NBA All-Stars and their Hip Hop Counterparts

These celebs have more in common than you think.

Basketball Rapper Comparisons - This weekend, the NBA All-Star Game is set to go down in New Orleans. There's always a heavy hip hop presence there, and it makes sense: hoopers and rappers often seem like two of a kind. With that in mind, we put together a list of which rappers have the most in common with this year's NBA All-Stars. (Photos: Courtesy of the NBA; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Joakim Noah and Future - Both Future and Joakim Noah are glue guys for their peers. On the court, Noah is scrappy, brings great energy and makes momentum-shifting plays. On record, Future brings a song together with a perfect hook like few can. Plus, each is polarizing: fans seem to either love or hate Noah's antics and attitude, and the same goes for Future's Auto-Tuning.(Photos: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images; Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET)
Kobe Bryant and Lil Wayne - Lil Wayne and Kobe Bryant are each living legends. The vets have the numbers to back up their revered statuses, but haven't been doing it on quite the same level of late —with Kobe's injury-plagued season and Weezy's tepidly-received I Am Not a Human Being II. (Photos: AP Photo/Danny Johnston, File; Isaac Brekken/Getty Images for Clear Channel)John Wall and Meek Mill - If you want that raw energy, look no further than Meek Mill and John Wall. The Philly rapper gets on the mic and lets loose with a fiery flow that doesn't disappoint. Meanwhile, his hooping counterpart is one of the fastest players in the NBA and is proving to be a vocal leader on the court, too. (Photos: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images; Jerritt Clark/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

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Basketball Rapper Comparisons - This weekend, the NBA All-Star Game is set to go down in New Orleans. There's always a heavy hip hop presence there, and it makes sense: hoopers and rappers often seem like two of a kind. With that in mind, we put together a list of which rappers have the most in common with this year's NBA All-Stars. (Photos: Courtesy of the NBA; Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

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