Rashad McCants, Rapper, Makes It Clear That Ballin' Is His Hobby

by Scott Schroeder on Mar 21, 2025 7:07 PM EDT in Ridiculous-osity

Rashad McCants is my favorite current NBA D-League player that also has side businesses including acting as a cross-dressing shoplifter in a made-for-internet series, being a former poet, running a limo service and being really, really confident in his skills.

While one might think that having all of those other projects would spread the 6-foot-4 Texas Legends' guard a bit thin and leave him at times a bit unfocused on most D-League players' goal of reaching the NBA, it's all good --ballin' is just his hobby.

I know this after watching Suni Blac's newest music video (King Suni Blac is his new acting pseudonym).

I think it's summed up the best in McCants' final line of the song:

Ballin' is my hobby, I could beat the Dream Team.

Totally unrelated, McCants is currently averaging 5.0 points, 3.0 fouls and has made four of his 11 shot attempts since returning to the Legends after leaving the team earlier this season.

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Ballsin?

It definitely sounded like they threw an “s” into the focal point of the chorus.

by Connor Huchton on Mar 21, 2025 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

I think

it’s a reference to his diverse acting career, during which his character has probably ballsed tones of dudes.

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by Cosmis on Mar 21, 2025 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Maybe

It’s a not-so-subtle reference to his deference for societal norms, after being unfairly kept out of the “norm” NBA. But probably not.

by Connor Huchton on Mar 21, 2025 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Ballsin seems to be Rashad-y type word

From Urban Dictionary:

A very versatile word, mostly used as an adverb for anything in any situation.

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by Scott Schroeder on Mar 21, 2025 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions

My favorite part is that it's only 1:57, including the intro/outro.

So there was what, maybe 45 seconds of rapping?

Stay sweet, Rashad. Stay sweet.

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by Trevor Paxton on Mar 21, 2025 7:12 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

If you really wanted more Rashad McCants’ rapping, here’s a link to his internet album.
The first lyric you’ll hear is “I might turn into a psycho, Halloween Michael.”

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by Scott Schroeder on Mar 21, 2025 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions

He's not wrong

Odds are he could probably beat the Dream Team. The youngest member is 41 and the rest are 45+. Those old bastards would have hard time keeping up.

You keep doing you Rashad - you’re a shining beacon of crazy.

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by Scott Howard on Mar 21, 2025 7:46 PM EDT reply actions

But one on five?

I mean, Rashad’s better 95% of the players in the NBA — including most All-Stars — but that’s quite the stretch to say he could beat five Dream Team members by himself (Unless Christian Laettner is involved, obviously).

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by Scott Schroeder on Mar 21, 2025 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Is there any way we could try and get this together?

Would the Michael Jordan impersonator from the Utah Flash be available for a reenactment?

I think it’d be tricky for Rashad but his best chance would be a half court game against Bird (back/fat), Magic (fat), Ewing (knees), Barkley (still fatish and almost certainly out of shape), and probably Chuck Daly (dead).

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by Scott Howard on Mar 21, 2025 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions

I mean

I think it’d be hard to get Chuck Daly (body exhumation is tricky). Other than, I’m sure Rashad could hook it up with his all of cash.

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by Scott Schroeder on Mar 21, 2025 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Part of me

thinks Bird still would be a challenge, back and all. I’d go with Barkley, Ewing, Laettner, Drexler and Magic.

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by Cosmis on Mar 21, 2025 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I just got a SB Nation and Ridiculous Upside account.

And I’m glad my first comments could be about a Rashad McCants music video including the word “ballsin”.

by Connor Huchton on Mar 21, 2025 7:54 PM EDT reply actions

I was going to say...

This is almost turning into a #DDL chat!

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by Scott Schroeder on Mar 21, 2025 7:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Wait...

Am I on Ridiculous Upside or Bright Side of the Sun? I’m confused now…

Go Suns, Packers, Jays, and Huskers!

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by Omaha Sun on Mar 22, 2025 3:03 PM EDT reply actions

You WISH Seth wrote about Rashad McCants rapping.

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by Scott Schroeder on Mar 22, 2025 3:26 PM EDT up reply actions 2 recs

God yes.

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by Scott Howard on Mar 22, 2025 4:13 PM EDT up reply actions

Why don't you do it Scott?

Better yet, just copy this entire post and strike through the Schroeder part. I’m sure no one will be able to tell the difference.

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by Omaha Sun on Mar 22, 2025 7:10 PM EDT up reply actions

Just an FYI

Rashad tweeted the link along with the following message:

check this one two…. they dont even listen to the song give any props… st8 to the last line….. http://bit.ly/feXAYg hahahaha #winning

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by Scott Schroeder on Mar 22, 2025 4:32 PM EDT reply actions

Wow Scott,

you’re really bringing this site back. Getting tweeted by NBA- er D-League- er actor- er rapper- er… Wait, what the hell is he now?

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by Omaha Sun on Mar 22, 2025 7:08 PM EDT up reply actions

I think he’d prefer “entertainment mogul along the lines of MC Hammer and Puff Daddy” but I’m going to go with “a hobbyist basketball player that also dabbles in other forms of money making.”

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by Scott Schroeder on Mar 22, 2025 7:50 PM EDT up reply actions