Laurence Fishburne on Consciously Trying to Put the First Hip Hop Gangster on Screen

Laurence Fishburne has had a colorful career thus far with roles under his belt from The Matrix, Boyz in the Hood, What's Love Got to Do With It, and even became the first African American to portray Othello in a motion picture by a major studio when he appeared in the 1995 film adaptation of the Shakespeare play -- and now he's on Sway in the Morning to talk about the new Nelson Mandela series on BET, Madiba.
Leading the cast as he stars as Mandela, the three-part saga will air February 1, 8 and 15, 2017 on BET.
While in-studio, Fishburne also reveals that, he was "consciously trying to put the first hip hop gangster on screen" with his King of New York film.
Watch above as Laurence Fishburne opens up about all of his classic films.
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[@fuzzylumpkin49]

Deep Cover is my favourite Laurence Fishburne movie. People never seem to mention it when discussing his films. Great interview.

[@BodyRibbonz]

hollywood legend right here

[@No-one20244]

Laurence FishBurne Is Legendary

[@ImErikHD]

this nigga in john wick 2.. cant wait to see that shit

[@MrUltracoin]

I didn`t know he would be in there, that will be nice.

[@elibreezy]

😂😂 his part is weird

[@brucep6033]

king of new york. great movie

[@CHICOIZPAIN]

SALUTE TO SWAY BRINGING THEM OG'S TO THE SHOW!! SALUTE! RESPECT!!

[@edwardajagardner3949]

Love the fact that Laurence used the term "Lexicon" referring to the Hip Hop frequently understood terms.

[@jordanrobinson439]

King of New York is my favorite movie...

[@CapitalJ2]

I've seen so many of his movies, and he's always good, but he's Morpheus to me for life. "There's a difference between knowing the path and walking the path."

[@yvonneshelton2505]

The dominant culture has adopted so much of our culture 😳 for real

[@robinlue2008]

Yvonne Shelton don't use the word dominant. It give em too much power. Call them FOREIGNERS.

[@Accune]

Mr Fishburne played array of characters.I first knew him of playing "Cowboy Curtis".

[@eyeheartmusichella]

Hahaha, hell yeah.

[@secretlic]

I remember him as Wilford in Cornbread, Earl and Me.

[@naijainnit]

I love Sway and Heather B. Though no blood, they're truly brother and sister. I see the love for one another, and the chemistry is great. Lastly, Laurence Fishburne is a legend.

[@twinboyz2004]

I LIKED HIM IN HIGHER LEARNING VERY POWERFUL ROLE HE WAS'NT REALLY CREDITED FOR

[@drdread9896]

💯

[@davidsalmon4009]

Sway is top 5 interviewers of all time.. imo

[@LitaChar88]

Yes! He's not caught up in the drama and bs

[@kylesantos8190]

Jimmy Jump will live forever

[@keshawnshotta7776]

"Eat the Cake anna may" "oh see you done lost yo Goddam mind"

[@marcellax4556]

Keshawn Shotta 😂😂😂____💀

[@GQ-jv9uw]

His biggest one

[@2lemonades]

Furious Styles

[@ghetto4na]

I am African, and Fish did a GREAT job.

[@triplestack11]

I finally understand why the waynes brothers joked about the age difference in their parody movie.

[@GeorgesOpinion]

My nigga Morpheus

[@MoveTowardsTheLight]

George's Opinion LMAO.

[@MoveTowardsTheLight]

George's Opinion LMAO.

[@ashtonmeetooful]

Sway your still the best at interviews. We're going to be watching you till your 70 years old lol

[@Ethiokarate1]

i could listen to Lawrence for hours!

[@curlygirlylover5256]

corn bread earl n me is pretty cool

[@connectgametv]

curlygirly lover classic

[@lal.6984]

curlygirly lover movie sad as hell

[@MadamKitt]

Laurence Fishburne up here making folks day with that list of folks he'd like to work with

[@curlygirlylover5256]

Mr Lawrence I love you so much

[@MiggeX]

Such a good guy

[@VerryLongName]

I like this actor

[@eyeheartmusichella]

Don't forget Hannibal! That show was dope!

[@ALVINDUCHANE]

FISHBURNE IS A TRU G IN DA GAME. ONE OF MY FAV'S

[@laugh_til_ithurts]

The GOAT!!! Laurence Fishburne is that guy 💪💪💪

[@ЙорданВасилев-ц6и]

LEGEND

[@TheAlpineShepherdBoy]

Laurence Fishburne is too sharp to not know his past work.. When he is naming off people he wants to work with, he was asked to name five, and where most people would struggle trying to name five, he went beyond that.

[@JackinDJ]

When I was just a young'en I met and shook Laurence's hand in Sydney at the Goodbar one night out partying circa 1998/99 when he was filming The Matrix in Australia. Much respect homie!

[@montaellis2860]

Heather B was glowing

[@reimourrpower9357]

And she was not havin' it when Laurence and Sway were doing the 'sexy radio DJ' voices, ha!

[@jclokes]

Morpheus!!!

[@Marques.Marcus85]

Top 5 best actor ever

[@BusterCrabb80]

Facts

[@santinerino624]

damn his voice is so amazing here

[@haitianx01]

Great actor good interview

[@syvallia24]

Legend !!!!!

[@matt.pma.kresnaputra5458]

Anyone remember his young self on apocalypse now.

[@mfknrmxthebangmessiah6012]

Illmatic Montgomery best on-screen death ever.

[@wolvesofwisdom]

top 5 actor, better then denzel in my book

[@colstonlchinese]

My favorite actor!

[@MTHIHD]

Laurence Fishburne can even pronounce Xhosa wow impressive !!

[@Kaviman503]

This nigga really taught me about gentrification in boys and the hood

[@MississippiKaijuMusic]

Fled is still one of my favorite movies.

[@loo2400]

It's crazy how classy he is and his daughter is like... outchea

[@1977rainDUB]

Lo Oo lol

[@greenmatrix30seven]

1 of the best actors to ever do it

[@bosswray54]

Cadence was my movie!!

[@elijahstiles3012]

Larry's looking seasoned. I ain't seen him in a minute

[@laynebracy]

Should've asked him about when he almost fought Cam'ron for calling him Larry

[@laynebracy]

SuperPunch76 lol it's on thisis50

[@Bluecap597]

Cornbread Earl and me!!!!

[@domoalready]

Almost 18k views and less then 5 dislikes. THE TRILLEST

[@dopeinreallifepodcast]

I guess people forgot that LF after "Cornbread, Earl, and Me" he also played in "Apocalypse Now" as "Tyrone Mr. Clean Miller". That's back when he was "Larry Fishburne" lol.

[@mrshuxley1024]

Damn I love me some Laurence Fishburne!

[@gotjuice9]

Apocalypse Now! He has been acting in classics since day one.

[@chrism6061]

OJ Taban he was 17 when he did apocalypse now

[@gotjuice9]

Chris Martin exactly! He was in one of the greatest films of all time out the gate.

[@chrism6061]

OJ Taban definitely a classic

[@gmf357]

Oh shit it's Jimmy Jump!! Only the vets know what I'm talking about!!

[@marcellax4556]

gmf357 Apocalypse Now?

[@michaelbrooks3650]

Nobody rides for free...!

[@pierrevalentino5250]

6:07 my nigga Morpheus feelin something "Fishy" in the air

[@firstlast8481]

Always outnumbered always outgunned was my favorite

[@ViweQuza]

Aibo why here in South Africa This is NOT Advertised? good thing I listen to SWAY

[@djuanbenjamin9149]

Cmon, you give this legend 17 minutes and Migos gets 25!

[@bumbitusproductions8922]

Djuan Benjamin I know...right!

[@reimourrpower9357]

@@bumbitusproductions8922 Not Mr. Fishburne or Sway's fault. He was likely on a tight media tour for "Madiba" and his reps offered the show 15 minutes. You see that dude come in the door near the end and they wave him off and continue for another couple more moments. Fish & Sway got it in though.

[@jab2ez]

Lol that is cool. He really knows his movies.

[@connectgametv]

Heather B is fine to me

[@kerryjackson226]

James evans got that dead presidents look going on

[@curlygirlylover5256]

I have meridian balls due to that movie and it works

[@johnmclain8522]

When you fucks gonna have Bone Thugs n Harmony on here???

[@shesosaucy]

Eat the cake Anna Mae!

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I love love hoodlums that movie

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Came here from da sway migos interview 😂😂😂

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tyra... that was higher learning big fella

[@henriettaparks586]

YAW! I REMEMBER!! WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG BOY ON THE SOAPS ONE LIFE TO LIVE I BELIEVE! HE WAS ALSO IN A AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL!!! NOW DIRECTOR BILL DUKE!!! WAS IN IT ALSO!!!!

[@reimourrpower9357]

"The white man don't give nuthin' but the underworld and that's where I dance. Tell me this brother Sandman, where do YOU dance?" Cotton Club 1985 as Bumpy Johnson (yes before Hoodlum).

[@dbprod.7428]

Wanna know what triggers Mr Fishburne? Call him "Larry" and see what happens.

[@msluv57]

They both have very sexy voices....YES!!! Fishburne is so smooth and cool laid back and simply sexy!!

[@PlayaflyJoe27]

Gary, IN called in the building. 219!!!!!!

[@automatic_systematic]

Nobody ever asks him about playing Jimmy Jump in King Of New York and I'm not the only one who feels cheated for that

[@curlygirlylover5256]

I just got hoodlum in yesterday from Amazon and the damn thing said it can't be played in my region wth

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curlygirly lover just play it in your computer or Xbox 360

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curlygirly lover Get tor browser or Orfox for Android. Proxies and VPNs allow you to bypass those kinda blocks if I'm not mistaken.

[@christophersheppard9825]

all day

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5:49 😭 *Heather B got me crine over here* 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AndreFarrar]

I dare Sway to call him Larry.

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Andre Farrar 😂😂

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Yall search Faded by Lil Yung Pharaoh🔥🔥

[@terrencemilton5088]

Im trying to see both sides of it. Lawrence Fishborne vs Cam'ron

[@josephswanson2710]

My guy larry fishx

[@savagelychill2858]

He goes back to Apocalypse Now when he was only a teenager.

[@micahwilson8077]

What’s love got todo with it was so good I thought he was really Ike

[@2FLYLIVE]

He was 30 when he did Boyz N The Hood

[@333GOAT]

Boys in the hood is still his best

[@jordanflores5687]

Someone needs to ask this man about the camron story

[@marcusgoode3996]

RIP Chad..

[@johnmclain8522]

Laurence Fishburne has a soothing voice... I wonder how much this nigga would charge to read a grown man a bedtime story.

[@1977rainDUB]

John Mclain dawg.....lmao

[@MoveTowardsTheLight]

John Mclain lmao.

[@lamariomainor7274]

😂😂😂

[@marcellax4556]

John Mclain 😆😆😆😆😆

[@DemonkaiMugen]

damn....has denzel and him ever been in a movie together??

[@marcellax4556]

Demonkai Mugen That would be dope! Good guy vs Bad guy, like in Heat, where Al Pacino was a good cop and Robert DiNero was the bad guy.

[@PLAYBQQK]

"Larry Fishburne" -Cam'ron

[@EdwardSanchezProductions]

Omgot cowboy curtis from pee wee playhouse

[@christophergoldhammer__]

He should've used his voice over work for Silver Surfer for knowledge of self

[@ronh1757]

Heather B.... is beautiful.

[@kasunmadhusanka]

"Your mama call you Larry, so Imma call you Larry" - Cam'ron

[@GantzIsSloppy]

that was not camron that was his mans who said that

[@kasunmadhusanka]

Yeah I know. But still that came from cam's guy.

[@TVman4321]

Yo Sway, when you gonna call me for an interview?

[@Cloneme12]

Charles Uquak never

[@TheClockblocker]

Brian Pumper was here.

[@gloriempaka9474]

TheClockblocker really?

[@TheClockblocker]

Glorie Mpaka Well he was inside Laurence Fishburne's daughter so yeah.

[@jakecope9739]

Migos got interviewed right before him lol go watch the end of the Migos sway interview

[@tupacshakur9827]

This dude forgot him and Angela Bassett were in Boyz and the Hood LOL

[@thecitykid415sfc6]

They 6 years apart

[@jfontanez1838]

Lawrence played Cuba’s dad on boyz n the hood and they have a 6 year age difference Lawrence is 58 Cuba is 52

[@youngsexymalik14]

the point in bringing this up tho ?