"Had DMX turned down Tommy Buns in 'Belly' the role would have went to Jay Z"- Hype Williams

[MikeStamina]

I dare any of you white boys to diss Belly at a Cookout..lol
fukk around n get mushed with a plate

 

[JYoung24]

movie would of been super trashed jay makes nas look like denzel lol

 

[Uno]

Let's be honest: Jay is too awkward and ugly for movies

 

[Ashtrey]

Belly with a $50 million budget?

It only had $3 millon

"Writer and director Hype Williams—a music-video visionary helming his first feature—blew huge portions of his $3 million budget in just the first couple of days, filming a black-lit shootout at legendary nightclub Tunnel like he had Def Jam money to blow."

Hype Williams’ love of hip-hop animates the hallucinatory, underrated Belly

 

[Fortunate Lee]

lol he said said that like we ain't seen countless 'ugly’ movie actors make it big

 

[MenacingMonk]

I can't picture Jay in the role. It was created for X.

 

[A.V.]

random - is music video director still a thing? hype williams, benny boom, little x, spike jonez...aint really budgets for videos that follow a vision/story anymore

Cole Bennett the last of a dying breed. I appreciate him for keeping the ball rolling in that aspect.










Not a huge budget director but you can tell he has love for the craft, a budget and vision to take songs to the next level visually. Appreciated tf out of the Kanye Krazy video, especially the animated portions, which you knew took time

 

[Rekkapryde]

Him and Kelis cool now?

 

[Methodical]

DMX was perfect for that role. Nobody would have acknowledged Belly if JayZ played Tommy.

 

[BulletProof]

Jay is smooth flowing on a beat.

But awkward as fukk talking in interviews.

Bet he had a stutter growing up.

X embodied the role.

 

[Sankofa Alwayz]

A fukkING YOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Dr. Narcisse]

Im curious who else they had in mind instead of Nas.

I remember I use to think AZ would have been a better fit than Nas in 98. Just off their one scene together.

 

[904]

Nah this shoulda happened

This would surpass Baby Boy in unintentional comedy

We missed a classic

 

[Cladyclad]

bunz lifestyle resemble something more up Jay alley

as a grown up dmx/bunz disn’t seem like he would have that type of crib and shyt. shyt was too flamboyant for the character. That part suits Jay. So I could see it. Writers should not made it seem like Bunz was loaded with cash imo. X shyt should been more grimey like when they went OT.

take X and meth out this movie. shyts on Tubi can lol at it

 

[Bondye Vodou]

Jay can't act

X is probably one of the best rapper/actors since Pac/LL

Nas can't act neither and the two of them together would have just been a mess...... X's energy saved the film imo.

so it all worked out the way it was supposed to thankfully

Naw, Will Smith is the best rapper/actor