#FlashBackFriday: Watch Taraji P. Henson Jump On Tyrese’s Back During Her ‘Baby Boy’ Audition

Before there was Cookie, there was Yvette.

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Before Taraji P. Henson was out here being Cookie Lyon and winning Golden Globes, the actress was yelling “Jody,” alongside Tyrese in the hood love classic, “Baby Boy.”

This audition gets super intense when Henson slaps the hell out of Tyrese and jumps on his back! When keeping it real gets…real.

Watch the scene play out here:

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