Josh Norman finally made it. After playing four seasons in the NFL, staking his claim as one of the top corners in the game last season, and signing a mega contract with the Redskins this offseason, Norman finally made it this week in the form of a lyric.
On DJ Khaled's new single "I got the Keys," Jay Z name drops Norman, as 247 Sports first noted. You can listen to the song here, but it contains NSFW lyrics.
Here's the Norman reference, which occurs right around the 1:10 mark:
"One-on-one with the corner with no safety help. I perform like Josh Norman, I ain't normal."
Look, if we're being completely honest, I know as much about rap as my parents, but this seems pretty cool. Jay Z is Jay Z -- someone I've actually heard of before. With that being said, there's one issue with that lyric:
This is why Jay-Z is overrated. Josh Norman actually played zone and did get help in Carolina's defense. https://t.co/b0GcXl32Gb
— Tyler Dunne (@TyDunne) June 27, 2016
Still, Norman's ex-teammates with the Panthers went pretty nuts on Twitter after hearing the song.
@J_No24 Boy when HOV shout you out on a song boy you somebody!! 😂😂😂🔑🗝🔑🗝🔑
— Thomas Davis (@ThomasDavisSDTM) June 27, 2016
@ThomasDavisSDTM@J_No24 boy I thought I was the only 1 heard that. I made bro ✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾 https://t.co/8W35bfQyT8
— Mike Tolbert (@miketolbert35) June 27, 2016
Norman, though, wanted them to knock it off.
Stop that right now ha smh RT @ThomasDavisSDTM: @J_No24 Boy when HOV shout you out on a song boy you somebody!! 😂😂😂🔑🗝🔑🗝🔑
— *Joshua R. Norman (@J_No24) June 27, 2016
For whatever it's worth, Norman's former teammates don't seem to be too upset about his unexpected departure this offseason.
