Remnants of that connection have roots in the infant days of the genre. Many hip-hop artists and basketball players have lived similar rags-to-riches stories, making for a natural brotherhood on and off the court. J (Julius Erving) went around the rim, or how an individual player created poetry in motion.how they made the body do interesting and dynamic and new things.” “What makes them unique is that a lot of times what’s memorable about basketball is not how many wins a team made, but it is about how Dr. They both allow for individual expression within a team dynamic,” said Mark Campbell, University of Toronto professor of music and culture. “I think the relationship between basketball and hip-hop, they seem kind of symbiotic. But by nature of sharing the same playgrounds as the musical genre’s birthplace, the kinship with basketball has always been different. Other sports certainly have been touched by hip-hop culture over the decades. "If you were to attend any NBA game, I would go as far as to say it’s probably a third of the music being played.” “Hip-hop has always been young, fresh, relatable," M Dot said. Now, as hip-hop reaches its 50th anniversary, the two are intertwined like a colorful, crisscrossed ball of yarn. Over the past five decades, the genre has inserted lyrics, beats and culture into the sport’s DNA. Just as a movie sound track helps viewers follow the action of the narrative through each plot twist, hip-hop has done the same for basketball via the NBA. Today, basketball games are like a playground for the sounds of hip-hop - the unmistakable music genre infused with rhythmic beats and vivid storytelling. It's a relationship that began in the late 1970s, early '80s as hip-hop was taking flight, and so was anew NBA era. He's seen fans mumble song lyrics between cheers, and rap artists hype up the crowd during timeouts. M Dot - real name Michael Hankerson - has watched LeBron James and Dwyane Wade to Jimmy Butler nod their heads in pregame layup lines to songs from artists like Drake and Jeezy. By KYLE HIGHTOWER AND ALANIS THAMES PUBLISHED AUGUST 9, 2023įrom his booth at the corner of the court, Miami Heat disc jockey M Dot has a front-row look at the harmonious fusion of basketball and music.
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