Joy Taylor sits down with her friend O'Shea Jackson Jr. for a no-holds-barred conversation on nepotism, Hollywood, and the Lakers. O'Shea opens up about the years he spent training to land his father's role in Straight Outta Compton, the backlash that followed, and why he's done letting the "nepo baby" label bother him. He also explains why he negotiates his way out of on-screen deaths, how the strikes and AI pushed him toward writing and producing, and what fans can expect from Den of Thieves 3. Plus: LeBron's exit from LA, the Destiny's Child lyric debate, Joy's honorary doctorate, and O'Shea's new raunchy road trip comedy, Idiots.

Joy Taylor sits down with her friend O'Shea Jackson Jr. for a no-holds-barred conversation on nepotism, Hollywood, and the Lakers. O'Shea opens up about the years he spent training to land his father's role in Straight Outta Compton, the backlash that followed, and why he's done letting the "nepo baby" label bother him. He also explains why he negotiates his way out of on-screen deaths, how the strikes and AI pushed him toward writing and producing, and what fans can expect from Den of Thieves 3. Plus: LeBron's exit from LA, the Destiny's Child lyric debate, Joy's honorary doctorate, and O'Shea's new raunchy road trip comedy, Idiots.

00:00 Open

00:42 Welcome O'Shea Jackson Jr.

01:07 Twitter, Threads & the Blue Check Problem

03:42 Weapons Training for Den of Thieves

05:40 Refusing to Die On Screen

07:52 Michael B. Jordan Ruined It for Everyone

09:16 Car Judo & Joy's Escape Story

11:09 Why O'Shea Is Moving Behind the Camera

13:28 No Contest Wrestling & Multiple Income Streams

16:06 From Video Game Writer to Playing His Dad

17:28 The Hidden Cost of Acting

19:17 Saving Grief for the Camera

21:42 Paul Pierce, the Celtics & "Snow Business"

23:35 LeBron Leaving LA

28:53 Laker Delusion & Bam's Record

31:31 Doctor Joy Taylor 

33:07 Idiots: The Raunchy Road Trip Comedy

34:44 Can Hollywood Still Make Raunchy Comedies?

35:56 Surviving Twitter & Cancel Culture

38:51 The Destiny's Child Lyric Debate

41:01 RIP Music Videos & WorldStar

43:40 Den of Thieves 3 Is Coming

46:42 Do Characters Stick With You?

47:03 The Target Boycott

48:26 "Up By A Billion"

50:30 Joy on Nepotism & Her Brother

52:55 O'Shea's Real Road to Straight Outta Compton

57:15 "Black Nepo Baby?"

57:51 Dodgers & LA Fan Passion

59:33 The Erewhon Smoothie Debate

1:00:36 Where to Find O'Shea

1:01:54 Close