Z-Ro is open to taking his talents to Hollywood but the Mo City Don has revealed there are certain roles he wouldn’t touch, like playing a police officer.
The Houston native stopped by 97.9 The Box on Thursday (April 6) where he was asked about potentially making the jump into the film or TV world.
“I’ve heard this before. I don’t really think I’m funny. I don’t even seeing why people think I’m funny,” he said, explaining that people have mentioned to him before that he should try his hand at a comedy.
Host J-Que then brought up Z-Ro potentially playing a cop in a drama for a lucrative $5million payday, but don’t expect that to happen. “Nah, nah, not for no cop,” the former Rap-A-Lot rapper said.
“Nah, I gotta be able to say something when I get on there,” he continued. “I gotta represent Mo City, I gotta represent H-Town. That’s above they pay rate right there.
Check out the interview below:
Z-Ro has a checkered past with law enforcement which includes being arrested in July 2017 after he was accused of beating his ex-girlfriend three months prior. A grand jury dropped the felony charges later that same year.
He was then hit with misdemeanor charges related to the alleged altercation with Just Brittany, which were also dismissed.
In other Z-Ro news, a fan recently defended his honor by berating Trae Tha Truth over the alleged ambush of his former ABN tag-team partner outside a restaurant last August.
“I’m finna call Trae Tha Truth out. Fuck that muthafucka,” the fan can be heard saying in the clip from a recent sporting event. “It’s all about Z-Ro for life, baby! There his bitch-ass is right there!”
Once Trae started making his way out and stopped to sign some autographs, the heckler started yelling at him and immediately got a reaction. “Fuck you, Trae Tha Truth! Z-Ro for life, baby!” he said. “You jumped Z-Ro, baby! Come on! Let’s get it!”
Footage of the 2022 incident showed several men kicking and punching Z-Ro, who was curled up in a ball on the ground.
Trae Tha Truth could be seen restraining the men attacking Z-Ro, before he and his entourage appeared to make verbal threats until police ultimately intervened.
Z-Ro spoke with TMZ about the incident and claimed Trae and his entourage ambushed him.
“[I was] minding my business and when I walked outside, I’m called over to the side of sprinter van and [Trae] was like, ‘Ay, when you get finished doin’ that, come take this walk with me right quick,” he said.
“I was like, ‘You talkin’ to me?’ I had to make sure he was talking to me ’cause I mean, I see you everywhere, you see me everywhere. So when I walked over there, the only thing I saw after that was this [gestures to being punched in the face].”
Now, we know he full of sh*t! Nobody is turning down a $5milli payday because of the role. He tryin to act hard, but he Charmin soft!
Man yall will do anything 4 $ some people are riders 4 thiers every thing not 4 sale
Z-RO really living up to his name.
He won’t play a cop but he talks to cops when then dudes jumped him it’s just acting what’s the big deal
If someone turns down $5 million dollars that means they not hard up for it they already got it like that
It’s a role. That’s why it’s called acting. Limit yourself then.
That man can do what he chooses
I like some of Ro’s music but come on man you wouldn’t play a role of a cop for 5 mill stop it. Now there are things I wouldn’t do as a actor for no amount of money, like doing something out of the nature of my sexual orientation. You not about your business if you turn down millions of dollars to be cop, pretty sure nobodies is offering that any way though. I like Ro but sometimes I think he tries to hard to play tough. Cool J makes like 400-500k per episode for that csi stuff dude been on their for like 14 season like 300 episodes do the math.
Hey some people like Mt self don’t fuck with that police shit money ain’t everything
Let me guess. He is standing on his principle and morals. It’s this dumb shit that keeps the culture from moving forward.
Probably ain’t worked a real job in a restaurant, factory, or building and ground maintenance where your slaving for scraps with zero hope to move up in life outside getting a trade or successful side hustles.. Shh offer most of us 200k for a full season of Chicago pd or 10k an episode as a feature shhh well take it. I’ll take 50k after tax to appear in bad boy 4
100% Facts and most likely that role could lead to another role, Viola Davis said she got paid 671 dollars for her first role in Antwone Fisher joint.
We really know how to trip ourselves up as a community don’t we. Playing a cop is just that… playing a cop. It ain’t real. I would take the money in a new York minute.
I fell u but every 1have different beliefs
Nobody offered to pay him $5m to be a cop!. Easy to say no when nobody’s buying.
The hate is real how u know u hatten pretty hard player
Cube played a cop. Denzel played a cop. You can play a cop and still rep the Mo. It’s an acting gig. Everybody knows you ain’t a cop. I’m getting that bread
Cube played a cop. Denzel played a cop. You can play a cop and still rep the Mo. It’s an acting gig. Everybody knows you ain’t a cop. I’m getting that bread
Why ? …let me guess, your loyalty to the streets that don’t love nobody.Yu sound like a mofokin fool.
You mother fucker’s are Crazy everybody don’t sale their soul for money we know the most of us would that man ain’t hurting for money he can do whatever he please y’all make some of the dumbest comments like that man gives a Fuck about what you mother fucker’s think
You mother fucker’s are Crazy everybody don’t sale their soul for money we know the most of us would that man ain’t hurting for money he can do whatever he please y’all make some of the dumbest comments like that man gives a Fuck about what you mother fucker’s think
For 5 million dollars I’d play a gay cop in a porno movie