Talib Kweli & Jaleel White On 'Family Matters,' Bill Cosby, Weed Biz, Sonic | People's Party Full

In this episode of "People's Party With Talib Kweli," Kweli and Jasmin Leigh sit down with actor: JALEEL WHITE His character Steve Urkel took the TV world by storm after joining the cast of Family Matters. Here's what we dug into with Jaleel: • His start doing doing commercials right out of preschool. • Not thinking Family Matters was funny when he first watched it. • The problematic history of white writing for black shows. • Steve Urkel joining Family Matters being a bridge for the white writers. • His issues with the idea of a Family Matters reboot. • Harriette Winslow first appearing on the show Perfect Strangers. • His parents keeping him grounded during the height of fame. • Addressing Jaleel's public statements regarding Bill Cosby's guilt. • Connecting reasons for the success of Black Panther and shows like Family Matters. • Not feeling welcomed by the cast of Family Matters for the first two seasons. • Fond memories of working with Kellie Williams who played Laura Winslow. • His mother stepping in and ensuring Jaleel received a decent education. • Issues on set when Jaleel was asked to play Myrtle Urkel. • Voice acting for the 'Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog' cartoon series. • A blessing in disguise that came from starring in 'Mega Shark Versus Crocosaurus'. • How much he enjoyed hosting the game show 'Total Blackout'. • Why Jaleel decided to jump into the weed biz with his cannabis line ItsPurpl. • Struggles of not being able to shake the Urkel image after leaving Family Matters. Subscribe to UPROXX Video and ring the bell to turn on notifications: https://uproxx.it/5rzazsh New Episodes of People’s Party with Talib Kweli every Monday 9AMet/6AMpt. Watch all the episodes here: https://uproxx.it/avxtjgf Audio Podcast -- Listen, Subscribe and Review! Apple: https://applepodcasts.com/peoplesparty Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/72bYFZBBZIwc7kdYUmRgFe Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/peoplesparty The UPROXX Family UPROXX Music youtube.com/uproxxmusic UPROXX Studio youtube.com/uproxx FOLLOW UPROXX UPROXX.com: https://uproxx.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/uproxx Twitter: https://twitter.com/uproxx Facebook: https://facebook.com/uproxx FOLLOW Open Jaleel White Instagram: https://instagram.com/jaleelwhite Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaleelwhite More Jasmin Leigh: https://www.youtube.com/jasminleigh https://www.instagram.com/realjasminleigh Hip-Hop Heads Playlists: 90's Hip Hop http://bit.ly/90sHipHopPlaylist 2000's Hip Hop http://bit.ly/2000sHipHopPlaylist 90's R&B Hits http://bit.ly/90sRBPlaylist ABOUT UPROXX VIDEO: UPROXX Video celebrates Hip-Hop, Style, and Creativity through a mix of original shows and music videos from the biggest artists, entertainers, and innovators from our culture. PEOPLE'S PARTY WITH TALIB KWELI People's Party is a weekly interview show hosted by Talib Kweli and Jasmin Leigh. Guests range from the biggest names in hip-hop to global entertainers to the most progressive minds moving our culture forward. The audio podcast is available on Apple and Spotify.