{"id":94529,"date":"2014-12-19T17:28:45","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T17:28:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=94529"},"modified":"2023-06-13T12:11:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T19:11:21","slug":"ernie-johnson-raps-with-nicki-minaj-on-inside-the-nba-cypher-shaq-grant-hill-jet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/ernie-johnson-raps-with-nicki-minaj-on-inside-the-nba-cypher-shaq-grant-hill-jet\/","title":{"rendered":"Ernie Johnson raps with Nicki Minaj on Inside The NBA Cypher (Shaq, Grant Hill, Jet)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_BXiBT7Fuok\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Nicki Minaj (who has a must-see Calendar out) stopped by the Inside the NBA set last night to promote her new album, The Pinkprint, and participated in&nbsp;one of the funniest hip-hop cyphers you will ever see. &nbsp;The Cypher included The Jet, Shaq (only platinum NBA player), Grant Hill (who is married to a platinum selling artist) and EJ who even dropped the mic when he was done.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Cyphers, it's funny to think about the 2009 BET Awards when Minaj participated in one and so many people blasted her and said she would never be a success. 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