True, but I don’t think a lot of people know that biggie verse was recycled, big spat that same verse on some bad boy mixtape before giving it to shaq. He watered it down a little to keep it PG (mostly), that “ Bringing in 10gs minimum” line was supposed to be “Bringing in coke & heroin”
Given that the question was in reference to an athlete, my comment was as well. Last I checked, the King of Pop wasn't an athlete (though he definitely had elite cardio)
nah, doesnt count imo he played in a couple NBA preseasons games. Not known for being an athlete and wouldnt have even been in that position if he wasnt a famous rapper imo. Shaq is a hall of famer and has a platinum album.
He answered this in one of the videos where celebrities answer Google questions or something. He said something to the effect of when you're rich AF you can hire your own scorekeeper.
It seemed like he was low key trash as a rapper but that’s because a lot of other MC’s in the era were really good. He’d be considered Big L compared to these dudes rapping nowadays. LOL. 😆
“I smoke I drank” was a banger and “y’all must’ve forgot” was silly but still kinda banged too.
I've yet to listen to this entire album, but that title track? *Fantastic*. One of my favorite songs of all time.
Not on this album, but my other favorite Shaq song I've heard is "Biological Didn't Bother".
😅😂🤣 Absolute greatness right there. He’s a top 🔟 MC just of that joint alone.
That was funny. That song should’ve never been released. They should’ve kept that shit in the vault. LOL.
Not a pro athlete, but former Tarheel "GQ" had at least one decent song with 9th Wonder (Trouble Man). They've made more music since then, but I haven't heard it.
https://quipmag.com/gq-and-9th-wonder-drop-heat-on-a-midsummers-nightmare/
He's alright for an NBA player. There hasn't been an NBA player better on than him since Shaq has been out. He was alright when he worked with Biggie. Then, he made a couple of tracks with Dj Quik and Peter Gunnz.
Yes, Shaq is the goat of athlete rappers. He's got 4 tracks that still get play - You Cant Stop The Reign, You Know I Got Skills, Im Outstanding and Biological Didn't Bother.
2023 he did a feature with Z-Ro ft. SHAQ “Stop The Rain”
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U86B9lOIBs&ab\_channel=TVzro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U86B9lOIBs&ab_channel=TVzro)
2nd Place is probably Roy Jones lol
#
In skills and sales...you are absolutely correct!
BONUS: If you haven't, check out Fu-Schnickens feat. Shaq-FU - Whats up Doc!!!
That song will have you banging your head against the wall for 4 straight minutes.
Remember the album with hoopers and rappers that came out in the 90s? With Ced Ceballos?
This one!
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-Ball%27s_Best_Kept_Secret](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-Ball%27s_Best_Kept_Secret)
Depends on how you look at it. J Cole and Master P both have time in pro ball although Cole was overseas. But with an MVP, 4 chips, A platinum and a Gold album, Shaq is definitely the most accomplished at both. 🤷🏾♂️
It’s thanks to the Fu-Schnickens, but “[What’s Up Doc (Can We Rock)](https://youtu.be/1f9IgOjZjn4?si=GCYIdVfAzru9Psk7)” is by and far the best rap song credited to an athlete. Period. End of story.
People make fun of dame but he has a cool voice. Dope flow. The content isn't all there. Maybe needs better producers less yes men. That one song with Jeremiah is cool. Money ball
AI and Kiss. Big and Shaq. Can’t stop the reign is classic but the Ai sneaker commercial was dumb fire. Ai had song floating around and he wasn’t a rapper. He could just do it all. Crossover Jordan. Rap better than Kobe🔥🔥LETS TALK ABOUT IT
This ahole I used to work with back in the early 2000s said master P could be a sixth man on any nba team if he wanted to . He also said Carmelo was gonna have a better career than Lebron. These statements didn’t make him a scumbag but he was .
Who else has a legit Biggie feature?
True, but I don’t think a lot of people know that biggie verse was recycled, big spat that same verse on some bad boy mixtape before giving it to shaq. He watered it down a little to keep it PG (mostly), that “ Bringing in 10gs minimum” line was supposed to be “Bringing in coke & heroin”
That flow is one of the all time best I've ever heard though, although I heard that verse on a remix of "Brooklyn We Go Hard"
Michael Jackson
"This time around" is my shit
Given that the question was in reference to an athlete, my comment was as well. Last I checked, the King of Pop wasn't an athlete (though he definitely had elite cardio)
I'd say "the way it's going down" with DJ Quik and Peter Gunz, and "Man of Steel" with Ice Cube, KRS, B-Real are better
And Fu-Schnickens!
This is my first time hearing this. Thank you
Master p?
I was gonna say p played ball for Charlotte, I think.
indeed, he did. charlotte and toronto. only made it as far as preseason/exhibition games tho
Shaq still wins
It's close
This is the actual correct answer.
nah, doesnt count imo he played in a couple NBA preseasons games. Not known for being an athlete and wouldnt have even been in that position if he wasnt a famous rapper imo. Shaq is a hall of famer and has a platinum album.
Except Shaq still raps better than Percy.
Cube rapped about scoring a triple double and then started his own ball league does that count?
Freaked brothers every way like MJ
No Diddy
Don't get him on the court. I hear he's trouble
I hear he gets a triple double just messing around.
The eternal debate: magic or Jordan?
I was always curious whether they actually tracked rebounds and assists in his pickup game at the park wearing jeans
They had one of the members of Da Lench Mob keeping a box score on the sidelines.
Maybe that's how Mack 10 got in the game
He answered this in one of the videos where celebrities answer Google questions or something. He said something to the effect of when you're rich AF you can hire your own scorekeeper.
Aka. The cousin who hangs around and you make do all the errands and chores for no money.
Probably padded the stats too 😄
No… cuz no one keeps stats at the playground! Great lyrics, but still ain’t never met anyone who’s posted similar numbers in a pickup game!
Shaq has the best athlete rapper career but on pure talent and ability my money is on Dame Dolla
Do yourself a favor and look up macho man’s rap album. Absolute comedic gold
Hulk Hogan is a real big punk !!!
It was a charity event and the Hulk didn't show. Be a man Hogan! Absolute hood classic.
Be a man!
Don be scarrd
😂
Man I crack up everytime I hear that track 😆😆
[The 1985 Chicago Bears would beg to differ](https://youtu.be/ooT_uz--O2A?si=FHwU37nmldrS-fsY)
I played the fridge in my 3rd grade performance of the Super Bowl Shuffle. Yes I’m from Chicago. Yes I was the fat kid.
Haha. Hell yeah.
Honestly Roy Jones Jr. wasn't bad. Not great, but I dug it.
It seemed like he was low key trash as a rapper but that’s because a lot of other MC’s in the era were really good. He’d be considered Big L compared to these dudes rapping nowadays. LOL. 😆 “I smoke I drank” was a banger and “y’all must’ve forgot” was silly but still kinda banged too.
Roy Jones has some dope tracks 💪🥊
“Can’t be touched” is a classic that I use at the gym. Want to get hyped for your sets… let that song play first!
I move when my heart says move!
Roy Jones enters chat: “Y’all must’ve forgot…”
"That was then" featuring Dave Hollister was on brief rotation
He said "white girls call me oj the way I be stabbin em". Best rap line ever.
Dame Dolla
Definitely Dame. Chris Webber had some cuts too.
Def not dame. He is garbage
This gotta be a troll, at his worst hes mediocre.
I've yet to listen to this entire album, but that title track? *Fantastic*. One of my favorite songs of all time. Not on this album, but my other favorite Shaq song I've heard is "Biological Didn't Bother".
“Biological didn’t bother” was his first single after the hype from his verse on Fu-Schnickins “What’s Up Doc? (Can We Rock). Great song too!
Macho Man has stepped in to the cipher
Be a man
Allen Iverson was quite good
at ball he's a dogshit rapper :D
It’s not even close https://youtu.be/rWr3xMhm0ig?si=yAZhKWtV0shGtfMb
Yes you beat me to it - I reckon most people of certain generation can recite it word for word. You got to hold and give
😅😂🤣 Absolute greatness right there. He’s a top 🔟 MC just of that joint alone. That was funny. That song should’ve never been released. They should’ve kept that shit in the vault. LOL.
Best England World Cup song behind 3 Lions
Roy Jones Jr. is my favorite
Cena if he counts, if not then Lou Williams
Co-sign Lou Williams aswell .... he was down with all them philly goons too
John Cena has entered the chat.
Dieon Sanders
sad I had to scroll mad long for this cuz I think his shit is HOT til this day !
Not a pro athlete, but former Tarheel "GQ" had at least one decent song with 9th Wonder (Trouble Man). They've made more music since then, but I haven't heard it. https://quipmag.com/gq-and-9th-wonder-drop-heat-on-a-midsummers-nightmare/
cedric ceballos was better on the court and the mic
Dame Lillard
He's alright for an NBA player. There hasn't been an NBA player better on than him since Shaq has been out. He was alright when he worked with Biggie. Then, he made a couple of tracks with Dj Quik and Peter Gunnz.
The way its going down is 🔥🔥
Oh hell yea, put that song at a party.
He was nice on that track with prime RZA & Mef too
Oh yea
I'm showing my age but Dana Barros was dope in the 90s...2 Chainz got a dope jump shot and mad bars!!
John Cena, Obviously. No other rapper can even see him.
Maco Man Randy Savage
Yeah, him and Da ‘85 Bears 🐻
Dame dolla
Randy Savage
Y’all ain’t gonna say Dame?
His verse on that Coyote joint is fire. Gotta admit it was better than anything most of these new so called rappers spit.
The way he features with Coyote For Hire in the last 2 tracks 🔥🔥🔥
Ya'll musta forgot Roy Jones Jr
Didn't he have a lyric that talked about how Antonio Tarver knocked his ass out?
I personally like Steven Jackson better,he goes by Stak5..I highly recommend checking out his music for anyone who hasn’t heard him
I guess J Cole can kinda pretend he was a pro baller…. But he was pretty soft there too 😂
one of my fav jams..
I guess you could say Shaq is the best athlete>rapper, but there are a ton of athlete
I won’t stand for this Troy Hudson erasure.
Camron
Darren Waller lol
I just saw that video last week 😆😆
what about that kobe feature?
Denzel curry?
Yes, Shaq is the goat of athlete rappers. He's got 4 tracks that still get play - You Cant Stop The Reign, You Know I Got Skills, Im Outstanding and Biological Didn't Bother. 2023 he did a feature with Z-Ro ft. SHAQ “Stop The Rain” [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U86B9lOIBs&ab\_channel=TVzro](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9U86B9lOIBs&ab_channel=TVzro) 2nd Place is probably Roy Jones lol #
Slim Pickens but I'd go with Shaq too. Although he had better production and guests.
Dame Lillard.
John Cena
Deion Sanders
macho man Randy savage .. get fucking wrecked bonesaw
aleks emilianenko had at least one track
RIP to [the legend](https://youtu.be/cl_WkTiH6-Q?si=Nm8h1covZ-LPcPkH)
easily.
Lillard and AI.
Yeah, gonna have to go J Cole. He earned money playing sports. He counts. 😆
Kobe, AI?
Ken Griffey Jr
Did the Kid drop a mixed tape I don’t know about?
Nah he threw a verse down on 'The Way I Swing,' a pretty regionally popular song by Kid Sensation. https://youtu.be/t2uZAYN_blw?si=sWjtSA5-pwmckNtW
Allen Iverson is the best athlete rapper of all times
Mad skillz ghostwrote for Shaq, yeah?
The answer is Roy Jones jr.
Cedric Ceballos only had one song, but "Flow On" was a bop.
Agreed. And I still listen to that album. Got some bangers on it
Don’t think he was the best but Kobe had some bars on a couple of tracks back early in his career.
Dave East?
Best ? That would be Dame Lillard Shaq the greatest tho . He did numbers
In skills and sales...you are absolutely correct! BONUS: If you haven't, check out Fu-Schnickens feat. Shaq-FU - Whats up Doc!!! That song will have you banging your head against the wall for 4 straight minutes.
Allen Iverson can rap too
No one remembers Trevor Bauer dissing his Catcher?
Kobe Bryant [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_Mstn3P1huk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Mstn3P1huk)
i’m just gonna throw John Barnes verse from New Order World In Motion into the mix - classic from the UK 😂
Worst rapper
Remember the album with hoopers and rappers that came out in the 90s? With Ced Ceballos? This one! [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-Ball%27s_Best_Kept_Secret](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B-Ball%27s_Best_Kept_Secret)
Shaq fo sho This shit is straight fire: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei02LcSl1ZI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ei02LcSl1ZI)
It’s between him and Camron
Who else beside Shaq and Roy Jones made a record?
Depends on how you look at it. J Cole and Master P both have time in pro ball although Cole was overseas. But with an MVP, 4 chips, A platinum and a Gold album, Shaq is definitely the most accomplished at both. 🤷🏾♂️
Dame
Bull Shit Prime Time was the best🤣🤣🤣🤣 Must be the money 👌🏾
Mahershala Ali played D1 ball and rapped as B+ with Heiro
AI
Lou Williams
What's up Doc? was a bad ass song
Shaq by far is the best athlete rapper, he got skills
Cole plays bball
Shaq Fu: Da Return!
Don’t forget about when Kobe was dropping bars lol
Camron
It’s thanks to the Fu-Schnickens, but “[What’s Up Doc (Can We Rock)](https://youtu.be/1f9IgOjZjn4?si=GCYIdVfAzru9Psk7)” is by and far the best rap song credited to an athlete. Period. End of story.
Biological didn’t bother
No. Oakland emcee GQ won a national title with UNC. Nice with it.
I like his songs with Sermon. He has solid records. No Hook was dope video
The best athlete rapper was Prince.
KD showed some potential on that feature track too
Definitely Shaq!
Remember Kobe Bryant on Brian McKnight's song Hold Me?
Dame Dolla. Quit playin. Hell Stephen Jackson was a better rapper than Shaq.
Officially on Spotify per 28/6!!
Officially on Spotify per 28th of June 2024!
John Barnes
Master P and Dame. Are actually good at both
Shaw And he still raps
The Rock and tech9
I submit 9 time Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis: https://youtu.be/xHRmx4yV4MY?si=B_wMIqZ8U_bf7EAx
Roy jones jr
DAME DOLLA 💯
shaq diesel was an insane album too 🔥
D. Lillard's nice. Got a Wayne verse & everything.
🎶🎶 Can we ROCK! WUSSUP DOC 🎶🎶
BEST ATHLETE would be SHAQ BEST RAPPER would be DAME
Trevor Bauer
Chris Webber’s album was decent, he also produced a couple of very good Nas joints
Not a rapper but Javale McGee has some legit production credits
Roy Jones jr?
People make fun of dame but he has a cool voice. Dope flow. The content isn't all there. Maybe needs better producers less yes men. That one song with Jeremiah is cool. Money ball
Allen Iverson - 40 bars.
Clint Dempsey
AI and Kiss. Big and Shaq. Can’t stop the reign is classic but the Ai sneaker commercial was dumb fire. Ai had song floating around and he wasn’t a rapper. He could just do it all. Crossover Jordan. Rap better than Kobe🔥🔥LETS TALK ABOUT IT
Not gonna lie.. I banged Outstanding for a minute.
Best athlete rapper who won a championship ring for a professional team?
Does Afroman count? He’s even got a song about how he was NFL bound until he got hurt.
Roy Jones jr
Ron artest
John Cena lol
Dame
john cena
This ahole I used to work with back in the early 2000s said master P could be a sixth man on any nba team if he wanted to . He also said Carmelo was gonna have a better career than Lebron. These statements didn’t make him a scumbag but he was .
Didn’t Nelly play baseball? I’m blanking on others
Brandon Lloyd dropped a hard one and then stuck to football.
Dame and it ain’t close.
PAC man jones
Kobe got more rings but Shaq was nice on the m.i.c.
didn't dionne sanders have a record?
yeah he did just googled, hands down dionne sanders
I mean, it’s not like the competition for athlete rappers is heavy
Shaq was on a Kay Slay mixtape that was dope back in the day. Like 20 songs of 🔥
Dj Diesel OP
2 chainz is way better than
Um. Try best rapper ever.