Should athletes keep trying to be rappers?
Footballer turned rapper Famouz
On September 25th, football player turned rapper Famouz (aka FMZ) will drop his debut album, Ghetto Passport (original title right?).
The former New York Giant’s album features a number of guests, including E-40 and Bun B.
Famouz’s football career started at Rutgers University, with a four year walk-on career with the New York Giants. It ended with a stint playing in the Arena Football League for the Nashville Kats.
“I have a lot of friends that still play football,” he says. “They know that I’ve been working on this music stuff for along time. I’m not going to mention names right now, but come on, I was a former Giant. But aside from those surprise guests, in the long run, my music will definitely speak for itself.”
Famouz follows in the footsteps of other athletes who’ve attempted a rap career, including basketballers Shaquille O’Neal and Ron Artest and boxer Roy Jones Jr.
What do you think of sportspeople who make the transition to hip-hop?
Source: HHNLive.com
Yes. Didn’t you hear K.O.B.E? The raw talent and skill on that record has yet to be duplicated. I mean TYRA BANKS was on it!!!
Here’s a sampling of my lyrical skill
Uh, what I live for? Basketball, beats and broads
From Italy to the US, yes, it’s raw
I’ma search for the one that make my wealth feel poor
Who can ignore the spotlight life of Grandma
My falldown is how I found the aura, so I searched in
There’s plenty of women with sex appeal when it’s filled
Can even complete the package, all I date is actresses
Can play it safe with them, my money ain’t bait
But I must take risks to find a honey that’s legit
Whether she push a buck and a six, bumpin’ some mad chips
Out on her own, or live out of moms and pop’s home
Watch time, fashion, Adidas attire or Timbo’s
I don’t know, yo, these women come and go
Like the wind they blow, how do I know it’s you for sure?
When God talk to me, give me a signal
But until then, all my ears hear, just let me flow
C’mon
Shaq had three albums. Three AMAZING albums. And he was Ka’Zamm the Rappin genie.
HELL NO THEY SHOULD STICK TO SPORTS
he should stick to some razor bump cream… or proactive.
Talk about Shaq’s lyrics. I dare you
exuberant, change, cross, exilhurated
flomboyant, but boncey on beat breaks, I’m animated
now it’s been stated, I’m lyrically enthusiastic
I’m dope like all east coast CDs wrapped through plastic
what’s the meaning of life, y’all should know
in my lifetime I need a whole lotta dough, bro
no need to get zealous, you jealous, say you jealous
I spike on that — like Monica Seles
I split a divine rhyme, exsquisite like some elegant wine
here’s a toast, the world is mine
I promise I’m a keep it punk
I represent the real hip-hop, I ain’t no freakin’ country bumpkin
hooparistic, freakaristic, poetic frenzy with conception
I got more flavor than a mystic
fringe benfit-ic, urging y’all to get wit it
style postulates, now pause while you gets splitted
I’m not just taco, I’m the whole enchilado
enter any center blowin’ up like Desperado
hahahaha …yeh that guy shud stick to razor bump cream…proactive…or jus straite up stop usin blades n go electric hahahahaa……
umm wait yo like whatz this dude’z real name?! maybe he should go to music cuz he couldnt make it in real football. but rapperz rap ballerz ball thatz it umm tell me an actually good basketball playa who can rap? Shaq? pssh sike ??hes the whole enchilado?? whata joke needa work on them freethrows instead or rhymez
Don’t talk about Shaq!! His rhymes are better than 99% of these rap clowns.
Every person should have the chance to prove their talents. It shouldn’t matter what job they had/have or will have…how many of us know rappers, singers, dancers, artists, etc. who do other ****? We all do…they all do! Anyways, who are we to judge? A person’s passion is just that, THEIR passion. It takes a whole lot to succeed in the music business just like it does to become a professional athlete. Let’s just see what he does. For all you haters…keep hatin’…the grinders will keep grindin…y’all make us grind harder!!!!!!!!!!!
athletes stop trying to rap please stop its wack
shaq is wack. He too big to be smart, big ****eyed, dumb ass nig*a. I have yet to find an athelete that can rap. Allen Iverson with his fine a** cant even rap.
I don’t think every football player or basketball player can rap so dey should just leave it to da ones dat started dey career off with rapping and dey can keep pushing da ball up n down da court od up n down da field!!!!!
hells no thye should stick to sports (shaq got away wit it)
Kobe dats good lyrics n all but it sounds more like a poem not rap. still goo though