Nick Cannon On ‘Chi-Raq’, Longevity in Hollywood & ‘Wild-N-Out’

His work as a philanthropist:

I remember early on in my career it was, like, ‘Yeah, of course I’ll do a charity event,’ because it was fun, but now is when you really say, ‘It’s time to leave my mark’. That’s been my focus with the HALO Awards and a couple of the other initiatives I’ve been putting together, and even in this film. Now, I want to do stuff of substance, stuff that can at least get people talking.

On being employed for over a decade in ShowBiz:

I never enjoyed being the worker ant. You know, the ones that build the hill? They go and get the dirt, one grain at a time. My definition of a worker ant is someone who gets up and goes to auditions every day and perfects their craft, and hopefully they get the right role that takes them to the next level. I think that’s a beautiful process, but that’s never been me.

On Wild-N-Out returning for it’s seventh season:

People were, like, ‘What do you mean improv?’ Like, ‘Yo! The art of improv!’. Taking some of those things that you would see at maybe Second City or a ‘Whose Line [Is It Anyway?],’ and put it in the world of hip-hop. I mean, it’s very similar to what Spike did here [with ‘Chi-Raq’]. You take something [written by] Aristophanes and put it in the South Side of Chicago and show the similarities, I think it’s groundbreaking. And to me, to be able to be groundbreaking is truly special.

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