The Breakfast Club - Cast of Brotherly Love Interview

Episode Date: April 24, 2015

Eric Hill Jr., Cory Hardrict and Julito McCullum stop through to chat about their new film "Brotherly Love" Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Stop the black stuff in your head. Weekday mornings, 6 to 10. Morning, everybody. It's DJ Envy, Angela Yee, Charlamagne Tha Guy. We are the Breakfast Club. We got special guests from the cast of Brotherly Love. Now, Angela Yee, you start us off because you've seen the movie. Well, we have Eric Hill Jr. Hey, what's going on, y'all? What's up, sir?

We have Corey Hardrick. What's up? How you doing? And Halito McCullum. Hey, thank you all for having us. Man, Eric was just in here talking all hood. And then all of a sudden, hey, what's up, y'all? I'm going to sell this movie.

But you know, Eric is probably the young, as far as these guys are more veteran, and this is your first big acting role. Yeah, you know, it's nuts because this is hitting theaters, and it's just wild how the industry is. It's all about perseverance, and it's just an honor to be with these guys it really is i was telling y'all that it was a really great movie. Thank you. Right? Thank you. Because I came up here and I talked about it as well, and the movie does come out on Friday.

April 24th. So let's talk about y'all different roles in this movie, okay? Corey Harjick, I'm scared of you. I told him that in the movie. Really? So explain who you are. Wow, I play June. I play the father figure who just got to hold it down for my family.

You know, my younger sister, Kiki Palmer, Eric plays my younger brother, and he's an inspiring basketball star, and I just got to make sure that his dreams come to life. The same thing with my sister, and then we got an alien mother, Macy Gray. She did a great job. Yeah, she was awesome. Yeah, she was amazing. Man, Macy's a thespian, so it was great working with her.

But I just, you know, I'm a father figure, and I got to get out in the streets and do what I got to do. How does he play a dad? Because he don't look like a dad. No, father figure. He's actually a father figure. Who the hell he don't look like a dad? He got a penis.

He actually is a dad. Oh, the dad. He actually is a dad. You a dad? I'm a dad. But no, I had to be the dad, because we lost our father in the movie. Now it makes sense.

Yeah, because men can't be fathers especially black men don't look like no daddy to me i'll sleep with my baby every night at home we're in the same house and julito is a thug once again i enjoy playing the bad guy i think the bad guys in the films have a lot of fun and um it's a good time, but I trust me I'm doing something different this year at the end of the year. I got I'm playing a good guy I'm actually playing a social worker. You got good hair brother I can't compliment another man on his helmet. That's coming from you, brother, man. I appreciate it. Jesus Christ. I sat behind these guys during the screening. I didn't even realize it, and we were talking out loud. I heard all y'all.

Y'all was back there talking. Yeah, we were stepping. But we were talking at the screen. You know how you talk at the screen? You're like, oh, my God, no, don't do it. No, don't be stupid. It's that type of movie. That's what's so ill about it.

We've been touring all around Mississippi. What's ill is that we started it off like hitting the colleges and that's what was so cool to see the kids have that visceral reaction to this to what's happening you know what i mean because you know sometimes i'm not even a lot of you like i'll wait a week to go see a movie because i don't want to hear anything in the back i'm with you you know what i'm saying but this one it's awesome because you realize that people are really enjoying it and they're losing themselves in it to the point where they forget everything else that's going on around them. They want everybody to succeed in the film, and it's awesome that that's what happened.

So what's the movie about? The Build It With Love is really about family. Okay. I thought it was about Philly. Is it about Philly? It's in Philly. It's about a family that's set in. It's set in Philly.

And it's, you know, everybody's trying to do what's right for their respective families. You know, June, me, and our family, Cram's family, you know what I mean? That's Jolito's character. But the problem is that the neighborhood in which they live is entrenched in violence. So making the right decision, you know, West Philly at that, you know what I mean?

Making that right decision can be a difficult one, and that's what you're watching people struggle with in the film. Gotcha, yeah. We don't beat around the bush with that violence because it happens in the real, like, in our inner cities and communities. So we have to touch that because the movie's really true to that. I'm interested in seeing it because I was just reading,

I was reading Buck by M.K. Asante, and he's from Philly. And the whole, you know, it talks about his upbringing in Philly. And I'm like, yo, why ain't nobody ever made a real good Philly movie? I mean, of course, you've seen State Property and all that stuff like that, but I'm talking about his was like. I feel this one caught the essence of Philadelphia. Got you. Philly plays a character in the film.

And that's what people, especially when we screened out in Philly, and just the lingo, you know, just the... A lot of jawn. A lot of jawn. A lot of the young bull. You know? Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, and Philly appreciated that. And, you know, I think that's what makes the film so good because we didn't shy away from giving them real. We just went all out, and they loved it. That's Jamal Hill, the writer and creator of this. You know what I mean? Like, it took him 10 years to do this, and he had a vision in mind. Shout out to Queen Latifah and Flavor Unit.

Shout out to Queen and Flavor Unit. This movie was shot in 21 days. Exactly. You know, 21 days is a tight schedule to shoot. That's amazing. And they did that knowing that Jamal's motive was to get this done

in Philly with Charlie, you know what I mean? Because it couldn't have been done anywhere else outside of Philly. Charlie Mack. You know what I mean? Shout out to Charlie Mack

and Queen because she had the foresight to understand why this needed to get done and the fact that you're going to see that Philly essence, that's because Jamal

made sure that it got done in Philly, you know what I mean? Because you can't have a project like this done in a studio. How many theaters is it going to be in? I believe, I want to check that, 250. Okay. Yeah.

Nationwide. Gotcha. And we're going to be on Times Square, which makes me hype. I believe we're going to be on Times Square, which makes me hype. Oh, gotcha, gotcha, gotcha. You know, as a kid from the Bronx, you go to the Deuce all the time, and I'm actually going to see my movie. Kiki Palmer's in the movie too, right? Shout out to Kiki, man. Yeah, she plays my gotcha, gotcha. You know, as a kid from the Bronx, you go to the Deuce all the time, and I'm actually going to see my movie. Kiki Palm was in the movie, too, right?

Shout out to Kiki, man. Yeah, she plays my younger sister, yeah. Yeah, you know, she plays, yeah, and my twin sister, you know. She's been awesome to work with, you know, just a consummate professional, man. Her energy is so contagious, you know. It permeates throughout the set,

so it was beautiful to work with her. Now, did they shop the movie to, like, studios and stuff stuff it took Jamal Hill ten years to do this, you know He shot everybody and it's it's like I said, it's it's it's a real example of perseverance Yeah, I was talking about your popping off the night. I feel comfortable putting black people Tell us like we knew exactly All it takes is one. Yes and to know the right person like the right exactly Charlie know everybody and they mama And they sister so get a hundred knows for you get that one Yes, exactly and that's all it takes but I'm excited about this movie because I've been acting for like 20 years

And it's my first kind of would you say urban you look 23? Yeah, you got to do something I love the you know our culture He can still be a daddy and be stopping. Yeah, you gotta do something. I love our culture. I want to do something for our folks, our people just to show them how I get down. This movie is really close to home because I'm from Chicago and I grew up around this environment.

That's why this movie is the most important to me. I can't believe it's your first urban movie. Yeah, the first one to get at the Astro release. I did some stuff before that. Yeah, I can't wait to see your first urban movie. Yeah, the first one to get, like, at the Ash release. I did some stuff before, like, that was, like, BET, but I don't count that one.

I don't count that one. He's got a lot of white movies? Yeah, a lot. I was just an American sniper. I did, like, 600 million, went to the Oscars. But no one knows, you know, because they promote.

Yes, because I've seen American Sniper, and I'm like, hold on now. Was it black people that was in American Sniper? Yeah, I played D. I didn't die or anything. I had to put it out there.

They were killing us in the credits. I've been living. He saved Bradley Cooper in the movie. He was the one who saved him at the end. Yeah. But when it comes to those movies, they push certain folks into the forefront. Got you. It's okay.

Did you meet Clint Eastwood at least? Yeah, I worked with him twice. That's my second movie with him. Oh, where was the first one? Gran Torino. No, I don't watch them. Oh, I saw Gran Torino. Yeah.

I had a couple good scenes. I remember he pulled up on the corner and those guys, and I was harassing the girl. Oh, I remember that. I didn't even realize that was you. Yeah, see, nobody knows. I just be working, man. I just be working. It's funny because when I met Corey, I said to him, I was like, bro, you know how I auditioned

for that role? Oh, you did how audition for that role Your characters had names at least right? Oh, yeah, but you had your name Right now and there was also I'm some some behind friction, right? Because Tia got kind of gangster on Keke Palmer. Now, what happened with that? Tia who now? His wife, Tia Mow. I was seeing a gangster.

That was just, that stuff went on like media. Yeah, that was crazy. I was reading about that. Keke like a sister to all of us, man. They know. That's why they look like us. Crazy. It's funny because we had a discussion about this.

Yeah, that's retarded. No, we had a discussion about this yeah that's retarded no we had a discussion about chris brown making beyonce his woman crush wednesday right and then taking it down like is it inappropriate to make somebody else's um yes it is wife or husband because she married i mean she got a she got a husband you know i'm not gonna do that i ain't gonna make no married woman my you know woman crush wednesday but that's on him you know right i don't know what he was thinking. See, I'm not mad at that. See, I'm married, too. I mean, I wouldn't make somebody... I follow Beyonce. But if somebody makes my wife a woman crush, I'm happy.

If Dame Dash make your wife a woman crush one day, right now... He can do it right now. I wouldn't care. He can't get her, right? My wife's 16. My girl's 16. I ain't worried about it. He can't get her. Now, which Maori's on the reel? That's Tamera. Tamera, right. My wife is 16. My girl is 16. I ain't worried about it. He said he can't get her. Now, which Maori is on the reel?

That's Tamera. Tamera, okay. I don't know. You don't know what's going on. I really don't. I just need to see the movie. Let me tell you something. I seen you in Anguilla.

I, okay, I wanted to say that, but I was like, I don't know if that was the same guy or girl. I didn't know who it was. I was getting faces, but I didn't know. He was on vacation. Got girl. I didn't know who it was. That was what I thought. I was getting faces, but I didn't know. Got you. He was on vacation. Got you. There ain't so many black people there, so I'm looking like.

Right, right, right. All right, okay. I knew you weren't from the island. I was thinking that in my mind, like, hold up, man. Right, yeah. Because I didn't know which twin it was, so I didn't know, you know. It's all good, right. And you had the bucket hat on.

You thought he was in the other twin? You had the bucket hat on. You was in the bucket? Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, you was really in that group. I was chilling. I'm on. You had the bucket hat on. You was on your bucket? Yeah. I was chilling. I'm on vacation, brother. Now, is it hard for you though, both of you being actors and being

married? Do y'all get like jealous ever of each other? Jealous of each other? No, we in two different worlds. I mean, Tia has like a show on Nick at Night. No, I mean seeing like other people around. Like, you know, it's your seven year anniversary the other day. You're working. Yeah, but I had to make sure the around. Like, you know, it's your seven year anniversary the other day. You're working. Yeah, but I had to make sure

the Roses was there, you know what I'm saying? And when she's coming out here to do some promotion, we don't go out. So we make sure that stays close, you know, and tight.

Like the foundation is real. That's awesome. She met me on a damn bus stop. That shit was real, you know? You was broke when you met her, you said, right? I was super broke. At the bus stop?

Man, I mean, she gave me a ride home. I was on the bus stop. We were in the same movie, and I was catching the bus while they was driving home, and they saw me and asked me for a ride. So that's how that relationship started. Wow. Damn.

See? 15 years ago. Real love. That's real love. See, that's why it pays to catch the bus. You never know what happens. You know, it pays to shoot your shot. You're only going to miss the shot you don't take.

You know what else? I had on the Jesus sandals, too, man. That was my lucky dog Did you have a pedicure at least? I don't know man I don't even know How did your game work? Was it like you said Hey you know I love to

But I don't have no game I'm just keeping real You know I'm from Chicago So I just I'm honest I tell the truth That's it That's my game

I did read somewhere that your dream role was to play Barack Obama. Is it because of the whole Chicago connection or just something else? Well, people always say I kind of favor him a little bit. And then I'm from the South Side. So it's crazy. I just got the script about the movie they shoot this summer. They shoot the movie on Barack already? Already.

Before he was president. Him and the First Lady when he was like a senator. Yeah. Yeah, they shoot it already. Oh, yeah. His whole memoir is from before he was the president. That's a good book. Man, I hope they ain't planning on trying to kill Barack or nothing

so they can shoot this damn movie. Nah. Shut up. For real, man. Why would they be doing a movie on that man so early, man? It's a love story, though. It's a love story. It's before he became president.

Oh, so it don't got nothing to do with his presidency? No, it's before. Oh, okay, okay. Woo! Thank God. Yeah, all right. Now, one thing I'm going to say before people go see the movie Brotherly Love, because I know everyone's going to go see it.

April 24th. On Friday, yes. And the first thing I thought about, and I said this to you guys when I was watching it, was all the athletes that we see all the time making these decisions. And we're like, oh, my God, he had everything. You know, he had millions of dollars. He had these great contracts, all this attention. And why would he go and do something so stupid? And obviously, there's decisions that you have to make in this movie.

I can't give it away. But I felt like this movie really does give a backdrop on what goes on in people's families before they get to a certain point in their life. Before a lot of these NBA stars, NFL stars become huge athletes, they have a whole background. And I thought that was really relevant to what goes on today in the news. It's amazing how the universe works, right? You know, I mean, I would say that that happened serendipitously, but I don't believe in that.

You know what I mean? Serendipitously. That's a jeopardy word. I mean, it's... Because you were a high school star, and we were just talking about the kid in Patterson, 15 years old. God bless that boy, man. He was, like, number one basketball player.

They just knew he was going to NBA. And the hood took him. Yeah, this just happened. 15 years old, you know, God bless that boy. He was like number one basketball player Gives the voice to the voiceless at the end of the day I think the reason why people shun away from our cultures because they just don't know it and When you see a film like brotherly love you like you said, you get to see what a college, a high school star goes through before he gets to that level. But you also get to see why people may shy towards the street life, you know, violence because of what they're going through. Yeah, sometimes you don't have a lot of options, man. You got to take care of your family, so that's all you know. You just got to go out there.

You got to rob somebody, whatever. Unfortunately. I mean, we're not glorifying it, but we're just trying to show what's real out there. No, I do. I agree with what you're saying, but I also disagree, because I hate when people say we have no other options. No, we didn't say that, though. We said this just shows why some people may do it. I don't agree with that either.

Here's the thing about it, is that that's what I love about the film. Because although... What it does is, it's not necessarily about the characters in the film. It's about how the people who can relate to the characters in the film can see the other options that are available. There you go. You understand what I'm saying? We've been following that Aaron Hernandez story

and everybody's like, wow, what a dumb decision. But we don't know what his affiliations were before well we kind of do i guess he was in the nfl and became this huge star and made some terrible choices in his life yeah yeah i mean it's really difficult to to speak on what took place that motivated someone to do what they do but what's awesome about this project is that it can shed a little bit of light on what happens. That way maybe people won't be so quick to judge. Maybe the next time that they're amongst a jury, they'll have a little bit more insight as to what happened. That way they're not so quick to react based upon what they think.

Maybe they've seen the film and they can understand that this is a person who made a bonehead mistake and needs an opportunity to correct it. Maybe not necessarily a correctional facility And then we see I'm Quincy's in this movie Way he did a great job in this or because you know now Quincy Brown killed that bro. Why is it being brown? His mama laughing me, bro? Okay, maybe his father. Shout out to Quincy Brown. I don't think that's his real name. Oh, that's his real name?

Oh, I'm sorry about that. Okay, I don't know. I don't know anything. You don't know nothing. I don't know nothing. So when he was casted in the role, because he is one of the lead in the movie,

but y'all like, oh, this is just some kind of privilege thing. Before you met him and saw him acting. I did say that. I'm not even sitting in line. I thought it before I saw him.

I was like, man, they cast him because of the plot. I mean, I said that. I'm sure acting? I did say that. I'm not gonna sit in line and say that. I thought it before I said it. I was like, man, they cast him because of Pop. Right. I mean, I said that. I'm sure everybody's gonna say that.

But that's not the truth. But when I got on set, the guy is far, like, he has no ego. He removes himself from anything, Dylan,

like, coming from, like, a famous family or being, you know, involved with that. He came to work.

He did a great job. He was great. He was awesome. I was surprised because I was like, okay, you know. And then, Master P's son, Romeo Miller.

Rome was my best friend in that. Shout out to Rome. Rome is overseas right now putting in that work. You know what I'm saying? So shout out to Rome. Yeah, yeah. Well, y'all ain't getting no on the set with Romeo and Quincy. I mean, Corey and Max, don't worry about that.

That wasn't even a focus, brother. It was all about that work. You ain't getting no hoes with them two around. Well, women. I'm sorry. I mean, no women with them two around. There we go. Hey, well, I'm bringing was all about that work. You ain't getting no hoes with them two around. Well, women. I'm sorry. No women with them two around. There we go. Hey, well, I'm bringing light skin back.

Nah, it ain't happening. I'm bringing it back. We ain't worrying about it, right? We out here, man. I don't know. Bring that man's man back. Well, the flick comes out this Friday. Brotherly Love.

Make sure you go check it out. Yes, yes, yes. We appreciate you guys for joining us. Thank you for having us. Thank you so much. Appreciate you guys. Shout out to Love and Movement. All love, man. Thank Yes, yes. We appreciate you guys for joining us. Thank you for having us. Thank you so much. Appreciate you guys. Brotherly Love the movie. All love, man.

Angela, thank you. Oh, no problem, really. Honestly, seriously, we'll say everybody should go see this movie. It was not what I anticipated. I didn't know it was going to be as great as it was. Thank you so much. Thank you. To find us, though, Brotherly Love the movie is our hashtag.

Please, if you tweet it and you like what you see, hashtag it. Just let's move the culture forward. It's not a black film. It's a film for us, for all of us because everyone can relate. And please, just move. And just so you know, he really is a nice guy in real life. I am. I am.

I'm a good guy from now on. I'm tired of being a bad guy. I wanted to kill you. I'm not nice. It's the Breakfast Club, the cast of Brotherly Love. Hey, hey. Had enough of this country? Ever dreamt about starting your own? I planted the flag.

This is mine. I own this. It's surprisingly easy. 55 gallons of water, 500 pounds of concrete. Or maybe not. No country willingly gives up their territory. Oh my God. What is that?

Bullets. Listen to Escape from Zaka Stan. That's Escape from Z-A-Q-A-S-T-A-N on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey guys, I'm Kate Max. You might know me from my popular online series, The Running Interview Show,

where I run with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and more. After those runs, the conversations keep going. That's what my podcast, Post Run High, is all about. It's a chance to sit down with my guests and dive even deeper into their stories, their journeys, and the thoughts that arise once we've hit the pavement together. Listen to Post Run High on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. As a kid, I really do remember having these dreams and visions, but you just don't know what is going to come for you. Alicia shares her wisdom on growth, gratitude, and the power of love.

I forgive myself. It's okay. Have grace with yourself. You're trying your best. And you're going to figure out the rhythm of this thing. Alicia Keys, like you've never heard her before.

Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, what's up? This is Ramses Jha. And I go by the name Q Ward. And we'd like you to join us each week for our show Civic Cipher. That's right. We discuss social issues,

especially those that affect black and brown people, but in a way that informs and empowers all people. We discuss everything from prejudice to politics to police violence. And we try to give you the tools to create positive change in your home, workplace, and social circle. We're going to learn how to become

better allies to each other. So join us each Saturday for Civic Cipher on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all. Nimany here. I'm the host of a brand new history podcast for kids and families called Historical Records. Executive produced by Questlove, The Story Pirates, and John Glickman, Historical Records brings history to life through hip-hop.

Flash, slam, another one gone. Bash, bam, another one gone. The crack of the bat and another one gone. The tip of the cap, there's another one gone. Each episode is about a different inspiring figure from history. Like this one about Claudette Colvin, a 15-year-old girl in Alabama who refused to give up her seat on the city bus nine whole months before Rosa Parks did the same thing.

Check it. And it began with me. Did you know, did you know? I wouldn't give up my seat. Nine months before Rosa, it was Claudette Colvin. Get the kids in your life excited about history by tuning in to Historical Records. Because in order to make history, you have to make some noise. Listen to Historical Records on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.