Hustling with Vivica A. Fox

Get ready to laugh out loud because the original bad girl of comedy, Luenell Campbell, is in the house! The outspoken actress and comedian admits Vivica is her biggest "girl crush" and reveals the real reason she's doing the podcast. The funny lady and natural born storyteller shares her hilarious stories of working in Hollywood including behind-the-scenes movie set drama, the surprising way she got her part in the movie "Borat" and the role she auditioned for 7 times and never got it! But that hasn't stopped Luenell from bouncing back and making her mark in a tough industry. Luenell is proud to share the movie that's made her the most money and the ladies even dish on their previous movie roles playing a stripper. Outside of comedy and film, Luenell describes her highly publicized 6-page spread in Penthouse magazine. The comedian admits she always wanted to be a backup singer for the great Luther Vandross and talks about the famous comedian who discovered her. Vivica and Luenell dish on everything from epic reads, social media drama, the attraction to bad boys and why you should always be early to every meeting. Luenell is an open book and even gets emotional as she shares her journey working to repair the relationship with her daughter. It's an episode filled with lots of laughs, love and real-life moments including a game of "Kiss, Mary, Kill" with some A-list actors! 

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Things are about to get real when Vivica sits down with Actress, Model, Businesswoman, Executive Producer and one of the first reality stars in the world, Tami Roman! In this episode, Tami reveals the real reason she recently left Basketball Wives and which of the ladies she's wishing luck and success, and it’s definitely not all of them! She details why she’s not exactly the woman you see misbehaving on TV. Tami recounts the very unusual way she was discovered to be one of the original cast members on MTV’s Real World 27 years ago! Then Tami recalls how a simple clap back to shade thrown at her on Basketball Wives sparked her creative genius that inspired her viral sensation, “Bonnet Chronicles” and how it has gained over 2.2 million followers and received over 100,000 views per video! Tami shares her return to scripted television and how an awkward first meeting with Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer turned into an experience she’ll never forget. Tami is the proud mother of two beautiful and successful daughters and wife to entrepreneur and businessman Reggie Youngblood, who just so happens to be 17 years her junior.  Tami gets real about the challenges their age difference presented early in their relationship and how a 15 day stint on WE TV’s “Marriage Boot Camp” taught her lessons she says will stay with her forever! But she and Vivica agree there are many benefits to having a much younger man! Tami shares her painful experience with her attempts at having another baby and how a surrogate just might be in the cards for her. So, is there a baby in the works for Tami and Reggie?  Vivica reveals her Hustle Hack #GETINTOIT  inspired by Tami! Tami Roman is a woman with so many irons in the fire! She’s been hustling for over 25 years and she’s not slowing down now!

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Vivica goes down memory lane with Emmy-Award winning Producer, Director, Actor and Author Blair Underwood who has worked in the business for over 30 years. In this episode, the handsome Hollywood Actor, Husband and Father of 3 talks about the ups and downs of working in a tough business and the hard lessons he's learned along the way. With 17 NAACP nominations among others under his belt, Blair knows a thing or two about what is takes to be successful at his craft and shares his secrets to a long-lasting career and the importance of having a "hustling" mentality. Over the years, Blair has had a diverse range of experience from TV and Film to Broadway and Publishing. But, there's one part of the business he loves the most and it involves his elderly parents. Before starting in soap operas so he could pay the bills, Blair reveals surprising fun facts about him including he was a competitive swimmer in his early days. He also gives the inside scoop about his latest Netflix project with co-star and Producer Octavia Spencer and her advice to him about getting what he wants before signing on. With career success comes making big decisions. After initially turning down a pivotal role in "Sex In The City", Blair reveals his wife was the one who had to convince him to finally take on the popular role and he also describes how he felt after loosing out on another role in "Dream Girls" to actor Jaime Foxx. It's a laugh-out-loud good time with one of the best in the business, also filled with some love as he talks about how Covid-19 has changed his perspective on life and how he and his family are coping at home....including his makeshift recording sessions held in his wife's closet! 

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Today's episode is one for the books with Mary Wilson, a legendary singer and one of the founding members of the iconic girl group “The Supremes". She's a class act who soared in popularity around the world in the 1960’s while breaking down racial barriers and helped to define Motown Records. With dreams of originally becoming an actress, the proud Grandmother of ten including a great grandchild has experienced the ups and downs of show business over the past 60 years and shares her inspiring story of making it in Motown, the secrets to her long success and how she feels about never winning a Grammy after all these years! The “Supreme” singer shares memorable stories of performing for the Queen in London and the British Royal family member she wanted to punch out, the good times she experienced with Diana Ross and the surprising status of their relationship now. With her many accomplishments as a singer, performer and author of her most recent book, "Supreme Glamour", Mary is forthcoming about her biggest regrets and gives wise advice to young girls wanting to make it in the business. It’s an episode filled with lots of laughs and insight into her personal dating life and how she’s excited for something new!

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Waka Flocka is one of the most influential voices in hip hop, an entrepreneur and a man who goes “Hard in the Paint.” Tammy Rivera is a fashion designer, reality star and an artist who’s about to release her first album. Together, they are a power couple and the stars of “Waka and Tammy: What the Flocka?” on WE TV. Today, they talk candidly with Vivica about their marriage - the good, the bad, and backlash Tammy received when she reconciled with Waka. Find out how Tammy convinced her husband to open their home to TV cameras after he initially responded, “Hell No!”, how they’re fighting for their love and why it’s worth it. Waka and Tammy share what it’s like to parent their teenage daughter, who’s the strict parent and who’s the pushover, and if Waka is ready to let her date. Plus, Waka reveals when another baby might be on the way! Tammy gives details on her new album, “Conversations”. She explains how Waka pushed her to keep going, built her confidence when she felt insecure and why this album is so close to her heart. Then Waka looks back on “Flockaveli” ten years later! How did the album change his life? Will he release another album? (SPOILER: he gives a release date!) Waka reveals what motivates his music and why he says rap is a sport, not art, to him. Hear who inspired him and who he’s listening to now. While you’re at it, hear from his mama who makes an unexpected appearance! Why is she giving sex advice to her son and daughter-in-law?! Then, the couple talks fashion with Vivica. From swimwear to streetwear, hear about all their business ventures and why, like Vivica, their grind don’t stop! Waka drops a major truth bomb as this episode wraps up! You don’t want to miss it!

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Get ready to laugh and learn as Vivica interviews actress, comedian and friend Kym Whitley. You know Kym from the hit “Curb Your Enthusiasm”, her docuseries “Raising Whitley” and her current series “Twenties” on BET. Today, you’ll get to know her as a mother, who like many of you, is struggling to be a teacher, playmate, short-order cook and disciplinarian in one! Kym shares how her first week of homeschooling made her want to “run down the street naked!” Kym discusses how her IG show “Corona Chronicles” is helping her to keep her humor and her sanity. Vivica and Kym reminisce about meeting on the set of the film “Salon” and tell never-before-heard stories of heartbreak and healing. The women talk about how you can let go of toxic takers and build a support squad. Find out how Hollywood’s shutdown impacted both women and the Empire series finale! Learn how embracing life’s challenges, whether it’s the loss of a job, a parent, or a relationship can make you stronger and wiser. Score Vivica’s hustle hack for seeing #lifeisgood no matter what your circumstance is.

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Vivica A. Fox has built a multifaceted career in film, television, and business and one woman’s been by her side for three decades, attorney and producer Lita Richardson. Today, she’s by her side to launch the “Hustling with Vivica A. Fox” podcast! These two forged a friendship and business partnership that changed the course of their lives and now they’ll help you build the right squad with the right people to open new opportunities for yourself! In a culture that tells women they need to compete, Vivica says women build opportunity, success and power when they stick together. She and Lita have the stories to prove it! From a chance meeting at a party thrown by Magic Johnson to producing a film together at Sundance to signing the deal for the Vivica A. Fox Hair Collection, find out how this duo built one of Hollywood’s longest-running and most successful careers. Hear how Lita talked Vivica into a pre-nup, talked her out of quitting Celebrity Apprentice, and why she was unable to talk any sense into her during the infamous 50 Cent breakup! You’ll feel like you’re eavesdropping on two girlfriends who just happen to hang out with Will Smith and Snoop Dogg. This is a podcast that’s entertaining, informative and intimate!

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