Kobe Bryant may have already dipped his toes into retirement but not a lot of people know that he had a brief career in rapping. There was that one particular time when he remixed a Destiny's Child track.
The basketball professional may be known for his epic stats on the court and he may have brought the Lakers their five-time championship run, but before his 20 season career in the NBA, Kobe Bryant loved to rap. Check out this rhyme that was spun from his short musical career before sports:
"You probably hate me now like Nostradamus/ I'm just keepin' it real with you, honest"
It was back in 1999 - 2000 when he was still trying to flex his lyrical muscles. He was a Sony Records signee at that time and followed the foot steps of Shaquille O'Neal. Shaq experimented in DJ-ing as well as rhyming, too. Kobe Bryant's stats didn't include his lyrical prowess but he did release a single titled "K.O.B.E." If you were not able to catch it, he debuted it at the 2000 All Star Games with "America's Next Top Model" host and super model icon Tyra Banks. According to Billboard, that was his only studio-debut effort.
There was also that one time when Kobe Bryant was featured as a guest on Shaq's track titled "3X's Dope" which Grantland claims was Bryant's failed attempt to start a rap career. He also did a stunt with Brian McKnight when "Hold Me" was released. Check out his line: "Your love's a sword slicing gently through my body/ Burn so sweet, blood boils when you speak."
If you want something a little bit recent, he also sampled with 50 Cent on "Thug Poet." He laid it out with "Yes, I am speakin', but I ain't writin'/ So cold, I put the ice in nicest/ You too broke to pay attention/ My style is priceless."
He may have not had a successful rap career because was better at being a professional athlete but that didn't stop him from pursuing other ventures in the industry.
