Devale Ellis

Congrats to y'all.

Come on, man. I knew because I knew y'all be on the fashion. You know what I'm saying? So let me make sure I show out a little bit.

Come on, man. I knew because I knew y'all be on the fashion. You know what I'm saying? So let me make sure I show out a little bit.

Come on, man. I knew because I knew y'all be on the fashion. You know what I'm saying? So let me make sure I show out a little bit.

But no, football to me was a means to an end. People don't understand this. As a young black man growing up in Brooklyn, I always wanted to be in the arts. The first movie I ever saw in my life was Boys in the Hood. Okay. It was 1989. My father bootlegged it. My best group, I'm telling you business. He bootlegged it, but then he showed it in the living room.

But no, football to me was a means to an end. People don't understand this. As a young black man growing up in Brooklyn, I always wanted to be in the arts. The first movie I ever saw in my life was Boys in the Hood. Okay. It was 1989. My father bootlegged it. My best group, I'm telling you business. He bootlegged it, but then he showed it in the living room.

But no, football to me was a means to an end. People don't understand this. As a young black man growing up in Brooklyn, I always wanted to be in the arts. The first movie I ever saw in my life was Boys in the Hood. Okay. It was 1989. My father bootlegged it. My best group, I'm telling you business. He bootlegged it, but then he showed it in the living room.

He had a group, a men's group called the Junior Laymen. And there was a bunch of young black men watching Boys in the Hood. I was five. I walked in there. My pop's like, you want to watch? She sat me right here. And I watched all of these young men be captivated by what they saw on TV. And I said, I want to do that. But this is Brooklyn in the 90s. Mm-hmm.

He had a group, a men's group called the Junior Laymen. And there was a bunch of young black men watching Boys in the Hood. I was five. I walked in there. My pop's like, you want to watch? She sat me right here. And I watched all of these young men be captivated by what they saw on TV. And I said, I want to do that. But this is Brooklyn in the 90s. Mm-hmm.

He had a group, a men's group called the Junior Laymen. And there was a bunch of young black men watching Boys in the Hood. I was five. I walked in there. My pop's like, you want to watch? She sat me right here. And I watched all of these young men be captivated by what they saw on TV. And I said, I want to do that. But this is Brooklyn in the 90s. Mm-hmm.

How many young black men you know walk around saying they're an artist? Homophobia was rampant in Brooklyn in the 90s. So it was like, yo, what am I going to do to show people I'm tough? You know what I'm saying? So I played sports.

How many young black men you know walk around saying they're an artist? Homophobia was rampant in Brooklyn in the 90s. So it was like, yo, what am I going to do to show people I'm tough? You know what I'm saying? So I played sports.

How many young black men you know walk around saying they're an artist? Homophobia was rampant in Brooklyn in the 90s. So it was like, yo, what am I going to do to show people I'm tough? You know what I'm saying? So I played sports.

I played sports. I danced. I did the bruck up. I don't know if y'all know about that.

I played sports. I danced. I did the bruck up. I don't know if y'all know about that.

I played sports. I danced. I did the bruck up. I don't know if y'all know about that.

The bruck up is a Caribbean dance.

The bruck up is a Caribbean dance.

The bruck up is a Caribbean dance.

You seen the shoulder move? You seen the shoulder move? So... The broke-up is a dance, all right? What do you mean? Yeah, see, you're laughing because you don't know what the broke-up was.