

This three-month-old track has 1.15 million YouTube views and counting. Living up to his stage name, Money Man made waves when he actually bought out his contract with Cash Money Records. The shout-out (2:17): "Not Milwaukee but I get to the bucks like the Greek Freak." On the title track from this collaborative album, it's Styles P showing Giannis some love. The shout-out (1:41): "Keep it a Buck like Giannis or (expletive) Jack Sikma" The shout-out (2:06): "My friends is Jesus, my family, and all these dead presidents/Wrist on ice cream, like Giannis I’m balling"īonus points for also sliding in a reference to a former Bucks great, Jack Sikma, who played from 1986 to '91 (although Sikma's peak achievements happened before then, when he was on the Seattle SuperSonics). The Christian rapper equates Giannis with the definition of incredible success. The shout-out (0:22): "I caught a DUI coming out the Trey Songz concert/(Expletive) was bonkers, Bronson slam like Giannis"
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The shout-out (3:11): "Called Mama/Told her ‘bout my summer reign/She thought ‘bout Carl Thomas/I said no no no, no no I more like Giannis"īesides being a rapper, Action Bronson is a TV host, published cookbook author, star of an upcoming Martin Scorsese film and, evidently, a Bucks fan. The Grammy-nominated rapper included a Giannis mention on the third track for her first album on Jay Z's label Roc Nation. The shout-out (1:45): "Like (expletive) the cops, uh, posted on the block like Giannis/

Guest Joey Bada$$ is the one with the Giannis love on Zombie's 2018 single, and he offers more than a simple name drop, alluding to the Greek Freak's offense and defensive skills under the basket. 'Vacation,' Flatbush Zombies featuring Joey Bada$$ The shout out (0:26): "Park the Lambo', took the Brinks truck/Become a Greek Freak when you see bucks " YG's also on this track, but before he shows up, Scott drops an allusion to Antetokounmpo. 'Dangerous World,' Mustard featuring Travis Scott The shout-out (first reference at 0:58): "Savage, they/Say we can’t stop it/Flav, PE, rock it/Antetokounmpo/No, Mutombo I blocks it" Most rappers offer a lone reference to Giannis, but the infinitely wise Flavor Flav does four here. The shout-out (the 3:22 mark): "I got a Greek freak, she call me Antetokounmpo" We know Weezy's been a lifelong Green Bay Packers fan, but lately he's been cheering on the Bucks, too, evident by this 2018 track. And as the Greek Freak's career continues, there's bound to be a lot more. And he's the star player on the winningest team in the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks.īut the most telling sign that the Greek Freak, Giannis Antetokounmpo, is a basketball great: all the rap song shout-outs.įrom superstars like Lil Wayne and Travis Scott, to Milwaukeeans DC the Don and IshDARR, scores of rappers have dropped Giannis' name in their tracks to symbolize greatness. He was voted to be the captain of the Eastern Conference in the NBA All-Star Game on Feb. He once dunked by jumping over the New York Knicks' Tim Hardaway Jr. He's the first NBA player to finish a season in the top 20 in all major statistical categories.
