What motivated the “Blue Magic” trailer?
We just wanted the people to know. We wanted to introduce it as raw and uncut. DJ Rico: People were talking about if Denzel would have the backing to push the soundtrack and the movie. Is that still the case? It’s two different things. We got the soundtrack, and when I say “we,” I mean Def Jam. We’re putting out the soundtrack. This whole thing, it’s inspired by the movie. They put the work in early and he didn’t think there was enough for me to do [on the soundtrack]. I saw the film and I was like, ‘Okay, I’m definitely inspired by that’ and I just did the whole album. DJ Rico: I’ve been hearing about celebrity boxing matches. Who would you knock out? Young Sav: Rico, good looking on calling. TT Torres: I’m hearing that this album is going back to Reasonable Doubt like Jay-Z rapping with no smile on his face. Is that what’s going down? I heard there’s no radio songs. Just raw, authentic hip-hop. I think so. This is where you’re going to see everyone being hypocrites because when you m
