The laundry list of basketball players with rap careers is long. From Ron Artest to Shaq, some of them shouldn’t quit their day job, some of them might have a future in the game. Damian Lillard is possibly one of the latter.
The Portland Trailblazers guard stopped by Sway In The Morning on Shade 45 during NBA All-Star Weekend and dropped some pretty impressive bars.
The NBA player is somewhat known for his ability to rap. In September, 2013 he created a hashtag and weekly video series on Instagram called #4BarFriday where he would post his own raps as well as take fan submissions. Dame has also appeared and rapped on late night talk shows including TBS’ Conan O’Brien Show.
Lillard is a two-time All-Star will the Blazers. This season he’s averaging 21.5 PPG and 6.3 APG.
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