Ellen DeGeneres and Ice Cube verbally volleyed during a pick-up line challenge on The Ellen Show this week. Cube appeared confident as he munched on bar snacks, but DeGeneres declared herself the winner after a moment of hesitation before dropping, "I think I need a library card 'cause I'm gonna check you out," on the rapper right before time ran out.

Cube told DeGeneres before the battle started that the pick-up line that won over his wife was, "Hey baby... it's me!"

According to MTV News, Cube was on the show promoting the Oct. 17 release of the animated film, "The Book of Life," in which he stars with Channing Tatum and Zoё Saldana.

MTV also reported that Cube is working on a biographical film about N.W.A. and getting ready for the Oct. 21 release of his album, "Everythang's Corrupt."