Wood Harris on Starting Out as a Rapper, Choosing NYU Over Yale, Above the Rim

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In this clip from VladTV’s interview with Wood Harris, the versatile actor takes Vlad through the early stages of his career. Wood explains that as a kid, he would watch old black and white movies and do impersonations of film noir actors like James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart. Hip-hop, however, came easier for him: “Hip hop was us. We never thought we could be the Rolling Stones,” he says. From there, Wood talks his rap career, his political awakening brought upon by the city of Chicago, going to NYU to get his Master’s degree, and getting his first role in Above the Rim. Watch above.

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“I’m so far ahead of my time; I’m bout to start another life/ Look behind you, I’m bout to pass you twice.”- Jay Z

“Youngins ice grillin’ me, oh you not feeling me/Fine, it cost you nothing/Pay me no mind”

“I’d rather die enormous than live dormant”

“They giveth and they taketh life is cruel that way/But even a broken clock is right at least two times a day”

“A wise man told me don’t argue with fools, cause people from a distance can’t tell who is who.”

“Swear to everything, when I leave this Earth, it’s gon’ be on both feet, never knees in the dirt”

“No one said it would be easy, n**** livin’ is work”

“I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not trying”

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