50 Speaks On Athletes Trying To Rap (A Look At Athletes Attempting A Rap Career)

December 17th, 2008

50 Speaks On Athletes Trying To Rap (A Look At Athletes Attempting A Rap Career)

ESPN: What do you think when you hear athletes try to rap? It seems like all the musicians want to be athletes and all the athletes want to be musicians.

50 Cent: I think a lot of the athletes come from a place of not having very much when they’re growing up, so they relate to the content of the lyrics. There’s also the competitive nature of the art form. Like fighters, like professional ball players, rappers condition themselves to be winners. Hip hop artists might not condition themselves physically, but they’re conditioning themselves mentally in order to feel like the champ. I think the professional athlete can actually identify with the competitive edge that’s actually involved in it. The music has an aggression and speaks a different language to a guy who comes from nothing.

I think their attraction to hip hop is seeing where they come from to seeing where they are now. The music sums up their lives. Shaq made an album. Kobe made an album. Kobe’s album sucked. It would’ve been better if he let me write it. A lot of professional athletes have attempted to do it. Ron Artest almost missed his season trying to do it. It’s a lot harder than it looks.

Full Article: ESPN

I remember Iverson gave it a shot and everyone got on him for his lyrical content. Can you take an athlete seriously as a rapper? Check below for some rap songs by athletes.

Allen Iverson aka Jewels-40 Bars

Kobe Bryant ft. Tyra Banks – K.O.B.E

Fu-Schnickens feat Shaq – What’s Up Doc

Shaq – You Cant Stop The Reign

Shaq Freestyle(Kobe Diss)

Deion Sanders – Must be the Money

Ron Artest ft. Mike Jones – Get Lo

Tags: 50 Cent

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16 Responses to “50 Speaks On Athletes Trying To Rap (A Look At Athletes Attempting A Rap Career)”

2cents Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 4:46 am
lol… A.I. coulda been a problem 40 bars was serious! Deion wasn’t even rappin was he? That was a remix of an older song I can’t remember what though!?

Shaq and Kobe… no comment!!!
mEstro Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 4:53 am
lol @ shaq how does my ass taste
Backlash Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 5:39 am
You Have To Realize That ..Some Of These Athletes ..Actors Also ..Started Out Either As a Rapper Or Singer ..But They Probably Didn’t Want It As Uh Career Choice Because It’s a Good Chance They Wouldn’t Of Made It…You Also Can Tell That Athletes Who Do Take Rap On As a Career Do It For The Love..Because We All Know They Aren’t Doing It For The Money…Like Shaq Who Has Platinum Records.
Backlash Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 6:01 am
Lol@2 Cents ..Hell Yeah, That Shid Was Kinda Nice “I Know Killers That Kill For Uh Fee, That Uh Kill Yo Ass For Free” ..He Just Needa To Work On His Flow ..But His Lyrics Were Nice.
2shooters Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 7:28 am
Hahaha..Shaq Was That Nigga!!!
The First Shaq Album Was Dope As A Youngin..
2cents Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Realtalk… A gauranteed contract will make a dude shake the studio quick! Most people do stuff for a better way not jus for love and it jus so happens the ball players get those contracts while most entertainers get sh!tted on… Curtis always talkin money but how much has he really made of his own albums?
young luck Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 8:31 am
40 bars was cool but u can’t stop the reign was a tuff video and wit biggie on it was a classic matter fact just to fuck nicca up 4 a moment shaq is the first rapper to have nas and jayz on the same song its on a old clue tape the title I forgot so I gave shaq love off pullin that one off
WHITE BREAD...................WHITE BOY CHICAGO......LOL Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 8:50 am
LOL at all them Athletes trtyin to who attempted a rap career…smh
Reed72 Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 9:15 am
Imma have to co-sign wit 2cents : A.I. was killin that ish.., if you were to close ya eyes, an just listen to A.I. spit, you’d think he was a i’ll nigga on the mic.., A.I. is a beast!!!!
G-Roc Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 9:15 am
lol “kobe album sucked” – 50 cent
hahaha 50 dat nigga man
WHITE BREAD...................WHITE BOY CHICAGO......LOL Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 10:18 am
I think Athletes and rappers should stick to what they know in this day and age its hard to take any Athletes or rapper serious. Maybe back than when they had a chance being that lyrics were required to come hard or you were nothing. But now no matter how passionate a ball player is i highly doubt that their lyrics will be taken serios being that it is harder then it looks. But then again you gotta have 2 occupations its all about hustling to get where you going when your dealing with business.

If a rapper wanted to be a professional basketball player or if a professional basketball player wanted to be a rapper. Depending on how serious they are i may take or not take them serious no matter how passionate they are. But then again times has change and while a person body is doing one thing their mind is focus on doing another thing…
suhn Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 11:14 am
man kobe know he needs to stop lmao!!! he sounds like the fresh prince circa ‘86
fresh316 Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
iverson was a G ha, Ron Artest i dont know, back in the day Shaq was the truth, especially after Kazaam (Dont act like that wasnt the movie) his rhymes was decent, he tryin to be the basketball biggie smalls or somethin, Kobe sucked ha
lbc Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 3:03 pm
shaq and kobe should do an album and let 50 write it lol
BAN WHITE BOY Says:
December 17th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
STFU WHITE BOY

NO ONE READS UR COMMENTS SO JUST KEEP THEM TO URSELF
Westup Says:
December 18th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
A.I could have cut it, but some problems with his flow. Practice! practice! practice! Shaq has a great voice, deep and dark, but I can’t take the cat serious. Kobe, well, no hard feelings, but stick to b-ball. Ron Artest, shit is just goofy. C.Webb’s shit was goofy too! It’s all about making money, but sometimes the message is not genuine or seems to forced when it comes from athletes, sometimes rappers too, but more so when it comes from atheletes.

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