In Houston in 2006, I tried to prank call J. Prince, CEO of Rap-A-Lot Records. We had a conversation that made me not only leave the studio but also the city of Houston. A thread....
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) June 4, 2018
This is why Drake isn’t responding to Pusha-T
Hip-hop fans and drama lovers everywhere have been eagerly awaiting Drake’s response to “The Story of Adidon,” a scathing diss track in which Pusha-T revealed not only that Drake once posed in blackface, but also that he may have an infant son he refuses to claim. The song’s release had Drake fans shook, and sparked conversation online about how far is too far when it comes to rap beefs. “The Story of Adidon,” however, is likely the last chapter of this fight as Rap-A-Lot Records CEO J. Prince has reportedly ordered Drake not to respond lest the now very dirty fight mess up the label’s financial prospects.
Many took to the internet to roast Drake for following J. Prince’s orders while questioning who the hell the label head even is. There is… a lot of reading one might do in order to acquaint themselves with the OG rap figure (he’s releasing a memoir on June 22, too) but fortunately, there is an easier way to understand. Today, comedian Roy Wood Jr. posted a tweet thread explaining exactly why J. Prince has the power to make such demands of a person as famous and wealthy as Drake. In the very funny thread, Wood explained how a prank call to J. Prince in 2006 quickly had him walking back his attempted gag, in which he pretended to be a failing record store owner demanding that Prince pay his rent, and even made him flee the state.
J. Prince answered the phone and I laid into him. Instead of arguing with me, J Prince simply took a breath and calmly said “Where you at”
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) June 4, 2018
A chill came over my body.
I tried to keep the prank going, J Prince cuts me off again.. "I need to see u face to face. Where you at?”
“I was so shook I broke character and told J I was a comedian and it was just a prank call,” Wood wrote in one tweet. “He still didn’t laugh. My audio engineer stopped laughing. Shit just got real.” Check out the thread if you, too, are wondering why Drake is so compelled to drop out of his beef with Pusha. And if you’re looking for more stories about J. Prince’s career, don’t forget to pre-order the memoir, as Wood was sure to include in his final message.
