ESPN The Mag Still Batting 1.000 on Ridiculous Celebrity Interviews
ESPN The Magazine and its Web site will run literally anything editors think might help sell issues and build buzz.
The latest fluff piece with a tenuous (at best) connection to sports: An interview with the world’s most popular rapper Lil Wayne.
The hook, it seems, is that a lot of Major League Baseball players use his songs as their at-bat music — even though Wayne admits he’s never actually been to a game, rendering the question “What does it feel like to hear your music in stadiums?” somewhat moot. (The rapper, clearly a man of many talents, answers anyway: “Unexplainable. I’m just so grateful. The feeling is like — wow, man.”)
More insight into the wonderful world of Wayne after the jump.
Off the top of your head, what would you write for Prince Fielder?
When I make music I gather all my thoughts… hmm. It probably go something like: Coming up to the plate young Prince/ swinging for the fence. Something like that, but it’d be better ’cause I’d work real hard on it.
What would your at-bat song be?
“Purple Rain,” no doubt. I’ve been trying to sing like Prince. I listen to him a lot. But with that song, you know, it’s so complex that I’d start it out with the guitar solo right when I stepped into the batter’s box.
Do you play fantasy sports?
Sure do. Got a team on ESPN right now. I joined up in a 10 person league and got the No. 1 overall pick. They don’t know it’s me, ’cause on there I’m the South Beach Sloths.
