LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST IS AN ACTRESS YOU KNOW
FROM ABC'S "BLACK-ISH."
SHE NOW STARS IN THE SPINOFF "GROWN-ISH."
>> WHAT'S UP, CRAZY EYES.
ME!
I'M WHAT'S UP!
I HAD A CHECK.
I'M VERIFIED.
>> WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
OH, YOU'RE SO SWEET.
I'M IMPORTANT ENOUGH NOW THAT PEOPLE ACTUALLY NEED TO KNOW I'M
THE REAL ZOE JOHNSON.
SO KIND OF A BIG DEAL.
>> THAT'S CRAZY.
SO WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE TWO?
>> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME YARA SHAHIDI!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
>> Stephen: HELLO.
HI!
>> Stephen: NICE TO MEET YOU.
WE ALMOST MET YESTERDAY.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE WE WERE BOTH -- BOTH DID OPRAH'S SUPER
SOUL SUNDAY.
>> MM-HMM.
>> Stephen: AND SHE'S FUN TO TALK TO, ISN'T SHE?
>> YEAH, SHE SANG ME HAPPY BIRTHDAY TWICE.
>> Stephen: WHAT?
IT'S PRETTY MAGICAL.
>> Stephen: SHE MESSED IT UP THE FIRST TIME?
SHE'S GOING TO GO BACK AND DO IT THE SECOND TIME?
>> NO, IT'S TWO TIMES THE CHARM.
>> Stephen: WAS IT THE FIRST TIME YOU MET OPRAH?
>> YES, WHICH IS REALLY FUNNY BECAUSE I HAD DONE AN INTERVIEW
MAYBE 20 MINUTES BEFORE WHERE I HAD SAID I WOULD REALLY LOVE TO
MEET OPRAH AND, 20 MINUTES LATER, I GOT THE CALL, LIKE DO
YOU WANT TO BE ON SUPER SOUL CONVERSATIONS TALKING TO OPRAH.
>> Stephen: WOW.
YEAH.
>> Stephen: SHE CAN HEAR WHAT WE'RE SAYING.
>> WHICH I'M HONESTLY NOT MAD AT.
>> Stephen: I WOULDN'T MIND OPRAH BEING MY ALEXA.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU'RE TURNING 18 WHEN?
>> IN 48 HOURS.
>> Stephen: CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: ARE YOU READY FOR ADULT LIFE NOW?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: A LOT OF PRESSURE.
BUT I'M REALLY READY TO REGISTER TO VOTE.
I'M VERY EXCITED.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: THAT'S GREAT.
IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR.
>> IT REALLY IS.
AND I HAVE A MIDTERMS INITIATIVE BECAUSE THIS IS THE YEAR IN
WHICH WE ACTUALLY GET A SEMBLANCE OF CONTROL OVER THE
LOCAL AND ELECTED OFFICIALS OF HOUSE AND SENATE.
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: ARE YOU -- WERE
YOU GOING TO GETTING ANY SPECIALS FOR YOUR BIRTHDAY
SATURDAY?
>> YES, I'M ACTUALLY HAVING A VOTING PARTY.
>> Stephen: THEY'RE GOING TO LET YOU VOTE JUST BECAUSE IT'S
YOUR BIRTHDAY?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
>> I REGISTERED AND IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT CELEBRATING THE FACT
I'VE MADE IT 18 TIMES AROUND THE SUN BUT IT'S A BIG YEAR AND I
HAVE THE 18 BY 18 INITIATIVE AND ENCOURAGING MY FRIENDS TO GET TO
KNOW WHAT THEY'RE VOTING ON.
>> Stephen: OH, WOW, YOU'RE GOING TO REGISTER TO VOTE AND
EDUCATE YOUR FRIENDS?
>> YEAH, AND, OF COURSE, CELEBRATE, TOO.
>> Stephen: YOU ARE ABOUT TO TURN 18.
I THINK NAMES GET THROWN AROUND A LOT BUT THEY CALL YOUR
GENERATION GENERATION Z.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: COULD THEY HOOK ME UP WITH LINGO I SHOULD KNOW TO
SEEM COOL?
>> I ALSO STRUGGLE WITH KEEPING UP WITH THE YOUTH.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: REALLY?
YEAH.
>> Stephen: WHAT DO YOU DETERMINE IS YOUTH?
>> PEOPLE MY OWN AGE!
I FIND MYSELF TO BE TREND TO JASON'S SOMETIMES.
SO I TURN TO MY 14-YEAR-OLD BROTHER.
HE USUALLY KEEPS ME UP TO DATE.
A NEW TERM IS HYPE BEAST.
>> Stephen: HYPE BEAST?
YES, WHICH IS SOMEBODY WHO COLLECTS POPULAR UP AND COMING
BRANDS, USUALLY BRANDS ON FAIRFAX AND CALIFORNIA FOR THE
SAKE OF SEEMING COOL AND HAVING A SEMBLANCE OF CACHET.
>> Stephen: SO YOU'RE TOO BRANDED OUT.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: AND YOU'RE A HYPE BEAST.
IT'S BEASTLY HOW HYPING YOU ARE OF SOMEONE ELSE'S PRODUCT.
>> THAT IS PROBABLY WHERE IT CAME FROM.
>> Stephen: WOW.
COULD YOU USE THAT IN A SENTENCE, PLEASE?
>> IT'S MORE SO -- I GUESS THE ONLY TIME I'VE USED IT IS, HEY,
CY, I TOOK A PICTURE OF A HYPE BEAST.
IS THIS A HYPE BEAST?
( LAUGHTER ) IT WAS A CONTEXT IN WHICH IT WAS
NOT GREAT BUT I WAS TRYING TO GET CLARITY.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
NO JUDGMENT, JUST CLARITY.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE TWO YOUNGER BROTHERS?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
14 AND 9.
>> Stephen: AND 9.
ARE THEY ALSO CREATIVE TYPES LIKE YOURSELF?
>> SO THE 9-YEAR-OLD, HE'S EXTREMELY CREATIVE.
WE DON'T WATCH MUCH TV WHICH MEANS THAT WE FIND OTHER WAYS OF
ENTERTAINING OURSELVES.
SO HE SET UP A CASINO IN OUR FRONT ROOM, AND --
>> Stephen: DO THE POLICE KNOW ABOUT THIS?
OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
>> BUT, YEAH, AND ALSO, I THINK HE'S EXTREMELY SMART JUST
BECAUSE HE UNDERSTANDS MONEY IS A CONCEPT OF JUST A COLLECTIVE
AGREEMENT THAT WE'LL ALL USE ONE TYPE OF CURRENCY, SO HE'S
CREATED HIS OWN MONEY, IT'S CALLED HASAN BUCKS.
>> Stephen: HE HAS HIS OWN CRYPT OCCURRENCEY.
>> YES, BASICALLY BIT COIN.
NO ONE SEES WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE BUT HE KEEPS COUNT.
>> Stephen: HE'S THE FEDERAL RESERVE OF HASAN BUCKS.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: HOW DOES ONE GET THEM AND HOW CAN YOU SPEND THEM?
>> YOU CAN EARN THEM.
YOU CAN PURCHASE THEM FOR $100.
YOU CAN GET 105 HASAN BUCKS.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GOOD DEAL.
>> IT IS.
I MADE HIM LUNCH, SO HE GAVE ME $17 HASAN BUCKS.
MY MOTHER BIRTHED HIM SO SHE GOT 20 HASAN BUCKS.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: THAT WAS EITHER A
TERRIBLE BIRTH OR A GREAT SANDWICH.
I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IT IS.
( LAUGHTER ) WELL, CONGRATULATIONS, HAPPY
BIRTHDAY IN TWO DAYS.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: WE GOT YOU SOMETHING TO HELP YOU CELEBRATE.
IT'S A SHEET OF "I VOTED" STICKERS TO GIVE TO YOUR
FRIENDS.
GIVE THEM OUT THIS FALL, OKAY?
( APPLAUSE ) THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING