
I had no idea what I was doing, and they really like literally held my hand through the whole situation, helped me with my lines, helped me with this scene, with that scene. I thank G-d for Columbus and Meagan (Good) especially as far as the acting is concerned, because when I got in there I swear you could hear my heart beating from over there I was so nervous. "It was a challenge all the way across the board, just because this is not anything that I'd ever done before all the way across the board it was something new for me. Ne-Yo has had a couple roles prior to this film, but this was his break-out performance it was the dancing that really got him going. I've got a brother, so I have to interact with like he's my brother.' Now, I always see that you can better yourself by always doing something, like practicing." "I just went out there, I remembered the lines and I just took the character into my own hands and was like, 'Ok, this is how we do it. Stomp the Yard marks Chris' big screen debut, but being in the music business really helped in getting the feel for acting. We're trying to bring that back to Hollywood - people with a pretty face aren't people with just a pretty face they can act, they can dance, they can sing, and they can do it all." "And then Chris - he's just a talent, he's such a raw talent we want to be the new Rat Pack. "We've kind of been coming up together I begged him to be in the movie," Columbus said of Ne-Yo. All three of them say working together was an awesome experience because they were all very good friends.

Co-starring with Columbus and Chris is another R&B superstar, Ne-Yo he plays DJ's roommate, and joins the same fraternity as DJ.
