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J. Cole Puts His Spin on ESPN’s ‘Baseball Tonight’ Theme Song
J. Cole Puts His Spin on ESPN’s ‘Baseball Tonight’ Theme Song
J. Cole Puts His Spin on ESPN’s ‘Baseball Tonight’ Theme Song
While fans continue to wait for that first official single from J. Cole's Roc Nation debut, the 26-year-old has kept busy with a few side projects, the most recent of which includes some new beat work for ESPN. The rapper, producer and sports enthusiast -- reference his mixtapes 'The Come Up' and 'The Warm Up' for further details -- was recently tapped to revamp the theme song for ESPN's 'Baseball
Nas Receives Emmy Award for Narrating ESPN Doc
Nas Receives Emmy Award for Narrating ESPN Doc
Nas Receives Emmy Award for Narrating ESPN Doc
Jay-Z isn't the only rapper that snagged an Emmy Award this year. Queensbridge rapper Nas won a National Sports Emmy Award for his role in narrating and scoring 'Number 1,' an ESPN documentary. 'Number 1' chronicles the lives of Richard and Joseph, Liberian amputees and victims of the African nation's Civil War, who still managed to organize a championship soccer team...
Dutch Jackson Sues ESPN, Amazon for Use of ‘Greatest’
Dutch Jackson Sues ESPN, Amazon for Use of ‘Greatest’
Dutch Jackson Sues ESPN, Amazon for Use of ‘Greatest’
St. Louis rapper Michael "Dutch" Jackson filed a lawsuit against ESPN last Thursday (Feb. 3), for the unlawful use of his song 'I Am the Greatest.' In a 31-page suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Jackson accused the sports network, AND 1, Amazon...
Tupac’s Mike Tyson Fight Song Focus of New Documentary
Tupac’s Mike Tyson Fight Song Focus of New Documentary
Tupac’s Mike Tyson Fight Song Focus of New Documentary
Tupac Shakur's triumphs and tribulations were showcased during a special documentary that aired as part of ESPN's '30 for 30' series on Tuesday night. Titled 'One Night in Vegas,' the 52-minute video detailed the night of September 7, 1996, where Mike Tyson claimed the heavyweight championship title against Bruce Sheldon and, unfortunately, Tupac was shot shortly after...
Ice Cube’s ‘Straight Outta L.A.’ to Debut this Spring
Ice Cube’s ‘Straight Outta L.A.’ to Debut this Spring
Ice Cube’s ‘Straight Outta L.A.’ to Debut this Spring
West Coast rap legend Ice Cube's long-awaited documentary on the Los Angeles Raiders, 'Straight Outta L.A.,' is scheduled to make its theatrical debut at the the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival this coming April. The film covers the Raiders' 1982 move from Oakland to Los Angeles, where they remained until 1995, winning their third, and last, Super Bowl, before returning to Oakland...
Nelly Gets Punched at Super Bowl Party
Nelly Gets Punched at Super Bowl Party
Nelly Gets Punched at Super Bowl Party
Rapper Nelly hasn't had a hit out in a while, but he managed to score one Super Bowl weekend. According to The New York Post, on Friday evening (Feb. 5) the St. Louis rapper was punched in the face by mistake when he attempted to break up a fight between his bodyguards and bouncers at Miami's LIV nightclub at the Fontainebleau...
Lil Wayne Explains College Football Coach Shout-Out on Mixtape Track
Lil Wayne Explains College Football Coach Shout-Out on Mixtape Track
Lil Wayne Explains College Football Coach Shout-Out on Mixtape Track
New Orleans rapper Lil Wayne is a sports junkie. His addiction is no secret as he's blogged for ESPN in the past, and shouted out University of Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin on a freestyle from his 'No Ceilings' mixtape. "Smoke weed, talk s--t like Lane Kiffin," Weezy rapped on the track...