Tracy Morgan plays Joe “Dolla,” the dad of the recruit Ali’s trying to sign. Tracy Morgan (as Joe “Dolla” Barry): “Yo, lady, what you doing at the big boys’ table, huh?” I’ve taken sips from things that maybe I should not have taken part of.” Since the movie is also about living with the choices we make, we wanted to know if Erykah had ever been pressured into drinking something with questionable ingredients.Įrykah Badu: “Many things in life, figuratively. We mostly know her from her hit songs, but she has some seriously funny chops.Įrykah Badu (as Sister): “Oh, that’s just jasmine tea - if you don’t count the weed, the peyote and the crack.” Henson (as Ali Davis): “This smells like dirt.” Henson: “Everybody’s trying to cut a deal, but you can’t cut a deal on my talent.”
Henson: “I brought my own personal struggles, of how to get ahead and get people to know that I mean business, and I’m the woman for the job because I’m good.”Īnd even today, Taraji still has to remind people what she’s worth. But she also brings some real-life experience to this role.
Henson (as Ali Davis): “I can hear your inner thoughts!”Įven though we’re used to seeing Miss Taraji as the prison-hardened Cookie on “Empire,” she’s been chomping at the bit to make us laugh.
Josh Brener (as Brandon): “Holy crap! Can you hear my inner thoughts?” Then she meets the woman who changes her life!Įrykah Badu (as Sister): “I can help you connect with men.”Īfter drinking some tea with questionable ingredients, Ali has a new superpower. Henson, crashes into, but not through, the glass ceiling, ’cause she doesn’t “get” dudes. In “What Men Want,” Ali, a high-powered sports agent played by Taraji P.