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Martell Webster dropping a rap album, while hoping to make NBA return

Martell Webster on the track.

He's already achieved one dream — playing in the NBA. The 29-year-old NBA veteran is now pursing another passion.

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Webster is putting the finishing touches on his rap debut, "Emerald District," as he attempts to rebound from a hip injury that got him cut by the Washington Wizards early this season.

The sixth overall pick in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, Webster was one of the last players to go directly from high school to the NBA.