Rapper 42 Dugg is apparently a Kentucky basketball fan
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Drake, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z… 42 Dugg? Add him to the list of famous supporters of John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats.
The star rapper with five Billboard Hot 100 singles and a quintuple platinum certification gave a shoutout to the program and its trio of top-10 freshmen, Rob Dillingham, Reed Sheppard and DJ Wagner, to his 2.4 million followers on Instagram.
“We don’t just be talking we show up,” the 29-year-old said of the Cats.
Better start brushing up on your 42 Dugg, Big Blue Nation. I recommend you start with his hit Lil Baby collaborations, We Paid and Grace.
Signed to Collective Music Group and Glass Window Entertainment — the labels of Yo Gotti and Lil Baby, respectively — the Detroit native has been active since 2017.
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Meanwhile, Dillingham, Sheppard and Wagner have been active for the Wildcats, ranked Nos. 1, 2 and 9 overall among top freshmen to open the college basketball season, according to NCAA.com’s Andy Katz.
The Cats are off to a 10-2 start and ranked No. 6 overall entering conference play, those three being big reasons for it. And they’ve earned a fan in 42 Dugg.
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