{"id":872124,"date":"2019-05-26T14:22:03","date_gmt":"2019-05-26T18:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/?p=872124"},"modified":"2019-05-26T14:12:39","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T18:12:39","slug":"a-history-of-hip-hop-on-the-hardwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snkrsday.com\/a-history-of-hip-hop-on-the-hardwood\/","title":{"rendered":"A History of Hip-Hop on the Hardwood"},"content":{"rendered":"
Rappers wanna be ballers and ballers wanna be rappers.<\/p>\n
As certain as death and taxes, the overlap between hoops and hip hop has been around since both were birthed in parks with cardboard boxes proving a common thread between the two career paths.<\/p>\n
With LeBron James proving so much at this year’s All-Star Game by wearing the “Watch the Throne” version of his signature shoe, we take a look back at the many times rap-inspired footwear (and in one case a rapper) have found their way to the NBA hardwood.<\/p>\n