Kanye West’s Sports References Lyrics

I thought I chose a field where they couldn’t sack me
If a nigga ain't shootin' a jump shot, running a track meet

- Gorgeous (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy)


Niggas be lovin' the old Ye, they sayin' the new Ye, that nigga be spazzin'
But when Ali turn up and be Ali, you can't ever take that nigga back to Cassius

- Sanctified (Rick Ross' Mastermind)


Revolution ain't a game it's another name, for life fightin
Someone to stay in they corner like Mike Tyson

- My Way Home (Late Registration)


And I heard ‘em say, nothin ever promised tomorrow today
From the Chi, like Tim its the Hard-a-way

- Heard 'Em Say (Late Registration)


Hood phenomenon, the LeBron of rhyme
Hard to be humble when you stunting on a jumbotron

- Devil In A New Dress (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy)


I met this milf at the All-Star getting action
A cougar with more rings than Phil Jackson

- Start It Up (Lloyd Banks' H.F.M. 2)


And I'll admit, I had fell in love with Kim
Around the same time she had fell in love with him
Well that's cool, baby girl, do ya thang
Lucky I ain't had Jay drop him from the team

- Cold (Cruel Summer)


If you ever held a title belt you would know how Michael felt
Tyson, Jackson, Jordan, Michael Phelps

- The One (Cruel Summer)


Remind me of when they tried to have Ali enlisted
If I ever wasn't the greatest nigga, I must have missed it

- Gorgeous (My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy)


Two years Dwayne Wayne became Dwyane Wade
And, hey please don't start me
I'm like Gnarls Barkley meets Charles Barkley

- The Glory (Graduation)


I’m leaving you haters like when Shaq left the Lakers

- Brand New (Rhymefest's Blue Collar)


When I kicked a flow it like pick-and-roll
Cause even if he gave me the rock, it's give-and-go
I guess Beanie's style was more of a slam dunk
But my shit was more like a finger roll

- Big Brother (Graduation)

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