Drake‘s pronunciation of “combination” during his and Central Cee’s On The Radar freestyle provided one of the summer’s most viral moments in Hip Hop.
With ESPN’s Shannon Sharpe and Stephen A. Smith uniting to form one of the premier sports talk duos, the First Take partners have put their own spin on the meme.
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The combo we all needed @stephenasmith @shannonsharpe84,” First Take captioned the post to Instagram on Tuesday (September 5).
Stephen A’s head is hilariously Photoshopped onto Drake’s body as he dons headphones, the 6 God’s chains, and a red latex jacket, while Shannon Sharpe’s million-dollar smile is spotted in the background on the body of Central Cee.
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“Whoever made this needs a raise!” wrote one fan who understood the reference, while another added: “This is incredible.”
Veteran rap journalist Elliott Wilson saluted On The Radar boss Gabe P in the comment section for being the architect behind the entire OTR operation and seeing how far the viral moment has been able to stretch.
Drake and Central Cee pulled up to On The Radar in July when the OVO boss was in town for seven NYC shows on his It’s All A Blur Tour. The freestyle later arrived on YouTube and eventually landed on streaming services.
The “On The Radar Freestyle” even gave Cench his first Hot 100 hit as the freestyle debuted at No. 80 and currently boasts over 11 million views on YouTube.
As for Stephen A. Smith’s First Take, he welcomed Shannon Sharpe to the set on Monday (September 4) to make his debut official as part of the ESPN family.
Uncle Shannon previously departed from Skip Bayless’ Fox Sports UNDISPUTED show to team up with Stephen A, but that didn’t stop him from mistakenly mixing up Smith and Bayless during his first day on the job.
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Stephen A. took being called by his former partner’s name in stride as he showed up on Tuesday (September 5) with a name-tag sticker that read: “Hello My Name Is Stephen A.”
