Hip hop and the NBA have always been extremely adjacent. For decades now, rappers have wanted to be hoopers. Hoopers have wanted to be actors.
There have been times where we’ve seen crossover (pun sort of intended). Shaq, Stephen Jackson, the list goes on. Fast forward to today, where we’ve sort of hit a golden age of hoopers who actually rap.
That’s not necessarily a good thing. They’re not all the greatest. If that’s not clear, all you have to do is listen to Kyrie Irving’s latest snippet on Instagram.
As average as Irving’s raps were, though, that got me thinking — how many of the NBA’s rappers are actually good? And who might be the best one? So, of course, y’all know what that means.
It’s time for a ranking. Here are the best NBA rappers of all-time.
Warning: There is some NSFW language included in these videos.