Overview

• On Sept. 26, the It Is What It Is podcast featured Michael Irvin with Cam’ron and Mase discussing the pull between sports and hip‑hop.
• Irvin said people see the grass as greener, calling both careers routes to money and fame that tempt crossover moves.
• The trio cited Shaquille O’Neal and Deion Sanders as rare success stories, with Cam’ron asserting that Shaq “sold more records than rappers.”
• Irvin shared an anecdote about first hearing Sanders’ single Must Be the Money while riding around Atlanta with him.
• Cam’ron described music as fuel for athletes and noted Allen Iverson’s Hall of Fame shout‑out to him and Mase, as coverage also recalled Iverson’s scrapped rap project and his friction with David Stern.