Jimmy Butler is a standout forward for the Miami Heat, but Jimmy is making moves—or more like sounds—off the court because this NBA star is also getting into country music.
Jimmy first talked about creating country music well over a year ago, and to date, he’s produced sixty tracks that could be included on a country album. But Jimmy has a bigger goal in mind. Ultimately, he wants to record 200 country music songs.
Jimmy talked about his musical endeavor with The Guardian, and he made another thing perfectly clear. While Jimmy is creating and producing these country music tracks, that doesn’t mean he’s doing any singing.
Jimmy told The Guardian, “I’m like the DJ Khaled of this thing.” Jimmy is inspired by how “crazy talented” DJ Khaled is. He added, “To bring all these artists together and to have them be able to maintain the egos and be like, ‘Yo, look, this is what we’re trying to get done here.”
He believes that DJ Khaled has “mastered” that method in his genre of music. Jimmy wants to bring that formula to his country project as a writer and producer. He’s already pulled in some serious talent to sing his original country songs.
According to Taste of Country, Jimmy shared one of his self-produced country tracks on social media. This catchy song features Breland on vocals.
Jimmy’s song received over 34,000 likes—and counting—on Instagram. He captioned his audio clip with, “@breland was here!! y’all better buy my album.”
“Don’t Take the Girl” Sparked Jimmy’s Love of Country Music
Jimmy is from Tomball, Texas, on the outskirts of Houston. While he’s become an avid country music fan, it’s interesting to note that Jimmy’s decision to make country music started because of a practical joke.
Taste of Country reported that in 2021, Jimmy began listening to country music during his pregame warmups. He knew very little about current country music, so Jimmy searched online for “best country songs.” The number one search result was “Don’t Take the Girl” by Tim McGraw. Jimmy said he just went with it.
But Jimmy also confessed that he only played country music on his headphones to shock reporters and fellow players. He knew that no one expected him to be into country music, and Jimmy figured the joke would be on them.
But then Jimmy confessed that he really started listening to the lyrics of songs like “Don’t Take the Girl.” He said, “I was like, ‘Damn, poor kids, poor guy.’”
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Then, something truly unexpected happened to Jimmy. He began searching online for more “top country songs,” and Jimmy grew to love country music.
That’s when Jimmy set a goal to make a country album. He wanted to prove to himself that he could reach that goal.
But Jimmy has admitted in the Guardian interview that the experience has been humbling. He realizes now that so many people in the country music space initially think, “Man, I can do that,” and make a hit country song.
But Jimmy said, “You really don’t know how difficult it is.” The good news is, Jimmy said he has “all these songs on the back burner.” He admitted, “It’s fun, and I do love it, but my goodness, it’s difficult.”
Jimmy Butler Talks About His Coffee Company
NBA fans should be glad that Jimmy has no plans to give up professional basketball. He’s a six-time All-Star who’s been compared to NBA legends like Michael Jordan.
Jimmy has played in two NBA finals over the last four years, but when he’s off the court, he prefers to talk about his country music goals and also his coffee company. Several years ago, Jimmy started his Bigface coffee brand.
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He said he’s taken “origin trips” to coffee-bean-growing regions in Peru and Columbia. Jimmy revealed, “I wanted to learn what it really takes to make coffee. I’m talking from the ground up.”
If you didn’t know how Jimmy came up with the idea for Bigface coffee, he conceived the idea during the pandemic when the NBA played in the Disney World Bubble. Jimmy started brewing his Bigface coffee in his Disney hotel room. His fellow players became his first customers at $20 per cup.
