34 Kobe Bryant Rap References for His 34th Birthday

As Black Mamba ages another year, we look back at some of the best shout outs he's gotten from MCs.

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Rappers and athletes have a lot in common: flashy cars, big houses, beautiful babes, and so on. The only major difference seems to be that many rappers claim to push weight, and athletes just lift weight. Either way, it makes sense that rappers give verbal nods to the same guys they gave physical nods to while buying bottles at the club the night before. And, well, five-time NBA champion Los Angeles Laker Kobe Bryant gets lots of nods.

Just in time for Kobe’s 34th birthday, which happens to be today, we’ve compiled a list of the Black Mamba's greatest guest appearances off the court. Even though Kobe would probably prefer the type of gift that would make Vanessa mad, this is the best we can do. Continue reading for 34 of the greatest Kobe Bryant rap references.

Written by Hana May (@hanamaymay)

“See basketball has always been my thing/I like Kobe, Dennis Rodman and the three point kings”

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“Hide and strike in silence/I'm giant, intertwined with Iron Mike and Kobe Bryant”

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“If push comes to shove/Like Kobe in the 4th” - Jaden Smith

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"From O.J. to Kobe, uh, let’s call him Tobe/First he played his life cool, just like Michael/Now he rock ice too, just like I do/Yo, you can’t do better than that?/The hotel clerk who adjusts the bathroom mat?/Now you lose sponsorships that you thought had your back"

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“You need to step off, take ya tennis shoes somewhere/And your sweatsuits and ya Kobe Bryant outfit, and go join the Lakers, square” - Pimp C

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“And until Buchwhick Bill starts dunking on Kobe Bryant/I'm applying pressure” - Rass Kass

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“Purple, yellow, white/Like my Kobe Bryant jersey”

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“Niggas heard of Chip Banks and left him lying in the hall/Your boy Sandy Brock was ill, like Kobe Bryant with the ball/It's no exceptions, even the biggest giants gotta fall” - Trife Da God

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“I'm a hundred miles far/I'm feeling Chris Childs/You looking like Kobe Bryant y'all"

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“I got gangsta hoes Kobe Bryant scared to sodomize/And .45's for them suckers y'all idolize” - Nas

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“Wear my ring and my confetti, I'm Kobe Bryant ready” - Lloyd Banks

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“I aint playin’/I can look Yao Ming, straight face up/I’m back like Kobe Bryant after rape case, boy” - MJG

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“He ain't stylin’ enough to be ballin’/Kobe Bryant Odom, Ray Allen, and Paul Pierce/Combined in one frame” - Azealia Banks

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“I'm not Kobe Bryant, it's a yes or no answer” - Juelz Santana

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“Her girlfriend told her, that I was creepin’ with a stripper/Told her I was courtside, watchin’ the wack ass Clippers/Bitch please/I’m a Laker fan and Kobe that’s my nigga”

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“Watch the Lewinskis that just wanna swallow/Remember Kobe Bryant up in Colorado”

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“The real crack music, approach the fiends/they approaching me I approach a beef around there/Nigga your career will go down hill like Kobe’s team” - Black Milk

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“Free throw line, you hear 'em chanting/MVP, MVP/Kobe Bryant AKA envy me"

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“Dribble rock like Kobe Bryant bounce the ball”

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“First class air crafts what I'm flyin/To L.A., Shaq, Eddie, Kobe Bryant and them/Save the jokes for Chris Tucker, Richard Pryor and them” - Beanie Sigel

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“I might be in a Lex watching the game tonight/I got a hundred on Kobe, hope he playing it right” - Lil Wayne

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“So I guess it’s only young homey/The great 8, Mr. Kobe/Give ‘em the ball dog, he ready”

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“I had dreams of the league, one day I’d play Kobe/Or walk up to Puff and he would really know me” - Kanye West

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“With a splash of Monster Kody/Shoot faster than Kobe”

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“Clean them like dish detergent/Kobe Bryant, but the sicker version/Big Meech, but the spitter version” - 2 Chainz

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“One hood with 20 four-four's like a cloned Kobe Bryant”

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“We hit the spot to chill with the Fuji Grill/She ordered the Kobe beef like Shaquille O’Neal/Second I walked in, the whole room got still/I don’t know how to put this, but I’m kind of a big deal” - Kanye West

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“And, when it comes down to this recordin'/I must be LeBron James, if he's Jordan/No, I won rings for my performance/I'm more of a Kobe Bryant of an artist/Same coach, same game been startin'”

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"The kid in the field/Bitches argue over my balls like Kobe and Shaquille" - Lloyd Banks

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“When I roll up on n***as I tell them to move slowly/Or get 8 to their chest like a Kobe jersey” - Beanie Sigel

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“You know how I be/Last week Kobe couldn’t do without me” - Shaquille O’Neal

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“Trying to get that Kobe number/One over Jordan” - Kanye West

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"Kobe ’bout to lose a hundred fifty M’s/Kobe my nigga, I hate it had to be him/Bitch you wasn’t with me shooting in the gym” - Drake

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“Who da neighbors/Kobe Bryant from the Lakers/Now that’s paper” - Juicy J

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