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NBA superstar James Harden is the latest celebrity tastemaker to curate Spotify's monthly 'Taste' playlist.

August 9, 2021 The playlist gives fans insight into The Beards musical taste with tracks from Lil Baby Drake Future Travis Scott Lil Uzi Vert Meek Mill Gunna Lil Durk Roddy Ricch Don Toliverand the late, great Nipsey Hussle Proving he keeps his ear to the streets, Harden has also picked songs from red-hot rookie EST Gee as well as 2021 HipHopDX Rising Stars 42 Duggand Blxst Music is the driving force behind my day-to-day motivation, said Harden of his Taste playlist. On the days that I lack, music helps me get the job done, in every area of my life. Curating a playlist for Spotify is an extension of what I do in my daily life. I find music I believe in, and I put people on. Maxwell Adepoju, Spotifys Senior Hip Hop Editor for North America, added, Taste is a playlist brand that shares the unique story of tastemakers and their relationship to music and culture. There are only a handful of athletes whose ambitions cross over into Hip Hop and music cultures, and James is at the top of that list. As one of the NBAs most popular players, James Harden is friends with many of the names on his Taste playlist. Hes been spotted hanging out with Travis Scott and Drake, and is even on tickling termswith Meek Mill. Harden appears to be particularly closeto Lil Baby, who appears a total of ten times on his Taste playlist. In July, the pair hit up Paris Fashion Week together, a trip that was tainted by a brush with the law. Harden was reportedly frisked by police while Baby was arrestedfor allegedly transporting drugs after cops found 20 grams of cannabis in his car. The Atlanta rapper was released from custodyand ordered to pay a drug fine. He got a real ear for music, Lil Baby said while speaking about Harden in an interview with Read more