{"id":95,"date":"2003-07-21T11:23:14","date_gmt":"2003-07-21T15:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tradermike.net\/movethecrowd\/2003\/07\/jay-z_signs_lebron_james\/"},"modified":"2003-07-21T11:23:14","modified_gmt":"2003-07-21T15:23:14","slug":"jay-z_signs_lebron_james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2003\/07\/21\/jay-z_signs_lebron_james\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay-Z Signs LeBron James…"},"content":{"rendered":"

LeBron James to play on Jay-Z’s Rucker Park league<\/a> basketball team<\/a>. Now this is must see basketball!<\/p>\n

Sway:<\/b> Now when you say you’re a part of the Roc — are you signed to Roc-A-Fella or are you just a Roc fan?<\/p>\n

Jay-Z:<\/b> That’s extended family right there.<\/p>\n

James:<\/b> And coming soon, you gon’ see me in the Roc jersey at the Rucker too.<\/p>\n

Sway:<\/b> He’s gonna play on the Roc-A-Fella streetball team?<\/p>\n

Jay-Z:<\/b> Oh, you better be very, very afraid out there.<\/p>\n

Sway:<\/b> You stacking them chips right now there, Jay.<\/p>\n

Jay-Z:<\/b> I just wanna show people a good time. They wanna see it, you know what I’m saying, they wanna see him play out there. That’s what people come to Rucker for, it’s a different atmosphere. It’s not like the NBA. You can’t believe the energy and the atmosphere out there.<\/p>\n

Sway:<\/b> I think Fat Joe’s steaming in his boots right now.<\/p>\n

Jay-Z:<\/b> Eh, he not even in our bracket, he gotta make the championship game before he even talk to me (laughs). That’s real talk.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

LeBron James to play on Jay-Z’s Rucker Park league basketball team. Now this is must see basketball! Sway: Now when you say you’re a part of the Roc — are you signed to Roc-A-Fella or are you just a Roc fan? Jay-Z: That’s extended family right there. James: And coming soon, you gon’ see me… Continue reading Jay-Z Signs LeBron James…<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11,15],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":76,"url":"http:\/\/www.michaelseneadza.com\/blog\/2003\/07\/14\/my_favorite_hip-hop_albums\/","url_meta":{"origin":95,"position":0},"title":"My Favorite Hip-Hop Albums","date":"July 14, 2003","format":false,"excerpt":"I've been moved to do a few more music posts by some other posts I've seen recently. And also as a continuation of my 22 greatest MCs post. 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