Ice Cube has revealed the secret behind his 32-year marriage to Kimberly Woodruff, with whom he shares five children.
Sitting down for a chat on Funky Friday, which is hosted by former NFL star Cam Newton, the rap legend opened up about his long-running marriage.
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“We wanna be [married]. You gotta want it. I don’t want nobody to have my woman. She’s mine. And I’m hers,” he said.
Cube added: “Every day ain’t gonna be roses — you can’t expect that. It’s all about: are y’all a family or not? You gotta be willing to give. Hopefully it’s a person you wanna give to — in time, effort and love.”
Back in 2022, Ice Cube reflected on first meeting the woman who would become his wife: “When I saw her, something automatically went through my head that said, ‘Either that could be your woman or that should be your woman.'”
He continued: “She did not dig me. I think she was in a relationship, so she wasn’t having it. But I ended up seeing her about six months later, and the next time, we had more time to get to know each other. She could feel my vibe and fell in love with your boy!”
The N.W.A founder also described how he popped the question to Woodruff in 1991: “I wanted to propose to her, but it was also close to her birthday. I bought her a BMW and pulled it in there, and I had the ring sitting on the seat.
“When she saw the ring, it just went to another level. I was happy that she said yes, and that we was going to start a life together, and I always felt like I wouldn’t be nowhere near as successful as I am without her.”
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He later revealed in an interview with the Daily Mail that after 25 years together, he asked his wife if she would agree to marry him if he asked her now.
“The second time I basically said, ‘If I propose again, would you say yes?'” Cube recalled. “She said, ‘Yeah I would,’ so I didn’t really have a lot of pressure. I had built up 20 years of good faith.”
