commercial.
>> His new movie "Black and
blue" is in theaters today.
Come on out.
In the building.
>> That was so cute.
>> Good to see you.
>> I told them to bring you out
to island music.
>> We don't want to put nobody
to sleep, man.
>> What do you remember about
that coke commercial?
>> Well, I remember it was the
first time I ever seen over $100
at one time.
And the craziest thing is when
looking at that clip it takes me
to how good god is because being
from the inner city, won't say
everybody but a lot of us that's
in the hood, we thinking about
the hood.
We thinking about the cryps and
the bloods and what we have to
live every day and all I wanted
is a girl's phone number who
live up the street who I've been
flirting with forever and wanted
to know what $100 felt like at
one time.
I was able to get both.
>> Wow.
>> Did the commercial help?
>> When I got her number -- yes.
When I got her number, I had a
lot of options by then, but --
[ laughter ]
>> The smile ain't changed.
>> We got it done.
>> Did you think at that point
you'd made it?
Everything is going to change
now?
>> I had no idea.
That's what I'm saying, the
whole small-minded being in the
neighborhood be like oh, this is
a moment.
I'm sitting here 20 years later
talking about something.
>> Yeah.
>> People are interested in
something that I'm doing and I'm
very, very humbled and grateful
by it.
I'm looking at these images on
the wall like who is that?
>> Right.
What's crazy, not only were you
able to do it, a lot of people
got to go by two names.
You pull it off by one.
>> One name.
>> Tyrese.
>> You know what I'm saying?
>> If you say Tyrese Gibson,
they look at you funny.
>> What is that?
>> Tyrese Tyrese?
>> Who you talking about?
>> It's all the same looking at
the pictures.
That smile is a million dollar
smile there.
>> I got it from my mama, hey,
hey.
>> Blue "Black and blue" this
experience you've been able to
transition to -- into and out of
film and music for some time.
"Black and blue" is a project
you fought for and went after.
>> Yeah, you know, there is
movie roles and opportunities.
There's hey, let's pay our bills
and then there is really movies
that speak to the reality of
what you grew up in and around
and so unfortunately, we are at
an all-time high right now with
police brutality, corruption,
murder, excessive force, and
more importantly, the coverup.
People are literally trying to
convince you that you didn't see
what you know you just seen.
And, you know, I go back because
I'm 40 now and I go back to when
I was a kid, there was no
cameras on no phones, we only
had beepers.
>> I love the beeper days.
>> I mean, the beeper was like
hello and you had to figure out
a way to put in one number at a
time so to be here and have ring
capturing motions at your front
door, it hasn't stopped people
from stealing Amazon packages.
>> Has not.
>> Every camera on the corner,
go pros, cameras are in cars,
cameras on everybody's phone, it
seems like everybody is trying
to figure out a way to out do
each other to go viral.
That's dangerous and comes with
a lot of trama.
So everything about this movie,
"Black and blue" I'm going to
tell you why nothing else
matters right now.
Naomi Harris' character
oscar-nominated from moonlight
does two tours in Afghanistan.
She's bad.
Comes back home from New Orleans
after her mom days and says I'm
still committed to everything
missing the community.
She becomes a rookie police
officer in the New Orleans
police department and she's
now -- she gets out of the car
after her partner told her to
wait in the car and she's like
why am I waiting here?
And she hears two or three
gunshots.
She get out of the car worried
about her partner.
She clicks the body cam on.
Walks into this big warehouse
building and she's able to
witness her police partners in
the police force murdering
assassination style three black
boys in New Orleans.
So in the movie, they are now on
a mission to kill Naomi's
character because she's got the
footage on her body cam and they
don't want her to turn it in.
>> Oh!
>> I'm telling you.
>> That's what I'm telling you!
>> It's real.
[ Laughter ]
>> Now I can tell y'all right
now, I just want to apologize to
folks who like looking at move
-- movies a certain way.
They going to be screaming and
yelling at a screen.
This woman told me the other day
she was in the theater and told
me the moment the movie started,
somebody from the back row foot
was on her neck and kept her
down for two hours.
Anxiety, adrenaline, edge of
your seat screaming at the
screen.
>> Brother, this is one of the
things I love about you is
because you have been one of
those people who have shared
their story about how you got
here.
>> Yeah.
>> I know it has not been easy
for you.
We talk about all the time about
there was one person --
>> Like one person, one teacher
or mentor or anybody.
>> Reggie Andrews.
>> Yes.
>> For you.
>> Yes.
>> What do you remember about
his impact in your life?
>> Well, first of all, many days
I didn't have a quarter, 25 cent
to get on what's called the dash
bus.
So my music teacher used to pick
me up from home to make sure my
school attendance wasn't down
because the distance between my
house and school was far and
more importantly, if you know
what I know about growing up in
the neighborhood, you're walking
through crypts and bloods and
every day just to innocently go
to school, you're putting it all
on the line.
>> What would you say to him
today like if you could see him
to thank him for helping you?
>> I mean, what else --
>> If you had to say one thing,
if it was just like one thing
you could possibly say?
>> I just --
>> If it was just one thing to
him you could say, like just one
thing?
>> One thing.
Thank you --
>> Probably just like --
>> Thank you for being the
father I never had.
>> Wow.
>> And on that note, Reggie come
on out.
[ Applause ]
>> Man.
>> You're my son.
>> Oh my god.
>> He just said my son.
>> Mr. A!
[ Applause ]
>> I just happen to be driving
around the street and they told
me to come on here.
>> Jump off the 101.
I got it.
Wow.
>> What do you remember about
Tyrese?
>> Determined.
He's the only person that I know
of, we did a lot of talent
shows.
That's one way I kept students
focused, did one every month.
And he would study the
videotapes.
He was determined -- he didn't
know if he was going to be
acting or singing but he was
determined.
>> Look at him now.
>> When is the last time y'all
have seen each other?
>> It's been awhile.
>> It's funny.
I was father's day.
>> There you go.
>> Your party.
>> That's right at the house.
>> I invite him out often.
As often as I can.
>> I love it.
>> All right.
So y'all just want to do this to
me today?
>> We love you.
You have so much going on and we
love our teachers.
We need more reggies out there.
So thank you so much and
congrats on everything.
I hope this was a great surprise
for you.
>> "Black and blue" is in
theaters now.
>>> Coming up, back with a new
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Tyrese.