Earlier than Rotimi was starring as Dre on 50 Cent‘s first “Energy” collection, he was honing his musical expertise in a singing group with Jay-Z‘s nephews!!!

As destiny would have it, Jay noticed nice expertise within the budding artist — as an actor.

Rotimi was lately on the “TMZ Verified” podcast and says Hov ran him and 4 of his nephews by way of the ringer throughout their short-lived stint as singers of their group “NBH.”

They’d write and carry out music collectively — after which Jay would critique in the lounge on the spot!!!

Jay coached Rotimi to carry out his songs as if he had been his older self 10 years into the long run … shaping his inventive persona.

Rotimi says that was the second his appearing profession was born, and it was all due to Jay-Z!!!

After successful over audiences on “Energy,” he tapped into his Nigerian roots and have become an early trailblazer for Afrobeats.