When Hip Hop Meets Football

Rap and football have crossed paths in unexpected ways.

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Mos Def and Deion Sanders Charge It - Neon Deion and a pre-fame Mos Def starred in a hilarious 1996 Visa commercial. Mos played an overbearing cashier who was a huge fan of the star cornerback/return specialist but still wouldn’t let him pay by check without showing I.D.
Jay Z and Larry Johnson - Washington Redskins running back Larry Johnson and Jay Z have had a bromance for years now. Johnson has even been seen wearing a Roc-A-Fella chain and the two were once rumored to own an apartment in NYC together. (Photos: Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images; Doug Benc/Getty Images)
Michael Vick and T.I. - Then a star QB for the Atlanta Falcons, reformed dogfighter Michael Vick made a cameo in fellow ATLer T.I.’s “Rubberband Man” video.(Photos: Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Chris Trotman/Getty Images)Daunte Culpepper Goes Big Tyme - Back in 2004, whenever then Minnesota Vikings QB Daunte Culpepper would score a touchdown, he’d break out in a celebratory “roll” dance, popularized in the Big Tymers’ hit video “Get Your Roll On.”(Photos: Cash Money Records; Brian Bahr/Getty Images)

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Mos Def and Deion Sanders Charge It - Neon Deion and a pre-fame Mos Def starred in a hilarious 1996 Visa commercial. Mos played an overbearing cashier who was a huge fan of the star cornerback/return specialist but still wouldn’t let him pay by check without showing I.D.

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