Ride Along 2, the sequel to the hilarious comedy Ride Along starring Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, hits theaters today. We got a sneak peek at the great buddy cop flick two weeks ago and then followed it up with an exclusive interview with the legendary Ice Cube.
He was busy representing for Ride Along 2 at the movie’s premiere in Miami while we were stuck here in the freezing cold New York City but we did have a chance to talk about the Oakland Raiders’ possible move to LA, what it’s like to work with Kevin Hart, and his upcoming performance at Coachella 2016.
Check out the music and movie icon’s responses below:
COED: Let’s start with some big news this week, can we get an official Ice Cube statement on the possible relocation of the Raiders to LA?
Ice Cube: I would love for them to relocate to Los Angeles. If they can’t make it work in Oakland then I want them to come down here to LA.
COED: Do you feel pretty good about the Raiders’ roster right now?
Ice Cube: I’m happy with AC/DC right now. I’m happy with Khalil Mack and I think even our tight end Clive Walford too. So if we can keep duplicating the last draft we’ll start putting together a pretty solid team.
COED: Olivia Munn stars in Ride Along 2 with you and we know that her boyfriend Aaron Rodgers was on set for X-Men. Did he come down to Miami for the filming of Ride Along 2?
Ice Cube: He came through, yeah. We didn’t really talk about football we just kind of went back and forth saying how much of a fan we were of each other. It’s cool to have somebody like that on the set, you know? People get excited and the energy goes up.
COED: You have a ton of stars in Ride Along 2. Did that mean that a lot of celebrities made their way on set?
Ice Cube: You know, mainly it was people in the movie but everytime we were out people would show us and the movie love. It’s all love. It’s great to have a film like that everybody loves.
COED: Let’s talk Kevin Hart. So I know you worked with one of your sons in Straight Outta Compton, but what was it like to work with your other son Kevin Hart?
Ice Cube: It’s always great. He’s a good dude, solid.
COED: Would he make for a good road trip partner do you think? Could you see yourself on a long journey with him or would that not work?
Ice Cube: No, it’s cool. We’ve gone all over the world so I can handle Kevin. He’s a good dude, fun, life of the party kind of dude when you’re around him.
COED: You’re down in Miami right now and Spring Break is coming up. Did you ever go on any Spring Break trips back in the day?
Ice Cube: Not as a Spring Breaker, but we’ve done a lot of cool shows around Spring Break which was always a lot of fun.
COED: So what about warm weather destinations just to chill?
Ice Cube: Oh I like Maui. You know, nothing is better than Maui, Hawii. For partying it’s probably Las Vegas.
COED: You’re playing at Coachella this year, right?
Ice Cube: It’s cool because my son keeps going every year and he keeps saying “You’ve gotta do Coachella, you’ve gotta do Coachella.” And for me to be able to book the gig and go on such a good night with the Guns and Roses reunion, it’s awesome at this point in my career.
COED: What are your plans for the show? Are you going to bring anyone out?
Ice Cube: I’m going to try and get the guys from NWA out there. I’ve got a couple of new songs that I did with The Game and I have a song on the Dre record (“Issue”) so I might try to pull out the tricks out of the hat.
Special thanks to Ice Cube for taking the time out of his busy schedule to talk to us. Ride Along 2 is in theaters today, so make sure you go and see it!