Which rappers inspired John Cena's Thuganomics gimmick?

[Metal Face]

U Can't See Me came from Yayo

The Champ Is Here came from Jadakiss




Chain Gang came from State Property

Word Life came from O.C.??

CeGOAT a true hip hop head

 

[Novembruh]

....'The Champ is Here' was Ali, cuh.

But otherwise, by all means: cook. Also may want to mention the connection to MOP and his theme.

RIP Amadou

 

[Metal Face]

....'The Champ is Here' was Ali, cuh.

I know but peep the vid I linked
Cena used to say that shyt then do the laugh like Jada in the song

 

[Mr. Manhattan]

 

[Illeye buckmatic]

Cena My Time Is Now
NaS The Time is Now. All I need Is One Mic

 

[SpacelySprockets]

he stole hella shyt from g unit

he had his own spinner chain like the g unit spinner chain and then customized the US and WWE titles to spin like them too

 

[Womb Raider]

I fw Cena but I never understood how mfs were okay cosplaying a wanksta

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

I remember in some interview he said a major influence of his was Murphy Lee

 

[Tres Leches]

Hustle loyalty respect


Money power respect

 

[Redwood]

I remember in some interview he said a major influence of his was Murphy Lee

 

[prophecypro]

I fw Cena but I never understood how mfs were okay cosplaying a wanksta

Early to mid 2000s was free range for white people to mimick black culture in some half ironic half serious way at a time when it was its most ripe to be mocked with the 50 Cent gangsta era (remember how many celebs was wearing grillz for fun) to the point where it was seen as normal (and people only woke round iggy/macklemore time and by then it was too late)

That and initally Cena wannabe gimmick was meant to be played for jokes as a comedy heel until it naturally got over with the crowd cause he was basically a white version of the most popular rapper at that time and its rare for wrestling to be in line with whats popular at the exact moment

 

[African_brehda]

Eminem - skin color

 

[85 East]

M.O.P. theme song

 

[Striving For Greatness]

Obv g unit

 

[The Prince of All Saiyans]

John Cena released a rap album titled “You Can't See Me” which sold 143,000 copies and was RIAA certified gold. It also peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and at No. 3 on the Billboard US rap albums