André 3000 has revealed that he auditioned for 2 Fast 2 Furious, but said he lost out on the role to Ludacris.The OutKast rapper and soloist spoke about his attempt to join the Fast & Furious franchise during a recent appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.
As part of the ‘Colbert Questionert’ segment, 3000 was asked to share his favourite action movie.Colbert then pressed the musician – real name André Benjamin – on why he hadn’t been in one of the Fast & Furious films, to which he replied: “I would have but I think Ludacris took the role.”Benjamin was referring to Chris ‘Ludacris’ Bridges’ character Tej Parker, who was introduced to the series in 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious.
The rapper and actor has since gone on to appear in six further F&F titles – the most recent being Fast X (2023).“I actually tried out.
I tried out for Fast & Furious and Ludacris actually took the role,” Benjamin continued before saying that he was “not at all” angry about losing out.“I wasn’t ready,” he explained. “I remember that audition.
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