Sports Genius
Kanye West’s Sports References
I thought I chose a field where they couldn’t sack me
If a n***a ain't shootin' a jump shot, running a track meet- Gorgeous (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy)N***as be lovin' the old Ye, they sayin' the new Ye, that n***a be spazzin'
But when Ali turn up and be Ali, you can't ever take that n***a back to Cassius- Sanctified (Rick Ross' Mastermind)Revolution ain't a game it's another name, for life fightin
Someone to stay in they corner like Mike Tyson- My Way Home (Late Registration)And I heard ‘em say, nothin ever promised tomorrow today
From the Chi, like Tim its the Hard-a-way- Heard 'Em Say (Late Registration)Hood phenomenon, the LeBron of rhyme
Hard to be humble when you stunting on a jumbotron- Devil In A New Dress (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy)I met this milf at the All-Star getting action
A cougar with more rings than Phil Jackson- Start It Up (Lloyd Banks' H.F.M. 2)And I'll admit, I had fell in love with Kim
Around the same time she had fell in love with him
Well that's cool, baby girl, do ya thang
Lucky I ain't had Jay drop him from the team- Cold (Cruel Summer)If you ever held a title belt you would know how Michael felt
Tyson, Jackson, Jordan, Michael Phelps- The One (Cruel Summer)Remind me of when they tried to have Ali enlisted
If I ever wasn't the greatest n***a, I must have missed it- Gorgeous (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy)Two years Dwayne Wayne became Dwyane Wade
And, hey please don't start me
I'm like Gnarls Barkley meets Charles Barkley- The Glory (Graduation)I’m leaving you haters like when Shaq left the Lakers- Brand New (Rhymefest's Blue Collar)When I kicked a flow it like pick-and-roll
Cause even if he gave me the rock, it's give-and-go
I guess Beanie's style was more of a slam dunk
But my shit was more like a finger roll- Big Brother (Graduation)