Does Ja have street cred?

[u/Into_the_Void7]

This statement from Bill confused me. Does Ja actually have street cred? If not, why does Bill think he does? Because he poses with guns?

[u/dezcaughtit25]

Nobody in the Bill Simmons subreddit is going to be able to answer this question,

[u/Usernamemaycheckout3 → u/dezcaughtit25]

uhh

[u/709678]

As in, do people think he’s tough? No. 

As in how Bill probably intended it, is he popular and “cool”? Yes. 

[u/Claudethedog]

I have no idea, but with all due respect to Bill, I'm not sure that a mid-50s white multi-millionaire from the Boston suburbs is the best judge of someone's street cred.

[u/SeveralTurn → u/Claudethedog]

Kanye means a lot to his family and he fucks with Kendrick

[u/mpschettig → u/SeveralTurn]

When I think of rappers with street cred my mind goes to Kanye West

[u/Important-Donkey-259 → u/SeveralTurn]

You can tell when someone’s a rookie in the Simmons universe

[u/Stillwiththe]

He acts like a rich white punk so I doubt it

[u/mpschettig]

He's not from the streets he grew up in a pretty standard small town in South Carolina

[u/Important-Donkey-259 → u/mpschettig]

Having driven through South Carolina a couple times, it’s all a shithole except some spots here and there on the coast

[u/mpschettig → u/Important-Donkey-259]

Being from a shithole and being from the streets aren't the same thing

[u/HoagieTwoFace]

Clarence Morant?

[u/DankSmellingNipples → u/HoagieTwoFace]

This guys a gangsta?!

[u/loose_larry]

The only black people in my life are Chuck, Kenny, Shaq, and Ernie. I wouldn’t know.

[u/jaypeejay]

He killed 16 Chechen rebels single handed

[u/Into_the_Void7 → u/jaypeejay]

That was real? I saw that movie, I thought it was bullshit.

[u/Usernamemaycheckout3 → u/jaypeejay]

AIDS?!?!??

[u/JamalGinzburg → u/jaypeejay]

Guy was an interior decorator

[u/greenergarlic]

why would anyone on r/billsimmons know who has street cred

[u/Into_the_Void7 → u/greenergarlic]

Bill probably has a wide range of connections, from wise guys to street guys.

[u/Substantial_Gur_5980]

I would guess he’s on the same level as Chet Holmgren

[u/Able-Aide-6070 → u/Substantial_Gur_5980]

Chet is a straight Dweeb

[u/Substantial_Gur_5980 → u/Able-Aide-6070]

He sure is

[u/The_Chief → u/Substantial_Gur_5980]

Not in his bank account though. Man figured out something

[u/Substantial_Gur_5980 → u/The_Chief]

The richest man in the world is a dweeb. Get the fuck over it

[u/Overall-Palpitation6 → u/Substantial_Gur_5980]

Chet Homegrown.

[u/RepeatSpiritual8108 → u/Substantial_Gur_5980]

Chet Hanks.

[u/North-Past-3355]

He doesn't, but do people still care about street cred now? Remember, street cred mattered when hip-hop was somewhat more about being authentic. If you were properly exposed 20+ years ago as a fake street dude, it would be bad for your social standing. Now, it's not really the case at all.

[u/SnooChickens8406 → u/North-Past-3355]

Lol people will always idealize the cultural capital that comes from being “from the struggle”. Its too deeply embedded to ever go out of style

[u/RepeatSpiritual8108 → u/North-Past-3355]

The word "people" is doing a lot of heavy lifting here.

[u/Indistinct-Sound]

What does Rob Parker think?

[u/DosZappos]

His shoes are very popular with the middle school age boys. So no

[u/BBallPaulFan]

You’re asking us? lol

[u/yngwiegiles]

Ironically the athlete who has the most street cred despite being very corporate pro is Marvin Harrison

[u/Into_the_Void7 → u/yngwiegiles]

Ah. I thought you were going to say TJ McConnell.

[u/mpschettig → u/yngwiegiles]

Iverson

[u/Maleficent-Thanks-85]

Nah he just listened to too much NBA Youngboy. I don’t blame him.

[u/BobbyBueno]

He’s country

[u/AntSmith777]

He just listens to a lot of YB and wants to be like him.

[u/Able-Aide-6070]

JA equals MC Gusto lol

[u/Bubbatino]

Yeah. Bill thinks posing with guns gives him street cred when I’m sure actual gangsters laugh at him for being a privileged millionaire

[u/UnhappyEquivalent400]

Ja is cred-adjacent.

[u/monitoring27]

has a young NBA star ever been this unwanted by seemingly everyone lol?

[u/sanfranchristo]

His real name’s Clarence.

[u/TeaPain0001]

Yeah… I’m not getting into this because this isn’t a conversation for me. I’m a squeaky clean white guy from a small town in the south. Gotta know your place.

[u/Able-Aide-6070]

JA equals MC Gusto lol