Ice Cube reveals the secret that helped his marriage survive for over 30 years

As for the “trick” to creating a marriage work long-term, Ice Cube says in case you desire a relationship to last, it’s about making a alternative. He would know this because he and his wife, Kimberly Woodruff, have been married for 32 years.

The hip-hop icon, actor, and owner of Big3 was a guest on Cam Newton’s recent podcast, and there he was asked about his family and the way they’ve handled his long-running profession.

“My family is the most important thing to me,” he said. I might be on the streets loads greater than I’m now, but that’s not where I need to be. I prefer to be present and there for the individuals who were there for me.”

During the conversation, Cube revealed that in terms of marriage and family, he has at all times had an important example. Despite the ups and downs of growing up in South Central Los Angeles, his parents were together and he had a healthy, united family. So when he got married, he was committed, and it remained that way for the 32 years that he and Kimberly were husband and wife. When Newton, known for speaking openly about his struggles with monogamy, asked if they might still be together, Ice Cube replied that it was a choice they made to be and remain a family.

“We wish to be. You should want it,” he said. “You just should want it. I don’t need anyone to not have my woman. She is mine. I’m hers.

Newton then went on to discuss the barriers to lasting relationships, from temptation, to breakups, tragedies and more, and noted that so long as Cube and his wife are married, they cannot say “doves are flying” and roses at that every single day. The rapper said that every single day can’t be a ray of sunshine with anyone.

“Who in your life is like this? You don’t like your mother on a daily basis. Sometimes she gets on your nerves. One day your brother, sister. “Not every day of the people you love or spend a lot of time with will be a bed of roses,” he said. – And you may’t expect that out of your spouse. The point is, are you all family or not?”

He emphasized that such devotion may also happen without marriage.

“It has nothing to do with marriage because I actually have seen people break up and be as close as after they were together and supporting one another; they’re just still there because they’ve made a commitment to one another, though they could not find a way to live together. It’s really about true commitment, not continually attempting to satisfy all of your needs. You should want to provide. AND [it has to be] the person you wish to give – your time, effort and love.

Ice Cube and Kimberly Woodruff have been married since 1992. They have 4 children together and are also grandparents.