The offseason is mostly an opportunity for players around the league to work on their games and improve in some way for next season (at least from a professional standpoint), but it’s also a time when players get to do things they have a passion for outside of the game of basketball.
For Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, who is now also known as Dame DOLLA (Different on Levels the Lord Allows), that other definitive activity is being a lyrical talent. He doesn’t necessarily take time off from the rap game during the season as you can see here, and plenty of his peers have also previously joined in on the fun. Still, there is no better time to really focus on his music than the offseason in great detail, and Lillard has done just that so far with the release of four different songs on his soundcloud page.
You can check Lillard’s twitter page to see the noteworthy reactions of the internet on Lillard’s “other” talent to see that he has a pretty serious following (with good reason), and the point guard was happy to share his latest work called Free Bands on Monday:
⚠ ️Another #MusicMonday drop for y’all. ⚠️ Something to help get you through the week. #FreeBands #DameDOLLA http://t.co/W9mxhUnRff
— Damian Lillard (@Dame_Lillard) August 3, 2015
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