LiAngelo Ball is expanding his life playbook, taking a pivot from his hoop dreams to a fresh focus on music with a new record deal. Ball signed with Def Jam and Universal Music Group, a representative ...

After Ball's career on the hardwood stalled out, he's finding much better luck on the mic. His "Tweaker" single attained platinum status last fall and peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.

LiAngelo Ball and Drake don’t seem like two names you’d expect to see in the same category—one a global rap superstar, the other known primarily as part of basketball’s most famous family. Yet in one ...