Dwyane Wade is many things, an entrepreneur worth over $200 million, a businessman, a doting father, and a basketball legend. But if you didn’t know, he is also a hip-hop artist. Yes, true story. If you didn’t know before, Dwyane has a verse on a song.
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How did it come about? Boredom after retirement, or was it just a good ol’ nudge from a friend? You might that think a seasoned champion like Wade would be immune to the pitfalls of peer pressure, but you would be mistaken.
Because according to the Miami Heat legend himself, all it took was a little back and forth with Rick Ross and before you knew it, he was a part of “Season Ticket Holder”
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Dwyane Wade was peer-pressured into rapping
Yes, Wade was peer-pressured into rapping a verse by Ross. A Miami thing, as Wade said and when it was released, it felt surreal.
In an interview with GQ Magazine, Wade revealed that during a visit from Rick Ross, he simply pitched the idea of Wade rapping saying“D, I’m gonna need you to jump on a track.” Wade said, “I was like, what?”
And after much consideration, and Rick Ross’ smooth voice, Dwyane was convinced. “You know what man? Alright. Let’s see what the lyrics can be like, and what the beat is like, and we’ll go from there.” Wade said.
It did take some time before Wade appeared in the song
It didn’t happen instantly, and in fact, it took Miami winning for Wade to be in good spirits and dial-up Rick Ross.
Wade recounted, “We didn’t get into the booth until at least January 2019. It was after a game one night, and Ross was at the game. We won, and I said, “Yo, big homie, let’s do it tonight.”
Dwyane also talks about how it took many, many takes before his verse was completed in full. We’re just stunned to know he was in a song.
Here is the song in question: Have a listen and let us know, what you think!
