Many athletes and sports fans have a set "get pumped-up" playlist that's designed to get them ready for the game ahead. I don't cap in my rap like you niggas Do yall ain't really getting that shit off the muscle I don't really do beefin i'm focused on music Im tryna get out of the gutter If you think about dissing then come and get up With me, i'm letting you know i won't test yah Yeah it's only been one year since i started rapping I already feel like the greatest The music world was again reminded of rap's fierce, sports-like nature in the summer of 2013, when Kendrick Lamar jumped on Big Sean's "Control" (which also featured Jay Electronica, although nobody noticed) and shook the game out of its complacent state. ", — A Tribe Called Quest (Phife), "Scenario". "—Ludacris, "My Chick Bad". First, Eli Manning's probably not the best athlete to use when it comes to declaring boss status. "I'm buzzin', Dirty Dozen, naughty, rotten rhymer / Cursing at you players worse than Marty Schottenheimer, "I'm the one that you've been Raven about, like Ray Lewis", "I slam tracks like quarterback sacks from L.T. Esquire participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. "It's like a pimp slap, from a bum on crack/And then you got jacked like Lindros on his back. But, then again, maybe I'm the absurd one for analyzing the integrity of Vanilla Ice lyrics. Bun B brings his singular charm with a nod to Dontrelle Willis and the late Big L knocks it out of the park, too, with his memorable shout to the New York Mets. Black men who rap along with the fake killers who lie in their songs will be targeted at Maryland's expense. This content is created and maintained by a third party, and imported onto this page to help users provide their email addresses. Nas' contribution is easily a fan favorite—a great couplet from his classic album Illmatic. Missy Elliot and Joell Ortiz do them both justice, while Drizzy's nod to Italian striker Mario Balotelli make these soccer rhymes the most international in hip-hop. trill . "And that's around the time that your idols become your rivals, You make friends with Mike but got to A.I. Kendrick's menacing bars called out fellow rappers, associates, and anyone who might be deemed worthy of rap's crown. "Please get a poncho / Subs fell short like a free throw from Rondo.". This 1992 lyric shows how trill relates to legitimacy and credibility: “He’s tryin’ to be trill, but I can see that yellow stripe down his back.” Rap music, like professional sports, is built on the pillars of showmanship and braggadocio. shit", "And my jewels rebels. ", The guy didn't spend that much time getting "jacked" or falling on his "back.". [Verse 1] They say numbers never lie so let's keep it real Brought to you by Michael Smith and Jemele Hill Before we start the new year I'ma bring the stats up This the 2013 Sports Rap-up Referencing his ability, rappers usually use it as a metaphor for their own "scoring" or checking their competition. ", — Wu-Tang Clan (Inspectah Deck), "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothin to Fuck Wit", "Never been to Sesame Street but I flip a big bird / And I know stealers and they not from Pittsburgh", "So I stopped writing / Now I'm like lightning / And you ain't Vince Young so don't clash with the Titan", "A-yo Bo knows this (what?) "Your d*ck is little like Wayne; Gretzky/But Gretzky's got a big d*ck; clarification. Football can be brutal and unforgiving, like so many rap verses from Eminem's highly technical arsenal. "Put a motherfucker on ice like the Maple Leafs / That's a hockey team, and I ain't on no hockey team / But I'm a champion, where's the fuckin' Rocky theme? He's proudly from Alief and occasionally sits alone in his four-cornered room staring at candles. Compare that to the hyper-specific nod to Vince Carter's knee cartilage from Earl Sweatshirt. This content is imported from YouTube. Genre preferences vary by athlete and sport, with rap … And today, we look at the goofy, weird and insane when it comes to rap lyrics about athletes. "Get Dealt With" Mobb Deep. If you're from Maryland and have dreams of making a music career, the court will use your lyrics against you as a defendant to expose guilt. "The case involves the January 2017 killing of … If those allegations are true, Ludacris is indeed hanging out with one bad chick. Thank You. Also, the last name first construct is a little strange, Nicki. "—Nicki Minaj, "Roman's Revenge". During her presentation, she unveiled new security-camera footage of the Capitol insurrection, but Plaskett's use of rap lyrics is really what has caused the Virgin Islands delegate to go viral. In the early ‘90s, UGK used trill in a redefining way, to mean “authentic.” The duo’s usage might be inspired by combining true and real—it's a rap portmanteau!. Yes, he has a few Super Bowl rings, but he has to be one of the derpiest athletes in NFL history. Rappers have been linked to basketball ever since the earliest days of hip-hop when giants like Run-DMC and Kurtis Blow blessed the mic with hoops related lyrics. ... Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The 'Athletes & Rap lyrics' … —boast about possessing a penis (aww yeah!). Veteran Wu-Tang Clan rapper Inspectah Deck's reference to Joe Frazier, who fought Muhammad Ali three separate times, is also a standout in his career. him for your survival, Damn, I swear sports and music are so synonymous, Cause we want to be them, and they want to be us". and Bo knows that (what?) Shadly's very own basketball rap. LOOK: Canadian tennis star Denis Shapovalov stumbles through his own rap lyrics on the court The 19-year-old former Canadian Open … Most rappers brag about having a shark tank in their Gulfstream jet or whatever, but Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Sports The 24 Best Rap Lyrics about the NBA. Every product was carefully curated by an Esquire editor. "Sit back and learn, come now watch the birdie/Your styles are incomplete, same as Vinny Testaverde. "Put a number on your helmet like it's Notre Dame/Five grand will get you whacked don't even know your name. Can you name the athletes featured in these rap lyrics? Please leave your feedback what you liked and didn't like. Blue and yellow / The type of shit that make 'em call you Carmelo", "His sins feeling hard as Vince Carter's knee cartilage is", "From the Chi, like Tim it's a harder way", "Musical chair rhymes, they thinkin' it's their time / The game like LeBron's hairline, always receding", "Went from most hated to the champion god flow/I guess that's a feeling only me and Lebron know", "Kobe 'bout to lose a hundred fifty M's / Kobe my n***a I hate it had to be him / Bitch you wasn't with me shooting in the gym (Drake) / Bitch you wasn't with me shooting in the gym", "I'm slamming n***as like Shaquille, shit is real / When it's time to eat a meal, I rob and steal", "Hip-hop scholar since being knee-high to a duck / The height of Muggsy Bogues, complexion of a hockey puck", — A Tribe Called Quest (Phife), "Steve Biko (Stir it up)", "Parking lot pimps 9 out of 10 more parking lot simps / Ladies want lobster but settle fo' shrimps, Dikembe Mutombo, blockin all attempts", — Little Brother (Phonte), "After the Party", "And y'all scared I can tell / That I'mma get Bucks like Milwaukee, cause like Sam, I ca' sell". Basically, these are lines that would make you spit take your vodka cranberry if you heard these songs at the club. Which do you find more absurd: Juicy J smoking an entire pound of weed by himself or the idea of him sharing it with the most decorated Olympian of all time? On Tuesday, Twitter users hilariously called out LeBron for rapping Lil Durk, 6LACK, and Young Thug’s song “Stay Down” when it’s clear he has no idea what the actual lyrics to the song are. Motorsport, yeah, put that thing in sports (skrrt, skrrt) Shawty bad (bad), pop her like a cork (pop it) You a dork, never been a sport (dork, yeah) Pull up, woo, woo, jumpin' out the court (jump) Drake's Best Sports Rap References "Demons" "Draft Day" "Sandra's Rose" "Landed" "Nonstop" "Tim Westwood Freestyle" "Can’t Have Everything" "Pain 1993" "Back to Back" Sports Lyrics: Shots in the club like Plaxico / I'm in the corner, hot like Placido's / And Dicky fuckin' flow nuts, pistachio / And like Shelvin, I know how to Mack a ho / I … "We got to take position, ready for faceoff/We blitz like Dallas in … A social media uproar ignited Wednesday after a snippet of an untitled song with Lil Baby was leaked online, with the chart-topping hip … This is to say, since hip-hop's inception, it has been rooted in a quest for position, for power, and, yes, bragging rights. Right now, Kevin Durant and Lil' B are caught up in the most absurd beef since Libby's began selling meat in a can. "And American girls who love a Detroit Piston/Like Dennis Rodman, I got a rod, man (aww yeah! Since its inception, rap has always had money on its collective mind. There's also the late Phife of A Tribe Called Quest, who can twist a two-sided rap into a not-so-humble brag, and Cam'Ron, who can flip a Vince Young reference into one about pop culture. Lyrics to 'Sports Rap-Up 2013' by Skillz. Then there's Kanye, whose references have more to do with style and fashion than the sport itself. And leave it to Rick Ross, who along with rapper Wale, once mentioned wanting to buy a wrestling company, to shout out power-slamming and Monday Night RAW. Apparently, the white Dominique Wilkins looks like. "Evisu Jeans cover the rectum, my kick game just like David Beckham / Anybody in my way, I wet them", "Went from my n***a serving it by the tele, to venues in Manchester just swerving with Balotelli", "Let you n***as party, go on vaca, Imma grind / 'til every verse I kick is like Pele in his prime". Rap music, like professional sports, is built on the pillars of showmanship and braggadocio. You may be able to find more information about this and similar content at piano.io, Billie Eilish Is Gen Z's Most Knowable Superstar, These Are the Best Shows To Watch On Hulu, Here's What Daft Punk Looks Like Without Helmets, The Best Live Rock Band Is Holding Steady, Justin Timberlake Apologizes to Britney Spears, The Lingering Terror of 'Silence of the Lambs', Carole King's 'Tapestry' is Songwriting Royalty. Catch Lil Wayne's most memorable sports lyrics below. 1. "—Lil' B, "F--- Kevin Durant". NFL journeymen rarely make their way into the hip-hop lexicon, but poor Vinny Testaverde catches some shrapnel when his passing accuracy is compared to the style of a sucka. Reach him at matt.young@chron.com. )"—Macklemore and Ryan Lewis, "Castle". / But Bo don't know jack, cause Bo can't rap / Well what do you know, the Di-Dawg, is first up to bat! 50 Cent, Big Sean, and Lupe Fiasco shine in their own night, their distinct flows packing punch. The brilliance of rap may be masked behind a thick wall of steez, but there's brilliance there nonetheless. Like most literature, rap is about putting things into perspective with metaphors, allusions, hyperboles, similes, etc. Retired Brazilian soccer god Edson Arantes do Nascimento, more popularly known as Pelé, has been referenced in rap lyrics for decades. ", The song also mentions DeMarcus Cousins of the Sacramento Kings and manages to roast Drake and noted free throw botcher Rajon Rondo simultaneously. Billionaire Dr. Dre has been at it for decades, but his 1992 nod to five-time world heavyweight champion Evander... FOOTBALL. Birdsong this is not, although trill has a lofty meaning in rap. "Pitching yayo like Dontrelle Willis, we the trillest / On the mound, I'm holdin that whole South down, I know you feel us", — UGK (Bun B), "Game Belongs To Me" (Bun B), "Things change, now my dashboard wooden / All black Benz, like a young Doc Gooden", "Jewels with baguettes, swingin like the Mets / Throwin the dice and takin all side bets", Carhartt's Iconic Watch Hat Is For Everyone, The 15 Best Winter Boots for Less Than $250. "Vocabulary spills, I'm ill + matic, I freak beats, slam it like Iron Sheik", "My fo-fo peace talking, sound oh so sweet talking / Do mo, mo street talking, then Stone Cold Steve Austin", "Just me and my posse / Strapped up when you gotta know the ropes like Ted Dibiase", "I'm Hulk Hogan, Randy Savage, Bob Backlund / Part actin', Ha, Ha, Who they think they car jackin? "I think they mad we from the turf and we dangerous / And my whole team on ice, we play rough like the Rangers". In honor of Kobe Bryant's final All-Star Game, 2 on Your Side's Jonah Javad counts down his list of the 24 best rap lyrics … Last month, Joe Budden, the rapper, reality television star, and member of supergroup Slaughterhouse, unleashed not one, not two, but three diss tracks aimed at the 416's best-loved son Drake. Wonderful," has close to 300 sports references within his comparatively small discography. Vanessa Bryant, the wife of the late Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, has a problem with some of Meek Mill's new lyrics. The remarks drew eyebrows and The Checkdown found that Mayfield was reciting rap lyrics. "You gon' get this rain like it's May weather", "When I rhyme, something special happen every time / I'm the greatest, somethin' like Ali in his prime", "I smoke on the mic like smokin' Joe Frazier", "Let 'em recognize from Long Beach to Rosecrans / Put in my work and punch the clock like Riddick Bowe's hands". And David Beckham, another legend of the game who is perhaps equally recognized for his good looks, is not far behind. "Who the fuck ya'll thought it's supposed to be? In his internationally acclaimed hit "F--- Kevin Durant," the Based God appears to challenge Durant to a game of one-on-one. That said, "Eli" does rhyme with "why" rather nicely. "Real sick, raw nights, I perform like Mike / Anyone—Tyson, Jordan, Jackson", "I'm trying to make a million dollars, keep it hood while crossing over on some A.I. Action Bronson, the self-proclaimed "Mr. "They tried to put two 9s on me just like Gretzky / But my lawyer saw through it just like wet tees". "—Phife Dawg, "The Chase Pt. Rap more raps than any MC Your rap ain't rap cause your rap ain't me Short rap, is what you find The mastermind, Short rap that rhyme Too Short baby, that's the name When I rap my rap I rap that game I tell it to you like you always knew Short rap's not fake, it's always true It's me, it's you, short rap is life It's everyday and every night From Lil' B trolling Kevin Durant to Phife Dawg clowning Vinny Testaverde, these are the most absurd sports rap lyrics ever. "Girbauds with the crease/Aw, s--- look who it is, the white Dominique/Dominique Wilkins, more dough than Homer Simpson/I can ball and tell more story than that Rumpelstiltskin. Then of course there's Lil Wayne, a noted Green Bay Packers fan who also owns his own agency Young Money Sports. Taken from the rappers themselves, here are the best rap lyrics for Instagram captions. New quizzes emailed daily. It has been since as far back as 1979, when Big Bank Hank boasted on "Rapper's Delight" about watching the Knicks on his color TV and not giving any money to suckers or "bums from the Rucker." "—Vanilla Ice, "Hate", In this beautiful sonnet by Vanilla Ice, it seems like there are an endless number of people, places and things that could have been used instead of "Lindros. "—Rick Ross, "High Definition". We may earn a commission from these links. From Iron Sheik to Steve Austin, Ted Dibiase to Hulk Hogan, rappers have never shied away from expressing their appreciation for wrestling. Although Drake has yet to respond, it's worth noting that in his 2010 song "Thank Me Now" he offered the most compelling insight into the relationship between rap and sports. Tags: Baseball Quiz, Basketball Quiz, Football Quiz, Lyrics Quiz, Rap Quiz, Hip-Hop, Male Athletes, Missing Lyrics, Pro Athlete, Rap Lyrics, US Sports Top Quizzes Today Criteria NFL Teams 12,868 The best rappers find ways to reference athletes, which sports … But, he doesn't strictly stick to Raptors references in his music, name-dropping Steph Curry in his hit "0-100." Billionaire Dr. Dre has been at it for decades, but his 1992 nod to five-time world heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield remains one of his most memorable lines. Matt Young has been a sports web editor/writer at Chron since 2015. / If Phil Jackson came back, still no coaching me" he roared on "Control," and it felt like Shaq dunking on Chris Dudley, only he was K-Dot and Chris Dudley was any unlucky bastard caught in his radius. What number on the helmet are you talking about, Rozay? At B/R Swagger, we've discussed the good, bad and ugly when it comes to the athlete-turned-rapper. ", "Monday Night with the RAW, I'm Vince McMahon with a beat / Power-slamming them hammers, I get you handle for free", "Oh, I'm about to go Andre the Giant, you a sell out, but I ain't buying". "She knock a b---- out, and fight/Coming out swinging like Tiger Woods' wife. LeBron James has always made sure to stay up to date with the rap scene but apparently, he isn’t very good at keeping up with the current lingo. Shop Odyssey U About us Advertise ... be Cardi B or Kanye West, you can always count on fire captions. The Best Sports Lyrics in Hip-Hop History BASKETBALL. "—Riff Raff, "Out of the Gym [Remix]". An executive on the Toronto Raptors, Drake has worked with the team for the last few years, building up its... BOXING. And his unique approach to these references always requires a bit of thought to unpack. Currently Swoon Lifestyle Health & Wellness Student Life Content Inspiration Entertainment Politics and Activism Sports Adulting. Take this quiz! In the first track "Making a Murder (Part 1)," Budden delivers some sporty couplets referencing, among other things, the 2016 NBA Finals runners-up, the Golden State Warriors: "You baitin' a King / Tell you the way that Golden State say to its team / Aubrey you gotta make a shot, you wanna play on the wing? In case you don't get the reference, it's alleged that Elin Nordegren swung on Tiger Woods with a golf club when she discovered an airplane hangar's worth of sexts on his phone.
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