After dominating box office numbers and conquering the wrestling ring, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has made his rap debut on the track-‘Face Off.’
He is featured on Tech N9ne’s new single “Face Off,” alongside Joey Cool and King Iso. The actor wrote his energetic verse, which is at the end of the track and includes lyrics like “Black and Samoan in my veins, my culture bangin’ with Strange; I change the game so what’s my motherfuckin’ name (Rock).”
Even though The Rock described “Face Off” as his “historic rap debut” on Twitter, this wasn’t his first connection to the genre. Johnson appeared on Wyclef Jean’s 2000 single “It Doesn’t Matter” to shout his wrestling catchphrase, and he was the subject of “Pie” on WWF: The Music, Vol. 5.
In an interview with Variety, Johnson said he recorded his “Face Off” verse in one take after getting “a bit lit” from drinking Teremana, his tequila brand. He and Tech N9ne connected over social media and met in person, pre-pandemic, on the set of HBO’s Ballers. Originally, Tech N9ne’s plan was for the actor to record a sort of motivational spoken outro, but Dwayne wanted to rap.
He told Variety that while he doesn’t see himself pursuing a music career, he would be open to collaborating with “another artist out there — hip-hop artists, blues artists, outlaw country artists” if the song was right.
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