Shaq can't rap. ESPN lacks street cred.

One of the more entertaining news that came around this week was the now infamous "Shaq Kobe Rap". If you haven't seen it, then I suggest you hop on over to youtube and check it out if only to see an example of terrible freestyling.

An example

"I'm a horse, Kobe ratted me out, and now I'm divorced. Kobe, tell me how my ass tastes"

Classic.

Don't get me wrong, that isn't the worst freestyle I've ever heard. That mantle belongs to some white kid somewhere (and It happened in my backyard). The best part about this ordeal is that it was the lead story on Sportscenter the other night. Watching Jon Buchigross's face as he reacted with disbelief to this freestyle is what dreams are made of. ESPN tried so desperately to act like this was something serious. No lie they ran the clip 3 times, and had video packages of the Shaq v. Kobe "feud" rolling throughout the hour. It wasn't until Screamin A. Smith made an appearance that some sense was brought back to the show (saying Stephen A. Smith, and "makes sense" in the same sentence makes me feel dirty). Despite Screamin A. pointing out ESPN's lack of street credibility, sports writers and commentators continued to tout the re-ignition of the Kobe, Shaq feud. Completely ignoring one of the fundamentals of the freestyle rap, that being the "hate" factor. When people freestyle they say mean, and sometimes evil things about people they care about. So when Shaq says "Kobe, tell me how my ass tastes" he really means "Kobe, lets get married. You know it's legal now", or maybe something else. The fact is, it's not a big deal, and because of the fuss ESPN made over the video, we now have one less cop on our streets. What will the cats in Bedford county do now ESPN?