Tyrese claimed in a latest interview on the Million Dollaz Price of Sport podcast that he practically got here to blows together with his co-star, Ving Rhames, whereas filming the 2001 thriller Child Boy, a job that he mentioned was NOT appearing.
“I used to be not appearing in Child Boy. That n***a Ving Rhames positively triggered the s*** out of me. I don’t just like the n***a to this present day,” mentioned Tyrese.
Tyrese Allegedly Nearly Fought Ving Rhames.
Throughout his look on the Million Dollaz Price of Sport podcast on Aug. 23, Tyrese revealed a wealth of beforehand untold tales about his iconic function as Jody Summers, a 20-year-old bike mechanic navigating life within the powerful streets of Los Angeles.
The “Candy Girl” crooner shared with hosts Gillie Da King and Wallo 267 that he was so immersed in his character that he nearly got here to blows with Ving Rhames, who famously performed Melvin, an ex-con courting Jody’s mom, Juanita. As followers will recall, Jody and Melvin had a contentious relationship within the movie, culminating in a memorable struggle scene.
“I used to be not appearing in Child Boy. That n***a Ving Rhames positively triggered the sh*t out of me. I don’t just like the n***a to this present day,” Tyrese revealed of his actual life beef with the Hollywood actor. “I run into that n***a to this present day. I don’t give a fuck the place we at, what garments we obtained on, what we doing, what occasion— it might be the Golden Globes— I see that n***a throughout the room I be like, ‘Man, fuck that n***a again there.’”
Tyrese Additionally Claimed John Singleton In contrast Him To Tupac Throughout Casting
Tyrese, who has grown considerably of a repute for making outlandish remarks about himself and others, claimed that he was a “actual hood n**** at coronary heart,” which made him good within the eyes of Singleton, who was in search of somebody with uncooked and unfiltered vitality to inject into the function of Jody.
In accordance with the Quick & Livid star, Singleton likened his spicy demeanor to that of the late nice Tupac, whom Singleton had his eyes on casting for the lead function shortly earlier than his passing.
“John Singleton was like, ‘You the one n****a that remind me of Pac,’” Tyrese shared. “’Everyone out right here need to be Pac. They’re getting tattoos attempting to develop into Pac. They out right here attempting to rap and sound like Pac. They attempting to be tremendous thug like Pac, they getting Pac tattoos, they doing no matter.’”
He additionally claimed to have acquired reward from Tupac’s mom, Afeni Shakur, whom he grew shut with through the years.
“You recognize who else mentioned it? Pac’s Mama, who grew to become the godmother to my daughter on the time,” the singer-turned-actor gushed.
On Instagram, followers shared their ideas about Tyrese’s untold Child Boy tales, with some noting the way it wasn’t exhausting to consider that the singer was an actual thug at coronary heart.
“Tyrese positively from Watts,” wrote one person, noting how the Hollywood star was from one of many most harmful neighborhoods within the L.A. space.
“He had actual OG’s round him to inform him to maintain doing what he was doing & keep out the streets however simply know that they’re 1 name away if he ever wants them to place that work in. OGs like those he had ain’t round Nomore…the brand new OGs let you know to be a crashout.”
Whereas a number of customers claimed he was “capping” with the comparability anecdote, others argued that Tupac could haven’t been capable of pull off Jody’s authenticity like Tyrese did within the iconic movie.
“Tbh RIP Tupac however nobody might have achieved that film higher than Tyrese,” one individual penned.
One other person chimed in;
“Tyrese is basically from Watts, Ca. Thee worst place to develop up in Los Angeles…. John Singleton wrote Child Boy solely for 2pac. Why would he even try this film if he didn’t really feel like Tyrese didn’t remind him of Pac and in my view 2pac wouldn’t have pulled that roll off like Tyrese did… that’s simply my opinion although.”
Child Boy grossed approximately $29 million on the home field workplace upon its launch in 2001. The movie was a modest success, particularly contemplating its finances of round $16 million, in line with Field Workplace Mojo.
Have you ever watched Child Boy? What do you consider Tyrese’s efficiency?