Shaquille O’ Neal ft. Method Man & Rza-”No Hook”
This came on the iPod today. Great song. Among other things it brought up three questions.
1. Was the Rza’s Gravediggaz phase the most unintentionally funny alter ego of the 90s?
2. Shaquille O’ Neal circa ‘94. A better rapper than Young Jeezy?
3. In terms of sheer ability to spit 16 bars, was anyone smoother/better than Method Man 93-94?
Game on.
Download:
MP3: Shaquille O’ Neal ft. Method Man & Rza- “No Hook”
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May 1st, 2008 at 9:30 am
Method Man = greatest rapper of all time
May 1st, 2008 at 9:34 am
1 - I always thought RZA was in on the Gravediggaz joke, though in the wake of recent events (ears of corn & heads of lettuce, that video for “Heart Gently Weeps”, etc.) I’m no longer so sure.
2 - I’m sure it’s ghostwritten but Shaq’s verse on “What’s Up Doc” is surprisingly not that bad. actually by athlete rapping standards it’s basically Inspectah Deck on “Triumph”.
3 - Well. GZA.
May 1st, 2008 at 9:58 am
DV: I remember when you told me that and I argued. He might not be the greatest rap artist of all-time, but in terms of sheer rapping ability, I’m not sure anyone was ever better than Meth on in his prime.
P: Maybe Gza, maybe Rakim or Kane in 88, maybe Biggie in 94-95, but maybe Meth.
Also Shaq? Best rapping athlete ever? (rapper/athlete week needs to happen.)
May 1st, 2008 at 10:09 am
Man, that’s what music videos should look like.
May 1st, 2008 at 1:51 pm
Given Shaq’s play in Game 5 vs. the Spurs, I’m guessing Jeezy is at least a better free-throw shooter.
May 1st, 2008 at 1:57 pm
9/20? Dude shoots free throws like he’s launching a catapult. They need to bring back that Australian free throw expert or something.
May 1st, 2008 at 2:48 pm
mr. weiss - I’m racking my brain trying to think of any rapping athletes who even come close & I can’t. I mean, Troy Hudson, Cedric Ceballos, John Cena? slim pickings for real. “K.O.B.E.” is the shit though - Kobe rapping in Italian? Tyra Banks on the hook? pure genius right there. “40 Bars” too, - I mean, it definitely sucks, a lot, but compared to most of the competition AI might as well be Rakim.
May 1st, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Well, there is “Must Be the Money” by Prime Time, but that’s only good from a purely awesome ironic level.
May 1st, 2008 at 6:21 pm
I’m really sick of everyone making fun of Shaq’s free-throws. The man is a 350 lbs diesel engine in whose hand the ball is comparitively the size of a tennis ball. So he has to throw this ball, (which weighs practically nothing to him) 15 feet into a hoop thats only slightly bigger than the ball and only about six inches above his hand.
I want you to go to your driveway and lower your hoop with a broom to eight feet and put a piece of cardboard across the rim. Then i want you to put a fucking iced tea pitcher on top of the cardboard. Now I want you to throw a tennis ball into this pitcher from 15 feet away. Not so easy huh?
So yeah, maybe a little empathy would do you jerks some good.
TWISM for life!
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:49 am
Dont know if yall remember Dana Barros from teh Celtics in the day. That dude was pertty decent IMO. He had a track in the day and I believe appeared on a Trendz of Culture or Legion track.
Dont forget Ken Griffey with Kid Sensation in the day too. And Tony Parker just this year.
May 3rd, 2008 at 11:40 pm
M.e.t.h.o.d. maaaan. He spit so good. The Gravediggas, joke or not, were f’ing great. Some perfect RZA beats with that great NY style of MC’in.
Kickass site by the way.
May 5th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Is it just me or did Shaq eat up up RZA something fierce on this track? All I gotta say is when RZA doesn’t bother to stick with a rhyme structure. He’s terrible.
“I’m really sick of everyone making fun of Shaq’s free-throws. The man is a 350 lbs diesel engine in whose hand the ball is comparitively the size of a tennis ball. So he has to throw this ball, (which weighs practically nothing to him) 15 feet into a hoop thats only slightly bigger than the ball and only about six inches above his hand.”
The thing is part of Shaq’s horrendous free throw shooting is his dogma to attempting to shoot it like a jump shot instead of doing it the old school underhanded style. I remember reading somewhere that Bob Petit basically asserted that if he taught Shaq, he could turn himself into an 80% free throw shooter if he swallowed his pride and did it Granny style. But Shaq doesn’t want to look foolish so instead he doggedly keeps on shooting it over his head.
May 7th, 2008 at 11:19 am
DV: I think Trey Parker and Matt Stone made a movie about that game.