The NBA has long had a close relationship with hip-hop. Many NBA fans can vividly describe Jay-Z’s ownership of the Brooklyn Nets, the infamous James Harden-Lil B beef, and Drake’s notorious lint roller.
In fact, many NBA players have released their own rap tracks including current Los Angeles Laker Lou Williams.
In his book, The Rap Year Book, Shea Serrano spends almost two pages comparing Michael Jordan’s impact on the NBA to Rakim’s impact on the rap game. This exercise sparked a train of thought: ”Which rappers are comparable to which NBA players in today’s game?