It seems that Bronny James is getting some unexpected support from places other than the Lakers’ bench. The rookie guard, who was recently picked up with the No. 55 selection in the 2024 NBA Draft, just got a shoutout on Westside Gunn’s newest track Still Praying, thanks to none other than rapper Stove God Cooks. And let’s just say, the bar about Bronny is spicy.
LeBron’s son hasn’t exactly lit the NBA on fire so far (more on that in a bit), but Stove God Cooks is making sure his name gets around, even if it’s through the lens of…drug dealer metaphors. Yes, you read that right. On the posse cut, which dropped Friday, Stove God Cooks weaves Bronny into his verse at the 3:47 mark:
“My first brick, made me feel godly,
My tenth brick, I told them broke [expletive] ‘Get behind me’
My twenty-third brick, I turned everyone Siamese,
By my fifty-fifth pickup, [expletive], I felt like Bronny (Woo)”
Ah yes, because when you’re on your 55th illegal package run, you really do start to relate to a 19-year-old struggling to break into the NBA. It’s a perfect analogy—if you’re Stove God Cooks. But hey, we can’t all have LeBron’s genes, so we make do with what we’ve got, right?
What’s the Deal with 55?
For those of you squinting at the screen trying to make sense of this lyrical masterpiece, here’s a quick translation. The rapper is cleverly referencing Bronny being picked 55th in the NBA Draft and likening that to picking up…well, let’s just say, something a bit more illegal than an NBA contract. Stove God Cooks is flexing about his prolific career in…uh…distribution, while giving Bronny a nod for making it to the NBA after 55 pickups of his own.
Bronny, meanwhile, is busy learning the ropes of the NBA, which is apparently as tricky as learning how to rap about it.
LeBron’s Family is Hip-Hop’s Muse
This isn’t the first time Stove God Cooks, or any of Westside Gunn’s crew for that matter, has dropped a member of the James family into their bars. These guys have a soft spot for King James and his kin. Even Benny the Butcher got in on the act, dropping an ode to LeBron himself on his 2024 album Everybody Can’t Go in a track appropriately titled ‘BRON.’ The song gives props to LeBron’s championship win with the Cavaliers and his subsequent move to warmer pastures, i.e., Los Angeles.
Here’s Benny flexing his own basketball metaphor (because apparently everyone’s an honorary NBA player now):
“And I’m ‘Bron
After the chip, I told my folks back home, ‘So long’
I move my family and my bricks to a place where it’s warm
I’m back in championship condition
I can’t resist all this winnin’”
Clearly, these guys are as obsessed with LeBron as ESPN, though they might be a little more…creative in how they express it.
Bronny’s Rough Start in the League
As for Bronny, well, Stove God might be the only one feeling like him right now. After a pretty underwhelming debut in the NBA, the young James has had a rough go of things. So far, he’s averaging 0.7 points, 0.3 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game while shooting a dismal 25% from the field. That’s, uh, not exactly what you’d call “on fire.”
Bronny’s total minutes on the floor have barely scraped eight over three games, and his stat line? Two points, one rebound, two assists, and one steal. We’re not saying it’s bad, but…okay, we’re saying it’s bad. Even his Summer League performances didn’t exactly light up the scoreboard, and that slump seems to have carried over into the preseason and regular season.
So, while Stove God Cooks is out here feeling like Bronny after his 55th pickup, Bronny’s probably wishing he could feel like anything right now other than a rookie riding the pine.
But hey, it’s early days for the young James, and if his dad’s career is anything to go by, there’s still plenty of time for him to turn it around. Maybe with a few more shoutouts in rap songs, Bronny can find his rhythm both on and off the court.
In the meantime, at least someone out there is feeling like Bronny—even if it’s just Stove God Cooks.
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