Joe and Jada - Jesse Williams on BLM & BET Awards speech, 'Grey's Anatomy' & 'Hotel Costiera'
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🗓️ 2 October 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
Fat Joe and Jadakiss are joined by 'Grey's Anatomy' star Jesse Williams. Joe and Jada ask Jesse about his new show 'Hotel Costiera' on Prime Video, showrunner and titan of the television industry Shonda Rhimes sticking up for him when fans wanted him off 'Grey's Anatomy,' his college years in Philadelphia in the prime hip hop era with The Roots taking off, his lifelong activism for racial justice, and his speech at the 2016 BET Awards advocating for the Black Lives Matter movement.
3:00 - Joe & Jada acknowledge the sudden female audience in the room
5:30 - College years in Philadelphia & Philly hip hop culture
7:30 - Why it's so important to teach African history
11:00 - Great inventions credited to African-Americans
18:00 - Acting breakthrough & initial typecast roles
20:30 - Joe needs Jada to explain his mud scene in Queens
24:00 - Shonda Rhimes & 'Grey's Anatomy'
28:00 - 2016 BET Awards speech
39:00 - Toasting to his new show 'Hotel Costiera'
46:00 - Joe's crazy Mongolia trip
51:30 - Jesse's advice for young biracial kids
54:30 - Iconic Black TV show pick'em
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