As of April, 46 per cent of Americans would consider voting for him in 2024.
He also said he would consider a presidential run in the future, if it was “what the people wanted”. Later this year he’ll appear in the Netflix thriller Red Notice, sharing the screen with Gal Gadot and Ryan Reynolds.Įarlier this year, Johnson confirmed he had departed from the Fast & Furious franchise, and revealed that Blunt ghosted him when he first approached her to star in Jungle Cruise. Johnson’s film career is also blazing on, having recently starred alongside Emily Blunt in the Disney blockbuster Jungle Cruise. READ MORE: ‘Jungle Cruise’ film review: a classic summer blockbuster souped up for the modern age.Johnson recently made news for discovering an uncanny doppelgänger from Alabama, who himself described the comparison as “flattering” and said he’d “been called The Rock and Vin Diesel’s love child”.
It comes as a follow-up to the rapper’s 2020 album, ‘Enterfear’, and also features guest spots from the likes of Lil Wayne, Marley Young and E-40. ‘Face Off’ landed on Friday (October 8) as the sixth track on Yates’ 23rd album as Tech N9ne, ‘ASIN9NE’. He did, however, note that he would open to another collaborative opportunity, saying: “If the song is right and if the collaboration feels real and authentic, I would love that.” I love hip hop and blues and outlaw country music.” But I did see an opportunity here to create a song that really inspired and motivated me to push for more and fight for more. Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne (pronounced 'tech nine'), is an American rapper and singer. Boy, featured in the We Own This City soundtrack. Tech N9ne & Hopsin), which was featured in the Queen of the South soundtrack, and B. “We sent it to Tech and his engineers and the text I got back from Tech, in all capital letters, was ‘Fuck yes!!!!’”įans shouldn’t expect Johnson to add a career in music to his ever-expanding schedule, as the actor, producer, businessman, and former WWE titan told Variety: “I never had the ambition to be a hip hop artist or a rapper, so the direct answer is no. Some of Tech N9nes most popular songs include Bass (feat.
“I was drinking Teremana, so I had already been a bit lit and was ready to go,” he said. Let me really try and attack some bars for you.’ He goes, ‘You want to do that?’ I said, ‘I would love to do that because if I just do a Rock promo at the end, I honestly feel like I’m not doing you and the boys the proper service. I really want to come in and help elevate in any way I can.According to Johnson, the part was recorded in a single take.
He goes, ‘What is it?’ I said, ‘I want to try and rap this. “I called and I said, ‘Look, brother, I have an idea,’” Johnson said. “‘This might be a great idea or fucking trash.’ He laughed.
Let me hear it.’”Īfter checking out what Tech N9ne, Joey Cool, and King Iso did to the track, Johnson got inspired. Aaron Dontez Yates (born November 8, 1971), better known by his stage name Tech N9ne, is a chopper-style rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. Maybe like a Rock promo, like if you were in WWE.’ And I said, ‘OK, cool. 12-Dwayne Johnson broke down how his viral verse on Tech N9ne’s “Face Off” came to be. “Just so you know, and everybody at Complex ,” Johnson began, explaining that Tech N9ne originally reached out asking if Johnson wanted to be part of a “badass anthem” that already had verses from Joey Cool and King Iso. “He said, ‘I’d love for you to come in on the end and just do spoken word.’ I said, ‘In what way?’ He goes, ‘I don’t know. At the end of a recent junket interview with Complex for Netflix’s Red Notice-which is in theaters now and hits the streaming service on Nov.