The hip hop game has been closely linked with sports since it blew up, and no sport embraces the culture as the NBA does. With star players rapping and rappers turning up at games to support their friends, the love goes both ways. It’s never a surprise to hear players being named in songs or seeing rappers repping their favorite teams by wearing the jerseys at their concerts.
An artist has now made graphics of rappers from various cities that have historically produced the best rappers in their jerseys of the NBA teams. The cities chosen for this edition are Atlanta, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with the artists in Hawks, Lakers, and Bulls jerseys. The post with these graphics went viral on Instagram, with fans of rap and basketball getting into fun debates in the comments.
“I know the Knicks are trash (I’m not a fan), but we can’t overlook NYC when it comes to rap.”
“Memphis Underrated in the rap game. Ur favorite rapper stole their style from someone from Memphis.”
“ATL got crazy depth.”
“This isn’t even close… L.A. without a doubt. Put NY up against us or even Philly and we got a convo.”
“Do one for Memphis, Philly & Detroit.”
“Look at Chicago. They all young. That’s talent right there.”
“The city that has Pac.”
“I love how they got the old hawks then the new hawks… hard.”
“The Best City Ain’t Even Posted here . It’s The NYC.”
“I was looking for who y’all missed but ya’ll ain’t miss nobody.”
“That Chicago one goes hard.”
“Love the generational jersey difference for ATL.”
Rap and basketball will always go hand in hand, and art like this is always amazing to see in that context. Like some fans mentioned, other cities are missing, and as they compete with one another in the NBA, people have similar loyalties when it comes to rap.
