Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Just Made His Rap Debut, And Dionne Warwick's Joke About It Is Sending Me

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October 10, 2021 at 4:12 PM·4 min read

The man, the myth, the legend — I am, of course, referring to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — is entering the music business!

The Rock smiles at a red carpet event in a suit — Kevin Winter / Getty Images

The actor and former wrestler is featured on “Face Off,” Tech N9ne’s single off his new album, ASIN9NE. According to Variety, the track, which also features Joey Cool and King Iso, is a foremost collaboration between the most successful independent rapper in hip-hop and the biggest A-lister in Hollywood.

Made my historic rap debut (thankfully I didn’t suck😅) Huge shout to all the hip hop & music fans for your HYPE reactions that are straight f*cking fire 🔥🔥🔥🙏🏾👊🏾Love to my #StrangeMusic USO’s@TechN9ne🐐@therealJoeyCool@TheRealKingIso#FACEOFFWATCH: https://t.co/1ByD2BCWJo
08:04 PM - 08 Oct 2021

Speaking to the outlet in an exclusive, The Rock said, "I love music. Anytime in my movies when I can implement some musical elements, I always love doing that."

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In the past, Dwayne has been approached by other notable figures in the hip-hop community, but said that he knew it was the right fit when Tech N9ne DM'd him. "A lot of my friends who are hip-hop artists — like big names — I’ve been asked a few times. But it just has to feel right."

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While the original vision for the song was to have Dwayne recite spoken words to close out the song, the actor brought his own energy, eventually writing a verse for himself and recording it in the studio amid the pandemic. "One take," he shared. “I was drinking Teremana, so I had already been a bit lit and was ready to go. We sent it to Tech and his engineers and the text I got back from Tech, in all capital letters, was ‘Fuck yes!!!!'"

The rock speaking on stage — You can watch the full music video here.
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And while Dwayne said he has always loved music, he's not looking to switch career paths anytime soon. But, if it's right, it's right: "If the song is right and if the collaboration feels real and authentic, I would love that...If I could rap about the right words that feel real and authentic to me, then I’ll be happy to break out that Teremana, take a few big swigs, and jump back into the studio."

He continued, "Honestly, it just comes down to passion, having fun — and are people going to enjoy it? That’s it. That’s the bottom line."
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Given the change of pace, the internet — including some big names in music like Dionne Warwick — had some things to say about the debut:

I’d like to believe that Dwayne fills a bowl with things to do at the beginning of the year, and then pulls from it once a month. https://t.co/K46BrCZpcm
07:03 PM - 09 Oct 2021

And in a similar vein:

you just be doing stuff https://t.co/Zo2yop4uU0
06:57 PM - 09 Oct 2021

While some responded with some light-hearted jabs and critique:

Sometimes it's ok to say no to a cheque. https://t.co/zbkOxk7KgQ
10:45 PM - 09 Oct 2021

Exhibit B:

are there no more jungle adventure movie scripts or sumn? https://t.co/Umwk0wjE7D
11:14 PM - 09 Oct 2021

Meanwhile, others found their new go-to track, and by others — the ROTC community:

The ROTC kids about to make this go 5x platinum https://t.co/d4KiZiau4X
02:49 AM - 09 Oct 2021

There were jokes:

More like Dwayne “The Rap” Johnson https://t.co/ajSnRXkuri
08:17 PM - 09 Oct 2021

What can he say except “you’re welcome” https://t.co/aA75EwtTYf
11:18 PM - 09 Oct 2021

wow so it doesn’t matter didn’t matter https://t.co/Tbh47GDIfY
02:27 PM - 09 Oct 2021

As well as genuine fans!

I ain’t even gon hold ya shit was 🔥🔥 https://t.co/tNHikvF6jj
01:21 PM - 09 Oct 2021

I just wanna say that I’ve stanned this since his verse in “You’re Welcome” from Moana. 🤞🏼 https://t.co/I31zqQo3YQ
06:11 AM - 10 Oct 2021

How did you feel about Dwayne's rap debut? Will you be adding the track to your workout playlist? Let us know in the comments!

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The man, the myth, the legend — I am, of course, referring to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — is entering the music business!

Speaking to the outlet in an exclusive, The Rock said, "I love music. Anytime in my movies when I can implement some musical elements, I always love doing that."

In the past, Dwayne has been approached by other notable figures in the hip-hop community, but said that he knew it was the right fit when Tech N9ne DM'd him. "A lot of my friends who are hip-hop artists — like big names — I’ve been asked a few times. But it just has to feel right."

Given the change of pace, the internet — including some big names in music like Dionne Warwick — had some things to say about the debut:

And in a similar vein:

While some responded with some light-hearted jabs and critique:

Exhibit B:

Meanwhile, others found their new go-to track, and by others — the ROTC community:

There were jokes:

As well as genuine fans!

How did you feel about Dwayne's rap debut? Will you be adding the track to your workout playlist? Let us know in the comments!

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