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Billionaire Michael Jordan and His Wealth Played a Crucial Role in Rapper Travis Scott’s Successful Collaboration With Young Thug

Published 04/22/2022, 10:00 PM EDT

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Michael Jordan is iconic in all senses. He is widely regarded as the greatest player to ever play in the NBA, and this is just the tip of the iceberg.

He is a billionaire, the owner of an NBA team, and also the owner of a NASCAR team. Not to mention his iconic Jordan brand that rakes in most of his income!

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Interestingly enough, he has left his mark in the music industry as well. For the uninitiated, popular Rapper Travis Scott, shot one of his music videos in MJ’s house. Talking on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show, Travis revealed the details regarding the music video. 

How did Michael Jordan help Travis Scott?

Michael Jordan and Travis Scott belong to two completely different backgrounds. While one is a 6 time NBA champion with the Chicago Bulls, the other is a Grammy-nominated artist.

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So, what connects the two? Travis Scott shot the music video for his song featuring M.I.A and Young Thug called ‘Franchise’ in MJ’s house.

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The video was shot in Michael Jordan’s Chicago mansion that bears his famous #23 at the entry gates. When asked by the host whether Jordan knew Travis was using his place for the video, the rapper had a lot to say.

Scott said, “Yeah, he did. Hey, Mike, I don’t know if you watching this but I left some shoes in your garage. I’m coming back for those! Thank you for letting me use your crib. We shot all through the crib so we kind of like turned a lot of the crib into what you’ve seen like. “

The video has done well on the charts as it has around 95 million views on YouTube itself. 

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Interestingly enough, Jordan has been trying to sell this mansion off for quite some time now. Despite the superstar status of the mansion, it has received no suitors yet.

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After buying the iconic estate for $29 million, the mansion is listed for roughly half its price at $14.9 million. (Source: Forbes)

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The iconic mansion boasts nine bedrooms, 15 full baths, four half baths, and a 14-car garage. Moreover, it has a regulation-sized basketball court to suit the needs of Michael Jordan.

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Abhinava Ghosh

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Abhinava is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Bachelor's in Journalism and Mass Communication. Abhinava has been following NBA for the past 6 years and is a huge fan of the Golden State Warriors and Stephen Curry.
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Ajinkya Aswale