T.I.‘s love for basketball is no secret, and he has now shared his picks for the NBA’s all-time starting five team.
In an interview clip with social-media influencer Awaiz Punjani that was shared on Tuesday (May 21), the Southern rap icon was asked to shortlist his top-five hoopers in the history of the league.
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Without much thought, the “Live Your Life” hitmaker named Allen Iverson, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal.
Check out the clip below:
On a similar note, the Atlanta veteran discussed the greatest trap artists of all time during an interview with AllHipHop last year and even put together his ultimate dream team.
“There were always three figureheads in trap music: myself, Jeezy, and Gucci,” he told Chuck Creekmur. “That was always like unanimous, and nobody could even question or you can’t add or remove anybody from that. Over time, there have been conversations about who else should be allotted.”
After explaining that the fourth figurehead is where the debate really begins, he added: “We finally came to the conclusion from the people that the fourth figurehead is Future.”
Around the same time, the 43-year-old MC shouted out other artists he believes are pushing trap music forward today while reflecting on the 20th anniversary of his album, Trap Muzik.
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During a brief chat with XXL, he said Moneybagg Yo, Young Thug, Lil Baby, 21 Savage and Future have now become the voice of the streets.
“A lot of people moving the genre,” the Grand Hustle leader said. “Not even just by embodying similar qualities that I did. I think it’s a lot more conversational now.”
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Tip even singled out Lil Baby as someone he particularly appreciates due to the similarities in how they write songs.
“Just a lot of key facts about details and authenticity,” he said of the 4PF rapper. “Where you’re speaking about things that you know that only a person who knows could articulate it.”
