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

[ItsTheRoc]

Little inside info...Hov was offered the role first and turned it down, due to the drug use the he had to do playing that role...He was focusing in on becoming and superstar and that wasn’t the image he wanted at the time...Def Jam begged him but he felt the character and sex scenes and gettin head from a 16 year Vida wasn’t going to upgrade his career...Wasn’t a money thing even tho X got payed was less than what they offered J...But wasn’t willing to sacrifice his image after the Un situation...And the budget was really low, they couldn’t afford Hov to portray Tommy Bunz....Not authentic to his brand after that Un situation

 

[ItsTheRoc]

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.

This is cap!!!...they shot the movie in less than 30 days...There was no 50 million dollar budget, THATS CAP!!!

 

[ISO]

Imagining Jay acting like his cameo in State Property but in the scene where Tommy and Sincere talk about books in the car got me


Imagining him leaning his head sideways talking to Sincere like "Cause shorty cant eat no books, dawg...he, heh"

Shout out to Hov having a Richard Mille watch 15 years before these rappers caught on

 

[ItsTheRoc]

Paid in full budget was more than Belly...They had to shoot in Canada and find antique cars and clothes and clear more samples...Not sayin paid in full was 50 mill but it cost more than Belly

 

[ItsTheRoc]

Can’t forget this

 

[up in here]

This is cap!!!...they shot the movie in less than 30 days...There was no 50 million dollar budget, THATS CAP!!!

Lol, you know what, looking into it more. You are right. They was saying 50 mil at the time but on closer look that was just some bs

 

[DaPresident]

I'ma Hov stan and I couldn't picture him delivering the "I don't know no f****n' Kiana!" line

acting wasn't his calling and thankfully he knew that. DMX was perfect for that role

 

[010101]

would've been a completely different character portrayed*

 

[010101]

Shout out to Hov having a Richard Mille watch 15 years before these rappers caught on

i am seeing a franck muller..........*

 

[itsyoung!!]

Shout out to Hov having a Richard Mille watch 15 years before these rappers caught on

i am seeing a franck muller..........*

thats a Jacob The Jeweler watch I believe, not a richard millie

 

[ISO]

i am seeing a franck muller..........*

U could be right

 

[frush11]

Jay is too awkward, he couldn't play that role.

 

[get these nets]

Little inside info...Hov was offered the role first and turned it down, due to the drug use the he had to do playing that role...He was focusing in on becoming and superstar and that wasn’t the image he wanted at the time...Def Jam begged him but he felt the character and sex scenes and gettin head from a 16 year Vida wasn’t going to upgrade his career...Wasn’t a money thing even tho X got payed was less than what they offered J...But wasn’t willing to sacrifice his image after the Un situation...And the budget was really low, they couldn’t afford Hov to portray Tommy Bunz....Not authentic to his brand after that Un situation

Pure cap.

Belly was released in 1998

Jay Z was arrested for the Un altercation in 1999.

 

[Big Boss]

Pure cap.

Belly was released in 1998

Jay Z was arrested for the Un altercation in 1999.

Lol I was about to say

 

[get these nets]

Lol I was about to say

Yes. Dudes making up "inside scoop" stories.