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Serena Williams Offers The Latest Proof That Athletes Rapping Is Never A Good Idea

You would think that most pro athletes would shy away from recording vanity rap songs after we all saw what happened with Shaquille O’Neal and Kazaam, but Serena Williams must have missed the memo. The tennis superstar recorded a minute-long track at a recording studio in Florida owned by her close friend Bryant McKinnie, who, when not helping fellow athletes embarrass themselves, plays offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens.

So, how is it? Give it a listen:

For further scrutiny, here are the lyrics:

Wait a minute now
Wait a minute now
Wait a minute now
What you gonna tell ‘em when they hate?
I WIN

I ball hard, no tennis racket
I can’t see these haters through my Gucci glasses
I make hits like battin practice
Baby like “Serena, is you really rappin’?”
That’s me, thanks for listenin’
Schoolin’ these rappers, they should pay tuition
I make a lot of money but that ain’t your business
And you can tell the people I said this

I win, I really mean it
Swag out this world, you should call me Venus
That’s my sister, my name is Serena
On the court I serve ‘em up
No subpoena
I cook the track up like a frozen pizza
Beat so crazy it might blow your speakers
I ain’t ever been a loser
and I’m always on top…
Roofer

Wait a minute now
Wait a minute now
What you gonna tell ‘em when they hate?
I WIN

There’s a fine line between amazingly ridiculous and terrible, and I think whatever this is juuuust toes it. I’m going to be honest, and preface this by saying my taste in music is demonstrably terrible (see this, for example) — I would not be mad if I heard this in the club. Embarrassed, definitely. But not mad.

[H/t Buzzfeed, photo via Getty]