 You was early on that like do you think that this big facade where when you put this dress on like we just had Brandon T. Jackson over here. He was saying after he wore the dress He felt like you know, like thank you because his belief system that wasn't a thing for him But you but you don't he figured out over and over again Man listen DMX man, I seen you that did RP to DMX I seen you did that skit long time ago on this show with him man. Like that was a I didn't know that and when I seen I'm saying glad to be home. I need to talk to you though, you know, cuz I'm having trouble with women He so and back then I'm gonna bring the dress thing up and all that Yeah, you was early on that like do you think that this big facade where when you put this dress on like we just Had Brandon T. Jackson over here. He was saying after he wore the dress he felt like you know Like he because his belief system that wasn't a thing for him, but you but you Over and over again Because let me tell you something That's stigma. I don't buy into that. First of all Men in drag has always been a comedy staple And it's funny because this is when you read some of the comments and you see where people aren't educated Because one of the talking points of black people to bring up is it's a masculine black man You'll see white men doing that. Are you out of your mind? They were kills. No, no, but forget the kills Dustin Hoffman and Tutsi Robin Williams, it's Mrs. Doubtfire exactly Tom Hanks and bosom buddies white guy Milton Burrell It's just been a comedy staple period and then again. I use two words balance and perspective When you look at the landscape of all our leading black men in Hollywood and first of all men in drag has always been a comedic thing That's why you don't see dramatic actors do it But before we get to that, let's look at the actors anywhere from Denzel to Don Cheadle to Sam Jackson Morgan Freeman Ving Reigns Eddie Murphy. I could go on and on and on Westie Snipes They play far more roles not in the dress than they do in a dress right and in terms of positive black male imagery We've played everything from superheroes to lawyers to doctors to judges politicians cops loving fathers devoted husbands So in terms of balance and perspective as long as the scales weigh heavily in favor of positive imagery of black men not in dresses Then you can have a little bit of that and a little bit of that is comedic and then I say be honest with yourself You mean to tell me that Eddie Murphy one of the most iconic comedians in comedy who we all love and respect if he decided to do stand-up again because of the nutty professor and Norbit rescue sits you've lost respect for Eddie Murphy He's no longer an icon and a legend in our eyes. You won't go seeing in his movies Jamie Foxx Triple threat actor singer comedian. You loved him when he was wandering and living color He won an Oscar. So you telling me now? We don't respect Jamie Foxx if Jamie come to your city to do stand-up You're not coming to see him perform. You're not supporting his movies Let's go down the list Marlon and Sean Wayans Martin Lawrence the Martin show Was a beloved staple in the black community So was you knocking him when he was doing shenan a was you knocking him when he was doing mama pain? Did you not support him when he did the three big mama movies? You know again Kevin Hart Richard Pryor who is the goat his legend is tainted because he played a maid in the toy Flip Wilson as Geraldine Back in the 70s when blacks weren't really on TV like that He was considered an icon and legend because it was the first black man with his own show And he created an iconic character and Geraldine. So now we don't respect flip Wilson We're gonna put an asterisk in his name in the history books. You're lying. So stop lying Like come on man Have his own show no to um, who was the first black man to put on a dress? I want to say him is Geraldine Yeah, I could be wrong. Okay But certainly he was the first guy with his own variety show You have nothing to worry about that help a lot where he put Richard Pryor on and help other black people get on So that's what I'm just saying This whole black man in a dress is to demean. I've never bought into that because the black men that we have or Had had in cinema Have given us every reason to not feel demeaned and that's what I'm saying The men in dresses have only been strictly for comedy and those scales are Leaning one way heavily than they do the other way. So let's have some perspective and keep some balance Come on, man. Did you okay? When was the first time that you put a dress on was it on mad TV or was it before that? DMX kit and when you did it was it any second thought about no Did you like this just come I am secure and who the I am I'm the most getting this much on the planet whether I get it for free or pay for it outright. I Don't got on that don't mean nothing to me. I have so many dudes hitting me up in my in my Instagram Either calling me a Or calling me a sellout That's mean nothing to me because I'm securing who I am. I know who I am I take care of my fam. I make sure my kids straight, you know, my my my woman ain't complaining about nothing You know, I live a great life. I do what I do. I answer to nobody. I'm my own boss You know, I got millions. I don't give a but that one. Okay, so we're in a dress But then I would research in you I came across a video where you were doing it almost like a music video, but When I say my man It was a spoof For my showtime special called Hollywood look, I'm smiling and at the end of it I did a skit because we all know this, you know, even before little Nas X We all know there's been Homosexuality right in hip-hop. So I created a character named big bug a bugaloo who was a gay rapper and at one point I said what dude I had a dude massage my back. I said and when I say my man He really my man, right and I gave him a pet. Yeah, everybody is hitting me up on my Instagram showing me that skit Nigga, what's up with this? Right? What's up with it? Yeah, it was a skit. It was comedic. It's art So, you know, but that's just the black community has always been ultra homophobic You know, I do a joke where I talk about getting a prostate exam and I'm telling you immediately I look in the crowd and the brothers I say Black man, we've always had a stigma about doctors and hospitals, you know We won't get we won't get a prostate exam because the idea of a man sticking at his finger in your It's it's homophobic Because a homosexuality and I'm going it's a exam for your health Get the procedure and a lot of y'all would rather die Because you don't want to be associated with anything How stupid is that you you're gonna ignore your health because you are homophobic and then I later in the joke go That's funny when I tell a joke. I can look in the crowd and I can see a lot of brothers like this Y'all want to dance but you're fighting it right white guys don't have a problem laughing at that Cuz white boys play games with each other all the time So even when I address the elephant in the room that gets the laugh because the truth is in the details I know why I'm laughing the joke is funny, but the mere idea of you laughing at it You think makes you how stupid is that I gotta ask this part with that because I know you did that skit But how far would you take it in a movie role if somebody came up to you and say, okay? I have a movie role. I need you to play this Actor and you're gonna be in bed with this other man That's what I'm trying to see Cuz that you know to me Yeah, that's another boundary, you know, I mean maybe listen to an extent. That's where maybe my homophobia kicks in Okay, I mean I mean look for the skit for a comedy moment that lasted a second a little month That's you know, right? That was that but anything in terms of being graphic with it or really getting deep in it Yeah, I wouldn't be comfortable Okay