Above the Rim
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Oct 8, 2026
DerikHOST
I knew it.
DerikHOST
So in 1994 with pop- with SWV's popularity solidified, Anything was chosen for inclusion on the soundtrack to the basketball drama Above the Rim.
DerikHOST
This selection prompted the need for a remix.
ScarHOST
So it-
RashaniHOST
I knew it.
RashaniHOST
So in 1994 with pop- with SWV's popularity solidified, Anything was chosen for inclusion on the soundtrack to the basketball drama Above the Rim.
RashaniHOST
This selection prompted the need for a remix.
ScarHOST
So it wasn't-
speaker_1UNKNOWN
Here we go.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
Who knows? This rapper famously played the character Birdie in the movie Above the Rim.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
All right.
speaker_1UNKNOWN
Yep, homeless fragile star.
DMac TardyHOST
Hey, man.
DMac TardyHOST
Bro, the fact that he was able, and I said this on Twitter too, that he looked like Tommy Shepard at the end of Above the Rim.
DMac TardyHOST
Where he was hooping in corduroys.
DMac TardyHOST
Bro, like, obviously, you know, and I'm not saying this to be disparaging or to be negative in the least bit.
Tim WattsHOST
Seen him in a lot of basketball movies.
Tim WattsHOST
He's in Above the Rim.
Tim WattsHOST
He turns into Avon Barksdale, so he's got some street smarts, In the Wire.
Tim WattsHOST
Um, I think he's gritty, gutty, and super intelligent and athletic and long.
Jay ScapanekPANELIST
I think you would definitely have something there.
Jay ScapanekPANELIST
You know, light it up like the, the last game in Above the Rim with that song playing.
Jay ScapanekPANELIST
I would pro- I would definitely have the audio on then at that point at the WNBA game.
Jason WhitlockHOST
Uh, Maurice, I wanna circle back to you.
Robert BannonHOST
I mean, I, it keeps going.
Robert BannonHOST
Like, when you, when you read the lineup of it, uh, w- if you keep, it keeps going, like, Cliffhanger and Above the Rim and, of course, Waiting to Exhale.
Robert BannonHOST
And, uh, and, and course, yeah, a lot of people I, I know must see when they talk about The Five Heartbeats, a s- a movie that doesn't seem to go away.
Robert BannonHOST
It lives on forever.
Maurice Hunter IIIHOST
[upbeat music] [audience laughs] And now we're pleased to bring you our feature presentation
Mia B.HOST
presentationOkay, going back to 1994 to review Above the Rim.
Mia B.HOST
A high school basketball star is torn by loyalties to a drug dealer and an ex-player.
Mia B.HOST
For cast, we have Duane Martin as Kyle Lee Watson, Leon as Shep, Tupac Shakur as Birdie, Marlon Wayans as Boogaloo, Wood Harris as Mo, David Bailey as Coach Rollins, Tonya Pinkins as Malika, Bernie Mac as Flip, Byron Minns as Monroe, Shawn Michael Harris as Bobby, and we also have appearances from Henry Simmons as Starnes and Michael Rispoli as Richie.
Ash BashHOST
[laughs] Like, I feel like this is always, this is on Tubi all the time.
Ash BashHOST
So, like, this is one that I intentionally will go and watch.
Ash BashHOST
It's not very frequent, but there's, there are times where I'm like, "You know what? I think I wanna..." It's Above the Rim.
Ash BashHOST
Like, if I see it, I'll click on it and watch it just because I know I enjoy it, and it's like a easy watch.
Andy RosenHOST
it's funny enough.
Andy RosenHOST
I don't know if it was on the, so after I was listening to Gangster's Paradise soundtrack, that took me to a bunch of other soundtracks, the Above the Rim soundtrack, the Poetic Justice soundtrack.
Andy RosenHOST
Wow.
Andy RosenHOST
I can't remember which one it was on, but there is a song just called Doggy Style and it's just about that.
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