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No. 23’s hip-hop aspirations arose when the then-Kansas freshman began penning lyrics in his college dorm room, soon recording eight tracks under the moniker Young Sav.

“I’m a laid-back dude, so I’d just chill in my room, and one day I just got my phone, went in my notes, started listening to that Future beat and just started writing to it,” said McLemore in July 2013. “That’s how I started rapping and started writing stuff.”

Earlier this month, the Kings guard released his debut video, “Intro,” a two-minute ode that paints a deep, personal picture of his tumultuous upbringing over a smooth, jazzy instrumental. The St. Louis native – donning a red Cardinals baseball cap atop his head – receives a collect phone call from his incarcerated brother, and goes on to shine light on a myriad of childhood obstacles, from fighting poverty to watching his older brother be arrested.

World Peace released his debut album, My World, under his own label, Tru Warier – which he justifiably once shaved into his hair for promotion – early during his Sacramento stint in 2006. The record includes guest appearances from popular rappers P. Diddy, Juvenile and Mike Jones.

Since then, the All-Star forward worked with hip-hop legend Dr. Dre on the single “Champions” – which was actually written a year before World Peace won a title with the Lakers.

The Queensbridge native has also made cameos in several music videos, including a blink-and-you-missed-it appearance in Nas’ “Nas Is Like” (1:25 mark) and Toni Braxton’s “Yesterday,” in which he comforts the R&amp;B singer who is wronged by her love interest, then-Lakers guard Shannon Brown.

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In between being criticized by the likes of David Robinson and Reggie Miller – and issuing countless technical fouls – referee Mickey Gordon (Billy Crystal) is relieved to have a calm, eye-level conversation with the 5-foot-7 Kings guard. Interestingly, while dozens of real-life NBA standouts play themselves,two of Webb's teammates – ‘Swift’ and ‘Durgas’ – are fill-in actors.

Scot Pollard, Bobby Jackson and Lawrence Fundeburke – "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" (2003)

An advertising executive (Matthew McConaughey) and magazine writer (Kate Hudson) attend Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Kings at Madison Square Garden, and watch Pollard – sporting spiked blonde hair and a goatee – grab an offensive rebound and get sent to the foul line.

While Jackson is off-target on a contested three-pointer, Funderburke later scores on a put-back to give Sacramento the lead in the closing seconds. In the subsequent contest, Pollard throws a perfect outlet pass to the streaking Jackson, who splits the defense and nails the game-winning lay-up. Divac, Mike Bibby, Peja Stojakovic, Doug Christie, Hedo Turkoglu and Gerald Wallace also have uncredited, background parts.

Metta World Peace, Matt Barnes and Darren Collison – “Think Like a Man” (2012)

Donning a pair of skintight short-shorts, World Peace (Ron Artest) – joined by a group of NBA and WNBA stars, including former Kings forward Barnes and current starting point guard Collison – calmly listens to Cedric’s (Kevin Hart) verbal jabs before giddily accepting the comedian’s pick-up game challenge. World Peace has also landed minor roles in a handful of movies in recent years, including the romanticdrama “9 Full Moons” and “All Wifed Out,” a comedy starring Dustin Diamond.

While O’Neal and future Orlando Magic teammate “Penny” Hardaway are the film’s central basketball recruits, the then-Duke guard and soon-to-be Kings draftee suits up for Indiana under Hall of Fame Head Coach Bob Knight in one of the much-heralded basketball scenes.

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