Ice Cube To Write And Produce Comedy Cop Series

Ice Cube is to executive produce and write a comedy cop show, after being head-hunted by executives at the NBC network.

Studio chairman Ben Silverman says of the rapper's new project: "As we continue to expand our roster of diverse talent both on camera and behind the camera, a guy like Ice Cube, who's multi-talented, is someone we really wanted to be in business with."

"He's had an amazing career, to have gone from N.W.A. to this. We really want to capture his voice and his eye for talent, and his producing acumen."

It's not known if Ice Cube will make an appearance in the show, but Silverman adds: "If he appeared in the pilot or series, we'd be really excited about that."