The relationship between competitive sports and hip-hop is an inspiring and important one. With many athletes looking to performing artists for motivational soundtracks to their daily workouts and hip-hop artists supporting athletes just the same, both teams were affected by today's news that ESPN sports anchor Stuart Scott has died after battling cancer.
ESPN reported that the beloved anchor has lost his battle with cancer at age 49.
Stuart Scott was known for interjecting elements of hip-hop culture into his reporting, such as coining hip catchphrases such as "Cooler than the other side of the pillow," and "Boo-Yah," to name a couple, to an audience hungry for journalists mixing it up in their reporting.
As ESPN President John Skipper said, Scott spoke to athletes with a flair that "changed everything."
The reporter was an inspiration for many beyond the realms of sports reporting and was known for pushing the envelope in everything he did.
Stuart Scott worked at ESPN for 21 years, and in July accepted the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance, stating, "When you die, it does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live and in the manner in which you live."
Clearly an inspiration to many. Check out what some members of the hip-hop community are saying on Twitter after hearing the news:
R.I.P. STUART SCOTT MY MAN YOU WILL BE MISSED......
— BIZ MARKIE (@BizMarkie) January 4, 2015
RIP Stewart Scott... You were always "cooler than the other side of the pillow"... https://t.co/c6IZSMU9RB #ripstewartscott — Masta Ace (@mastaace) January 4, 2015
R.I.P. Stuart Scott… i always gotta pay respect when a person doesn’t take their time on Earth for granted and leaves their mark… #Respect.
— Statik Selektah (@StatikSelekt) January 4, 2015
Stu Scott's passing hit me like a ton of bricks. Rest in PEace bro you pioneered that coolest side of that sportscasting pillow. #StuSalute — Chuck D (@MrChuckD) January 4, 2015
Rest Peacefully, Stuart. pic.twitter.com/8H6lZmjPir
— UPNORTHTRIP$ (@evboogie) January 4, 2015
Rest in Power to The Legend Stuart Scott. — #BRON2ON (@ActionBronson) January 4, 2015
RIP Stuart Scott.. What an inspiration on so many levels for hip hop and journalism. "As cool as the other side of the pillow"
— PHAROAHE MONCH (@pharoahemonch) January 4, 2015
