“JT and Budda in the sky come running. Stay on that side because you know the Cards are coming,” is the lyric.
“It’s dope man,” Thompson said. “Guys outside of the facility making cool stuff like that, making rap songs about the team, we love that. It’s a testament to the brotherhood on the team.”
Just like teams hope for complimentary play on the field, throughout the album, the linebackers praise offensive guys like Kyler Murray and Marvin Harrison Jr., while Pascal makes sure all three phases receive their flowers.
“These are the guys I go to war with,” Pascal said. “And we’re talking about the season too, so it’s been a fun little outlet for us, and it got us really close.”
Each player emphasized their first priority is football. All of their current attention and preparation is centered around Sunday’s game against the Patriots. But creating music has become a hobby and a passion.
It’s also served as an escape for Wilson, who credits his brother, Orlando Fikes, for his musical rhythm.
“When I tried it out, it just really put me in a different state of mind and I feel like it helps me with football as far as decompressing during the week,” Wilson said. “Whenever we have road trips, I’ll have an instrumental on my phone and write then. Whenever I have free time, I’m listening to beats and just writing music. If I’m studying plays I’m listen to beats. It’s a good balance.”
On Wednesday, Luketa’s solo song “Suga” played during the open media portion of practice. The guys were dancing to the music, recognizing Luketa’s voice.
To him, it’s moments like that which emphasize that music and football aren’t that different and how his teammates will always have that label, on and off the field.
“You got guys that are playing different positions, but at the same time, when they hear our music, it brings everybody together and it’s the same with this game that we play,” Luketa said. “Football brings a bunch of people from different backgrounds all together. Music does the same thing.
“But we’ve got something special going on, so why not put it on a track and keep building and turn it into a banger?”
