EIGHTIES NATION CEO ASANTE SAMUEL FEATURED ON TMZ

Former NFL superstar Asante Samuel is jumping in the rap game … starting his own record label … and he tells TMZ Sports he has his eyes on an ex-teammate with RIDICULOUS rhyme skills.

Samuel — a 4-time Pro Bowler and one of the best CBs of his era — recently launched the Eighties Nation record company … which he hopes will make some cash … and a difference in his hood.

“I saw it as a way to help people get out of our hood and give them jobs and a way to stay out of jail.”

Samuel says he’s got big plans for his company — and he’s taking his cues on how to grow the business from some of the biggest names in hip hop. To read the rest of the story