On Hip Hop Squares, two professional basketball players Shannon Brown and slam dunk champion Nate Robinson go head-to-head. Both former NBA players currently play in Ice Cube’s Big 3 League. (The rapper is exec producer of Hip Hop Squares).
The other celebrities in the Hip Hop Squares include rapper T.I., Real Housewives of Atlanta star NeNe Leakers, and Girls Cruise stars B. Simone and Pretty Vee, among others.
T.I. and his wife Tameka “Tiny” Harris are the stars of the reality TV show T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle which also follows the life of R&B singer Monica, Shannon Brown‘s soon to be ex-wife. They met when Brown played Monica’s love interest in her 2010 music video “Love All Over Me.”
Days before Shannon appears on Hip Hop Squares, Monica shared a series of photos of her with NBA legend Allen Iverson who wears a New York Yankees baseball hat. She wrote: “Life Long Friendships become Family when Loyalty & Honesty meet!!” When AI shared the photo he added the caption, “My homie.”
Monica’s ex, Shannon Brown, is a 33-year-old professional basketball player who was named a McDonald’s All-American before he played college ball for Michigan State. He was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2006 NBA draft.
Hip Hop Squares airs Tuesdays at 8:30 pm and 9 pm on VH1. [Watch It Again: Stream VH1 shows anytime — VH1 app is free]
