Dwyane Wade Gives Feedback on References in Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, Jay Z Songs

August 10th, 2016 by Thomas Duffy Leave a reply »
Rappers love referencing NBA players in their lyrics.

So, given that he’s a 12-time All-Star and three-time NBA champion, Dwyane Wade has heard his fair share of shoutouts from the biggest hip-hop stars in the game.

On Monday, the new Chicago Bulls guard teamed up with Genius to annotate some lyrics.

Here’s what we learned:

Nicki Minaj’s “Want Some More” was the first song Wade and his wife, Gabrielle Union, heard their names in together. The 34-year-old had never heard Kendrick Lamar’s D-Wade line in “Blood Sport” prior to teaming up with Genius. Hearing Jay Z’s LeBron James/Wade line in “Empire State of Mind” was the moment Flash felt like he “made it in pop culture.” He loved Dwayne Wayne from A Different World, so Wade appreciated Kanye’s name-drop in “The Glory,” although he didn’t quite understand it. Here’s Wade on what it means to get this type of respect from musicians:

“[F]or an artist that is as great as they are and someone I respect for their greatness, hard work and time they put in, for the ...

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