The worlds of music and sports, especially hip-hop and basketball, often collide in the pop culture landscape. Despite the common ground music and sports often share, it's rare for a music publication such as Billboard to reach out for an athlete's take on their preferences and guilty pleasures. But since he's earned praise from hip hop heavyweights from Ice Cube to Sway to Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest for his rapping talent, Billboard recently talked with Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard about the hip-hop scene and his influences growing up.
Lillard Shares Influences, Guilty Pleasure with Billboard
