dr Dre wasn’t interested in GTA Online at first because he thinks GTA 5 is ‘a piece of cake’

dr Dre is the face of the latest expansion for GTA Online.

The Contract is the latest expansion for GTA Online. In addition to the well-known digital faces of Franklin and Lamar, a real rap star also plays in the DLC: Dr. dr In a completely crazy mission, for Dr. Dre recover a stolen smartphone with unreleased music. But that almost never happened, because the rapper and producer initially had no desire for the project and had to be convinced by Rockstar and a colleague.

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dr Dre didn’t feel like it at all: Thanks to an interview by DJ Pooh with BET Do we now know how the recruitment of Dr. Dre expired (via comic book). First of all, Dr. Dre according to DJ Pooh not participate because he thought GTA 5 was a “child’s play”. He doesn’t play games and doesn’t do anything for children, according to the rapper.

Rockstar can convince: But DJ Pooh, who is also an actor in GTA and has been working with Rockstar for a long time, didn’t give up and grabbed his Playstation and took it to Dr. dr The many interaction options with the detailed game world of GTA 5 were ultimately able to convince the rap producer, and he agreed to speak to those responsible at Rockstar. Of course, we now know how the negotiations ended.

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Like many other rappers, Dr. Dre already had acting experience. Among other things, he starred in 2001’s “The Wash” together with DJ Pooh and Shawn Fonteno, the actor behind Franklin. In his book Game Changer: My Journey From the Streets to Your Video Game Console, Fonteno discusses the challenges of “shooting” a video game. He wanted to quit the job on day one because he felt silly in the motion capture suit.

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Rockstar can help: When Fonteno’s problems became known, Rockstar had the entire team wear motion capture suits to give the actor a better feel. In the case of dr. Dre even built Rockstar a recording studio inside the motion capture hall. A huge hassle just to make things easier for the star.

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