Cam’ron Drops Anthony Edwards Diss Freestyle After Adidas ‘Receipts’ Ad

Oh, great. I hope you’re happy, Anthony Edwards, now Cam’ron is pissed. The "Purple Haze" rapper freestyles over Black Rob’s iconic "Whoa" beat to begin his "It Is What It Is" Podcast. He is joined by fellow Harlem rapper Ma$e Monday morning, and it's available on YouTube. Cam’ron takes issue with the new Adidas commercial promoting Edwards’ first signature, the "AE 1".

In the ad, a friend chilling on a bench reads the "receipts … of all the hate" to Edwards while he is shooting jumpers. Edwards’ friend only specifically names Cam’ron and former NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony. Ant-Man responds with "F***, buddy" to Cam’ron’s opinion presumably given on his podcast, "To me, he’s an All-Star but not a superstar, yet".

Now, it probably isn’t the best time to be a "Grammar Nazi", but the comma behind "F***" is doing a little work here. Edwards could perhaps argue the comma makes this a two-part statement. First, Ant-Man is angry that Cam’ron criticizes him and, second, Edwards calls him a buddy. However, the "buddy" can be taken condescendingly. Well, Cam’ron didn’t read it that way. 

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Donning mad jewelry, including his trademark Diplomat iced-out piece, a Luka Dončić Dallas Mavericks jersey, and, eventually, a bucket hat, Cam’ron rips Edwards. The first two-plus minutes of the freestyle is Cam'ron warming up with bars about his legacy, reputation, recent beef with Melyssa Ford, etc. before addressing the Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star with "But, f*** wrong with Ant-Man"? 

He continues with "Gave him his props. Homie got love for me. New commercial, y'all ain't got love for me"? He shot a jump and said ‘F***, buddy’. The receipt reader looking like ‘You’re f***ed buddy'. And, trust buddy, I don't want to judge, buddy. Buddy sitting there glazing at you like ‘I love buddy’". Granted, Cam'ron's Ant-Man squashing isn't as bad as Kendrick drawing and quartering Drake in their recent beef, but it's scathing. 

Cam'ron keeps it real with Anthony Edwards about Adidas 

After calling Edwards the "B-ball version of Kanye", the Diplomat frontman rhymes "Stop it, dude. Y'all just stopping through. He [Edwards] do something y'all don't like, you'll drop him too." Cam'ron ends by reminding Edwards about the famous injuries of Adidas-sponsored dudes. "F***ing careers up: T-Mac, Derrick Rose, RGIII, John Wall, let ‘em know … You know Kevin Ware? Google what was on his toes. Whoa". 

Cam'ron disses Minnesota Timberwolves SG Anthony Edwards in a freestyle on his "It Is What It Is" Podcast in response to being called out during a recent Adidas commercial. (Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

This part of Cam'ron's diss track hit me the hardest. One of the unwritten laws of hooping is that you "Don't wear Adidas". Adidas has taken some big swings and misses with its basketball products while never really eating into Nike's market share. Honestly, if you have anything on your feet besides Nike basketball sneakers, you run the risk of destroying your legs. 

Look at the athletes whose careers were cut short and "coincidentally" wearing Adidas. Ware had one of the most gruesome injuries in basketball history, suffering a compound fracture of his leg during the 2013 Elite Eight. Tracy McGrady battled through knee and ankle injuries for years. Fellow OutKick hoops handicapper, David Troy, and I joked about what Adidas did to D-Rose's career. 

This Cam'ron-Anthony Edwards beef is currently the most interesting thing in the NBA, which is alarming considering the Mavericks vs. Boston Celtics 2024 NBA Finals start this week. But, that's how the NBA has been operating for years. Off-the-court drama and the player empowerment era get more attention than any game. Given the lack of American star power, that trend will continue for the 2024 NBA Finals. Hopefully, Cam'ron drops a diss track on NBA commissioner Adam Silver. 

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