STEVE Francis used to hit the high notes in the NBA during his All-Star career.

And the former Houston Rockets point guard turned his passion for music into a business by launching the record label Mazerati Music.

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Steve Francis was the No. 2 pick of the 1999 NBA DraftCredit: Getty

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The point guard was selected to three All-Star GamesCredit: Getty

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Francis launched the music label Mazerati MusicCredit: Getty

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The NBA star even recorded his own music videosCredit: YouTube/KingKyle1500
Francis himself recorded songs on the record label, which also featured other artists.

“You know, music is something that I’ve been doing,” Francis told ESPN 980’s Inside the Locker Room.

“Recently people have just noticed, but I’ve been doing it for [a number of years], on the low.

“And my music company Mazerati Music we’ve been doing really well. We’ve been on tours and things like that.”

Francis took a more active role in the label after his basketball career began to wind down.

“Even though he’s based in Houston, Steve’s whole thing is really to break some major artists in DC,” Francis’ business manager Nate Peake told the Washington Times.

The record label was one of a number of Francis’s business interests, which also include boxing promotion, a construction company, a catering service, a clothing-line producer and a lawn-mowing service.

After an All-America campaign at Maryland, Francis was chosen with the No. 2 in the 1999 NBA draft by the Rockets.

Over the course of his NBA career, he appeared in three All-Star Games, two Slam Dunk contests and shared Rookie of the Year honors with Elton Brand in 2000.

As well as the Rockets, Francis played for the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks before ending his career in China in 2010.

Between contracts and buyouts, Francis earned $103.5million during his time in the league.

Francis had a challenging upbringing and dealt drugs in the streets before he made it in the NBA.

“When I was 10 years old, I got my first job as a phone boy,” he wrote in The Players’ Tribune.

“I’d wait outside the Chinese spot and sit on the curb by the pay phone, looking all innocent, and whenever the phone would ring, I’d answer.

“It was always people looking for drugs, looking for girls, looking for whatever.

“I’d tell them where to meet the dealers, and that was it. All day, all night.”