“Creed” actor and director, Michael B. Jordan, has opened up to Tank and J Valentine about not having money after starring in “The Wire.”

The New Jersey native appeared on a recent episode of the R&B Money Podcast with iHeart Radio.

In the interview, he said that as a young actor, the struggle was real. Even though he was booking roles, he still struggled to pay his bills.

“I was like still booking jobs, but still dead broke.” Jordan said, adding, people would be like “Yo, that’s such and such from ‘The Wire!’”

 “I’m like yeah but me and Sterling’s applying [for jobs] at Jack-in-the-Box,” he said.

When applying, despite his celebrity, restaurant managers would not hire him. They would tell him that he was “overqualified.”

“We were going to fast food spots, trying to you know apply for jobs,” he recalled. “And it was like one of those moments sitting in the car before we went there and we were like ‘Yo, we about to do this sh##?”

The guys joked about the “tough spot,” Jordan was in. But that’s a distant past. Now the actor is Hollywood royalty, far away from the struggle stories from his early years.

AllHipHop.com reported one struggle story that made headlines recently. During a red-carpet interview, the “Black Panther” actor was interviewed by someone he went to school with. He reminded the person that back in the day, she was part of a group that called him “corny.”

The reporter, Lore’l, denied insulting Jordan and continues publicly celebrated his many accomplishments.

De La Soul‘s Posdnuos and Maseo were the musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday (March 16). While Fallon did his best to keep the mood light, there was an inevitable heaviness in the air. Prior to the performance, both Pos and Maseo sat down with Fallon for a brief chat. Fallon immediately brought up the elephant in the room—Dave’s physical absence. Dave, who was one-third of the pioneering Hip-Hop group, died suddenly on February 12, just weeks before De La Soul’s catalog would finally go on streaming services.

Shortly after the sit-down interview, Pos and Maseo joined The Roots for a performance of the 1996 single “Stakes Is High,” which was produced by the late, great J. Dilla. With Questlove on the drums and Black Thought on the mic, De La Soul sailed through the song with ease, but the ending clearly got to Questlove. As the song wrapped up, a photo of Dave appeared on the big screen behind them. Questlove tried to keep a smile on his face, but anyone watching could tell it was a struggle.

Hours later, Questlove shared a heartfelt Instagram post and confessed he bawled his eyes out re-watching the performance. He also talked about the profound impact De La Soul had on The Roots.

“You are watching a 16 yr old art major & his 18 yr old best friend from high school (@capaHS) travel 34 years into the future,” he wrote. “De La Soul bonded us. Solidified us. Inspired us to pursue our dream. I can’t think of a better moment in celebrating this institution for these high school nerds than this moment right now.

“I’ve checked many a bucket list artist in our 14 years here….but this one took everything in me to stand strong and celebrate the passing of Dave Jolicoer……watching it on tv? I cried like a baby. This might be possibly one of my favorite moments doing what I love to do with the people I love doing my art with alongside the people who inspired me to go the creative path that I’m still fortunate to do since my high school days. Eternal gratitude to the universe for this dream manifesting. ‘Well Tariq we just rocked on the Tonight Show w De La Soul to a song helmed by J Dilla.’ Wow.”