News on a former Rocket many here admire. http://www.slate.com/blogs/trending..._rap_career_likely_to_be_extremely_brief.html For some, it’s easy to follow in Shaquille O’Neal’s footsteps, even when it’s not advisable. Case in point: the new rap career of former NBA All-Star Steve Francis. The former player for the Rockets, Magic, and New York Nicks has released a rap song under the label “Mazerati Music” called “Finer Things.” With a low baritone delivery not unlike Ja Rule, Francis talks about—what else—champagne, fancy watches, and trips “overseas” in a private jet. The video has already received plenty of ridicule on Twitter, and with a general style that, as Yahoo notes, is about as dated as Francis’ long-gone career on the court, reviews aren’t likely to get much better. Then again, if you don’t shoot, you can’t score. <object id="flashObj" width="480" height="270" classid="clsid27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=1587335644001&playerID=58264559001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAASoY90~,_gW1ZHvKG_0UvBsh7aZU7MXZe77OcsGq&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1587335644001&playerID=58264559001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAASoY90~,_gW1ZHvKG_0UvBsh7aZU7MXZe77OcsGq&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="480" height="270" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>
