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Kalan Hooks Oct 28, 2026, 12:00 PM ET

Rap superstar Rod Wave is taking his sports agency to the next level.

Sources exclusively told ESPN that Arkansas true freshman Abdou Toure has signed with Rod Wave's Mainstay Sports Agency. The official announcement was made Wednesday.

According to the rapper, whose real name is Rodarius Macell Green, he learned about Toure from his team at Mainstay Sports, which led him to look into the guard's high school highlights. Green was impressed by what he saw and immediately reached out.

"I believe he's a superstar talent, and a superstar person," Green told ESPN in a statement. "I love his family, and he trusts and believes in me the same as I believe in him. I take that seriously, it's an honor."

Toure was a standout forward at Notre Dame High School in his hometown of West Haven, Connecticut. He checked out of the SCNext 100 class of 2026 rankings at No. 16 and was the No.…