Before Rotimi was starring as Dre on 50 Cent's first "Power" series, he was honing his musical talent in a singing group with Jay-Z's nephews!!!
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00:00Jay-Z's nephew, shout out to Spanky, Rommel, J-Dot, all of them, you know, Monty.
00:08So it was like all of us were literally trying to figure it out.
00:12We'd perform in his living room.
00:15So we'd write songs.
00:16He'd be like, yo, I want to hear your new records.
00:19And we'd perform what we wrote in the living room.
00:23And he'd critique it.
00:24So people be like, yo, when did you start acting?
00:27I give Hov all the glory now, because I don't really speak about it until recently, that
00:34the first time I really started acting was when I was 16, 17.
00:38And he would be like, yo, act as if you are the artist and the person you want to be 10
00:44years from now.
00:47And perform that way.
00:48So I would transform into what I thought.
00:51And that was the first time I really was like, oh, I'm an actor, you know?
00:55And so I shout out to him for that.