D.L. Hughley casually admits he couldn’t read for years and felt “stupid,” then drops that Chris Rock once called him a “dumb nigga” to his face and claimed he only had his show because of him “That I couldn’t read… I just used to feel stupid… But I used to feel small. It made me feel small. That’s the worst feeling to me. When somebody makes me feel small.” “The only person that ever called me nigga that hurt my feelings was Chris Rock… He was the producer on my show. And I called him… He said, me and Ken and I are the only black people that ever got Emmys. And if it wasn’t for me, you wouldn’t have this show, you dumb nigga. And I said, next time I see you, I’m beat the shit out of you.” “That’s the only person ever said to me that made me feel small… When somebody makes me feel, or tries to make me feel small, I’ll do anything to stop that from happening.” “I went to go see my mother… and my mother has dementia… and I think dementia is a great thing for people who’ve done a lot of evil shit… She said… people always thought you were dumb, but I knew you weren’t… and it was the first time I ever left her home and didn’t feel small.”