*Funnyman Roy Wood Jr. is an actor and comedian who built his name doing ‘prank call’ skits. But he recently revealed how his skills were challenged by hip-hop icon J. Prince.
Recalling his early days, Roy said via Twitter:
“Those of you that know my history know I used to do prank calls HEAVY. And in those days comedy and hip-hop were far more symbiotic. As a result, my pranks were getting a lot of love on down south mixtapes. A gang of DJs, Chamillionaire and even a few unauthorized Pimp C projects.”
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Houston native J. Prince founded Rap-A-Lot Records in the mid-1980’s and helped launch the careers of rap legends the Geto Boys, Mr. Scarface, Willie Dee, Bushwick Bill and others. The mogul is so respected that the Pusha T/Drake feud reportedly ended abruptly at his request.
“In Houston in 2006, I tried to prank call J. Prince, CEO of Rap-A-Lot Records,” said Roy via Twitter. “We had a conversation that made me not only leave the studio but also the city of Houston. “
Wood Jr. went on to tell a story of singing a comedy deal with a Houston record company and eventually prank calling the Rap-A-Lot CEO.
“First up was J Prince. The premise of the prank call was gonna be me posing as the owner of a Mom & Pop record store criticizing Rap-A-Lot records not cranking out as many hits as they used to as a result my profits were suffering. I demanded J. Prince pay my rent.”
Once he actually got on the phone with Prince, his comedy courage faded quickly.
“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” 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?’”
As the prank took a sharp turn left, Wood Jr. said: “I was so shook I broke character and told J I was a comedian and it was just a prank call. He still didn’t laugh. My audio engineer stopped laughing. Shit just got real. It was so awkward at this point my producer jumped on the phone to try and save me.”
But the mutual acquaintance could not calm the situation.
“My producer said “Hey J it’s Lucas (name changed). I’m in here with Roy we were just trying to have a laugh.” J PRINCE: (5 seconds of silence) Ohhhhhhh, you with Lucas? I see. I know EXACTLY where y’all at. (to driver) Aye man turn the car around. *J. Prince hangs up*”
I’m now shitting bricks. The audio producer is damn near in tears he’s so scared.
My producers beg me to call J Prince again. I simply replied….“I’m going home”. One attempted prank call and I was done. I told them to tear up the contracts.
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) June 4, 2018
J. Prince Prank Call Template:
1. Present a problem
2. Demand impossible solution
3. Apologize Profusely
4. Leave Town
5. Pray he confused you w/ Roy Jones Jr— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) June 4, 2018
Lucky for Wood Jr., J. Prince never caught up with him.
“J is respected at every level of the game from janitors to A&Rs to CEOs. He’s always made moves that made hip-hop better. His intervening is no diff. Say what you want about Drake not clapping back at Pusha but If J. Prince says beef is dead,It’s dead. no one will cross that line.”
During his Twitter tale, Roy made sure to plug J. Prince and his new book, “The Art and Science of Respect: A Memoir by James Prince” — available June 22.
In related news, The Breakfast Club recently aired their interview with Prince, who discussed Drake, Birdman and his upcoming memoir.
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