Now here’s a cameo you probably didn’t see coming. Mike Tyson has recorded a track with Madonna for her upcoming album “Rebel Heart.” In an interview with Rolling Stone
posted on Saturday, the 48-year-old boxing champ said he jumped at the
chance to make a cameo on the pop legend’s new song “Iconic,” and he
revealed that he drew inspiration from a very unlikely source.
Tyson said that when he got the call from Madonna’s people, he showed up, no questions asked. It turned into a session that him rattling off “really crazy stuff” about his life. “It was really intense,” he said."Madonna calls you and tells you to come somewhere, you go. I didn't know what the hell I was going there for. She has her producer there and I go into the studio and I didn't know if she wanted me to talk or rap.”
Of his totally ad-libbed part of the song, the “Mike Tyson Mysteries” star revealed he channeled former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini – and he even gave a shout-out to Hitler for liking him! "When I did it, I think about being some guy like Mussolini and they're really arrogant, but you try to come from a positive perspective and be uplifting,” he explained. “You watch Mussolini on television — even though we don't understand what he's saying — he is so mesmerizing. I look at myself in that way.”
The boxer turned actor continued his homage to the hated Italian dictator by touting him a hip-hop pioneer of sorts. “I know people may say 'this guy's a fascist' and all this stuff, but man, you can take positivity from watching him,” Tyson said. “No wonder why Hitler was attracted to him. This guy's a hypnotic figure. There's so much pride behind what he's saying... He had that street swag; he was doing this stuff with his hands and moving his head before it was even hip-hop."
“Iconic” isn’t Tyson’s first recording cameo (in 2011, the boxing legend contributed to the song ‘One Night in Bangkok” on “The Hangover Part II” soundtrack), and it’s also not Madonna’s first unusual collaboration. Billboard posted a list of some of the Grammy winning singer’s most surprising musical pairings, including songs with ex-beau Warren Beatty (“Now I’m Following You”), and Ozzy Osbourne (“Shake Your Head”). Her “Rebel Heart” album will also feature cameos by Nicki Minaj, Chance the Rapper, and Nas.
Madonna’s new album “Rebel Heart” is slated to be released on March 9, 2015. The singer is also scheduled to perform the single “Living For Love” at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2015.
Tyson said that when he got the call from Madonna’s people, he showed up, no questions asked. It turned into a session that him rattling off “really crazy stuff” about his life. “It was really intense,” he said."Madonna calls you and tells you to come somewhere, you go. I didn't know what the hell I was going there for. She has her producer there and I go into the studio and I didn't know if she wanted me to talk or rap.”
Of his totally ad-libbed part of the song, the “Mike Tyson Mysteries” star revealed he channeled former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini – and he even gave a shout-out to Hitler for liking him! "When I did it, I think about being some guy like Mussolini and they're really arrogant, but you try to come from a positive perspective and be uplifting,” he explained. “You watch Mussolini on television — even though we don't understand what he's saying — he is so mesmerizing. I look at myself in that way.”
The boxer turned actor continued his homage to the hated Italian dictator by touting him a hip-hop pioneer of sorts. “I know people may say 'this guy's a fascist' and all this stuff, but man, you can take positivity from watching him,” Tyson said. “No wonder why Hitler was attracted to him. This guy's a hypnotic figure. There's so much pride behind what he's saying... He had that street swag; he was doing this stuff with his hands and moving his head before it was even hip-hop."
“Iconic” isn’t Tyson’s first recording cameo (in 2011, the boxing legend contributed to the song ‘One Night in Bangkok” on “The Hangover Part II” soundtrack), and it’s also not Madonna’s first unusual collaboration. Billboard posted a list of some of the Grammy winning singer’s most surprising musical pairings, including songs with ex-beau Warren Beatty (“Now I’m Following You”), and Ozzy Osbourne (“Shake Your Head”). Her “Rebel Heart” album will also feature cameos by Nicki Minaj, Chance the Rapper, and Nas.
Madonna’s new album “Rebel Heart” is slated to be released on March 9, 2015. The singer is also scheduled to perform the single “Living For Love” at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards on February 8, 2015.
Source:http://www.examiner.com/article/mike-tyson-channels-mussolini-for-track-on-madonna-s-rebel-heart-album
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