T.I. Says He Failed An Audition For Nick Cannon’s ‘Drumline’

T.I. has had an especially profitable profession in each movie and music, however his performing profession acquired off to a rocky begin after he says he failed an audition for Nick Cannon‘s starring function in Drumline.

On Monday, the rapper advised Shannon Sharpe’s ‘Membership Shay Shay’ podcast, the place T.I. admitted the failed audition as a consequence of his incapability to play drums.

Tip Admits To Dropping Out On ‘Drumline’ Position To Nick Cannon As a result of He Couldn’t Play Drums

He went on to say that regardless of starring in such movies as ATL (T.I.s performing debut) and American Gangster, Drumline may have very nicely been in his filmography, had he recognized the right way to play the drums.

Tip stated he was within the midst of engaged on his first album when his supervisor advised him to audition for a movie, and that he had” to learn to play the drums.”

“I used to be engaged on my first album, he was telling me about his first movie and you understand, I used to be at all times like, ‘Yo bruh, put me in it.’ And he was like, ‘Aight, yeah man! Say much less.’ And he despatched me to go learn and I learn and so they have been like, ‘Man, you bought to learn to play the drums.’ And I used to be like, ‘I may play like I may play the drums.’ They have been like, ‘Nah, you gotta find out how.’ I used to be like ‘Mannn, I don’t wanna try this.’

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The rapper stated that even when he had gotten the function, he “didn’t wish to commit myself to it on the time” as his music profession started taking off.

“I simply didn’t wish to commit myself to it on the time. It wasn’t there. However I learn and I didn’t get it, and that film went on to be Drumline. Yeah, I used to be studying for Nick Cannon’s half. However look, that opened the door for me to do ATL! After I didn’t get the function for Drumline, I went again to Dallas and stated, ‘Man subsequent time bruh, simply give me the function. I ain’t going to learn or nothing! Simply give me the function.’ And he was like, ‘Cool,’ and he simply gave the function for Rashad in ATL.”

Tip & Nick Typically Joke About The Scenario, WIth T.I. Claiming He’s In the end Glad He Didn’t Get The Position

Tip went on to say that he and Nick typically joke about story, and he added that he’s in the end pleased with how all the things panned out.

However he did say he and Nick playfully deliver it up once in a while, and that he stays glad regardless of not receiving the function ultimately.

“Plenty of instances, Nick Cannon and I, we be going backwards and forwards and we get on one another,” Tip stated. “I be like, ‘Yea man, you took my function.’ And he say, ‘Yeah however I’da traded you on your function.’ I stated, ‘You couldn’t have did my function!’ And we simply have that sort of rapport. So I’m glad! You understand, all issues occur for a cause. What God acquired for you possibly can’t nobody take from you.”

‘Drumline’ Went On To Be Field Workplace Hit, Whereas Kickstarting Nick Cannon’s Performing Profession

2002’s Drumline would finally go on to be a field workplace smash hit amongst moviegoers, incomes upwards of $56 million in america and over 1,000,000 overseas.

Whereas Nick Cannon had beforehand appeared in two different movies – together with Males in Black II – Drumline was his first breakthrough in a starring function.

Information of this revelation comes simply days after the decide presiding over T.I. and his spouse Tameka “Tiny” Harris‘s lawsuit towards a toymaker declared a mistrial.

The Shade Room reported that jurors have been tainted with prejudicial heresy after they heard a lady testifying she “didn’t wish to assist an organization that steals from African Individuals and their concepts.”

The lawsuit, filed towards MGA Leisure, claims the toy firm stole from their daughter’s likeness for his or her LOL Shock Dollz toy line, which the lady in query referred to as cultural appropriation.

Zonnique Pullins, T.I.‘s stepdaughter, had beforehand been part of the lady rap group OMG Girlz, whose likeness bares an incredibly resemblance to the aforementioned dolls, The Shade Room beforehand reported.