Cedric the Entertainer joins Na’im Lynn for a deeply personal conversation about family, longevity, success and what he's learned after decades in entertainment. Cedric opens up about growing up in Missouri, his complicated relationship with his father, caring for him later in life and what watching the people you love grow older teaches you about what really matters. He also shares how his mother shaped the way he communicates, what he did before comedy, and where his signature “baby” came from. The conversation turns to Cedric's career — from Barbershop and The Soul Man to The Neighborhood — and the difficult lesson that a big paycheck doesn't necessarily mean creative control. Cedric also explains why he eventually pivoted toward television, how watching Steve Harvey reinvent himself changed his perspective on career longevity, and why compa ...