When Hip Hop Meets Football

Rap and football have crossed paths in unexpected ways.

Lil Wayne vs. Deezle - New Orleans producer Deezle claimed that he's owed approximately $20 million for producing "Lollipop" (co-produced by Jim Jonsin), "Whip It," "Prostitute 2," "Action," "Mrs. Officer" and "Let the Beat Build" off Wayne's classic Tha Carter III album. Weezy ultimately settled out of court, paying up $20 million to the producer.(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
Suge Knight: April 19 - The controversial Death Row mogul turns 48. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
"Super Bowl Shuffle" - The first real run-in between rap and football probably came in 1985, when the Bears recorded and released the hilariously awkward and awful rap song and video “Super Bowl Shuffle.” The song went on to sell 500,000 copies, but fortunately, the Bears stuck to their day jobs—they went on to win the Super Bowl later that year.

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Suge Knight's Not-So-Surprising Past - Before he rose to fame as the feared CEO of Death Row Records, once home to Dr. Dre, Snoop and Tupac, Suge had a very brief—two games, to be exact—run as a defensive end for the Los Angeles Rams during the 1987 NFL strike. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for LMVH)

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