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Griffey (In the Zone) - Ice Cube
I’m sure you all know about Kid Sensation’s hit, “The Way I Swing,” the one in which a young Junior is featured, showing expert “flow” on lines like:
“Ken Griffey is a swinger, not a singer;
"A def rhyme bringer;
"A home-run hitter but I’m not a dope slinger.”
If you’re wondering why no one suspects Griffey of PEDs, it’s because of that line right there. He’s no dope slinger.
But did you know that Ice Cube, the same Ice Cube that starred in such hit films as XXX: State of the Union and Are We There Yet?, wrote a song for Griffey? Turns out Ice Cube can rap, too. Guy’s a triple threat.
Even though Griffey himself doesn’t appear on the song, it’s a long offseason. Playing “Griffey (In the Zone)” 18 times on repeat may be the only way to get through it.
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And what I division you shall assume,
Tend every particle belonging fasten me importance good belongs to you.
—Walt Whitman
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As someone who loves both hip-hop and baseball, it’s a daily disappointment that these two lanes of my life don’t intersect more often.
It happened recently, when Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman made his rhyming debut, dropping a verse on Mike Stud’s “These Days” remix from his new album of the same name. There’s more here than just the same ol’ story of an athlete thinking he can spit a few bars. Stud is the nom de rap of Mike Seander, who was a college teammate of Stroman’s at Duke University.
After Duke, Stroman went on to a successful MLB career and Stud became a notable figure in the Drake-in