"He had StreamEast loaded on his browser" - NBA fans react to LeBron James & Eminem exposing dark side of music industry
LeBron James has accomplished so much through his long and illustrious NBA career. Off the court, he has also dabbled his hand in other ventures from his philanthropic initiatives to media productions such as his "The Shop: Uninterrupted" show. His latest piracy documentary collaboration with rapper Eminem has garnered several reactions from fans.
The documentary is titled "How Music Got Free" which aims to showcase the ongoing battle between the music industry and digital piracy. The way music has been delivered to listeners has vastly grown over the years, with different available outlets open to customers' choosing. However, piracy websites have also thrived in that scenario, which has resulted in financial setbacks to music artists.
A Headphonesty article by Janica Bunales about the documentary was shared on Reddit, which garnered numerous reactions about the situation from fans.
"Yeah he had StreamEast loaded on his browser lmao."
Reddit users HiddenintheCloudZ, MarLuDaKang and Relo_Bate went into mocking LeBron James in the comments section. Some comments referenced the time that the Lakers star was spotted sitting alongside someone with a StreamEast tab on a laptop.
"Wade did say LeBron is pretty cheap and LeBron kind of confirmed it," one fan said.
"Lmao what an article title. I mean Bron is a hip-hop historian so there's that," another fan said.
"Lmao LeBron making a piracy documentary is perfect," one fan said.
James has not provided any comments about this documentary project with the "Stan" rapper. It is available to be viewed by fans on the streaming platform Paramount+.
LeBron James praised Eminem's "Houdini" single
When Eminem released the single "Houdini" from his album, "The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grace)," on May 31, it was met with a positive reception from fans, especially from LeBron James.
"And just like that, he's back bruh! @Eminem Houdini is too good," James posted on X (formerly Twitter).
The 20-time NBA All-Star is known to be a hip-hop fan, as evidenced by his rapping videos and appearances at rap concerts.
LeBron James gets shout-out from "Like That" producer following 40-point performance against the Brooklyn Nets
When Future and Metro Boomin's "Like That" was played in the Barclays Center on March 31, the four-time NBA Champion was spotted rapping along to it during warm-ups. It was the kind of song that led to James' electric 40-point showcase against the Brooklyn Nets.
Metro Boomin took notice of his performance and had to praise it on X (formerly Twitter).
"Bro was warming up to Like That then went 9/10 from three and 13/17 for 40 points," Boomin posted.
It was an outing that reminded the basketball world that not many 39-year-old basketball athletes could move like LeBron James on the court, especially coming off an energizing song.