A couple weeks ago, I appeared on ClipperBlog Live, a Google Hangout-based show held after every Clippers game on HP’s TrueHoop sister site ClipperBlog. I’d made a few appearances previously, but this was my first time appearing with my friend, CB writer and (briefly) HP alum Jovan Buha. Among other things, we discussed Drake, someone Jovan and I have had differing opinions about over the years. Because CBL was supposedly a basketball podcast, we started comparing him to different NBA players, and got the idea to do a full show where we attempted to find contemporary NBA counterparts to several dozen rappers. It went two hours. A handful of people watched the whole thing live, and they have our eternal love and gratitude. They know who they are. For the rest of you, here it is in its entirety, along with a cheat sheet to help you find your favorite rapper.
2:25 – Kanye West
4:58 – Lil Wayne
6:53 – OutKast
10:56 – A$AP Rocky
13:44 – Chief Keef
14:10 – Lil B
15:30 – Common
19:40 – J. Cole
23:15 – Jay-Z and Nas
31:35 – Dr. Dre
35:09 – Eminem
39:05 – The Game
42:21 – 50 Cent
46:35 – T.I.
49:25 – Wiz Khalifa
51:33 – 2 Chainz
53:53 – Wale
56:45 – Drake
1:04:33 – Soulja Boy
1:07:41 – Big Sean
1:12:03 – Which rapper is Derek Fisher?
1:14:58 – Diddy
1:17:34 – Lupe Fiasco
1:22:46 – Rick Ross
1:24:38 – Kendrick Lamar
1:26:37 – Meek Mill
1:28:57 – Future
1:32:41 – Snoop Dogg
1:40:25 – The Notorious B.I.G. and 2Pac
1:43:38 – The Roots