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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