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On Friday, he made his rap debut on Rick Ross’ new single “Season Ticket Holder,” and while the collaboration might sound bizarre, it’s actually not as far-fetched as it seems.

Last year, the two long-time friends joined forces for a limited-edition sneaker when the three-time NBA champion suggested that they hit the studio together to drop a track.

“I do have dreams. I wanted to get on one song, one day,” he recently revealed on Good Morning America. “Rick Ross, who’s a good friend of mine, reached out and said, ‘D, let’s do a track for the city.’ So my last year I filmed a song with Rick Ross called ‘Season Ticket Holder’ that actually comes out in a couple of days.”

Now is it any damn good? Twitter had some thoughts.

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Earlier this week, Wade revealed on ESPN’s The Jump that Kobe’s brief foray into rap inspired his own decision to explore his creativity.

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“I think what got me into it was watching all the old footage of Kobe,” he told ESPN’s Rachel Nichols. “Everything that Kobe did...As someone who was a fan of his, I got to see him in so many different facets of life. And I was like, ‘You know, what? I do want to do things that’s out of the box.’”

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Listen to Wade put it down for Miami below.