Former homecoming queen and honor graduate of Spellman, A.J. Johnson talks with Rolling Out Magazine about preparing for the roll of Tyrese's mother in Baby Boy. According to A.J., director John Singleton held two screen-test for her role before she came aboard. At the time she was in a wheel jail recuperating from two broken feet when she got approached for the role.[/p]To mentally prepare herself for the role she lived in South Central for two weeks and made frequent visit to the local mall.[/p]* No wonder she nailed that role and now it has become a cult-classic *[/p]