Sharife Cooper Calls Lil Baby Best Atlanta Rapper

The young player picked a young rapper.

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One of my favorite parts of attending Hawks home games is how the organization integrates Atlanta's culture and music scene with basketball. During timeouts, fans often get treated to a video of Hawks players choosing between artists in a bracket. Recently, it was rookie Sharife Cooper's turn. See the tweeted video to see his selections.

Best ATL Hip Hop Artist (in Sharife’s opinion) goes to…#TrueToAtlanta x @GeorgiasOwn pic.twitter.com/1z5DVoJ8pX

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) April 7, 2022

Lil Baby with the upset over Migos! Although fans were surprised by some of Cooper's choices, it makes sense given his age. Younger fans tend to skew more towards Lil Baby than Migos. 

Not only is Cooper young (20 years old), but he also likes R&B, which Lil Baby delves into more than Migos. Remember when 'R&B 'Rife' performed at the beginning of the season? That feels like years ago.

With Trae Young and Delon Wright doubtful, the world looks to one man to run the Hawks offense pic.twitter.com/toGijBamjD

— Pat Benson (@Pat_Benson_Jr) October 9, 2021

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