| Michael Jordan | |
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 Keegan-Michael Key as Michael Jordan | |
| Character information | |
| Birth name | Michael Jeffrey Jordan |
| Nickname(s) | Air Jordan His Airness MJ Black Cat Money |
| Born | February 17, 1963 (age 52) Brooklyn, New York |
| Physical description | |
| Hair | Black (later bald) |
| Eyes | Brown |
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| Rap battle information | |
| Appeared in | Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali |
| Vs | Muhammad Ali |
| Release date | December 2, 2013 |
| Official vote(s) | 47% |
| Location(s) | Basketball Court Boxing Gym |
| “ | I'm a flying machine, like the world has never seen!
— Michael Jordan
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Michael Jordan battled Muhammad Ali in Michael Jordan vs Muhammad Ali. He was portrayed by Keegan-Michael Key.
Information on the rapper
Michael Jeffrey Jordan, also known by his initials, MJ, was born on February 17, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York. He is a former basketball star who led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA championships and won the Most Valuable Player award five times. He is often considered the greatest basketball player in the history of the NBA (National Basketball Association). His biography on the NBA website quotes "By acclamation, Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time". Due to his skill on the court, he made basketball very popular around the world during the 1980s and 1990s. He has his own line of Nike shoes, called Air Jordans, and is also a regular on the Hanes Underwear commercials. In 1984, Jordan joined the NBA's Chicago Bulls, where he quickly became a league star. In 1993, he announced his retirement from the NBA. After this, he played baseball for the Brimingham Barons and batted a .202 average. In 1995, he announced he was returning to the NBA. A year later, he starred in a movie with the Looney Tunes cast titled Space Jam. In 1999, he was deemed the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century by ESPN. In 2009, he was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Lyrics
Verse 1:
Why don't you dodge this battle like you did Vietnam?
'Cause you've got as much chance of beating me as LeBron!
I'm a flying machine, like the world has never seen!
You can fight one man? I can drive through a whole team!
I choke a dope with his own jump rope!
You'll get smoked when I flow, you Kentucky fried joke!
Used to float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,
Now you double dribble balls that nobody can see!
Verse 2:
Man, you make me sick, but I'm better with the flu!
You should let the Fresh Prince do your rapping for you! (Swish!)
I would pass the mic to Pippen, but I'm not done scoring!
Stay all up in your grill like my name was George Foreman!
Verse 3:
So Cassius wants to talk about cashing checks.
I'll school you through your bug spray, off your Broadway play, over the Japanese dude sittin' on your face!
Hit nothing but net! You ain't seen nothing yet!
Man, you needed a movement 'cause you're so full of shit!
I'm a better athlete and a better MC!
Battle me two more times, watch me get a three-peat!
Trivia
- In place of the "BULLS" name, the series' trademark "ERB" appears on the front of Jordan's jersey, joining other product placement occurrences such as the OxiClean commercial, Robin's breast patch, and Moses' stone tablet.
- In the Behind the Scenes video for the battle, he had an alternate title card that was later scrapped.
- He is the fifth rapper to cross the line into his opponent's half, the first four being John Lennon, Adolf Hitler, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Darth Vader.
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