- Yo, what's up.
I'm Nick Cannon and this is First Time here at BuzzFeed.
I can't wait to answer some of these questions.
I never met a question I ain't like.
(hip hop music)
The first time you realized you were in love
with Mariah Carey?
When I was 11.
(laughing)
And that "Some Day" video came on,
curly haired girl with these tight jeans on
doing the running man.
I was like, "That is my wife, it's goin' happen."
I spoke it into existence.
Who was your first real friend in Hollywood
and do you still speak?
Absolutely.
Keenan Thompson, still to this day, that's my family now.
We went from friends to family, so.
Our mothers are best friends.
He looked out for me when I was just teenager,
kept me from sleeping in my car in Hollywood,
and to this day that's my brother.
First celebrity crush?
Ohh, I like this one.
Mariah Carey, everybody knows that.
And I married her, now what?
Who does that?
First time you were star struck?
I won't really get star struck.
I make dumb decisions and mistakes around celebrities.
First time I met Oprah, I walked up to her and said,
"You told Harpo to beat me."
That was probably the dumbest thing
I could've ever say to Oprah.
But I said it!
I done did, it was 100% true.
First big career change you were hesitant to make?
I'm not really a hesitant type of person.
I fly by the seat of my pants.
I mean I've had a lot of big career changes, obviously.
You know, I had people watching me grow up in this industry.
From quittin' America's Got Talent
to creating my own show Wild 'N Out,
to starting my own record label,
to being the chairman of TeenNick.
It's all been stuff that I was like,
"Hey, I'm jumping in, I'm going for it, let's do it."
Never be scared, I'm fearless!
First person who comes to mind
when thinking of your dream Wild 'N Out guest?
Eminem!
We all know this.
He needs to come and represent.
First crazy rumor you heard about yourself?
Man, you got me thinking back.
I don't know,
there's always those rumors
where the first time I heard that I was dead.
(laughter)
You know, like, where they kill you in Wikipedia.
I was like, "No, I'm here."
People were calling me
and I was like, "No, I'm still alive."
Didn't die.
First rapper you'd call on to collaborate with?
If I could revive my rap career (laughing).
You know I have an album out right now
with very prevalent rappers like Quavo.
BuzzFeed is very current, so.
Maybe this is like a question for me in 10 years, maybe.
First time you slid into someone's DMs?
I've never done that.
I'm sorry.
I'm not a DM slider.
That's weird to me.
These people are strangers,
I don't want to know you that bad,
that I'm gonna go and invade your privacy
and try to introduce myself, sorry.
First time you realized you were famous?
I still don't feel famous.
I think because
I got so many way more famous people around me.
My kids are more famous than me.
I don't feel famous.
I'm not famous.
Beyonce's famous, Mariah's famous, those people are famous,
I just work in the entertainment industry.
First time you realized your voice could inspire change?
Probably when I was super young, like four years old.
I come from a long line of
community activists and ministers.
That's what they dedicate their life to
is utilizing their voice for the community.
I have always been taught
to whom much is given, much is required,
so the more that I'm given a platform and opportunity,
the more I have to use my voice.
I want to be the first person in Hollywood to...
Not give a (beep).
(laughing)
And there you have it.
I answered all the questions.
I am dominating this here exercise.
I appreciate you BuzzFeed.
Make sure y'all check out the mad singer.
I'm still offended about the rapper question.
My album is out now.
All of them are out.
The new one coming out is going down.
It's incredible.
It's Nick Cannon, let's keep it going.