Here Is a Complete List of Athletes Referenced By Jay Z

Jay Z is still doing his thing at age 46 a tribute we are giving you an unabridged look at every athlete mentioned by HOVA on his studio albums.

Over his career, Jay Z has gone from pop rap mafioso to soul-sampling spitter to hip hop’s elder statesman, but one thing that has remained a constant during his career is the use of sports in his rhymes.

Click through the slides to see the bountiful bevy of ballers Jay has used in his lyrics from Reasonable Doubt up until Magna Carta Holy Grail

Lex Luger
Song: “Can’t Knock the Hustle”
Album: Reasonable Doubt

Pete Sampras
Song: “Can’t Knock the Hustle”
Album: Reasonable Doubt

Mike Tyson
Song: “Politics As Usual”
Album: Reasonable Doubt

Michael Jordan
Song: “Coming of Age”
Album: Reasonable Doubt

Hakeem Olajuwon
Song: “Bring It On”
Album: Reasonable Doubt

John Stockton
Song: “Bring It On”
Album: Reasonable Doubt

Lil’ Penny
Song: “Who You Wit II”
Album: In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

Tiger Woods
Song: “Who You Wit II”
Album: In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

Manute Bol
Song: “Where I’m From”
Album: In My Lifetime, Vol. 1

Latrell Sprewell
Song: “It’s Alright”
Album: Vol. 2… Hard Knock Life

Michael Jordan
Song: “Hova Song (Intro)”
Album: Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter

Ken Griffey, Jr.
Song: “Hova Song (Intro)”
Album: Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter

Michael Jordan
Song: “S. Carter”
Album: Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter

Ken Norton
Song: “S. Carter”
Album: Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter

Randy Moss
Song: “S. Carter”
Album: Vol. 3… Life and Times of S. Carter

Roy Jones, Jr.
Song: “You, Me, Him and Her”
Album: The Dynasty: Roc La Familia

Sam Bowie
Song: “Hola’ Hovito”
Album: The Blueprint

Michael Jordan
Song: “Hola’ Hovito”
Album: The Blueprint

Michael Jordan
Song: “Hola’ Hovito”
Album: The Blueprint

Magic Johnson
Song: “Hola’ Hovito”
Album: The Blueprint

Larry Bird
Song: “Hola’ Hovito”
Album: The Blueprint

Randall Cunningham
Song: “Heart of the City (Ain’t No Love)”
Album: The Blueprint

Scottie Pippen
Song: “Never Change”
Album: The Blueprint

Dikembe Mutombo
Song: “All I Need”
Album: The Blueprint

Zab Judah
Song: “All I Need”
Album: The Blueprint

Alex Rodriguez
Song: “All I Need”
Album: The Blueprint

Felix Trinidad
Song: “Breathe Easy (Lyrical Exercise)”
Album: The Blueprint

Michael Jordan
Song: “The Best of Both Worlds”
Album: The Best of Both Worlds

Jerry Rice
Song: “Take You Home With Me a.k.a. Body”
Album: The Best of Both Worlds

Joe Montana
Song “Take You Home With Me a.k.a. Body”
Album: The Best of Both Worlds

Bo Outlaw
Song: “Honey”
Album: The Best of Both Worlds

Kordell Stewart
Song: “Hovi Baby”
Album: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse”

Scottie Pippen
Song: “What They Gonna Do”
Album: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

Cal Ripken, Jr.
Song: “What They Gonna Do”
Album: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

Ichiro Suzuki
Song: “All Around the World”
Album:The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

Deion Sanders
Song: “I Did It My Way”
Album: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

Muhammad Ali
Song: “Some People Hate”
Album: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

Kobe Bryant
Song: “Some People Hate”
Album: The Blueprint 2:The Gift & The Curse

Glenn Robinson
Song: “Blueprint 2”
Album: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

Michael Jordan
Song: “N**** Please”
Album: The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse

Michael Schumacher
Song: “Justify My Thug”
Album: The Black Album

Hakeem Olajuwon
Song: “My 1st Song”
Album: The Black Album

Michael Jordan
Song: “The Return”
Album: Unfinished Business

Mike Piazza
Song: “She’s Coming Home With Me”
Album: Unfinished Business

Lisa Leslie
Song: “Pretty Girls”
Album: Unfinished Business

Allen Iverson
Song: “The Prelue”
Album Kingdom Come

Michael Jordan
Song: “Show Me What You Got”
Album: Kingdom Come

Lebron James
Song: “Show Me What You Got”
Album: Kingdom Come

Lebron James
Song: “Do U Wanna Ride”
Album: Kingdom Come

O.J. Simpson
Song: “Roc Boys (And The Winner Is)”
Album: American Gangster

Freddy Adu
Song: “American Gangster”
Album: American Gangster

Manny Pacquiao
Song: “Thank You”
Album: The Blueprint 3

Lebron James
Song: “Empire State of Mind”
Album: The Blueprint 3

Dwyane Wade
Song: “Empire State of Mind”
Album: The Blueprint 3

Kobe Bryant
Song: “Venus vs. Mars”
Album: The Blueprint 3

Shaquille O’Neal
Song: “Venus vs. Mars”
Album: The Blueprint 3

Gale Sayers
Song: “Hate”
Album: The Blueprint 3

Dale Earnhardt
Song: “Lift Off”
Album: Watch The Throne

Mike Tyson
Song: “N***** In Paris”
Album: Watch The Throne

Michael Jordan
Song: “N***** In Paris”
Album: Watch The Throne

Derrick Rose
Song: “N***** In Paris”
Album: Watch The Throne

Dwyane Wade
Song: “Gotta Have It”
Album: Watch The Throne

Bill Russell
Song: “Illest Motherf**ker Alive”
Album: Watch The Throne

Michael Jordan
Song: “Illest Motherf**ker Alive”
Album: Watch The Throne

Mike Tyson
Song: “Holy Grail”
Album: Magna Carta Holy Grail

Robinson Cano
Song: “Crown”
Album: Magna Carta Holy Grail

Kevin Durant
Song: “Crown”
Album: Magna Carta Holy Grail

Magic Johnson
Song: “Nickels and Dimes”
Album: Magna Carta Holy Grail

Kareem Abdul Jabbar
Song: “Nickels and Dimes”
Album: Magna Carta Holy Grail

Give us a shout if we missed any. Chea.