 went down to the dressing room man and when I walked in and saw him it was just like you know how you like oh that's Martin you know I mean all of the different stuff that I I look I can quote this man show back to bed and I'm trying to make sure that I don't fan out you know I mean and start doing the Martin shit in front of Martin yeah I mean you know I mean kiss the pretty lady and then The Varnale man can't you boing boing You know I mean it's Beyonce real because you know like Martin is somebody I idolized like this nigga It was funny man listen Martin crazy not even just that you know him being from the area that I'm from and just being an icon you know I'm saying like he mount rushmore comedy to me and uh arguably the greatest you put him in that conversation and to see how he reacted to me and how he treated me was the most surreal shit of all time because this is somebody that out you know it's a difference in like you said fame like I watched this nigga on the box it was a world away like this he was inside the tv that was a whole nother world to me and to have him in front of me telling me how much he fuck with me it's the craziest shit of all time show one of your shows or was it I met him at a show I met him I did a show with him in Houston yeah and um you know his brother came down and was like they made Martin want to holler at you and I'm so glad that I had just took a shit because I was like man I'm gonna fight in front of this nigga he ain't gonna never want to talk to me again but uh oh he's gonna talk about me and um I went down to the dressing room man and when I walked in and saw him it was just like you know how you like oh that's Martin you know I mean all of the different stuff that I I look I can quote this man show back to bed and I'm trying to make sure that I don't fan out you know I mean and start doing the Martin shit in front of Martin yeah I mean you know I mean kiss the pretty lady and then sign some autographs the bar in the old man can't you boy boy you know I mean you know I don't want to do that because I can't but you know he just was like man it's great to meet you man I'm like great to meet me and then what was even more surreal is that he's hosting the show so when he brings me up on stage he's like man this is one of the young cats coming up man this dude man I love this dude's comedy when I tell you this dude is a superstar you heard if you if you didn't know you about to find out man this is going to be one of the next greats I guarantee it make some noise for Chico Bean and I walked out and he walked off stage when he walked off stage I'm thinking he going back to his dressing room and they could walk to the side of the stage turned around and just stood there and started looking I'm like were you nervous were you nervous and we in Dallas so you know I'm like you know just the type of person that I am I said man I got to do something like in my just my ego in that moment was like man I got to impress this nigga with something so uh you know uh Southside Daryllis so Southside Daryllis I was like man anytime I hear that song it make me feel like I'm from Dallas you know I mean Chico is Daryllis no you're gonna feel it yeah I'm the illest you know I mean and I got the rap and I was like uh Park is on swole never been cold the Cowboys ain't never gonna win the Super Bowl and everybody went from cheering up now like eyes what you get nigga Washington football team and I saw him I looked over to the side and that nigga was like that's something that you don't see somebody do to just make the crowd turn on you as soon as you come on stage and now I got to not you know I got to bring it and uh you know what's crazy is that was my first experience with him but just the way that God worked the anniversary of my mother's death I'm in LA we had to do a Netflix it's a joke festival the 85 South did at the PlayStation Theater but uh one of the new theaters that they got out in LA so that on May 4th I'm rodeo drive just shopping trying to get myself some therapy you know for that day because it's just it's the one year anniversary so I'm you know my emotions is all over the place and uh I get a text just like hey man just wanted to check on you and I'm like who is this like Martin like Martin who like my Lawrence like nigga for real so I call him and I'm like Martin man I appreciate you man he was like we had I said I'm in LA he was like hey man come to the crib I was like nigga for real I pulled up on Martin man and Martin and Nipsey God rest his soul he passed away um but I got to sit and kick it and you know that that anniversary special that they put out I got to watch it three months before it came out so I got to watch Martin with Martin at Martin house damn you know I mean on the anniversary of of my mother's passing and what was crazy what was so surreal is I walked in I met his sister who was in the front room and uh then I walked in the kitchen and his other sister was in there he was like hey baby this chico man she was like hey nice to meet you Wanda and that's my mama name wow yeah that's why yo God was crazy because a lot of times when we're going through things and some people don't always know things come as distractions to keep take your mind off yeah because you could have been at home depressed thinking about it crying whatever but ended up going and being with one of my idols and what was crazy is like I told him when I was leaving I was like man you don't know how special you made me feel to be able to do this and not feel like I needed to take a picture right because you made me feel like this is a connection that I got not one that I'm having you know I'm saying like so I was so grateful but just what I'm like just those type of interactions and having a direct line to these people who raised me you know because like I said I had no daddy you know I'm saying I felt the same way when Bun B knew who I was I was like nigga you know me he was like yeah nigga I know you and it was just and it's so casual to them but to make fans of people who you were fans of to me is one of the best parts of what I do man I just I know you you hard man like I said I think about the way that you just like you didn't been around a lot of people man Steve Harvey was one of the guys that I seen y'all was doing your show early on at his spot how did y'all connect with Steve Harvey like that uh Steve Chad and Joe who uh you know two of the pivotal people in the 85 started out working with uh Steve and Kat who is uh one of our guys too still works with Steve so they had their relationship you know I mean they already had their relationship so when we got to work and Steve was just like you know he got his ear to you know the pulse of the comedy that's what a lot of dudes don't understand about the OG's like to any of the young comics coming up or anybody that feel like they're not being seen if you making some noise the OG's know that you're doing it you just got to do something to make them want to tap in and that's they right because they didn't build the you know the repertoire to be able to do that so um you know Steve was just like man I want to see what y'all do and he tell us all the time like I didn't think this shit was gonna work he was he tell us all the time like we just did an interview with him for the Netflix special he was like nigga I didn't think this shit was gonna work because he never seen that like because he never seen anything like it three niggas on stage at the same time I was like man if y'all would have did that shit y'all had a whole another movie yeah kings of comedy would have came out and kicked it you know what I'm saying so I can understand why he didn't think it was gonna work but once he saw it work he give us all the love in the world so like like you're just dealing with Steve though how how is he like I know you don't been you you helped him with his uh with them boys oh yeah for sure um like how is that I know Durham well you know that's a big deal for them kids oh yeah I love the way that he always you know rock with them kids and they can't so how was it when you went rocked out with him it was amazing man because like I told the kids I still feel like a kid I'm getting all my back charity from the 90s this nigga ain't come get me left me and DC the deal I'm up there at his house he's showing me how to work the smoker and smoking cigars I'm like nigga what yeah I'm a charity case today too but that's what I told the kids I'm like man I'm no different than y'all even in this position like because y'all don't know this but I was just with mr. hightower nigga this ain't Steve Harvey to me this mr. hightower yes sir you know I'm saying like kids don't know who mr. hightower is but I do but y'all know who I am and the way that y'all just got excited to see me walking in the way y'all just turned up she go take your hat off oh I want you to be just as excited when you look in the mirror to see yourself that's good motivate on me you know I mean when you look in the mirror that's the most excited you should be every single day the way you just got excited when I walked in y'all felt like y'all just seen the coolest person in the world make sure you do that every day when you look in the mirror do whatever you need to do and utilize these black men that surround you to help you figure out the best way for you to get to that point