Actress Gail Bean sat down with the Foxy 99 crew of G-Moniy and Babydoll at Dreamville Festival 2024 in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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00:00Yo, what's great in the state?
00:01It is Ugly's Brother Radio, G-Money in the House.
00:03Watch your mouth.
00:04It is day dose of Dreamville.
00:07Baby doll, are you OK?
00:09Yes, sir.
00:10All right, look.
00:11Wait a moment.
00:11This lovely young lady right here is a superstar in the making.
00:16You know what I'm saying?
00:16Her name.
00:17That's right.
00:18Oh, I received that.
00:19Yeah.
00:19Look, look.
00:20It's in the air.
00:21In the making.
00:22And I'm already there.
00:23Oh, no, no, no.
00:24Well, look.
00:24Hey.
00:25No, I ain't there yet.
00:26I'm a realist.
00:27I know I ain't there yet.
00:27But we on the way.
00:28Look, she's your favorite actress's favorite actress.
00:32You know what I'm saying?
00:33We got Gail Bean in the building.
00:35Gail, how are you doing?
00:36I am good.
00:37This is my first time in North Carolina.
00:39It's my first Dreamville Fest.
00:41It's really just been outstanding.
00:44Like, they delivered.
00:45Look, you are...
00:47I'm from Stonemount.
00:48So, Atlanta, but I'm from Stonemount.
00:50OK.
00:50You were vibing yesterday.
00:52I was.
00:52I seen you plenty of times.
00:53The first time, I think, was when Sexy Red was performing.
00:56Oh, yeah.
00:56And, like, she was...
00:58S-R-T.
00:59Get it sexy.
01:00Get it sexy.
01:02Look, that.
01:03And then I saw you later on during the 50 Cent performance.
01:06Oh, yeah.
01:07Oh, yeah.
01:07Oh, yeah.
01:08I'm talking about...
01:09Can you describe your Dreamville experience to this point?
01:13Honestly, hands down from, like, start to finish, Amazon has taken care of me.
01:17So, shout out to Amazon Music.
01:18Shout out to Jamaica.
01:19Because that whole team has been phenomenal.
01:21Like, my experience has been nothing short of outstanding.
01:25From my flight, my stay, my pulling up.
01:30Like, we went to Day of Dreams.
01:31Amazon did...
01:32Amazon Music did a Day of Dreams on Friday.
01:35It was like...
01:35It was with Loop.
01:36They had old school cars.
01:38They had panels.
01:40So, like, Rap City, Jib, all different people were on the panels.
01:44It was just...
01:45It was amazing.
01:46It's like...
01:46I didn't know it was a whole experience.
01:49Right.
01:49I thought it was just a concert.
01:50Like, you come...
01:51Right, right.
01:51And it's a bunch of people performing.
01:52But it was actually, like, a whole experience.
01:55Yes, indeed.
01:56Yeah.
01:56Activations.
01:57How's North Carolina been treated?
01:59You said it's your first time in North Carolina.
02:01My first time in North Carolina.
02:02It's been amazing.
02:03We went to eat.
02:05Oh, the food was so good.
02:07Yes.
02:07Friend.
02:08Friend.
02:09The food was so good.
02:11So, that was really amazing.
02:14And we went outside.
02:15We went outside.
02:16Look, they went outside all weekend.
02:18All weekend.
02:19Everybody's been super polite.
02:20Well, look.
02:21So, today is day two.
02:23Day two.
02:23Who have you seen performing?
02:24Who are you looking forward to seeing perform?
02:26Okay.
02:26So, we saw Key Glock perform.
02:28We saw Huncho perform.
02:30Okay.
02:30Now, we got to see my girl, Monica, because that's my favorite.
02:33Absolute favorite.
02:33What do you call her?
02:35I don't call her that.
02:36She's going to call.
02:37She's going to call.
02:37Everybody.
02:38Yeah.
02:38She's going to call.
02:39Yeah.
02:40Going to call.
02:40So, we're going to see Monica.
02:43We want to see...
02:44We're going to see Jeezy.
02:47Of course.
02:48We want to see J-Cole.
02:49Come on now.
02:50Yeah.
02:50But, yeah.
02:51All the surprises that come with J-Cole.
02:52Exactly.
02:53All the surprises.
02:54Yeah.
02:54That was the thing.
02:55Like, we knew we wanted to get here to see Huncho.
02:57We was like, we got to make it in time to see Huncho.
02:59We got to make it in time to see Kikla.
03:01So, we're very excited.
03:03Okay.
03:04Yesterday, I was a little sad.
03:05I missed Damani.
03:06We was trying.
03:07Oh.
03:08But, man, he's so talented.
03:10He's a literal genius.
03:11He's here on the weekend, too.
03:11He's here today.
03:13Like, he hasn't left.
03:15Yeah.
03:15No, that man...
03:16I mean, he was going to see Bob's a little bit, like a minute ago, but yeah.
03:19You're literally watching the future of hip-hop.
03:21He's a genius.
03:22Yeah.
03:23Like, so talented.
03:24And I feel like we got to see him grow.
03:26Right.
03:26Like, I remember when I told him, it's so crazy, I said, hey, you probably don't remember
03:30this.
03:30When he was a little kid, he had this song called Green Faces.
03:35I went and shot the photography.
03:37I did the behind-the-scenes photography on the set, just, you know, for a friend.
03:41It was a favor for a friend.
03:42I pulled up with a camera, and he was like a little kid.
03:45Damn.
03:46So, I've seen him grow in his career, and it's only going to continue to go up.
03:49That's a superstar.
03:51There we go.
03:51Speaking of superstars, we got you here.
03:54You got me.
03:54You know what I'm saying?
03:55Look, I am a huge fan of Snowfall, first off.
04:00Top two, top three best crime dramas ever.
04:04Like, no questions asked.
04:07And, like, you killed that role as Wanda.
04:10Can you talk about, like, because your character made a complete 180.
04:15Yeah.
04:15You know what I'm saying?
04:16So, how was playing that character for you?
04:19So, playing that character was very educational and eye-opening for me, because I wasn't around
04:24during the whole crack epidemic.
04:25Right.
04:26Right.
04:26So, it was nice to get to witness and see and humanize people.
04:31Because I had addicts in my family, you know?
04:33Right.
04:34And the addicts that I know have always only been addicts.
04:36It's like, so now they've passed, or they're still on drugs.
04:41So, it was nice to see, one, a character.
04:46Beat it.
04:47Beat it, but before they even got to it.
04:50You know what I'm saying?
04:51Because I didn't know people that, speaking of the genius, I didn't know people who, like,
04:57pre-crack, you know what I'm saying, my family members that were on drugs, I didn't know
05:03them before it.
05:04So, it was nice to actually see that.
05:07We was just talking about you.
05:08Yeah.
05:09It was nice to see that and experience that, you know?
05:13Right, right.
05:14It taught me a lot.
05:15So, spectacular, especially with her whole character development.
05:19And then, you were also in P-Valley.
05:22Yeah.
05:23I am in P-Valley.
05:23I'm sorry.
05:24Because we coming back, season three.
05:25Okay, yes, because I was unsure.
05:27I'm still in P-Valley.
05:28Don't kill my character.
05:28No, no, no, no, no, no, look.
05:30You kill Rulette, the people don't have a problem.
05:33So, I was doing that show for you, like, not even the contrast of characters, but just
05:39in general, like, how's the vibe, you know, on set and everything, and just handling business?
05:44The vibe on set was great.
05:47Like, shooting P-Valley is like a party.
05:49Like, I promise you, every day on set, now, we have long hours.
05:55I'm not gonna lie, we work overtime.
05:56And then my character, I get full sleeves, I get full legs, they cover up the tattoos
06:00that I do have.
06:00I have a lot of tattoos.
06:01So, it is long days.
06:03I'm the first one there.
06:04I'm the last one to go home.
06:05But it's worth it.
06:07Like, Kotori's writing is so phenomenal.
06:10And it's so rich, right?
06:12Yeah.
06:12Like, I'm blessed to be able to play a lot of characters on TV or film that have a beautiful
06:17arc, and they're well-rounded, and they're full.
06:19So, just stepping into Rulette, stepping into P-Valley.
06:22And then, also, I feel like she's the younger version of me.
06:24So, God will listen.
06:27Okay.
06:28So, look.
06:29So, upcoming.
06:31I got you.
06:32I'm there, my brother.
06:34So, any upcoming projects.
06:36We heard about the spinoff of Snowfall.
06:38Is that still in the works?
06:39Is that under wraps?
06:40It's still in the works.
06:41Okay, okay.
06:42That is still in the works.
06:43The spinoff of Snowfall.
06:44We also have Piano Lesson.
06:46Yes, that Malcolm Washington, Denzel Washington.
06:49You know what?
06:51I don't want to say that.
06:51He's his own man.
06:52Malcolm Washington, it is his directorial debut.
06:54It is phenomenal.
06:55He's very talented.
06:56He's a great black brother.
06:58So, that will come out.
06:59We also have Harlem.
07:01I'm in Harlem.
07:02Season three of Harlem.
07:05Yeah.
07:07Oh, welcome back.
07:10I'm going to be on it.
07:12They got me.
07:12They got Kofi.
07:13They got Robin Givens.
07:14Logan.
07:15So, yeah.
07:16Robin plays my mama.
07:20That's why I did that.
07:21So, yeah.
07:21So, I got a lot of things coming.
07:23And then I got a little something with Malcolm.
07:25Okay.
07:26Malcolm Mays.
07:28Yes, that's right.
07:29I just saw him walking around, too.
07:31Malcolm Mays also plays the character of Lou on...
07:34Raising Canaan.
07:35Raising Canaan.
07:35Power Book 3.
07:37That's a lot.
07:37And then the Easter egg.
07:38He used to play Kevin on Snowball.
07:41He fucking did.
07:42He did.
07:43Damn, I forgot about that.
07:45That's a lot going on right now.
07:47Yes.
07:47I thought you could.
07:48I'm going to ask you the same questions I ask every artist.
07:50Today is April 7, 2024.
07:53By April 7, 2025, what would Gayle be like to have accomplished?
07:57Oh, April 2025?
07:59You know what?
08:01I'm not even going to put limitations on myself.
08:03I'm going to just let God and the ancestors do it.
08:05Whatever God sends my way, I'm open to receiving it.
08:07Oh, well, there are a few things.
08:09I do want my nonprofit, Dream Above the Influence, to be able to do everything I'm trying to do with it.
08:15So, we give out 22 scholarships for high school seniors in Metro Atlanta.
08:21Okay.
08:22Each and the amount of $1,913.
08:24So, I want to be able to do more.
08:25I want to be able to give out scholarships to black students going to study abroad because I studied abroad.
08:30Right.
08:30So, I want to continue to be able to do stuff in my community with my nonprofit.
08:34But when it comes to my acting career, honestly, I'm just blessed.
08:37So, whatever God send my way, I'm happy.
08:39That's what I'm talking about.
08:40Yeah.
08:41So, can we get your social media and plug every damn thing?
08:45Gayle Bean on everything.
08:46You'll know me.
08:46And if it's not me, you'll know it ain't me.
08:48So, just look for Gayle Bean.
08:50You'll find me.
08:51I ain't hard to find.
08:52I be inside, outside.
08:54Yeah.
08:55This weekend, she outside.
08:56This weekend.
08:57I don't go out, but I'm actually out.
09:01Yeah.
09:01So.
09:02I was surprised.
09:02Like, when I saw you, first, I was like, like I said, I was doing the Sexy Red concert.
09:07I was like, yeah.
09:08Is that?
09:09Nah, I be in the house.
09:11I be in the house.
09:12I like to.
09:13I'm happy at home.
09:14I spend time with my family and my friends.
09:16So, yeah, I'm inside.
09:18It's a beautiful thing.
09:19It's a beautiful weekend.
09:20This is amazing.
09:21You know what I'm saying?
09:22Great.
09:22Glad to have you here.
09:24I'm glad you're enjoying Dreamville.
09:25It's your first time in Carolinas.
09:27I'm glad we had a chance to speak to you.
09:29Look, Foxy 99, the big stick.
09:31Your number one stage for hip-hop and R&B.
09:32Baby doll, we got Gayle Bean in the building.
09:35Big Bean, the biggest.
09:36Look, not the little one.
09:38Big Bean.
09:39You already know, man.
09:40Look, my weekend good now.
09:41I'm straight.
09:42You're so hard.
09:43All right.