LeBron James declares Jay-Z the greatest rapper in history, just hours before the 54th birthday of his fellow millionaire

LeBron talked on what it’s like to hear his nаme on Jay-Z’s songs during an interview on “The Late Late Show with James Corden” back in 2017.

“It’s always surprising in terms of radio or satellite radio or whatever I’m listening to and I hear my nаme,” stated LeBron. “You think, ‘Rewind that!'” Let me check out what they are truly saying. It’s both cool and humble. Every time Jay-Z calls me by nаme, I feel humbled. He looks out for me since he’s like my older brother.”Given that some have already named LeBron James the best basketball player of all time, he is no stranger to GOATs. Shortly before the Brooklyn-born musician turned 54, “The King” named Jay-Z the greatest rapper of all time.

A few hours before Sunday night’s midnight, James shared a picture of Jay-Z again on his X account. Born on December 4, 1969, the Grammy Award-winning rapper went on to become one of the finest rappers in music history, if not the greatest.

The LA Lakers star captioned a photo of himself with two “rapping” heads and a goat emoji to send Jay-Z some love.

For those unaware, Jay-Z and LeBron James were pals prior to the basketball legend joining the NBA. James and Williams Wesley, better known by his stage as World Wide Wes, were friends for a year before James was recruited in 2003.

When James was just 15 years old in 1999, Wesley had his first encounter with the future NBA great. Then, back in 2002, he introduced him to Jay-Z, who at the time was the idol of the Kid from Akron, and the two became fast friends.

When James became a free agent in 2010, there were reports circulating at the time that Jay-Z was attempting to persuade his pal to play in New York. That hasn’t occurred since the eventual four-time NBA champion joined the Miami Heat to form a team with friends Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade.