{"id":873144,"date":"2026-08-29T22:28:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T22:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/873144\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T22:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T22:28:11","slug":"convinced-bron-to-rap-nba-legend-reveals-unreleased-songs-with-lebron-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/873144\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Convinced Bron to rap&#8217; &#8211; NBA legend reveals unreleased songs with LeBron James"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant has revealed that he and LeBron James have several unreleased rap songs together, adding another layer to their long-standing relationship away from the basketball court.<\/p>\n<p>Durant made the revelation while speaking with Speedy Morman on the Boardroom Talks podcast, where he opened up about the music they created together.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2266986916-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Los Angeles Lakers v Houston Rockets\" \/>Photo by Alex Slitz\/Getty ImagesKevin Durant reveals unreleased songs with LeBron James<\/p>\n<p>Durant explained that he and James recorded around three songs together, with Rich Paul also playing a role in getting the former Los Angeles Lakers star involved in making music.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had like three songs. I think\u2026 Me and Rich Paul really were the ones that got it going and convinced Bron to rap,\u201d Durant told Morman [52:03 onwards].<\/p>\n<p>The revelation means the pair have more music together than the track they previously released in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Durant also recalled travelling to Akron, Ohio, to work out with James before their music sessions became a regular part of their time together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to Akron, like, 2011 to work out with him for, like, four or five days,\u201d Durant said. \u201cAnd then he had a studio. Because Rich Paul\u2014me and Rich Paul really was the ones that got it going and convinced Bron to rap. \u201c\u2018Cause Rich Paul was trying to recruit me when he first started Klutch. I like Rich, so we hung out a lot. And every city we was going to, we was going to a studio, me and Rich.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to Durant, James initially found the experience somewhat forced before eventually becoming comfortable in the studio.<\/p>\n<p>MORE LOS ANGELES LAKERS STORIES<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny time somebody does something for the first few times, it\u2019s forced. A little forced. Once you get that flow\u2014 he had to figure it out. He loved rap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pair\u2019s musical collaborations ultimately extended beyond their previously released track, with Durant now revealing that several other songs remain unreleased.<\/p>\n<p>For now, those recordings remain unheard by the public, but Durant\u2019s revelation has offered a glimpse into a lesser-known creative venture involving two of basketball\u2019s biggest names.<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Kevin Durant has revealed that he and LeBron James have several unreleased rap&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":873145,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,7216,2873,7896,7232,590,85],"class_list":["post-873144","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-kevin-durant","tag-lakers","tag-lebron-james","tag-los-angeles-lakers","tag-nba","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=873144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/873144\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/873145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=873144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=873144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=873144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}