Nick Cannon
Nick Cannon
Nicholas Scott Cannon is an American rapper, actor, comedian, entrepreneur, record producer, radio and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenager on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild 'N Out, and America's Got Talent. He acted in the films Drumline, Love Don't Cost a Thing, and Roll Bounce. As a rapper he released his debut self-titled album in 2003 with the hit single "Gigolo", a collaboration with singer R. Kelly. In 2007...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth8 October 1980
CitySan Diego, CA
CountryUnited States of America
It's fun having songs about parties and gigolos, but I really wanted to use my music as a form of art. Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think, and I wanted to do that with this song
In so many areas, when you think about it, you never really see an actor cross over to music. It always music to acting and it's receivable because when music gives a form of entertainment of art to where it's very personable, it's a passion, it's an intimate type of art to when you hear it, it's them.
I am not worthy to be on a Mariah Carey record. She's a true artist, so I just step back and watch the genius occur.
Even where the game is today, cats don't really focus on necessarily what it is that you're saying so when people say, "Oh, you can't rap," I play into the joke. That's why I'll challenge anybody; anybody rapping, let's go just because I know what the art form is and even when you see these battle rappers in here, they're so skillful. It's actually a skill.
One thing about being a stand-up is it's a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You're the producer, writer, director, and the actor. You just gotta be out there and perform and give your all. It's such an honest form of art that it just taught me so much, and it kind of prepared me for manhood at an early age.
Art is supposed to spark conversation and make people think
Bow Wow is amazing in this film, ... I always like to say, 'If you can't picture someone else in the film, then that person did a phenomenal job,' and I can't really picture anybody else in the role of Xavier. He stripped himself totally of the Bow Wow character and became Xavier.
Yo! I think this guy has a good eye and will be able to tell his story in a proper way.
I think I must have attention deficit disorder,
I was attracted from day one. How could you not be attracted to someone who has a great spirit on the inside and beautiful on the outside?
She said she was in the clinic and heard a voice, ... I said, 'Yo, that was me.'
to start creating my own projects. People want to work with me but there aren't that many scripts being written for me.
We would always talk about that and say All That was the new Saturday Night Live.
That's supposed to be next year, ... That's something that I actually wrote and produced, too.