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

[Mike the Executioner]

I enjoy Jay's acting, personally.

"Frank's finished, you're coming with me."

"By the way, how much money do you need for shopping?"

"Haha."

 

[Po pimp]

It make sense

The movie came out in November 1998

So they probably shot the movie in early 1998

I don’t know when they shot the movie, but I do know this interview was from 1997 way before his album debuted.

Released: May 12, 1998

reached #1 on the billboard chart on June 6, 1998

DMX | Billboard

His album debuted at #1. I think June 6 was its peak

 

[get these nets]

I don’t know when they shot the movie, but I do know this interview was from 1997 way before his album debuted.


His album debuted at #1. I think June 6 was its peak

You are right.

They re-started filming of the movie after the success of the album.

 

[Higher Tech]

I wonder if Jay would have even accepted it.

 

[Big Boss]

@Po pimp @Get These Nets

That's crazy if X debut album didnt sell the movie Belly never would have seen the light of day

 

[get these nets]

@Po pimp @Get These Nets

That's crazy if X debut album didnt sell the movie Belly never would have seen the light of day

Yep. Entertainment industry understands dollars, and if it makes dollars it makes sense.

Def Jam was notorious in that era for spending promo money to buy albums to boost first week sales. But X turned out to be the real deal as his later chart success would prove. People really connected with his music.

 

[Big Boss]

@Get These Nets




I wish we could have gotten that X and Wesley Snipes movie back in the early 2000s



Ruff Ryders, Wesley Snipes Join Forces For Film

 

[DaRealness]

Woulda been some legendary shyt like this

WTF

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

 

[iseetrolledpeople]

What happened to OP???

This forum life is like life life man...now you see them quoting you, dapping you up, maybe a rep or two next time you look you're like "they bushed my mans "


For real though. Next to the bushed Icon we need a reason like "this thread got him banned".

 

[get these nets]

@Po pimp @Get These Nets

That's crazy if X debut album didnt sell the movie Belly never would have seen the light of day

And of course, Def Jam put out the soundtrack

peaked at number 5 on Billboard

D's music spoke for itself, but the Def Jam machine worked out very well that year. They blew him up and cashed in on the soundtrack when the film was completed.

Bring ass to get ass.

 

[Tasha And]

I wonder if Jay would have even accepted it.

Once he found out Nas would be in it, he would have accepted

 

[Ty-Fife]

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

Hype directed this for Griselda late 2019/early 2020. Idk bout the others though.

 

[AMcV'88]

Jay as Tommy and Nas as Rico/Alpo would've been two of the worst casting choices ever.
would've took two intriguing charismatic characters and turned them into mumbling, stuttering, idiots.

Jay was pretty fantastic in his State Property cameo though.

"you think I need a haircut ?"

 

[up in here]

ehhh it ain’t like it was a 100 mill dollar movie. It was pretty low budget in the grand scheme of things and x was the hottest thing in hip hop.

It was actually a big budget. 50 million to be exact. It was considered a very big risk. That’s why Hype never got a follow up.