Ice Dice thanked J. Cole on Twitter, Saturday, after the rapper talked about The BIG3 basketball league in his verse on Drake’s track, “First Individual Shooter.” The observe is featured on Drake’s new album, For All The Canines. Within the third verse, Cole raps, “Love after they argue the toughest MC/Is it Okay-Dot? Is it Aubrey? Or me?/We the large three like we began a league/However proper now, I really feel like Muhammad Ali.”

In response, Dice wrote on Twitter: “Shoutout to @JColeNC for mentioning @thebig3 on his new track with @Drake known as “First Individual Shooter”. Thanks for the love.” Cole has confirmed his basketball fandom quite a few occasions all through his profession and even bought a stake within the Charlotte Hornets, earlier this yr.

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Ice Dice At The BIG3 Championship

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – SEPTEMBER 04: The Trilogy have fun with Ice Dice after beating the three Headed Monsters 50-45 to win the BIG3 – Championship at Atlantis Paradise Island on September 04, 2021 in Nassau, Bahamas. (Photograph by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Photographs)

The thanks comes regardless of Cole’s affiliation with the NBA, which Dice says is working to “destroy” the BIG3. Throughout an interview with Basketball Information again in 2020, Dice defined: “The NBA hasn’t been the nicest to the BIG3. In fact, publicly, they are saying all the correct phrases. However we all know privately, there’s issues accomplished behind the scenes [with] sponsors, broadcasters, blah blah blah… It did tarnish my fandom a bit.” Take a look at Dice’s message for J. Cole under.

Ice Dice Thanks J. Cole

Drake dropped “First Individual Shooter” together with the remainder of For All The Canines on Friday, October 6. Along with Cole, the mission boasts options from Teezo Landing, 21 Savage, Yeat, SZA, PartyNextDoor, Chief Keef, Dangerous Bunny, Sexyy Crimson, and Lil Yachty. Drake is presently wrapping up his It is All a Blur Tour with a present in Columbus set for October 9, 2023.

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