The Best Kobe Bryant Name Drops in Rap Songs

Basically every rapper has referenced Kobe Bryant.

Salute the Legend - After 20 years of playing in the NBA, Kobe Bryant recently announced that he will hang up his jersey at the end of the 2015-2016 season. He's not leaving empty-handed. The Lakers shooting guard has five NBA championship rings, is a 17-time All-Star, has led the league in scoring twice and will be setting an NBA record for most seasons with the same team. Although his life is primarily dedicated to basketball, he's considered an icon in pop culture. Along with his athletic legacy, Kobe's personal life — from his almost-divorce to the 2003 sexual assault allegation — has been well documented in rap punchlines. We will be saying goodbye to the Black Mamba, but Kobe's influence lives through this list of 15 rap references. — Janice Llamoca (Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Lil Wayne – 'Kobe Bryant' - "MVP, MVP/Kobe Bryant aka Envy Me/In knee-deep, smash any D/Whoever he is, he can't guard me."(Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)
Drake – Rick Ross's 'Stay Schemin'' - "Kobe 'bout to lose a hundred fifty Ms/Kobe my n***a, I hate it had to be him/B***h you wasn't with me shooting in the gym."(Photo: Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)Kanye West – T.I.'s 'Swagga Like Us' - "Tryna get that Kobe number/One over Jordan."(Photo: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)

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Salute the Legend - After 20 years of playing in the NBA, Kobe Bryant recently announced that he will hang up his jersey at the end of the 2015-2016 season. He's not leaving empty-handed. The Lakers shooting guard has five NBA championship rings, is a 17-time All-Star, has led the league in scoring twice and will be setting an NBA record for most seasons with the same team. Although his life is primarily dedicated to basketball, he's considered an icon in pop culture. Along with his athletic legacy, Kobe's personal life — from his almost-divorce to the 2003 sexual assault allegation — has been well documented in rap punchlines. We will be saying goodbye to the Black Mamba, but Kobe's influence lives through this list of 15 rap references. — Janice Llamoca (Photo: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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