Yesterday, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Toronto Raptors, just hours after LeBron James revealed he had a dream prior to the game that involved Coach K, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. I was instantaneously inclined to explore the relationship between the Lakers and Hip Hop.

I began rummaging through digital archives of various Hip Hop and sports journalists on Google, searching for articles that could support my observations — the Lakers are heavily tied to Hip Hop culture.
Written by Jason Reed, on LA Sports Hub, this particular article proclaims the Lakers as being the “most repped team in Hip Hop.” The writer, Reed, delves a little deeper, pinpointing an analysis that was done by Fanatics.
After analyzing over 300 different Hip Hop music videos, to see which sports teams were the most mentioned, the Lakers topped the list!

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