Brian Hooks On Life After 3 Strikes, Soul Plane & 50 Cent vs T.I.

The crew sits down with actor and comedian Brian Hooks for a real one as he opens up about where he's been and what happened to his career after dominating the early 2000s comedy scene (0:00). Brian gets into the making of Phat Beach and what it was like being part of one of the most iconic hood classic films of that era (6:30). He then breaks down the Soul Plane experience and what really went on behind the scenes of that movie, including stories most people never heard (14:00). The conversation shifts to his role in 3 Strikes and why that film hit so different in the streets (23:45). Brian keeps it a hundred about the politics of Hollywood and why so many Black actors from that era just disappeared (33:00). He talks about what he's been working on lately and why he stepped back from the spotlight for a while (42:30). Things get interesting when the topic of the music industry comes up and whether 50 Cent and T.I. are the new Biggie and Pac of this generation (52:00). Brian also shares his thoughts on comedy today versus the golden era he came up in (1:01:00), before getting into the business side of entertainment and the lessons he learned the hard way about ownership and contracts (1:10:30). The guys wrap it up with Brian giving advice to young actors trying to make it out of the hood and into Hollywood (1:20:00).