Why Tracee Ellis Ross Stopped Waiting to Be Chosen
7/14/20261 hr 13 min
Tracee Ellis Ross joins Keke for an unforgettable conversation about building a life on your own terms. She talks about making her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing, growing up with her mom, Diana Ross, and childhood encounters with icons like Marvin Gaye and Lucille Ball. And Tracee has the stories, from confidently correcting Michael Jackson on his own lyrics to memories from the set of Girlfriends and some truly terrible dates. Then they play “Acting Casual,” a dating game of awkward flirting.
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First 90 secondsKeke Palmer· Host0:00
Today, I'm sitting down with the one and only Tracee Ellis Ross. You know her from Girlfriends, Black-ish, Pattern Beauty, her iconic fashion, and now her Broadway debut in Every Brilliant Thing. But beyond all of those accomplishments, Tracee has become part of a much bigger conversation about what it means to build a full life on your own terms. Okay, we are talking legacy, love, friendship, family, beauty, joy, solo travel, and the freedom that comes from trusting yourself instead of someone else's timeline. She is one of my favorite humans on the planet, no lie. Let's get into it, because baby, this is Keke Palmer, and this is Tracee Ellis Ross.
Speaker 20:44
[singing] No matter what we doin', in the car, just chillin'. Pop on Amazon Music, sit back and listen.
Keke Palmer· Host0:50
Hey.
Speaker 20:50
Life, love, sex, science, covering it all.
Keke Palmer· Host0:52
All.
Speaker 20:52
Especially the latter 'cause money's always involved.
Keke Palmer· Host0:54
Mm-hmm.
Speaker 20:54
No matter what it is, we gon' make it make sense. Nothing else to do but kick it with the homies and kin. [laughs] So grab you a drink and a snack you enjoy. And get into the vibe that only workers know.
Keke Palmer· Host1:03
You know it's your girl.
Speaker 21:04
Baby, this is, this is Keke. Baby, this is Keke Palmer, yeah.
Keke Palmer· Host1:12
Tracee.
Tracee Ellis Ross· Guest1:17
Girl.
Keke Palmer· Host1:18
My girl.
Tracee Ellis Ross· Guest1:19
[laughs] Ah. You look fabulous.
Keke Palmer· Host1:21
Oh my God, you look fabulous.
Tracee Ellis Ross· Guest1:22
The fashion is always giving everything it needs to give.
Keke Palmer· Host1:25
Ooh. Hi.
Tracee Ellis Ross· Guest1:25
Come on, pull back.
Keke Palmer· Host1:26
Okay, hold on a second. Hi, legs.
Tracee Ellis Ross· Guest1:27
Okay.
Keke Palmer· Host1:28
Hi, legs.
Tracee Ellis Ross· Guest1:29
I brought these legs out for