Tyrese Calls Himself The BIGGEST Usher Raymond Fan
Tyrese Calls Himself The BIGGEST Usher Raymond Fan
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00:00What an incredible evening here tonight at the BET Awards,
00:03culture's biggest night.
00:04The show is just about to end.
00:06What has been your highlight so far?
00:08Oh man, seeing Usher receive his flowers
00:10has been very special.
00:11I think he is someone who has influenced me as a creative,
00:15as a man, as an artist, and just his grace
00:18that he walks through life with.
00:21He couldn't be a better example, honestly.
00:23Shout out to Usher Raymond, yeah.
00:25The camera panned to you quite a few times
00:27when Usher was on stage
00:28receiving his Lifetime Achievement Award.
00:30You seemed really into what he was saying
00:32and very inspired.
00:33Tell me about that.
00:35See, the thing is,
00:38I've always been very comfortable in my own skin.
00:42And I know how to celebrate greatness.
00:46It doesn't matter if we're around the same age.
00:49It doesn't matter how long he's been it versus me.
00:54I am the biggest Usher Raymond fan, period.
00:58When he wins, there's something inside of my heart
01:01that just really rejoices.
01:04And he works so hard.
01:06He's been so consistent.
01:08He's been able to reinvent himself.
01:10And Usher has blessed me.
01:13Before I got on and released my first single,
01:17I was featured in a video called My Way.
01:19And I was his rival in the video.
01:21That was his video that he did not have to let me
01:24dance in or be in.
01:26♪ He likes it my way, yes, my way, my way, my way. ♪
01:33Circle moment for you tonight.
01:34Absolutely.
01:35I mean, no one is outsold.
01:37Usher and everybody around him know how much I love him,
01:41how much I support him.
01:42And I appreciate his gift and his consistency.
01:45I'm inspired all over again.
01:47I gotta tell you, I've been a fan of yours
01:49for quite a long time.
01:50Tonight, in my opinion, a little baby boy reunion.
01:53I hate you.
01:55I'ma have me a man, boo boo.
01:57Our evening's host, Taraji P. Henson, and you here tonight.
02:00Did you have a chance to chat with Taraji
02:02and acknowledge that?
02:03Yeah, I mean, we took some photos on the red carpet.
02:07It's, that's my baby.
02:09She's another one.
02:11Came to L.A., single mother with her son
02:16and father of her son that just got murdered.
02:20And she just left D.C. with a hope and a dream.
02:24And I'm just looking at her continue to flourish.
02:28And, you know, it's two things that always happen
02:31when I'm around her.
02:33I rejoice in happiness and I also am reminded
02:38of someone that we still can't believe
02:40we lost in John Singleton.
02:43It's like, oh God, you know?
02:45Cause I know who would be sitting next to me in the audience.
02:49I know who would be sitting there.
02:51Like, yo, Taraji's hosting the BET Awards.
02:53All right, well come get me, I'm come get like.
02:56So just congratulations to Taraji on everything.
03:00You brought up John Singleton.
03:01What a beautiful Instagram post.
03:02Your daughter, John's son,
03:05you're manifesting a YouTube channel.
03:07Tell me about the next legacy
03:09and how beautiful it is to watch that.
03:11Yeah, well, see, that's what I mean.
03:14Like, 7 John Singleton is his name.
03:17It's John Singleton's seventh child.
03:20And I have the honor of raising him.
03:25I made the mother of Singleton's, the nanny.
03:33She's the caretaker for my five-year-old and her son.
03:38So just seeing them together every single day, you know,
03:42and in my house where John used to sleep
03:45for two weeks at a time whenever he was writing
03:47and creating, in my whole basement,
03:50it's about 8,000 square feet.
03:53It's called the Singleton Suite.
03:55So he goes downstairs all the time
03:57to sit on the couch that his father always sat on.
04:01And just seeing them running through the house,
04:03in my mind, that's what it's about.
04:05Gibson, Singleton, we've been dancing for over 20 years.
04:09And now to see our kids dancing,
04:13it's my brother, I love him.
04:15I'm obsessed with these coordinated looks.
04:17Was this intentional?
04:18No.
04:18Stop it.
04:19Absolutely not.
04:20No.
04:21Wow, you're spending a lot of time together.
04:22You start dressing alike.
04:23Yeah, it's kind of crazy.
04:24Crazy, like, yeah.
04:26Like facial hair, it's too much, too much, too much.
04:29A little weird out here, you know?
04:30I know, it's sweet, it's sweet.
04:32It's giving brothers.
04:33I really love it.
04:35Tonight.
04:36Father-son in the movie, 1992, yes.
04:39Might get a little crazy out there today.
04:42Chris was casted to play my son in this film, 1992,
04:46that we couldn't be more proud of.
04:48And literally, I've always wanted a son.
04:50I've always wanted to be the father figure.
04:53I have two beautiful daughters.
04:55You say girl dad, yes.
04:55Yeah, so, but you know, I've always wanted a son.
04:59And although, of course, he has his own biological,
05:01real father in his life, it's been an honor
05:04to take on that role in real life.
05:06You got some beautiful women with you here tonight.
05:09Can we just say hi real quick?
05:12Introduce yourself, please.
05:14Hi there, I'm Zelly.
05:15Tell me about this love story,
05:16because I can already see within seconds,
05:19the chemistry is magnetic.
05:21Four years, almost four years.
05:23Yeah, you know what I'm saying?
05:25Put them numbers up on the board, man.
05:28Four years, you ready?
05:30Yes.
05:30You're ready for that next step?
05:31Yes, definitely.
05:32Okay, good.
05:33Pressure, baby, the canvas is rolling.
05:36And this beautiful, sparkly queen.
05:37Hi, I'm Kelly.
05:39This beautiful, sparkly queen just pushed out a baby
05:41six months ago.
05:42Yes.
05:43Congratulations.
05:44Thank you.
05:46How is parenthood treating the both of you?
05:47It's amazing.
05:48It's amazing.
05:49It has its ups and downs,
05:51but we're enjoying like every moment of it, so.
05:53Wow.
05:54Yeah.
05:55Parenthood, 1992, blessings on blessings.
05:58Listen, 1992, there was a real, speaking of culture,
06:04there was a real cultural moment
06:06where the whole world just paused in disbelief
06:10at what happened when the LAPD beat down Rodney King
06:17on the level that they did.
06:19Fast forward, April 29th, 1992,
06:23when the verdict came in and it was not guilty.
06:26A stunning verdict, the four police officers
06:28were found not guilty.
06:33I was living in Watts, South Central LA,
06:36and I was out there protesting, looting and rioting as well.
06:41It happened, but yeah, it was really a rebellious moment
06:44for us to say, man, enough is enough.
06:47So imagine fast forward, speaking to John Singleton,
06:51speaking to all that we represent
06:54being from South Central LA.
06:561992 is a movie starring, rest in peace, Ray Liotta,
07:01myself, Scott Eastwood, Chris, as I stated, plays my son,
07:06and it's all that went down, a whole heist
07:09that's gonna go crazy that went down in the middle
07:12while the whole world was distracted
07:14and burning everything down.
07:16Ray Liotta, Scott Eastwood, they crazy.
07:20Watching news.
07:21No one minding the store.
07:26This is our window.
07:34All I can say is we on the West Coast
07:38have not had a movie moment since Straight Outta Compton.
07:42Kendrick Lamar got us hot in these streets,
07:44LeBron James and his son got us hot in these streets,
07:48but we got the only movie that's coming from the West Coast.
07:55Give me my son.
07:56And if I don't?
07:57Then we got a problem, homie.