Terry Blount, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Marshawn Lynch to appear in new Ludacris music video

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch loves to play his rap songs in the team’s locker room before practice each day. Now he’s actually going to be in a rap-music video.

Last week on ESPN’s "His & Hers" show, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges said Lynch will appear in his new single. And the title? Beast Mode, of course.

“It was inspired by Marshawn Lynch," Ludacris told hosts Michael Smith and Jemele Hill. “The same way he's plowing down people on the field, I’m plowing down people in the music industry and all these rappers. It's a song that has no hook. It's three minutes of just metaphors and just going in.”

Ludacris’ album, Ludaversal, debuts Tuesday. The Beast Mode music video has yet to be released.

“I met [Lynch] and literally within like two minutes I felt like we were family,” Ludacris said. “I don’t know what it is. He's real cool, real laid-back guy. He was a fan. He was talking about how much his mom was a fan, so I told him I’m a fan of his. We inspire each other.”

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