“I said, ‘I just want you to talk some real motivational stuff at end,'” Tech N9ne shares. Tech N9ne’s initial ask was just to have Johnson recite spoken words to close out the song. When Tech N9ne first reached out to Johnson, the idea wasn’t for him to actually rap. “And what better person? Not Conor McGregor. This is going to get people pumped up to lift weights, pumped up for fights, pumped up for the game.
Tech N9ne knew he wanted a fighter to be featured on the track because he envisioned the song as a hype-up anthem that can be played in stadiums or at the gym. That sense of work ethic is the message of “Face Off.” Dwayne’s verse - which he wrote himself - includes the lyrics, “ It’s about drive. He said something that I really appreciated: basically, ‘There could never be enough food in this room or on this set that could make me full because I always want to be hungry.’ I just love that.” When Tech and I first met years ago on the set of ‘Ballers,’ we were talking about this idea about being the hardest worker in the room. We’re aligned, just in terms of our work ethic and desire. “ When Tech texted me, I knew I would make this work. But it just has to feel right,” Johnson says, noting that he appeared on his friend Wyclef Jean’s 2000 song, “It Doesn’t Matter,” shouting his titular catchphrase, but not rapping.
“A lot of my friends who are hip hop artists - like big names - I’ve been asked a few times. After a social media friendship, the two met in-person on the set of HBO’s “Ballers,” way before the pandemic. A huge fan of the independent rapper, Johnson, who is the most followed American on the planet, on has been sharing Tech N9ne’s music on his social media for years. Tech N9ne and Johnson actually met a few years ago. We are all hyped!” Tech N9ne raves on a recent phone call with Variety from his tour bus. “The biggest star in the world said something back to me! You know what I’m sayin? I am hyped.
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