Mo’Nique talks career highs and lows with Jalen Rose
When comedian-turned-actress Mo’Nique was growing up in Baltimore, her friend’s mother made a prophetic comment. “She said to me, ‘When you grow up, either you’re going to get your ass … Read More
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Jalen Rose talks determination and marriage with Papoose
The rapper Papoose knows a thing about grit. Growing up in Bed-Stuy, he dreamed of being a hip-hop star. He was making great music, selling CDs out of his trunk … Read More
Jermaine Dupri talks origins of Atlanta hip-hop with Jalen Rose
Jermaine Dupri’s father was a record executive, so he was raised around hip-hop, going to shows while in his single digits. But he started his own career as a 12-year-old … Read More
Jalen Rose and MC Lyte talk hip-hop and fashion
Trailblazing female rapper MC Lyte has some sage advice: “I would never suggest to a female MC to do what I did,” she told me on this week’s “Renaissance Man.” … Read More
Rapsody tells Jalen Rose how she made it in the rap game
Marlanna Evans grew up in a small North Carolina town with a population of about 2,000 people. “Everybody knows everybody,” she told me on “Renaissance Man” of Snow Hill, North … Read More
Jalen Rose and Angelica Ross talk acting success & life struggles
“Pose” actress and trans activist Angelica Ross is now a part of showbiz history. The Wisconsin native is starring in “Chicago” as Roxie Hart, making her the first openly transgender … Read More
Ja Rule tells Jalen Rose about the women who gave him a ‘wake-up call’
It was his distinctive raspy rhymes that got rapper Ja Rule out of the tough streets of Hollis, Queens. But as he also points out to me on this week’s … Read More
Jerry Ferrara tells Jalen Rose how he knew ‘Entourage’ was a hit
Brooklyn native Jerry Ferrara shot to fame playing Turtle on the HBO hit “Entourage.” But he didn’t know the show was such a cultural force until a car crash. The … Read More
David A. Arnold tells Jalen Rose how to make it in comedy
There’s a theme that’s emerged on “Renaissance Man” with many of the comedians I have interviewed. Most of them can trace their early fascination with the craft to Eddie Murphy. … Read More
Rotimi and Jalen Rose talk about dissing Jamie Foxx & singing for Jay-Z
What’s it like to be so multi-talented — to sing, dance and act so well — that Jamie Foxx approaches you in the club to compliment you, but you blow … Read More
