A$AP Rocky Says Denzel Washington Bumped Pooh Shiesty & Moneybagg Yo On Movie Set: ‘He Likes To Listen To Memphis Rappers’

A$AP Rocky Says Denzel Washington Bumped Pooh Shiesty & Moneybagg Yo On Movie Set: ‘He Likes To Listen To Memphis Rappers’

ASAP Rocky says Denzel Washington is surprisingly hip to today’s rap scene. On “The Run-Through with Vogue” podcast, Rocky revealed his “Highest 2 Lowest” co-star often turned the movie set into his personal playlist.

 

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“Denzel would pull up to the movie set playing Pooh Shiesty and Moneybagg Yo, swear to God,” he said. “Can’t make this up.”

Apparently, Washington has a soft spot for Memphis hip-hop. “He likes to listen to Memphis rappers, but modern Memphis rappers,” Rocky explained. “Then he started quoting NLE Choppa. I’m like, ‘You know NLE Choppa?!’ He like, ‘I don’t do drive-bye now, walk ’em down.’ I’m like, ‘Yo, Denzel, chill!’ It was crazy, he’s really tapped in, man.”

Washington and Rocky star in “Highest 2 Lowest,” Spike Lee’s gritty reinterpretation of Kurosawa’s 1963 film “High and Low.” The highly anticipated neo-noir thriller drops its U.S. theatrical release on August 22, with streaming to follow on Apple TV+ September 5. The teaser just debuted ahead of its Cannes premiere.

Are you surprised at Denzel’s music choices?