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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Allen Iverson
Song: “The Prelue”
Album Kingdom Come

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Give us a shout if we missed any. Chea.