In a new long-form article written by former NBA player Allen Iverson for The Players’ Tribune, The Answer shared the pride he felt when he witnessed the way Philadelphia rallied around rapper Meek Mill. “[I was] real, real proud.”
“Meek’s a brother to me — straight up. It’s like that. It’s a younger brother thing. And it hurt me to see him locked up,” Iverson shared.
He recalled a conversation he once had with the Championships rapper, during which Meek revealed that the 76ers legend indirectly helped him through dark times.
“Hearing that from Meek had a deep impact on me. Knowing that just, me, just by living MY own life…… maybe I had been inspiring these other kids growing up rough in these OTHER tough spots,” he says.
“Not only is it wrong, and not even close to right — but it’s also happening too many times, way too many times, to people who aren’t Meek but they look like Meek,” he adds, discussing the rapper’s drawn-out legal drama. “It’s an issue, man.“
Elsewhere in the article, AI shared his top 5 (rappers) list — excluding himself, of course: Biggie, Tupac, Andre 3000, Redman, and JAY-Z.
Check out the full article, here.
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AI got Redman in his top 5. Red is underrated for sure.
underappreciated i’d say… deff not underrated
Underappreciated, that’s the word!
Solid Top 5.
I’d replace Redman for sure tho lmao
Foh Redman solidified
What you expect for an OVO homo to say?
Who’d you replace him with?
You must be youngsters. There was time when Redman was in everyone’s top 5
Really tho? I’d replace Andre before Reggie…Andre benefits from the fact that he don’t release anything
1. Redman
2. Jay Z
3. Andre
4. Eminem
5. Tupac
1 . Pac 2. eminem 3. jay z 4. ice cube 5. mac dre
Redman and Devin the dude are your favourite rappers favourite rapper. Much respect to Allen for this one.
1. Bubba Sparxx 2. Mike Jones 3. New Boyz 4. Joe Budden 5. Marky mark
1. Em
2. Rakim
3. Andre 3k
4. Lupe fiasco
5. Nas
No Lupe Bro, put K Dot in
1 tupac 2 snoop 3 ice cube 4dr dre 5 too short
Surprised nobody has said The D.O.C. yet. Definitely in my top 5.
Eminem NAS Redman Jay Z Pac
1.krayzie bone
2.2pac
3.ice cube
4.methodman
5.rakim
Redman jay z Tupac biggie andre 3k jadakiss kurupt NAS Eminem
Rakim, Nas, Black Thought, Ghostface, Big L, Biggie, Jada, Redman, Dave East, Vinnie Paz…….my top ten…..
Lol Krazy Bone lmao NEGRO PLEASE
KRS One
Rakim
Nas
Biggie
Eminem