Jalen Rose, NBA Countdown Host and ESPN NBA Analyst is no stranger to the hip-hop community, considering the mark he and the Fan Five made on sporting culture and fashion. Much of which mimicked rappers of the area.
Jalen revealed in a XXL interview his top three albums of all time and also his thoughts on Dr. Dre.
- The king of the hot take said, “Whew! Wow, you’re going straight between the eyes. When you asked that question, there were two that just flat out came to my mind [Jay Z’s] Reasonable Doubt and [Nas’] Illmatic, are the automatic two. Those straight came to my mind. Ice Cube’s Amerikkka’s Most Wanted is the third. Also i have to say this. I’ve been saying this for 10 years and people didnt start paying attention to him until he started having some billion dollar headphones. Dr. Dre is the most influential artist and producer in Hip-Hop History.”
