episodes, you know, but (in) success, you know, hopefully we’ll be able to really dig in there and do some, you know, very, very interesting television.

Q) What’s been your most memorable experience in working on it so far?

A) Just going out and getting with the cast for the first time on the set. We’re shooting in Connecticut. After talking about this thing but to actually come together and start shooting episode 1. I think we’re all going to remember that time, especially if we get picked up. Because if we get picked up this is like a two year grind of trying to really, really make good television for that long. So, I think we’re all going to remember the first day because after we get going it’s definitely going to just be a memory.

Q) What is going to be different and what’s going to be the same about the movie and the television show?

A) Well, what’s going to be different is that it’s not a road trip, not a lot of moving. What’s going to be the same is the dynamic of a new father. I mean you have so many of these stories out here in America where somebody’s trying to make a new family or put together a family and it’s not really been explored on television a lot. So that dynamic to me is really kind of what we’re hanging our hat on is the fact that you got this guy trying to be the new dad and all the heartache he goes through trying to live up to that. So, I think that’s what you got out of the movie and that’s what you’ll get out of the sitcom.

Q) Of late you’ve kind of had some fun working in family entertainment area. What has been a big surprise for you about your role in that part of the entertainment business?

A) Acceptance. If you probably Google me before you took your kid to see Are We There Yet, I would think a lot of parents would be like, “Wait a minute. Whoa, whoa, whoa. I’m not sure.” To me it’s the right decision, especially the longevity to go after the children of my fans with something that they can be a part of. So, I just think that’s the biggest thing, just kind of being accepted by those moms out there to give it a shot, to give Are We There Yet the movie a shot and then they gave Are We Done Yet a shot. I believe they believe that they can give the television show a shot.

Q) In the sense of going back a little bit, how did you first approach the idea of acting or were you approached?

A) I was approached by John Singleton who directed Boys in the Hood. He saw something in me and he said he knew I could do it. He had to pursue me for a couple of years because I really wasn’t interested in acting because he was young and I had never tried it. I didn’t even know if I could do it. I was just trying to be the best rapper in the world at that time. So, thank God he did pursue me and thank God I ended up doing it.