Michael Jordan celebrates 50th birthday with hip hop’s A-List

No other figure in sports has had the same type of impact Michael Jordan has had on hip hop. In fact, Michael Jordan is one of the main reasons most rappers compare themselves to NBA stars. Jay-Z famously called himself the “Mike Jordan of recordin,'” which led to much backlash.

Michael Jordan is widely considered the best NBA player of all-time and that is due to his utter domination of the competition in the 1990s. Six championships in eight years is something no leader has done since Michael Jordan. Those who watched Jordan have a hard time accepting him now being fifty years old.

Like the rest of the NBA and hip hop world, Michael Jordan is in Houston for the 2013 NBA All-Star Game. Michael Jordan celebrated his birthday in Houston alongside Jay-Z, Drake, Beyonce, Charles Oakley, Carmelo Anthony, Scottie Pippen, and more. Cedric the Entertainer did a dance off with Carmelo Anthony and R. Kelly performed, meanwhile Jordan was said to have spent $100,000.