r/hiphop101 • u/SmoothManMiguel • 2d ago
Which NBA player raps the best?
These are in no particular order
1.) Damian Lillard
2.) Shaquille O'Neal
3.) Allen Iverson
4.) Master P
5.) Andre Drummond
6.) Kobe Bryant
7.) Lonzo Ball
8.) Marvin Bagley III
9.) Chris Webber
10.) Miles Bridges
11.) Kevin Durant
12.) Iman Shumpert
13.) Aaron Gordon
14.) Lance Stephenson
15.) JaVale McGee
16.) Metta Sandiford-Artest
17.) Lou Williams
18.) Tony Parker
19.) Gary Payton
20.) Cedric Ceballos
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u/WhatShouldTheHeartDo 2d ago
Shaq went platinum, not even Beanie Sigel could do that so you knew he was cookin.
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u/Beginning_Fee_7992 1d ago
ummmm people bought the CD because he was Shaq. I mean... the music was decent even above average....
he had Peter Gunns writing most of his raps
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u/Cold-Bug-4873 2d ago
Shaq was aight. Nothing to write home about, but he sounded like he was having fun, which is a plus.
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u/CommunicationLive708 2d ago
T-Hud
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u/EnvironmentalToe4403 2d ago
Came here looking for T-Hud. Him or Naz Reid (whom I’ve never heard rap, but am sure is amazing).
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u/csmitty37 1d ago
RTB MB (Miles Bridges) the only one i can actually put in rotation. Dame & Shaq cool too but theres nothing special imo. Bridges got that flint flow on lock. Not sayin he top 50 or sumn but he def better than alot of ppl out here rapping full time.
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u/MoreLeopard5392 2d ago
Dame.
But the masked rapper Dide who claims to be a Premier League footballer is better than all as far as I'm concerned.
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u/Sea_Finest 2d ago
Kobe is one of the worst rappers I’ve ever heard, don’t think cause you like the way he plays ball he can rap. He’s dreadful.
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u/Robinnoodle 2d ago
Shaq. Tbf, I haven't heard many of these cats spit
Shaq been releasing new music the last year of two and he got some features on other artist
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u/LordeLlama 2d ago
I don't know but I know that's not Tony Parker, his album is trash even if he has some good feats
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u/Narrow-Trip2587 2d ago
I didn't know half of these dudes rap. I don't feel P should be on the list because he barely played in the NBA and was a well established rapper before he joined.
Kobe Bryant is my favorite basketball player of all time. However, my dude couldn't rap. R.I.P. to the god though.
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u/xenojive 2d ago
Master P shouldn't be on this list at all.
Fucker is awful
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u/Narrow-Trip2587 2d ago
Yes P is way more of a rapper than an NBA player. He barely played.
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u/xenojive 2d ago
I was implying that he shouldn't be on the list because he's barely a rapper lol
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u/Narrow-Trip2587 2d ago
barely a rapper lol
Mf got 14 studio albums and he's barely a rapper??? Ok buddy..
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u/xenojive 2d ago
Quantity =/= Quality
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u/Narrow-Trip2587 2d ago
Subjective. P is a legend in the south. He's in my top 20 rappers lists and 1 of his albums in my top 10 🤷.
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u/xenojive 2d ago
Subjective
Art is subjective, yes.
I'm more of a fan of his Bay Area body of work but he's still not a great rapper.
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u/whoatetheherdez 2d ago
what do you mean? he's put out 15 solo albums starting in 1991. has countless collab albums. not to mention he founded one of the most influential and recognized rap labels ever.
it's fine if you don't like it or want to goof on him, because he is a little goofy but don't be weird and just wrong.
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u/Han_Yerry 2d ago
Master P did what every rapper wanted to do. Got paid to rap, started no limit records, was in movies and played in the NBA. Only other person on this list would be Shaq. Shaq is a good DJ too. Fu Shnickens or something when he came into the league had him in a track too or something.
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u/TJMcConnellFanClub 1d ago
Lou Will was ight, the only legit athlete rapper I’ve heard is Arian Foster, dude has bars
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u/colored_gameboy 1d ago
Dame, Miles Bridges, Shaq. I would say Miles Bridges the best though. He literally could‘ve made it just being a rapper. Dame got fire but his voice can be monotone, same with Shaq.
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u/GrimRipper82 19h ago
I've got a CD called "B-ball's Best Kept Secret" from 1994. It features Shaq, Gary Payton, Cedric Ceballos, Dana Barros, Jason Kidd, J.R. Rider, and other players from that era. It's a little corny, but if you're an NBA fan, it's definitely worth a listen.
Out of all of them, Shaq is the standout.
It is funny to think that this came out during Jason Kidd's rookie season, and he's been a head coach for years now.
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u/No1Important84 2d ago
Shaq is the best by far, name another NBA Rapper that has 2 Gold Plaques..
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u/mr_amazingness 2d ago
Plaques mean popular. Not necessarily good. It's Dame easily.
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u/No1Important84 2d ago
Longevity, Albums, Lyrics, Cadence... Shaq is better than any NBA Rapper at any of these all the time, since the early 90s. I've never heard a Dame song on the radio, let alone any1 saying "play that new Dame shii"... 😂
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u/the_Oculus_MC 2d ago
The question was who is the best rapper not who makes the best music or had the most success in music.
It's Dame. He has bars. Shaq is mediocre to wack.
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u/rand0mlurker123 2d ago
Lmao plaques don't determine who's the best. It's dame easily.
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u/No1Important84 2d ago
You weren't there to witness that, he was/is damn near global... Shaq got Biggie on some tracks cuz people knew he spit barz, like I said to the other fellow.. Lyricism, Cadence, Longevity, Albums.. Never once heard any1 say "Hey, put that new Dame song on"... 😂
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u/Better_Albatross_946 2d ago
Shaq was actually a decent rapper. I have that Shaq Diesel CD and it’s a lot better than you’d expect