DJ Envy Remembers Malcolm-Jamal Warner After Just Speaking With Him Weeks Prior

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DJ Envy reflects on the sudden passing of Malcolm-Jamal Warner, sharing that they had just appeared on a podcast together weeks prior. He recalls the deep cultural impact of 'The Cosby Show' and how Warner’s portrayal of Theo shaped a generation. Envy also reacts to Bill Cosby’s emotional statement, noting the strong bond they shared even through recent hardships.

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00:00I mean, where were you when you heard the news about Malcolm Jamal Warner?

00:06What were the feelings?

00:07And how do you feel about Bill Cosby coming out of hiding and kind of, you know, giving a statement on it?

00:10I mean, I was actually right here when I heard it.

00:12I was going to this restaurant, Milos, with my wife yesterday, and we heard about it.

00:16Very sad.

00:17The crazy thing is we just seen him three weeks ago.

00:19We just did his podcast.

00:20So we were on his podcast.

00:21If you look online, it's called Not All Hood.

00:23It's probably the last interview that we did together.

00:25And we were just talking about family and his wife and his kid and his daughter.

00:30No way!

00:31And we were just talking about how much proud he is.

00:32And we were going back and forth about me being a dance dad and just talking about our kids

00:36and how much the small things in life matters to us the most.

00:40So it hit us a little hard because, like I said, we just had a conversation.

00:44We were just talking to him.

00:45You know, you think about a lot of the things that these generations did was because of the Cosby show.

00:49I went to Hampton because of a different world which is connected to the Cosby show.

00:53Right.

00:53I remember, you know, me getting an airing like Theo and having to tell my dad.

00:57I remember the Gordon Patrell interview.

00:59I remember, baby, all the stuff that they did for their grandparents.

01:02I remember that.

01:03So growing up on that was kind of only the positive image that we've seen of black families on television.

01:08So to lose Theo or to lose Malcolm Jamal Warner so early, it just hurts.

01:12Now, Charlemagne said he wants people to stop hashtagging our IP Theo.

01:18But I mean...

01:19I mean, Malcolm Jamal Warner passed away, but Theo was a character that he lived to...

01:23You know, so that meant so much to people.

01:25Malcolm Jamal Warner was a man.

01:27You know what I mean?

01:27He had a family.

01:28He had a kid.

01:29But people are sold into who he was.

01:31You know what I mean?

01:32And I get that and I understand that.

01:33You know, people know him as Theo and they lived off of Theo.

01:36And they, you know, did everything because of Theo.

01:39So I get both of them.

01:40I mean, just rest in peace and just pray for his family.

01:43How was it hearing from Mr. Cosby?

01:45You know, he made some statements yesterday.

01:47He actually did an interview.

01:47I mean, Mr. Cosby said something amazing.

01:48He said that he looked at him like a son.

01:50You know, he lost one son already.

01:52And everything that Cosby went through, he still loved the young man.

01:55And they still spoke and they still had a relationship.

01:57So it's sad all over there.

01:59Wow.

01:59Thank you so much for your time, MB.

02:00Thank you so much.

02:01Ciao.

02:01Peace.

02:02Peace.

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