Headline holders Jamie Foxx and Keke Palmer are what you call a triple threat: They can sing, dance and act. Through the years, many marvelous musicians have made the transition from the show stage to the silver screen — and excelled.
Listen in as hosts Jahliel Thurman and Dozie Ezemma break down their favorite musicians turned actors/actresses.
The following is a transcript of their conversation.
Jahliel Thurman: Let’s see what we got.
Dozie Ezemma: Who are the top three Black music artists turned actors/actresses?
Thurman: That’s a good one right there.
Ezemma: It’s a good one, yo! A lot of people made this transition. Number one, I’m going to start off with Tyrese.
Thurman: I like Ty. I like that.
Ezemma: Tyrese did his thing, yo! Number two, she did it and kind of came out of it: Beyoncé.
Thurman: OK! She dibbled and dabbed.
Ezemma: And she did well. She did well for a little bit.
My number three for an actor, I’m going to go with Will Smith.
Jahliel Thurman: Oooh, that’s a good one.
Ezemma: Will Smith, you know what I’m saying. He’s actually more actor, dabbled in the music, Then came back to acting and realized, yo, this is me. He did put out a song not too long ago after his son did.
Thurman: “Summertime” was a vibe.
Ezemma: You OK. Solid!
Thurman: I’m going with my girl, Queen Latifah.
Ezemma: That’s a good one.
Thurman: You know! You know! I’m going with my man LL Cool J.
Ezemma: LL, yo! Great actor, yo! And the list keeps going.
Thurman: And I’m going with another person. You talk about Atlanta, so I’m going with T.I. I thought about him, yo! I thought about him.
Ezemma: He’s had his features in these movies here and there. He be popping in and out.
Thurman: He’s solid.
Ezemma: I’ll give you that.
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