Holy S**t, Did SportsCenter Just Shout Out 9th Wonder & Actual Proof? (Video)

Posted by Nathan S. on 02/03/11 | Filed under Videos, 9th Wonder, Actual Proof

That headline's actually a rhetorical question. They did. We're all used to Stuart Scott making poor hip-hop references during SportsCenter, but otherwise the world of rap gets very little love on ESPN. That's why I almost did one of those movie spittakes when I heard John Buccigross shout out 9th Wonder proteges Actual Proof, and their "The Talented Tenth" mixtape, on SportCenter last night.

No one else here cares, but if we could talk about me for a moment....I worked with 9th and Act Proof to drop the mixtape for the mothership, so as far as I'm concerned, I basically just got a shout out on SportsCenter. Not gonna lie, big day for me. (Hey, allow me my delusions of grandeur for a moment.)

Update: And he just shouted out Halo on last night's. It's good to know the ESPN crew spends so much time on the mothership (check out Halo's "Heat Writer II" mixtape.)

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Member Comments

Originality	Congratulations! But you would think they would use a pop-culture metaphor that more people would know. Or maybe I'm just underestimating general society.
	Posted on Feb 03, 2011

undadog4eva	LOL! that was like so suttle, not sure how many picked it up! well done though Nathan! U deserve a shoutout for your hardwork for Hiphop that you have done over the years!
	Posted on Feb 03, 2011

iMg	Congrats man, I'm about as surprised at the reference as you are. I wouldn't have understood it if I wasn't on this site so @Originality has a good point.
	Posted on Feb 03, 2011

DimeBeats5B	That's awesome, no one deserves it more, that tape is the shit.
	Posted on Feb 03, 2011

Nathan S.	^ Appreciate the love, but in all seriousness, the real props go out to 9th and his team. I never thought I'd hear the day when ESPN shouted out a conscious crew from NC, but here we are.
	Posted on Feb 04, 2011

Buck.e.mosis	LOL...I thought I heard that ish. I just dismissed it though because I didn't think he would actually know who Sundown and Enigma are. That's what's up though.
	Posted on Feb 04, 2011

PurpleKushY	Good looks on this, I hadn't heard his tape before this... keep the classic backpack bangers coming
	Posted on Feb 04, 2011

Nathan S.	And he followed it the next night with a Halo reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxHANbJLIE4 That man loves him some 9th Wonder music. Hmmm...where could he be getting it from? https://www.djbooth.net/index/mixtapes/entry/halo-heatwriter-ii/
	Posted on Feb 07, 2011

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