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In the case you didn't notice, I'm not broke, 28 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: you know he'll be interview with celebrity CEOs, entrepreneurs and 29 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,560 Speaker 1: industry decision makers. It's what he likes to do, it's 30 00:01:53,560 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: what he likes to share. Now it's time to hear 31 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: from my man, Rashan McDonald. Money Making Conversation's gilling. Welcome 32 00:02:00,800 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: to Many Making Conversation. I'm your host from Sean McDonald. 33 00:02:03,840 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: I tell everybody every week it's time to stop reading 34 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: your your stories and their stories. Write your own story 35 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,400 Speaker 1: because you gotta write it down because you're just reading something. 36 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: This your story, and it's not really your story because 37 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: it's a it's an example of something that you want 38 00:02:17,040 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: to be. It's time to write your own story. And 39 00:02:19,800 --> 00:02:22,080 Speaker 1: I always leave with your gifts. That's your passion, and 40 00:02:22,080 --> 00:02:24,920 Speaker 1: don't let your age, friends, family, or coworker stop you 41 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,679 Speaker 1: from planning or living your dream. My next cast is 42 00:02:27,720 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: all about that, watching living the dream, watching him grow, 43 00:02:30,560 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 1: and I was so excited. And when they first booked 44 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: him on the show, on this new show flash Bush, Flatbush, misdemeanor, 45 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 1: this Aaron on Showtime, I said, no, no, no, no no. 46 00:02:39,040 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: I got to see the episode before I interview him, 47 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 1: Lord and Mercy. I'm glad. I wait, I'm glad I 48 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:47,480 Speaker 1: pushed forward before he is breaking out fund But see, 49 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:49,799 Speaker 1: here's the cool thing, because I gotta give his credit 50 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: because I just want to give us from love before 51 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: we get started. Because his name is Hassan Johnson. Hassan 52 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: has been seen in many rows from the Wire Brooklyn Finals. 53 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:00,640 Speaker 1: Now hear what I'm saying that that had nothing to 54 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,080 Speaker 1: do with funny them two roles. That has nothing to 55 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,160 Speaker 1: do with a comedian. He recently wrapped a recurrent role 56 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:10,480 Speaker 1: and they hit ABC Drama for Life. No comedy there, Okay, 57 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: just setting you up for where we're going with this 58 00:03:12,360 --> 00:03:15,280 Speaker 1: journey with Hassan. But he's recently seen in the comedic 59 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:18,840 Speaker 1: Chops okay, Tracy Morgan in The Last o g You 60 00:03:18,919 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: might have saw him in Top five Okay. Now he's 61 00:03:21,760 --> 00:03:24,680 Speaker 1: in this new show, Flat Bush Misdemeanor, which premiers May 62 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:28,160 Speaker 1: twenty three at ten thirty pm on Eastern Standard Time 63 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: and Pacific on Showtime. You know his characters drew a bold, 64 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: direct man who's extremely protective of his loved one, in 65 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: particularly his niece. His demand is coming comflict with his 66 00:03:39,360 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 1: livelihood of both Kevin and my man damn them two brothers. 67 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: They lead character, they wrote it, they directed, the executive 68 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: produced the whole series. Are fantastic, please working with the 69 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,600 Speaker 1: money make conversation for the first time, the very fun 70 00:03:51,600 --> 00:03:55,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say y'all, the very funny and talented Hassan Johnson. 71 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:59,840 Speaker 1: How you doing? Oh man? They were introduction. Thank you, Sean. 72 00:04:00,000 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: I'm glad they definitely showed you the episode first man. 73 00:04:04,240 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: You know, the bonus says, because you know, I wanted 74 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:10,560 Speaker 1: to book you too, that's the awesome ball And I 75 00:04:10,640 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: went hold on, he got a new show, because you know, 76 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 1: because I hate coming on there talking about something I 77 00:04:15,360 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: don't know nothing about. And you know, it'd be just 78 00:04:18,160 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: a lot of air, hot air getting blown around. I understand, yeah, 79 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,360 Speaker 1: you know, so I respected with you'll do the don't 80 00:04:23,360 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: want me coming on the show, just revealing the pilot 81 00:04:25,920 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 1: and don't matter nobody watches. Well, let me tell you 82 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,440 Speaker 1: all this. We're gonna talk in like you know, in 83 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: evergreen term generic terms about the pilot. But the pilot 84 00:04:35,320 --> 00:04:39,280 Speaker 1: his historical and this boy right here, this ball right 85 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:42,919 Speaker 1: here I'm talking to right here is uh he played. 86 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: He stayed in the little genre little thug, look thug, 87 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: you know, but boy he funny man talk about man. 88 00:04:49,400 --> 00:04:51,120 Speaker 1: Let's talk about the series, and then we're gonna go 89 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 1: back to when I first encountered you on the wire. 90 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: And it's been a journeyman long journey of excellent opportunities. 91 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:01,599 Speaker 1: But you can get, like it says, stereotype into certain roles, 92 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,479 Speaker 1: and we'll talk about you coming out of that and 93 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 1: and just being uh, just super funny. I'm hoping this 94 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: is the character that you're doing, it becomes a hit series, 95 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: so you can really really show people your range. Talk 96 00:05:12,480 --> 00:05:16,159 Speaker 1: about flask Bush misdemeanor and your character Drew well ce 97 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: Drew uncle Drew. As you'll get to know, he is 98 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: uncle to the little girls ain't and not so little 99 00:05:22,560 --> 00:05:24,800 Speaker 1: girls ain't on this show because she had a mean 100 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: punch boy. So anyway, Uncle Drew brings, I like to say, 101 00:05:29,960 --> 00:05:34,400 Speaker 1: this balance to an array of this like dysfunctional characters. Right, 102 00:05:34,520 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 1: because then while he's so overprotective of Zanta, he's this 103 00:05:38,600 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: tough guy that's put the central tough god mean god 104 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: he he this is a fairness in him that that 105 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: we're gonna explore that, you know what I'm saying. And 106 00:05:48,320 --> 00:05:51,919 Speaker 1: he encounters Kevin and Dan and they start to appreciate 107 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,520 Speaker 1: the fairness that is who who Drew is. But he 108 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 1: brings this this balance to this dysfunction and then vary 109 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:02,039 Speaker 1: lies his own this function because he's so over protectular 110 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: Inzana and he's about his education and you get to 111 00:06:05,760 --> 00:06:08,760 Speaker 1: discovery why well, you know, the beauty of the characters 112 00:06:08,880 --> 00:06:12,520 Speaker 1: is written by Kearn and Dan exaction. You know it 113 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: really uh, it's it's a it's shot a certain way. 114 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: The comedy is real. You know, they say street language, 115 00:06:20,640 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 1: they say the N word, you know, they go there 116 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 1: with the with the with the regular vernacular, you know, 117 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: sagging pains. Ah, it's the look of the streets, and 118 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: it's enjoyable because of the fact that I was not 119 00:06:33,080 --> 00:06:35,560 Speaker 1: offended by anything I saw. I felt it was some 120 00:06:35,600 --> 00:06:38,240 Speaker 1: of the things were very relatable, but then the characters. 121 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:41,479 Speaker 1: You love the characters and you're engaged by the realness 122 00:06:41,480 --> 00:06:43,760 Speaker 1: of it. Now your character is real. Now let's talk 123 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: about you know that the character Drew Uncle Drew. Now 124 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:49,760 Speaker 1: I it was as a scene and it kind of 125 00:06:49,800 --> 00:06:52,880 Speaker 1: reminded me and training day. You know, it's a training 126 00:06:53,000 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: date moment. Remember when he was about to do homeboard 127 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: bad in in the in the bathtub and then it 128 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,119 Speaker 1: came around and found out he he saved my niece. 129 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,320 Speaker 1: That was a trainment. So you're a good one, Reshawn. 130 00:07:04,600 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 1: I'm really glad watching because in the moment in time 131 00:07:08,000 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: and on the day up, I'm not even understanding or 132 00:07:11,600 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: putting the correlation with that scene. With that that's exactly 133 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:18,120 Speaker 1: what that was. That was training down. But to guess what, 134 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:20,400 Speaker 1: I wasn't mad at it because I was like, we're 135 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: doing a comedy here and it was affacting. It wasn't 136 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: such an a parody where you like you just understood, like, 137 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:29,400 Speaker 1: you know what, that's the same you saw the parallel 138 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: or the because because believe me, it wasn't funny. It 139 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: wasn't even close to being funny. And training day, but yeah, 140 00:07:36,920 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: here it was funny. I was I was followed out 141 00:07:40,080 --> 00:07:43,640 Speaker 1: my chair. I was going, this boy food, this is ignorant. 142 00:07:43,720 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: Then your then your other boy. All he do is 143 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: play video games in the right and then the other boy. 144 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:56,200 Speaker 1: He just opened the door let anybody in, you know. See, 145 00:07:57,800 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: so so you you got your niece in there, she 146 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: popping boomerang photos on and you get The thing about it, man, 147 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:08,600 Speaker 1: is that this is just that's setting because Kevin is 148 00:08:08,640 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: a delivery man. Dane is a school teacher, if you 149 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: want to call it, because Kevin ain't really a good 150 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: delivery man, and Dad is not really a good school teacher. 151 00:08:17,400 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: He ain't neither one of them, right and so and 152 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:25,040 Speaker 1: so that's what we have been laughing about. This series 153 00:08:25,080 --> 00:08:28,480 Speaker 1: that premiers on Showtime. It's called Flatbush Mr. Meaning starts 154 00:08:28,560 --> 00:08:30,880 Speaker 1: my Man. I would say stars my man my Son 155 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:34,560 Speaker 1: Johnson because he's a pivocal character, because he's a community character. 156 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: He's in the neighborhood. He's that guy that you know, 157 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: if he walks by you by you you know, you 158 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: probably clutch your bag. If you if he goes by 159 00:08:41,640 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: your car door, you probably push press lock on your door. 160 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:47,040 Speaker 1: You know you're going this door. You might see him 161 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:49,600 Speaker 1: and went back back out the door, you know. But 162 00:08:51,480 --> 00:08:54,640 Speaker 1: all those things because you got that look man. But 163 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: in the end, you have a heart. So when you 164 00:08:58,080 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: get the main thing, he has a heart. Got said, 165 00:09:00,480 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 1: there's a level of fairness that comes with Uncle Drew. 166 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 1: You what you see is what you get. You know, 167 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:08,000 Speaker 1: he wears hard on his sleeve. You're not gonna get 168 00:09:08,000 --> 00:09:10,040 Speaker 1: no b as. You ain't gonna sugar coat and water 169 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,800 Speaker 1: nothing down for you. And that's what you could appreciate. 170 00:09:13,080 --> 00:09:16,319 Speaker 1: And that's what you'll see. The characters Dan and Kevin, 171 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,719 Speaker 1: they start to appreciate that. I think about Drew more 172 00:09:19,760 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: than anything because everything and everywhere else and so if 173 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:26,719 Speaker 1: he had wish washy and they're surroundings they're so uncertain. 174 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: Did these uncertain characters that they could appreciate that Drew 175 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: is so you know, just add of me. Well, I 176 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,240 Speaker 1: think I think let's let's let's be real about that character. 177 00:09:36,280 --> 00:09:39,640 Speaker 1: Because good writing has a way of telling a person's role, 178 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: and your role is about rules. You know. It's like 179 00:09:42,720 --> 00:09:44,720 Speaker 1: we all have rules. You know what I said, Somebody, 180 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:46,840 Speaker 1: the speeding of it might be thirty five miles now 181 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:48,680 Speaker 1: you drive forward it, but it's thirty five miles now, 182 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 1: and that's you. You know what I'm saying, if you 183 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: make a mistake, you hold people accountable for that mistake 184 00:09:53,840 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 1: based on Drew Uncle Drew's rules. You know what I'm saying. 185 00:09:58,040 --> 00:10:00,280 Speaker 1: If you respect the rules, you're gonna walk out of 186 00:10:00,280 --> 00:10:03,320 Speaker 1: the house a lot. Respect the rule. You might walk 187 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,839 Speaker 1: out of the house. He kind of alive, but you're 188 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: gonna remember you broke that rule right exactly. There you go. 189 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,480 Speaker 1: There's gonna be a learning lesson and that's what I 190 00:10:13,520 --> 00:10:16,120 Speaker 1: love about it. So but then again, we talked a 191 00:10:16,160 --> 00:10:17,760 Speaker 1: little bit off air before we got on the air, 192 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: because you get stereotyped. You know, people people see your photo. 193 00:10:21,400 --> 00:10:23,319 Speaker 1: He's gonna play a thug. Oh, he's gonna play a criminal, 194 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:24,880 Speaker 1: or he can play this. And you know when I 195 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: first fell in love with your acting man, way back 196 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:29,439 Speaker 1: on the wire, which was to the novel, when you 197 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:33,000 Speaker 1: look at all the people, man, they were casting that serious. 198 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:37,160 Speaker 1: Oh y'all working, Oh y'all doing big things. Man, to 199 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: the grace of God. That's right, though, you know what 200 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:42,320 Speaker 1: I'm saying. So so you said why with that serious 201 00:10:42,400 --> 00:10:47,559 Speaker 1: so brilliant the cast, and now you get to understand 202 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: why that seeking that's the favorite song. When we were 203 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: shooting the wire, we don't know been making history, not 204 00:10:54,280 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: not not not you. I swear they got any one 205 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,439 Speaker 1: of us telling you that we knew that show was 206 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:03,360 Speaker 1: gonna be we'd be talking about it double the time 207 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: later than it was on Right, you couldn't have pick 208 00:11:06,480 --> 00:11:08,719 Speaker 1: no no when I say they de lined if they 209 00:11:08,720 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 1: said that they knew that we didn't know, you know 210 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,120 Speaker 1: what I mean that it was the writing that cast. 211 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: Now you start to understand as everyone's careers Blossliman came 212 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:21,160 Speaker 1: into fruition that no wonder that that was such a 213 00:11:21,200 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: great show. Absolutely there your character with way Bay we 214 00:11:23,800 --> 00:11:28,320 Speaker 1: Baya's right, he's steal. In my mind, there's two characters 215 00:11:28,320 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: states in my mind, you know, Stringer bound and Bay alright, alright, 216 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: string and strange. But when he got killed, I was hurt. 217 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,719 Speaker 1: I said, oh no, he I know he went out 218 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: like oh when you look at that, that that was 219 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:47,040 Speaker 1: that was really your first really um consistent acting role, 220 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: you know, like sure, yes, that was my first recurring 221 00:11:50,400 --> 00:11:53,320 Speaker 1: role on the television show for sure. Everything else before 222 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,760 Speaker 1: that was either a one off in the film, you know, 223 00:11:55,800 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: like a co star role or U started you episiotic, right, 224 00:12:02,280 --> 00:12:04,199 Speaker 1: So let's let's talk about that. When you when you 225 00:12:04,280 --> 00:12:06,600 Speaker 1: get an opportunity and you finally because you work hard 226 00:12:06,640 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 1: for these opportunities and then you trying to get that 227 00:12:09,080 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 1: regular check and you know, like and and so you're 228 00:12:11,880 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: on all these challenges people because all you guys were 229 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 1: young stars at the time, young young up and comers. 230 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say that word up in corners because we 231 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:25,040 Speaker 1: can turn any streaming network, any movie, any network television show, 232 00:12:25,040 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 1: and one of you guys are on it, what I'm saying, 233 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 1: and some of them two or three y'all in the 234 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:34,240 Speaker 1: same series. Yeah, let's not play with you. I mean, 235 00:12:34,280 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 1: I don't popped up in a few shows or you know, 236 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: movies with my fellow cast mate from the show. Yeah, 237 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: we don't go on skate now. So So with that 238 00:12:44,360 --> 00:12:46,959 Speaker 1: being said, what were your thoughts man, when you when 239 00:12:47,000 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: you when you were brought on the wire. Was it 240 00:12:49,120 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: just a paycheck or was it just hey man, finally 241 00:12:52,080 --> 00:12:55,840 Speaker 1: and finally seeing my craft being appreciated, my skills being appreciated. 242 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,160 Speaker 1: Talk to us about that. I think it was a 243 00:12:58,160 --> 00:13:01,840 Speaker 1: mixture of both, but over role and ultimately it was 244 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:05,200 Speaker 1: my my my craft being appreciated, cause I remember audition 245 00:13:05,280 --> 00:13:08,040 Speaker 1: and right auditioning for the Wire it was Prenin eleven. 246 00:13:08,559 --> 00:13:11,720 Speaker 1: Then we shot postion on the Levin. So you gotta 247 00:13:11,800 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: understand that a lot goes on in between the time 248 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,440 Speaker 1: that it was first very introduced to me and then 249 00:13:17,440 --> 00:13:21,440 Speaker 1: it came into reality, right because the world stopped. The 250 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:25,800 Speaker 1: world stopped in between that time and then resumed again, 251 00:13:26,200 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: and I had to come back with that energy. So 252 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,920 Speaker 1: when I got the callback, I'm like why. I almost 253 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: didn't even remember what it was, but shaw, I'm like, 254 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:37,760 Speaker 1: oh that show, okay, let's go. I got got back 255 00:13:37,840 --> 00:13:41,679 Speaker 1: you focused. I went out there Alexa Photos Office, our audition. 256 00:13:41,760 --> 00:13:43,960 Speaker 1: I remember now in the middle of the audition, I'm 257 00:13:43,960 --> 00:13:48,400 Speaker 1: doing my thing right, and the creator it was David 258 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: Simon in there, and then it was Cluke Johnson who 259 00:13:51,320 --> 00:13:52,880 Speaker 1: was one of the director for the pilot and a 260 00:13:52,880 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: few of the first season episodes. You know from Comic 261 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: Side Life on the Street. Cluk Johnson O g pick 262 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,680 Speaker 1: up the Clark john one of them leaned over to 263 00:14:00,760 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: the other one in the audition, Rashawn, and say we bay. 264 00:14:06,000 --> 00:14:10,160 Speaker 1: So that's when that was my first inclination of something 265 00:14:10,280 --> 00:14:14,800 Speaker 1: like tangible because I'm auditioning in for DeAngelo by the way, right, 266 00:14:15,440 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 1: So I don't know if anybody can even imagine that, 267 00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,720 Speaker 1: because Larry Gillia did such a phenomenal job. When that that, 268 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: who could imagine me playing D'Angelo with him doing you 269 00:14:23,920 --> 00:14:28,240 Speaker 1: know what I'm saying. So when they said that, I 270 00:14:28,320 --> 00:14:30,360 Speaker 1: kind of lost my beat for a minute, but then 271 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:34,160 Speaker 1: I got back on. I finished up, but that lingered 272 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:36,560 Speaker 1: on with me for some reason until I got that 273 00:14:36,600 --> 00:14:38,960 Speaker 1: call from my agent that I booked it, Like who 274 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: is this we may character? And then even then I 275 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: still didn't know because they said, oh, we may here. 276 00:14:43,840 --> 00:14:46,520 Speaker 1: He'll be around for two or three episodes and you 277 00:14:46,560 --> 00:14:51,960 Speaker 1: already know the rest. 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Go 309 00:16:37,080 --> 00:16:40,040 Speaker 1: to Smokey Bear dot com to learn more about wildfire 310 00:16:40,080 --> 00:16:42,400 Speaker 1: prevention brought to you by the U. S. Forest Service, 311 00:16:42,520 --> 00:16:47,480 Speaker 1: your state Forrester, and the AD Council. Let's let's talk 312 00:16:47,520 --> 00:16:49,400 Speaker 1: about you man, because really, you know, bringing on the 313 00:16:49,440 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: show man because a lot of times, you know, uh, 314 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: you do interviews, they don't give a chance to tell 315 00:16:53,880 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: your story, get to tell the journey. And this is 316 00:16:56,480 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: about my conversation about that journey because so many people 317 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 1: need to hear that. You know, like I said, you 318 00:17:02,200 --> 00:17:04,320 Speaker 1: took something that was short and then you turn it 319 00:17:04,320 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: into a career. And that's really what's happening, because you 320 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's like it's like a good like let's 321 00:17:10,080 --> 00:17:13,160 Speaker 1: gonna say that Chicago Bulls if you made the Chicago 322 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:16,399 Speaker 1: Bulls guess when you're champion, all right, you when we 323 00:17:16,480 --> 00:17:18,840 Speaker 1: look at it back now, we didn't realize, you know, 324 00:17:18,880 --> 00:17:22,640 Speaker 1: the last dance shoulders, the greatness of the Chicago Bulls run. 325 00:17:23,320 --> 00:17:26,560 Speaker 1: Now when we look back at the y, you we go, wow, 326 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: look at all those people who came out of the wire. 327 00:17:31,800 --> 00:17:34,200 Speaker 1: So really when you look at her, Sorry, you were 328 00:17:34,240 --> 00:17:38,359 Speaker 1: being pushed by the best every day. Talk to us 329 00:17:38,359 --> 00:17:43,120 Speaker 1: about that. That's a that that's surrounding. Talk about the rehearsals, 330 00:17:43,359 --> 00:17:46,160 Speaker 1: talk about them, you know, being pushed and being mentored 331 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:50,639 Speaker 1: as well to be your best during that time. I mean, Shaun, 332 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:53,280 Speaker 1: one of the greatest experiences of my life. We're talking 333 00:17:53,320 --> 00:17:57,760 Speaker 1: about when du piss son, your son Lance Reddy, Claude Peters, 334 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 1: I mean, it keeps going. Joke John Done, Maan uh 335 00:18:02,640 --> 00:18:06,320 Speaker 1: Andre boy, your Michael K. Williams. You know what I'm saying. 336 00:18:06,359 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 1: It's just it's just it goes down the rabbit hole 337 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,480 Speaker 1: so crazy. And then whether you knew who those people 338 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:14,040 Speaker 1: were or not, by the end of the day's rat 339 00:18:14,320 --> 00:18:16,280 Speaker 1: you knew who they was. You feel what I'm saying 340 00:18:16,320 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: to Michael, Kay, we come on now, if you didn't know, 341 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: now you know. And so That's when I knew I 342 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:26,040 Speaker 1: was being brought up with the best and I said, okay, 343 00:18:26,720 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: this is this is turning into something. Now I can 344 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:31,240 Speaker 1: see where this is really going. Now I have a 345 00:18:31,359 --> 00:18:36,240 Speaker 1: career in a yeah, that uncertainty with you know, being rejected. 346 00:18:36,320 --> 00:18:37,919 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm in the line of work where I 347 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:41,320 Speaker 1: get rejected or a limit. People don't really understand what 348 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:43,920 Speaker 1: that feel like. You go home after these auditions and 349 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: you're not the best man, right right right, and then 350 00:18:48,320 --> 00:18:50,399 Speaker 1: then because you know that that's that's that's what it 351 00:18:50,440 --> 00:18:54,800 Speaker 1: really is, because rejection is so high in Hollywood, you know, 352 00:18:54,840 --> 00:18:58,400 Speaker 1: just is just imagine just going on auditions, auditions, auditions, 353 00:18:58,760 --> 00:19:01,960 Speaker 1: just didn't gonna job interview, job interview, job interviews, and 354 00:19:02,000 --> 00:19:04,320 Speaker 1: then they're just telling you you're not the one based 355 00:19:04,359 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: on you you're not the one, and you know you are. 356 00:19:07,160 --> 00:19:10,080 Speaker 1: But then you gotta eat that. You have to accept that, 357 00:19:10,720 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: dig down, regroup, revan, and say I'm gonna come out 358 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:16,879 Speaker 1: and do better. Like listen, for instance, I'm gonna tell 359 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:18,400 Speaker 1: you this is what happened for me. This is how 360 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:22,480 Speaker 1: I learned the code. With this rejection. I figured it 361 00:19:22,640 --> 00:19:26,000 Speaker 1: like this, the more auditions you're going on the better 362 00:19:26,080 --> 00:19:28,679 Speaker 1: your chances you're booking something. Right, So as long as 363 00:19:28,720 --> 00:19:32,479 Speaker 1: you're going on auditions, you're working, you're shopping in your blade, 364 00:19:32,520 --> 00:19:35,000 Speaker 1: you're getting better, trust me, right, and then and then 365 00:19:35,280 --> 00:19:37,960 Speaker 1: it's supposed to be fun. But then when you don't 366 00:19:38,080 --> 00:19:40,440 Speaker 1: get the job, I mean, you know, there's no gratification 367 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:42,560 Speaker 1: and you're like, what's so fun about that? But what 368 00:19:42,680 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 1: this is what I did for myself. I built the 369 00:19:44,680 --> 00:19:49,200 Speaker 1: system up that for every ten auditions, I'm gonna get one, 370 00:19:49,640 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 1: that one that temper sent RATEO out of ten, I'm 371 00:19:53,600 --> 00:19:56,040 Speaker 1: gonna get one. I was able to live and come 372 00:19:56,080 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 1: to grips and terms with that. And it was happening 373 00:19:58,720 --> 00:20:01,639 Speaker 1: every eight, every sick and then low low low wit 374 00:20:02,040 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 1: every other audition. Our book a roll. And then that's 375 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:08,840 Speaker 1: when you start to you elevate in your mind, and 376 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,080 Speaker 1: then you start to believe in yourself because it's a 377 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:14,560 Speaker 1: relief system. You have to have to keep going. Wow. 378 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:16,640 Speaker 1: So how did you get into actor? Let's get that out. 379 00:20:16,840 --> 00:20:18,680 Speaker 1: Let's hear the fans here about that. How did how 380 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:22,199 Speaker 1: did Hasaan Johnson get into actor? Oh Man? All praise 381 00:20:22,320 --> 00:20:25,639 Speaker 1: due to Spike Lee, Lord and save your spight Lee. 382 00:20:28,119 --> 00:20:32,000 Speaker 1: He had an open call for a movie call Clockers 383 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,240 Speaker 1: and a girl at school, Dad need to go to 384 00:20:35,280 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 1: the open audition because I was just this like boisterous 385 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: young boy. I played ball. I played football. I thought 386 00:20:41,840 --> 00:20:44,480 Speaker 1: I was gonna be a baller. And I was pretty smart, 387 00:20:44,560 --> 00:20:47,040 Speaker 1: you know. I was in the academic classes, like the 388 00:20:47,119 --> 00:20:50,280 Speaker 1: student athlete whatnot. And everybody try to get me to 389 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:52,879 Speaker 1: be more proactive with the academic stuff, you know, the 390 00:20:52,960 --> 00:20:56,119 Speaker 1: glee club, the African Culture Club, the math club. I 391 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: didn't want to do it. I just wanted to play ball, 392 00:20:58,440 --> 00:21:01,520 Speaker 1: and you know, that's it. So she did me because 393 00:21:01,520 --> 00:21:05,320 Speaker 1: I always said I wanted to be on television. Oh well, 394 00:21:05,320 --> 00:21:07,520 Speaker 1: why don't you go to this spike me ordition, Mr, 395 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:10,800 Speaker 1: I want to be on TV. And dared me in 396 00:21:10,880 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: front of like the whole lunch room. Right, I'm holding 397 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: court at lunch doing what I do, and she dared 398 00:21:16,320 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: me in front. So I did one of those. All right, 399 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:21,080 Speaker 1: who's going with me? And then everybody did one of 400 00:21:21,080 --> 00:21:25,560 Speaker 1: these here, and I went. It was like a dare 401 00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:28,359 Speaker 1: I went. I got up that Saturday it was poured 402 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: dawn rain and it was in hall and at the 403 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:32,480 Speaker 1: school he had at a public school in Hall and 404 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: I went up theory Sean and the rest is history. 405 00:21:35,240 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: I went to one audition turning the seven callbacks and 406 00:21:38,440 --> 00:21:41,680 Speaker 1: I got a principal role and Spike Lee film thirty 407 00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: million dollar budget out the gate, Love it, Love it. 408 00:21:45,720 --> 00:21:48,719 Speaker 1: Now now we're making the transition. Top five. You know 409 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:50,680 Speaker 1: that that I think Top five was the first time 410 00:21:50,720 --> 00:21:53,480 Speaker 1: I saw you in funny scenario, you know what I'm saying, 411 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:56,560 Speaker 1: But you when yeah, I'll say that was the first. 412 00:21:56,960 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: They might be something we're missing before that, but let's 413 00:21:59,760 --> 00:22:02,560 Speaker 1: just go with that. With that, you know, this is 414 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,400 Speaker 1: Rashawn's career path for Hasau. You know what I'm saying, 415 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:09,400 Speaker 1: I'm tracking. I'm tracking, you know, So top five, Top 416 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: five was was the one for me. Just started looking 417 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:13,840 Speaker 1: at you because because I always, like, you know, I've 418 00:22:13,880 --> 00:22:16,280 Speaker 1: been fortunate in Hollywood, the cast a lot of people, 419 00:22:16,840 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 1: you know, to see African American talent get pigeonhole. And 420 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,679 Speaker 1: when I saw you in Top five, but you were 421 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:24,360 Speaker 1: still being yourself, but the but the spin on your 422 00:22:24,400 --> 00:22:28,359 Speaker 1: words were funny. I said, this guy is funny. So 423 00:22:28,440 --> 00:22:30,959 Speaker 1: talk about that experience. And then we're gonna go to 424 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: the last o G with Tracy and Tiffany Hatters, where 425 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:37,360 Speaker 1: you really started showing your comedy chops, talking about right 426 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:40,800 Speaker 1: and and and and Top five birth met even being 427 00:22:40,800 --> 00:22:43,200 Speaker 1: able to have an opportunity and a shot to get 428 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:46,199 Speaker 1: on last O g with Tracy Activity, which was a 429 00:22:46,240 --> 00:22:49,239 Speaker 1: blessed as well. But it all started with you know, 430 00:22:49,359 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 1: me telling my uh my manager, Adam Adam Robinson, like, 431 00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:55,520 Speaker 1: you know, I gotta get out of this this pigeonhole 432 00:22:56,080 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: that seemingly a pigeon hole, it's not quite one. Because 433 00:22:59,440 --> 00:23:01,400 Speaker 1: Adam used to always say, how's time come on there? 434 00:23:01,480 --> 00:23:04,280 Speaker 1: If you do something good, that's what they call you for. 435 00:23:04,400 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: You're great at what you do. That's not your fault. 436 00:23:07,400 --> 00:23:10,160 Speaker 1: You can't beat yourself down about that. So if it's 437 00:23:10,200 --> 00:23:12,680 Speaker 1: time to be the thug and this, you know, depending 438 00:23:12,720 --> 00:23:15,359 Speaker 1: on what's going on and what the criteria is, they 439 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:17,399 Speaker 1: go out and be the best damn thug you can be. 440 00:23:17,440 --> 00:23:19,960 Speaker 1: Ain't nothing wrong with it. And then um, I said, 441 00:23:19,960 --> 00:23:22,840 Speaker 1: you all right, until we get to that bridge and 442 00:23:22,880 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 1: we can cross that bridge into the light of heart 443 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,359 Speaker 1: and funny stuff, that's what we're gonna do. So what 444 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: happens is when Top five comes along, it's this character 445 00:23:31,400 --> 00:23:34,399 Speaker 1: that's kind of just played meant to play be played straight, 446 00:23:35,119 --> 00:23:38,280 Speaker 1: and and and in the world of all these comedians 447 00:23:38,359 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: and funny people, naturally funny people because you know, when 448 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:44,720 Speaker 1: Jay Farrell talk, he's just funny. But Sherry Shefford talks, 449 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:47,080 Speaker 1: she's just funny. When trades Me talk, that's just funny, 450 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: you know, Tris when they talk, they're just funny. That tonality, 451 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:55,080 Speaker 1: that dick chance delivery is just funny. So they ain't 452 00:23:55,080 --> 00:23:58,000 Speaker 1: gotta do much because they're established, you know that. But 453 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:00,199 Speaker 1: then here I go. So I'm not going to go 454 00:24:00,280 --> 00:24:03,680 Speaker 1: above and beyond either my best My best bet is 455 00:24:03,720 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 1: to stand my lane and go straight and ask what 456 00:24:06,920 --> 00:24:09,639 Speaker 1: I did because I was fortunate enough to get I 457 00:24:09,720 --> 00:24:12,960 Speaker 1: was privy to some info and their casting process that's 458 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:15,320 Speaker 1: at hospital. 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Your manager is right and you were right, 491 00:26:03,840 --> 00:26:07,280 Speaker 1: because if you don't fight for change, Hussan, then people 492 00:26:07,320 --> 00:26:11,399 Speaker 1: will settle for what you get. And by fighting, you know, 493 00:26:11,560 --> 00:26:13,520 Speaker 1: let's talking what we're talking to. Anybody who's watching the 494 00:26:13,560 --> 00:26:16,199 Speaker 1: shot and listen to the show. Your brand, because you 495 00:26:16,240 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 1: have a brand and you fought for you know, I'm 496 00:26:18,920 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: not satisfied. It's like, you know, it's like this, because 497 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:23,040 Speaker 1: you have a nice house, why can't you ask for 498 00:26:23,080 --> 00:26:26,119 Speaker 1: a bigger house, a better car, or more groceries in 499 00:26:26,200 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: the refrigerator. People like, well you got food in refrigerator. 500 00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:31,880 Speaker 1: I want more and that's how I want more. I'm 501 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: not content And and so that push enabled this conversation 502 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:39,800 Speaker 1: we're having right now because when you got on to 503 00:26:39,920 --> 00:26:42,639 Speaker 1: the last O g and like I said, man, you 504 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: know I really went he funny man. But I'm gonna 505 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:48,399 Speaker 1: just tell you about your funny Hussan. You know, like 506 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,919 Speaker 1: you said, you mentioned you know Sheriff Shepard, Tracy Ferrell, 507 00:26:52,080 --> 00:26:56,040 Speaker 1: you mentioned, of course Chris Rock. They have built a legacy. 508 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,439 Speaker 1: There's like I always tell people, stand up comedy just 509 00:26:58,480 --> 00:27:00,880 Speaker 1: like math. If you know what toothless two equal fourth, 510 00:27:00,920 --> 00:27:03,639 Speaker 1: then you know how to get there. Your style of 511 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:06,520 Speaker 1: comedy is that you're just natural, but you don't even 512 00:27:06,560 --> 00:27:09,560 Speaker 1: understand you funny. And I think that's you know what 513 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:11,480 Speaker 1: I'm saying, that's the gift because all those people have 514 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,439 Speaker 1: walked on stage in front of hundreds of thousands of 515 00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 1: people and made them lad. And so you are just 516 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 1: one of those guys who just naturally funny. If you 517 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:22,360 Speaker 1: get around your family, you crack them up. I don't 518 00:27:22,359 --> 00:27:25,560 Speaker 1: give it you your family go hico you. But see 519 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,840 Speaker 1: what what a comedian has done. He's taking his funny 520 00:27:28,880 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: from in front of his family to strangers. And so 521 00:27:33,640 --> 00:27:37,200 Speaker 1: because you're not done that, it questions your ability. But brother, 522 00:27:37,560 --> 00:27:40,600 Speaker 1: in the last O g that stepped you up. And 523 00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,120 Speaker 1: then you went back to the lot for life on ABC. 524 00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:46,200 Speaker 1: Nice check wasn't supposed to be funny. You're supposed to 525 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:48,800 Speaker 1: be who are you supposed to be? Incarcerated? Then in 526 00:27:48,920 --> 00:27:52,199 Speaker 1: back of your mind you set these templates templates or 527 00:27:52,240 --> 00:27:54,840 Speaker 1: being able to do something more than just be a 528 00:27:54,880 --> 00:28:00,840 Speaker 1: stereotypical black thug. Then flatbush misdemeanor comes along. Tell us 529 00:28:00,840 --> 00:28:03,399 Speaker 1: about that whole process. I know we talked about it earlier, 530 00:28:03,400 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 1: but I gotta close the show because brother, I can't, 531 00:28:06,440 --> 00:28:09,359 Speaker 1: I can't wait to. So this is what it is. 532 00:28:09,359 --> 00:28:12,879 Speaker 1: The Sean This, like you said earlier, this is the 533 00:28:13,920 --> 00:28:18,159 Speaker 1: most tangible opportunity to really show my range because then 534 00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna say, I mean, you're talking about the first episode, 535 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:25,879 Speaker 1: you got eight nine more to you got eight nine 536 00:28:25,880 --> 00:28:29,320 Speaker 1: more to and they let me go. Man, I'm telling 537 00:28:29,359 --> 00:28:32,040 Speaker 1: you Kevin and Dan Man that the two of the 538 00:28:32,119 --> 00:28:35,639 Speaker 1: greatest guys around right now that they are soon to 539 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:38,840 Speaker 1: leave a deep footprint in this game. I'm telling you 540 00:28:38,840 --> 00:28:41,600 Speaker 1: what this one and it's all there for you and 541 00:28:41,600 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: they and they really let me go. They just let 542 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,200 Speaker 1: me go like how they tell a box and let 543 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: your hands right right right right right. Yeah, that's the best, 544 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:53,120 Speaker 1: the best analogy with this character I could come up with. 545 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 1: You guys are gonna be in for it's a roller coat. 546 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 1: There's so much emotion because you sit here, you talking 547 00:28:58,520 --> 00:29:02,440 Speaker 1: about this this Comedi dick stuff, This funny stuff. But 548 00:29:02,560 --> 00:29:05,240 Speaker 1: then you're gonna be so emotional, you're gonna be stressed 549 00:29:05,240 --> 00:29:07,640 Speaker 1: out a little bit, right, we know the thing about 550 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,920 Speaker 1: but in a in a good way because Kevin's life 551 00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: is stressed, is stressed because and he's relatable. Here's a 552 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:18,080 Speaker 1: guy that their lives are not moving forward, y'all. I'm 553 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,680 Speaker 1: gonna just be honest with their lives are in a 554 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 1: stand still. They got jobs that don't have career opportunities. 555 00:29:23,240 --> 00:29:25,840 Speaker 1: They don't even see the career in the opportunity. All 556 00:29:25,880 --> 00:29:27,680 Speaker 1: they are trying to do is get by. And I 557 00:29:27,720 --> 00:29:29,479 Speaker 1: think we know a lot of people who are just 558 00:29:29,480 --> 00:29:32,200 Speaker 1: trying to get by. That's why their characters are relatable. 559 00:29:32,400 --> 00:29:35,640 Speaker 1: But what happens is when they try to move ahead 560 00:29:35,760 --> 00:29:38,880 Speaker 1: and they start making mistakes. And that's when they wrote 561 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 1: the mistakes start to come in. That makes you humanizes 562 00:29:42,440 --> 00:29:45,120 Speaker 1: everything because the way and I I can say this, 563 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:49,760 Speaker 1: the way Kevin encounters Uncle Drew as a delivery and 564 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 1: when he comes into his place, he makes a mistake. 565 00:29:53,960 --> 00:29:58,760 Speaker 1: The consequences of that mistake drives the first episode and 566 00:29:58,800 --> 00:30:02,480 Speaker 1: the long term relates ship. Am I right, Yes, it does. 567 00:30:02,560 --> 00:30:05,720 Speaker 1: That one mistake and you know I always say Rashaan. 568 00:30:05,800 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 1: In real life, I always tell people you can't be 569 00:30:09,360 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: upset about what is and what's not at the moment 570 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: in time, because what you have to realize is every 571 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: decision you made from out the wound to this day, 572 00:30:19,840 --> 00:30:25,640 Speaker 1: right now and in May, is that every direct decision 573 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:29,720 Speaker 1: led you the way you are, wherever you're currently happy, sad, 574 00:30:30,280 --> 00:30:34,320 Speaker 1: whatever the case says, right, et cetera. Every decision you 575 00:30:34,560 --> 00:30:37,360 Speaker 1: may lead you up to right now, and guess what, 576 00:30:37,560 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: it is a beautiful right now. He's I'm telling man. 577 00:30:41,440 --> 00:30:45,000 Speaker 1: The blessing in this interview, man, was that I'm always 578 00:30:45,080 --> 00:30:46,920 Speaker 1: been a fan of Hussan. I've always been a fan, 579 00:30:47,600 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: and then and then going to showtime saying I want 580 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,600 Speaker 1: to interview my bar but I got to see the pilot. 581 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:57,240 Speaker 1: I saw the pilot, man, I am recommended. I'm mad 582 00:30:57,320 --> 00:31:01,240 Speaker 1: because it's several weeks away before premier, so no listen. 583 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: But you made my whole month the rest of my 584 00:31:03,760 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: year is Sean, because you know we we don't know 585 00:31:06,360 --> 00:31:08,840 Speaker 1: what we're in for, so you're telling me it's rest 586 00:31:08,920 --> 00:31:14,280 Speaker 1: assurance that we're doing something right. I'm chasing herself. You know, 587 00:31:14,280 --> 00:31:18,120 Speaker 1: I ain't got time to be lying to you okay, brother, Yo, 588 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:21,239 Speaker 1: I'm just saying like that. It's funny. Okay, they are 589 00:31:21,360 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 1: straight funny man and you and you deliver it on 590 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:27,800 Speaker 1: a high level of opportunity because you're a regular guy 591 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:30,880 Speaker 1: man started out on a dare. But you saw it through. 592 00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:33,120 Speaker 1: And that's what people understand is that is that whether 593 00:31:33,160 --> 00:31:35,320 Speaker 1: you see it through. You know, if people tell you 594 00:31:35,640 --> 00:31:38,760 Speaker 1: or challenge you, then don't don't. Don't cower down to 595 00:31:38,840 --> 00:31:41,280 Speaker 1: the challenge. See it through and see what the opportunity 596 00:31:41,560 --> 00:31:44,720 Speaker 1: barrass itself. And that's what you're going is half the battle. 597 00:31:45,040 --> 00:31:47,680 Speaker 1: Gotta show up. But my man, I want to thank 598 00:31:47,720 --> 00:31:49,880 Speaker 1: you for coming on money and make conversation. Hassan. You 599 00:31:49,920 --> 00:31:56,320 Speaker 1: know we're gonna catch back. You know, I gotta come 600 00:31:56,320 --> 00:31:59,800 Speaker 1: back to you, flatfish, Mr Mean. The premiers May two, three, 601 00:32:00,040 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: ten thirty Eastern Pacific time on Showtime. Oh Man, Hassan 602 00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:07,680 Speaker 1: Johnson plays Uncle Drew again. There's no character like it 603 00:32:07,720 --> 00:32:11,000 Speaker 1: on TV right now. He's gonna change the game if 604 00:32:11,000 --> 00:32:13,479 Speaker 1: they do what I think. That's an Emmy that's an 605 00:32:13,480 --> 00:32:16,400 Speaker 1: Emmy winning character. You get. I'm not even gone. You 606 00:32:16,440 --> 00:32:19,560 Speaker 1: took it. 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