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Before Steph Curry was the Chef with the shot and Kobe Bryant racked up five championship rings, NBA legends like Shaquille O’Neal and the Black Mamba tried their hardest to be (wait for it) rap stars.
With the Finals hitting small screens worldwide next week, VIBE gets the pre-party started with these old-school tracks from rappers who gave players praise to some of the league’s finest who took a shot at hip-hop. All we ask is that these fellas keep their day jobs.
Shaquille O’Neal “(I Know I Got) Skillz”
Dana Barros “Check It”
Chris Webber Feat. Kurupt “Gangsta, Gangsta”
Brian McKnight Feat. Kobe Bryant “Hold Me”
Cedric Ceballos Feat. Warren G “Flow On”
Allen Iverson (a.k.a. Jewels) “40 Bars”
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Lil Wayne “Kobe Bryant”
Tony Parker Feat. Fabolous “Top Of The Game”
Gary Payton “Livin Legal and Large”
Gucci Mane Feat. Yo Gotti “Worthy & Erving”
Iman Shumpert Feat. XVRHLDY “Anarchy”
Steve Francis “Finer Things”
J9 Feat Marquis “Q6” Daniels & Truth407 “Keep It 100 (Remix)”
Lance Stephenson “Hot N—a (Freestyle)”
Troop 41 “Do The John Wall”
RiFF RaFF “Larry Bird”
Kevin Durant Feat. Privaledge “Wired (Paid in Full)”
Metta World Peace “Represented”
Curren$y Feat. Freddie Gibbs “Scottie Pippen”
Kendrick Lamar Fear. ScHooLBoy Q “Michael Jordan”
Shaquille O’Neal Feat. Notorious B.I.G. “Can’t Stop The Reign (Remix)”
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