Best NBA Hip-Hop References
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The worlds of basketball and hip-hop will forever be intertwined. As Drake once put it: "Damn, I swear sports and music are so synonymous, 'cause we want to be them, and they want to be us."
With that in mind, here are 10 of the best NBA references in hip-hop.
Drake - "6 Man"
Boomin out in South Gwinnett like Lou Will
6 man like Lou Will, two girls and they get along like I'm ... (Louuuu)
Like I'm Lou Will, I just got the new deal
I am in the Matrix and I just took the blue pill
Not your guy, I'm not your buddy, show no lovin'
I might go DeMarcus Cousins out in public
Frank Ocean - "Nikes"
Said she need a ring like Carmelo
It must be on that white like Othello
All you want is Nikes
But the real ones just like you, just like me
Roddy Ricch - "Every Season"
I want to ball like a triple-double n----
Larry Bird with the racks
Livin' my best life, shorty
You can't never get attached
Went to the plug got a couple P's
Then I Randolph, like Zach
J. Cole - "Sideline Story"
But you’ll never play me like LeBron vs. Jordan
Twenty years, wonder who they gon' say was more important
Both changed the game, came through and made a lane
Who’s to say that who’s greater, all we know, they ain’t the same
Fabolous - "Gone for the Winter"
Like Ray Allen in Game 6, when James missed
Then Bosh tapped it to him
You know what had happened to 'em, swish
It's all about a swish
Ice Cube - "It Was A Good Day"
Called up the homies and I'm askin' y'all
"Which park are y'all playin' basketball?"
Get me on the court and I'm trouble
Last week, f----- around and got a triple double
Freakin' n----- every way, like MJ
I can't believe today was a good day
Lil Wayne - "Show Me What You Got Freestyle"
And when it comes down to this recording
I must be LeBron James if he's Jordan
No, I want rings with my performance
I'm more Kobe Bryant of an artist
Same coach, same game, been starting
Same triangle offense
I come through the lane like a Dodge and
Referee n----- lame, they call charging
Kendrick Lamar - "The Heart Part 4"
Tables turned, lesson learned, my best look
You jumped sides on me, now you 'bout to meet Westbrook
Go celebrate with your team and let victory vouch you
Just know the next game played I might slap the s--- out you
Post Malone - "White Iverson"
White Iverson
When I started ballin' I was young
You gon' think about me when I'm gone
I need that money like the ring I never won, I won.
Drake - "Weston Road Flows"
A lot of people just hit me up when my name is mentioned
Shout out to KD, we relate, we get the same attention
It's rainin' money, Oklahoma City Thunder
The most successful rapper 35 and under
I'm assumin' everybody's 35 and under
Don't let your newfound fame fool you
Or cloud up your judgement to talk loosely, I really do this
Been flowin' stupid since Vince Carter
Was on some through-the-legs, arm-in-the-hoop s---
Drinkin' Hpnotiq with Glenn Lewis, I been through it
Y'all was so afraid to lay claim to it