Mo Bamba

Khadimoul Rassoul Sheck Fall is an American hip-hop artist known professionally as Sheck Wes. Born in Harlem, New York, the son of Senegalese immigrants, Wes grew up with Orlando Magic player Mohamed Bamba, with whom he shares his African heritage. He ended up naming this breakout single after the NBA rookie.

Recorded by Wes in about 20 minutes, the rapper wrote nothing down and recorded "Mo Bamba" in one take before uploading the track without fanfare to the streaming service SoundCloud.

The song draws parallels between both Wes and Mo Bamba standing on the cliff face of fame. While the rapper was being pursued by labels, his basketball-playing pal was being chased by the likes of Duke, Kentucky, and Michigan. He explained to Genius: "My friend Mo Bamba, who was a draft pick, asked me to put his name in the song or somethin'. But, then I started freestylin' but I was freestylin' about all the people callin' me, and I guess it was just what I was talkin' about, and I was frustrated about and I made this one-take freestyle about Mo Bamba and how I'm like Mo Bamba, like I'm a athlete. I was being recruited the same way as athletes do. So, that's why I compared it."