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Matching the Memphis Grizzlies with their rapper equivalents

By Ian Pierno

Aug 31, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; Drake performs at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Elkman/USA TODAY NETWORK
Aug 31, 2016; Miami, FL, USA; Drake performs at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Elkman/USA TODAY NETWORK /
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DJ Stephens – Lil Yachty

Sep 28, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers DJ Stephens during Cleveland Cavaliers media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 28, 2015; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers DJ Stephens during Cleveland Cavaliers media day at Cleveland Clinic Courts. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

By Ian Pierno (@IanPierno)

Nobody really knows where 19-year-old rapper Lil Yachty’s career is going to go, but everyone does know that when he drops in on a track, it’s going to be a banger. Yachty’s 20 lines on D.R.A.M.’s song, “Broccoli,” led to the song becoming my own personal summer anthem.

Nobody knows what 25-year-old forward DJ Stephens’ role will be with the Memphis Grizzlies after he signed a two-year deal, but everyone does know that when he’s feeling bouncy, he’ll throw down a banger—literally. 

Maybe neither Stephens or Yachty will provide consistent minutes or summer anthems, but they’re both still young and have a lot of potential. The duo both can get young fans excited—whether it’s a high school freshman bumping SoundCloud on their bus ride to school or a college student falling in love with hoops while browsing YouTube’s library of Stephens dunks—as the most fun duo on this list. 

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