UB Preview: Fredro Starr Announces New Talk Show ‘Behind The Grind’

Premiering October 29 2022, at 3pm EST on Impact Network in over 80 million homes, “Behind The Grind,” is a three episode limited inspirational talk series with musician, rapper and actor Fredro Starr that explores what it truly means to be successful.

Luminary guests include Sticky Fingaz, Peter Gunz, and Benzino.

Celebrities, athletes, music artists, entrepreneurs and influencers tell their personal come up stories from hardships to hope.

Impact Network, the largest, fastest-growing independent 100% African American founded & operated inspirational television network, run by Bishop Wayne T. Jackson and Royal Jackson.

In “Behind the Grind,” Fredro is taking the reigns as talk show host—brings the viewers beyond the material tropes of success and goes behind the veil with his guests to explore individual roadmaps of accomplished people and what lessons we can learn from their lives.

“Making ‘Behind the Grind’ was a passion project for me,” states Fredro Starr. “I can finally check off talk show host from my bucket list with this incredible new show. Get excited as the best new talk show is on its way to Impact on October 29th.”

“Behind the Grind” is part of Impact Network’s expansion into entertainment and lifestyle with their original block of programming entitled “Super Saturdays” officially having launched in August with the widely publicized “Soul Food with Tara Wallace” currently airing.

“Bringing ‘Behind the Grind’ to television with Fredro was really exciting for me,” said co-executive producer Steven Marcano. “Along with a new show premiering with Jennifer Hudson, and amazing talk show hosts such as Arsenio and Montel who came before us, this is a really exciting time to be shaking up the talk show industry with Fredro and we can’t wait for all of you to see it.”

Established in 2010, Impact Network is the largest and fastest-growing independent 100% African American founded & operated inspirational television network in the world.

Born Fred Lee Scruggs, Jr. in New York City — where he embraced his love of poetry, music and hip hop. Fredro Starr formed the group Onyx with Sticky Fingaz, Sauvé and the late Big DS in the early 1990s. They were discovered by Run DMC’s Jam Master Jay, who would later sign them to his label JMJ Records. Onyx’s debut album was named Soul Train’s 1994 Best Rap Album of the Year and they were nominated as Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist at the 1994 American Music Awards.

Fredro would go on to appear in more than 55 film and television shows, including Spike Lee’s Clockers, Sunset Park, Moesha, Ride, CSI: Miami, The Wire, Law & Order, Save the Last Dance and many more.

UB Previews: “Behind The Grind” with Benzino, Sticky Fingaz & Peter Gunz!