Stephen Jackson

Rappers don't just beef with other rappers.

"The word 'trill' cannot come out your mouth no more, bruh. You hear me?"

Stephen Jackson may have put the hooping aside, but he is still working hard in delivering a message on the rap front. He teams up with his brethren Scarface and poses some interesting questions regarding the Red, White, & Blue, in "America Da Beautiful." Pre...

For years basketball has been synonymous with hip-hop as many MCs attempted to be ballers and vice versa. Most recently the mix of hip-hop and basketball came together when a few NBA came up with the idea to create a collaborative album titled Full Court Press Vol. 1. ...

Stephen Jackson is a veteran in basketball, but he's currently delving into some other creative areas as well. Today, XXL is premiering "Extras" featuring Jackson as his rapping alter-ego Stak5. Backed by the trap production of TM88 of 808 Mafia, Stak5 spits some boastful bars alongside newcomer 2win and Atlanta's own Young Scooter...

There has always been this natural, cozy connection between hip-hop and basketball. Just one of those pairings that make sense, in an unexplainable yet explainable way. From Chuck D. shouting out Charles Barkley to Phife Dawg name-dropping Scott Skiles to Tunechi making an entire song dedicated to Kobe Bryant, the two just feel right together—like peanut butter and jelly, or Liberals and Birkenst

Stak 5 remembers partying in Atlanta with 2 Chainz and says other NBA players-turned-rappers are scared to work with him...