Rakim, Eminem, Jay-Z and Nas collectively kind John Cena’s rap world’s Mount Rushmore.
The WWE Famous person’s persona is predicated on white boy hip-hop, however past that, Cena shared on Membership Shay Shay that rap was a type of insurrection throughout a time when he felt like he wanted extra consideration.
“I used to be one in all 5 boys and I had loads of anxiousness about the best way my household was being run. I used to be a insurgent. That music discovered me on the proper time,” Cena mentioned in an interview with Shannon Sharpe.
The athlete is credited with bringing hip-hop to the game. Cena mentioned World Wrestling Leisure (WWE) is extensively thought-about a rock firm.
They did not have any hip-hop depth, and I used to be listening to my music and pondering, ‘I can do higher than this,'” Cena mentioned. “I known as a buddy who knew a buddy who owned a studio. We acquired some beats and made an album. That was it, that was it.
Rising up, Cena was obsessive about wordplay, poetic stanzas and thought-provoking lyrics. The athlete/performer admits that “F*ck The Police” social justice anthem is each mandatory and poignant, even for him.
John Cena visits SiriusXM studios. Picture by Jason Koerner/Getty Pictures
“To a 13-year-old child, the police have been my dad and mom, and I used to be like, ‘Nicely, screw it.'”
Cena’s debut album was his solely album. It appeared on the Billboard 200 chart at quantity 15. you possibly can’t see me.
He credit Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant, two athletes with profitable music careers, as influences.
Cena not too long ago introduced that he’s retiring from WWE. VIBE reporter Armon Sadler breaks down the checklist of wrestlers the athletes have to face earlier than calling it quits.
Try Cena’s interview on Membership Shay Shay beneath:
