{"id":16895,"date":"2016-06-21T16:40:14","date_gmt":"2016-06-21T11:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/desihiphop.com\/?p=16895"},"modified":"2016-08-19T15:10:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-19T09:40:59","slug":"jay-zs-a-star-is-born-inspired-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/jay-zs-a-star-is-born-inspired-lebron-james\/141640","title":{"rendered":"Jay Z&#8217;s A Star Is Born Inspired LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LeBron James<\/strong> and the <strong>Cleveland Cavaliers<\/strong>\u00a0made history on June 19. They became the first team to win the NBA Finals coming back from\u00a03-1 down after game 4. <strong>Steph Curry<\/strong> and the <strong>Golden State Warriors<\/strong> won a record breaking 73 games this season. LeBron gave the Cavaliers their first championship in franchise history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HipHopFactsOnly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@HipHopFactsOnly<\/a> finna tweet Lebron kept listening to &quot;A Star is Born&quot; by Jay-Z to keep him motivated for the Finals <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0J1LOLqml6\">pic.twitter.com\/0J1LOLqml6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; surfisgrey (@surfacegray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/surfacegray\/status\/744741267351887872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 20, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Scott Van Pelt spoke to media after the game, LeBron was inspired by Jay Z\u2019s <strong>A Star Is Born<\/strong> featuring J. Cole off of 2009\u2019s. The song pumped him with loads of energy.\u00a0 He practiced hard for the game. \u00a0Jay Z has <a href=\"http:\/\/desihiphop.com\/rick-ross-discusses-6th-collaboration-jay-z\/312313\" target=\"_blank\">inspired many great<\/a> personalities. It feels great when a pro-sports player gives Jay-Z credits for winning the game.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16896\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16896\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16896\" title=\"LeBron James Inspired By Jay-Z\" src=\"http:\/\/desihiphop.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LeBron-James-23-of-the-Cleveland-Cavaliers-2015-billboard-650.jpg\" alt=\"LeBron James Inspired By Jay-Z\" width=\"600\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LeBron-James-23-of-the-Cleveland-Cavaliers-2015-billboard-650.jpg 636w, https:\/\/jcsoftwaresolution.com\/desihiphop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/LeBron-James-23-of-the-Cleveland-Cavaliers-2015-billboard-650-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">LeBron James Inspired By Jay-Z<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For the known ones, \u201cA Star Is Born\u201d is Jay Z\u2019s style of narrating the competition. He gives shout-out to the star rappers, as he has seen rise to stardom including <strong>50 Cent<\/strong>, <strong>Eminem<\/strong>, and <strong>DMX<\/strong>. The hook energetic hook goes like \u201c<strong>Everyday a star is born<\/strong>\u201d with the subtext cited as rappers come and go. They have accomplished many great things, and above all, Jay remained on top. Similarly, throughout 13-year career of LeBron, many NBA players have witnessed stardom. Just like the most notably two-time winner MVP Steph Curry. By defeating the Warriors, LeBron brought the\u00a0championship feeling to his hometown state. He also claimed his dominance over wannabe competitors. Everyday stars are born, but everyone is not LeBron.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, James made reference to Jay-Z songs. He answered a question of facing the competitors by quoting the \u201c<strong>Streets Is Watching<\/strong>\u201d line \u201c<em>If I shoot you, I\u2019m brainless. But if you shoot me, you\u2019re famous.<\/em>\u201d\u00a0 Moreover, Hov draws repeated allusions between himself and Michael Jordan. There\u2019s no denying a king-ship between competitors and James, who clearly admire Jay Z as inspiration.<\/p>\n<p>Hear Jay-Z&#8217;s &#8220;A Star Is Born&#8221; and feel the vibes of enthusiasm. It&#8217;s assured this song will make you pull your socks up. Experience the adrenalin rush!<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jay-Z feat. J.Cole - A Star is Born (BP3 Tour Fresno, CA)\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UEkCvAs6qhE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers\u00a0made history on June 19. 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