Mike Tyson Preparing Debut Rap Album...

[Deltron]

Get Ready: Mike Tyson Preparing Debut Rap Album After Soulja Boy Diss

As if the Soulja Boy and Chris Brown saga couldn’t get any more ridiculous.

Breezy’s trainer for the upcoming Dubai boxing match, Iron Mike Tyson himself, dropped his Soulja diss track “If You Show Up” Monday (January 17) and apparently, it’s only the beginning.

The accompanying music video showcased lip syncing models as they partook in activities ranging from working out to beating up a beanie-wearing Deandre Way doppelganger. Tyson so graciously made a small cameo in his own video near the end.

Speaking with the record’s producer Damon Elliott, fans, haters and general onlookers alike can expect more to come. Yes, that means an album.

“Damn right, we’re going to put some more singles out there and put a compilation together,” Elliott tells HipHopDX during a phone call. “Why not? I’m saying it out of my mouth. I sold 150 million albums and got a Grammy — and been nominated seven times. Mike is coming for real and I’m happy about it.”

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Elliott says his friendship with Tyson goes back to their earlier teens and Kid Dynamite has always been into music.

“Mike has watched me produce all types of artists from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to Destiny’s Child,” he recalls. “He’s always had a keen ear for music and he’s very educated in that world.”

According to Elliott, “If You Show Up” wasn’t even the first record they recorded together.

“I mentioned to him it would be fun to mess around in the studio and do some songs,” he said. “He was like yeah, why not? I started dropping some beats and he started dropping some lyrics. We did a lot of music together. We got back to the house and he mentioned in passing that Chris Brown wanted to be trained by him. I had no idea he was fighting Soulja Boy. Then, I was like we should go back in the studio and make a song just for fun. Basically, I went back home, flew back to Vegas a couple of days later, got in the studio with him and we dropped the ‘If You Show Up’ joint.”

From Elliott’s perspective, it’s all fun and in the spirit of Hip Hop for Tyson.

“It’s not to hurt anybody’s feelings or cause chaos,” he said. “Everybody knows Mike, if he wants to get it popping, he’ll get it popping. But, this is one of those records that is fun and I’m very proud of the way he rhymed and comes off. I’m like let’s do more.”

A whole album though...?

 

[TheRtist]

A whole album though...?

thith ith madneth

 

[BK The Great]

 

[Yaddam Yussein]

fukkkkkkk

 

[HDKG_]

kinda disappointing to see what has become of Mike over the years after boxing. whatever to get a check tho I suppose

 

[Edub]

 

[Menelik II]

This dude tries so hard to further ruin his legacy

 

[chemicalsword]

Why Mike?
you killing me champ

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

fukk it..
I'm buying because it's mike..
How can you shyt on this while supposed real artists are trash.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

This dude tries so hard to further ruin his legacy

Legacy?
He achieved and failed in the ring.
Leave that alone..
That's cemented!

 

[Dre Space Age]

LMFAOOO

It needs dope features like that Kevin Hart mixtape.

 

[Menelik II]

Legacy?
He achieved and failed in the ring.
Leave that alone..
That's cemented!

The shucking and jiving in the hangovers had me

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

The shucking and jiving in the hangovers had me

Mike trying earn living..having fun.

You want that angry ignorant negro in da hood mike huh?

 

[nahnah]

It just sounds like some fun you negative nancys

 

[Harry B]

What happened to athletes dropping music