*On Tuesday, Dec. 10, the hosts of The Real discuss the death of rapper Juice WRLD, addiction and drugs in the hip-hop industry and how death does not discriminate. Co-host Jeannie Mai speaks openly about her past experimentation with drugs and what she learned from it.
Would you be upset if someone came along and “remade” your work without your permission? Co-host Tamera Mowry-Housley lets us know how she’d feel if it were Sister, Sister, and co-host Adrienne Houghton has a fun fact about a Cheetah Girls song that is actually a remake!
Then singer Ally Brooke stops by to talk about her new solo tour and reveals what happened recently when a fan mistook her for Adrienne!
Jeannie Openly Discusses Experimenting With Drugs When She Was Young
Adrienne Houghton: What made you curious to ever want to try drugs?
Jeanne Mai: I love that she put me out there on live TV.
[Everyone laughs]
Adrienne: I’m curious!
Jeannie: No, that’s my girl! No, that’s my friend. No, I definitely experimented, and I know now at 40 looking back that I had a really dark time in my life when I split from my family and moved out, lived in San Francisco… like, every drug you can imagine was there… and honestly, it replaced the joy that I didn’t have. So it made me – being high was so much more “fun” [MAKES MANY FINGER QUOTES], because it felt like, “Oh, I feel special,” “I feel like a rock star,” “I feel loved.” You say anything you want to say, you’re fearless… And then that crash – that crash is what made me realize that it was darker than the pain that I actually had in my life. And that led me to go, “Oh, shoot, this ain’t for me.” Because that pit – yo, it’s the dark place. It’s not a place you want to go.
[EDIT]
Jeannie: I’m not an expert in hip-hop, but it used to be to me, when I was growing up, hip-hop seemed like, you got the bling, you got the dope car, you got the lyrics, all of a sudden you’re cool, you got the dance moves…
Tamera Mowry-Housley: There’s a culture, there’s a culture about it, but we gotta talk about the realities within those songs as well.
Jeannie: Yes. And now it’s included in the songs so easily. I mean we’re at the club singing, “Molly, Percocet,” like this is so easy but we’re talking about things that actually kill you.
Adrienne: Kill people!
Jeannie: And kids don’t know what it is, so they’re looking it up and then when they hear it, they’re like, “Oh, this matches that song, with that artist that looks so cool…”
Adrienne: It normalizes taking drugs.
[The Real audience applauds]
Adrienne: It makes it seem like, “This is just what we do.”
Tamera: To finish the question – did you know that while you were doing it?
Jeannie: I was rebellious, so I knew I was doing bad. Like, you almost love the fact that you are defying what you are supposed to do. Like when you, I don’t know, cross the street between the crosswalk, if you veer off and you – I have this thing in me where I just always go the… I’m a little naughty. I like to take the naughty route. But that was dangerous because it actually risked my life. And so today, I still pay consequences for being naughty. I still have to check myself and go, “Was that really worth it?” Or in the moment how do I turn on that filter to know that that put myself in danger or risk situations that I’m in.
Adrienne: That is real!
Jeannie: And that took maturity, but you shouldn’t have to wait until you’re a grown woman because you might not get there!
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THE REAL is a live daily, one-hour, two-time NAACP Image Award-winning and Emmy-nominated talk show now in its sixth season on Fox Television Stations and in national syndication (check local listings), with a rebroadcast on cable network Bounce. The bold, diverse and outspoken Emmy Award-winning hosts, Adrienne Houghton, Loni Love, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley, all frankly say what women are actually thinking. Their unique perspectives are brought to life through candid conversations about their personal lives, current events, beauty, fashion and relationships (nothing is off limits). Unlike other talk shows, THE REAL hosts are admittedly a “work in progress,” and fearlessly invite viewers to reflect on their own lives and opinions. Fresh points of view, youthful energy and passion have made THE REAL a platform for multicultural women. Produced by Telepictures Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution, THE REAL is led by Executive Producer, Rachel Miskowiec (Good Morning America, Katie, The Tyra Banks Show, Judge Hatchett, The Ricki Lake Show) and shot in Los Angeles, California.
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