{"id":296900,"date":"2023-11-08T01:24:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T01:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=296900"},"modified":"2023-11-08T01:24:31","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T01:24:31","slug":"anthony-joshua-breaks-into-freestyle-rap-with-louis-theroux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/boxing\/anthony-joshua-breaks-into-freestyle-rap-with-louis-theroux\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthony Joshua breaks into freestyle rap with Louis Theroux"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>&#8216;Fire in the booth!&#8217;: Anthony Joshua breaks into freestyle rap during Louis Theroux interview&#8230; having previously collaborated with\u00a0 Headie One and So Solid Crew<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Anthony Joshua showed off his freestyle rapping skills with Louis Theroux\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Joshua has been heard rapping with\u00a0Headie One and\u00a0So Solid Crew before\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>How do you get the biggest fight for an ailing AJ without huge risk?\u00a0The Hook\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Anthony Joshua showed off his freestyle rapping skills during an interview with\u00a0Louis Theroux on Tuesday afternoon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former two-time world heavyweight champion sat down with the documentary maker in the iconic north London gym that helped him forge his career in the early days.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joshua reflected on his career and showed off his freestyle rapping skills after\u00a0Theroux asked him about his love of music and post-that fight performance in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua &#8211; who had just avenged his shocked defeat to Andy Ruiz &#8211; celebrated his victory by getting on the microphone\u00a0alongside rapper Headie One at a JD Sports party.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Theroux knew he was no stranger to getting on the mic and asked AJ\u00a0what &#8216;bars&#8217; he had during their interview. Joshua responded by saying he was of a &#8216;freestyle&#8217; type of guy.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/23\/77529955-12722723-image-a-22_1699398946300.jpg\" height=\"351\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Anthony Joshua showed off his freestyle rapping skills during an interview with Louis Theroux<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2023\/10\/25\/The%20Hook_Promo_Desktop.636.png\"><\/p>\n<p>AJ then broke out into rap, spitting the following lyrics:\u00a0&#8216;Me and Louis in the kitchen, having coffee and tea, you know that back in the day I&#8217;ll be whippin&#8217;, big pimpin&#8217;, Range Rover dippin&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Joshua continued: &#8216;Me and my ninjas never slipping&#8217;, trigger finger you know it stays itchin&#8217;, I just put the clip in.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The former two-time world heavyweight champion burst out laughing after his 15-second chorus, but Theroux stepped in to continue the rap\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Here I am with my man, AJ, I&#8217;m asking questions, getting all crazy, in a minute we&#8217;ll get in the ring, watch me &#8217;cause I can sting.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I can throw a left, I can throw a right, put you down alright all night, you&#8217;ll be with your feet layin&#8217; out, no doubt.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/07\/23\/24545058-12722723-The_two_time_unified_champion_took_time_out_of_his_preparation_t-a-23_1699398994600.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The two-time unified champion took time out of his preparation to make a surprise appearance<\/p>\n<p>AJ&#8217;s performance wasn&#8217;t the first or last time we will see him with a microphone. He famously performed 21 Seconds alongside So Solid Crew at a packed out nightclub in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The British heavyweight, who as preparing for a fight with Kubrat Pulev at the time, was filmed at Garage Nation &#8211; and impressed the capacity crowd by rapping along to the former UK No 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Joshua took to the stage with Lisa Maffia, who is widely known as being the main female member of So Solid Crew, and put on a very different kind of show for the hundreds packed into the venue.<\/p>\n<p>The venue responsible for hosting the event took to Twitter to rave about Joshua&#8217;s shock cameo, and described the performance as &#8216;one of the best moments in Garage Nation history&#8217;.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/boxing\/article-12722723\/Fire-booth-Anthony-Joshua-breaks-freestyle-rap-Louis-Theroux-interview-having-previously-collaborated-Headie-One-Solid-Crew.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;Fire in the booth!&#8217;: Anthony Joshua breaks into freestyle rap during Louis Theroux interview&#8230; 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