The intersection between hip-hop and sports is seamless. There’s a sense of glamour and larger than life superstardom that match between the two sports. Not to mention, some artists start off as athletes like Quavo or J. Cole. Meanwhile, legends like Allen Iverson mingled in rapping amidst their careers. What’s with the crossover? As rappers and sports podcasters alike, Cam’ron and Mase have their theories.

Recently, the pair sat down with Michael Irvin on their It Is What It Is podcast. There, they pinpoint the desire to reach more money, fame and status in athletes pivoting to rap. “Everybody always says it’s green on the other side,” Irvin tells Cam’ron and Mase. “We’re looking for money and fame and all those things are attainable in those two fields … and then we would like to interc

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