So i'm sitting here and reading a few threads, and i remember having this conversation with a few of the fellas in an XBOX Live Party not too long ago. What are your favorite songs/Which NBA 2k Game had the best soundtrack ever? We would go on for days about certain songs, how they made you feel while playing the game. Some folks use to fall asleep, and wake up the damn game playing these songs, so pretty much everyone has their favorites. I took the time to go back in the catalogue of this current generation to see which of the songs that make me nod my head while putting the competetion to sleep. These are My Faves....If i should miss a song that you liked in particular, let me know why you liked it.
NBA 2K6
2. "Big Money Talk" - Lyrics Born
3. "That's Why I'm Here" - Redman
Milk em-Ghostface featuring trife and Tara ellis
Carolina Agents-9th Wonder & Little Brother
The movement-Common Featuring J Dilla
NBA 2K7
Bang The Ball=Dan The automator Featuring Rhymefest
Don't Hate the Game-Dan The Automator Featuring Hieroglyphics
Ball til you fall-Dan The Automator Featuring Fabolous
2k007-Dan The Automator Featuring Ghostface & AG
Catch me-Dan The Automator Featuring Lupe Fiasco
Here Comes the Champ-Dan The Automator Featuring Mos Def & Anwar the Superstar
NBA 2K8
Lightworks-JDilla Featuring Q-tip & Talib Kweli
E=MC2-J Dilla Featuring Common
Sucka Mc's-Run DMC
Molotov Telegram-Tommy Guerrero
Throwback Rap Attack-Percee P
Chrome Dreams-Quasimoto
Cold Heat Megamix-Jrocc
Funky 16 Corners-The HighLighters Band
Easy Come Easy Go-A Guy called Gerald
Dap Walk-Ernie & the Top Notes
NBA 2K9
Root Down-Beastie Boys
Blockhead-Dukes of Hazard
2K Pennies-Cool Kids
Sofa King-DangerDoom
You Dont Love Me-Dawn Penn
Rootzilla Beez-DJ Rasta Root
In Yo Face-DJ UNK
Going on-Gnarls Barkley
That Undergrund-Jamalski
Mommy and Daddy-Pretty Loser
Money Mark-Silly Putty
Spaz-N.E.R.D
Funky in the middle-Nickodemus
Creator-SantoGold Featuring Switch & Freq Nasty
Light the fuse-Skeewiff
Loose-Spanky Rock & Benny Blanco
Passing me by-Pharcyde
NBA 2k10
In My Honest Opinion, this is by far the best soundtrack ever assembled in 2K's History. Not Only did they Introduce Myplayer that year, They Made the Perfect soundtrack for it as well.. I mean i've played every NBA 2K game since dreamcast, and i can't remember a time before 2k10 where i started singing the words to the song while playing...Some were ICONIC! Act like you guys never caught yourselves singing " ONE day, ONe day, One day a-AAAAAAAAAAA" or how about "R-A-D-I-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO/L-A-D-I-OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO".
So i've far i've been Putting My favs from each soundtrack.
There isnt one song on NBA 2K10 that didn't have my head nodding.
Thats why im gonna list the whole entire soundtrack.
Definition of classic. PEriod.
Ace Hood - Top of the World
Adam Tensta - My Cool
Akala - The Edge
Al Kapone - Rock This
Chali2na - Lock it Down (Instrumental)
Chali2na – International (feat. Beenie Man)
Donnie Bravo - Run Away
Duo Live - Shootin
Flo Rida - ROOTS
Iglu & Hartly - In this City
Illinois - Hang On
Izza Kizza - They’re Everywhere
K’naan - Wavin’ the Flag
Kanye West - Amazing
Kenan Bell - Like This
Matisyahu - One Day
Metric - Help I’m Alive
Metronomy - Radio Ladio
MGMT - Electric Feel
Miike Snow - Black & Blue
Naïve New Breeders - Can’t Choose
Ratatat - Falcon Jab
Ratatat - Mirando
Saul Williams - List of Demands (Reparations)
Sportsrushaz - Iron
The Game - Champion (Exclusive and original track)
The Moog - Joyclad Armies
Vincent Van Go Go - Do You Know
NBA 2K11
This In My opinion is the greatest Basketball Game ever created. I don't know of a game that pretty much PUts Jordan on their cover, and lives up to the HYPE! This soundtrack, although not as epic as NBA 2k10's is probably the second best soundtrack they've put together. I guess i PLayed and dominated crew games for so long, These songs for a period of time became the soundtrack to my online life. I'd sign on and be ready to hear Drake's "Over" or Snoop's 2k theme blaring through my tv. Again, since i pretty much played the heck out this game, i'll put all the Songs on the soundtrack, not just my faves.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vzzcImrBlsU
- Snoop Dogg – NBA 2K Theme
- Big Boi – Shutterbug
- Drake – Over
- Cassidy – Game Time
- Ron Artest – Champion
- Duck-Down All-Stars feat. Buckshot, Skyzoo, Promise, and Sean Price – Better Than You
- The Alan Parsons Project – Sirius
- Art vs. Science – Hollywood
- Big Rock Candy Mountain – Rocketship
- Brunettes – Red Rollerskates
- Chicharones – Little By Little
- Children Collide – Skeleton Dance
- Constellations feat. Asher Roth- We’re Here To Save The Day
- Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi – Symphonies (Remix)
- Delorean – Deli
- Ev – Home Of The Brave (Instrumental)
- Failsafe – Hope & Only If We Learn
- HOGNI – Bow Down
- Kidz In Space – Downtime
- Middleman – It’s Not Over Yet
- Rakaa feat. Aloe Blaac – Crown Of Thorns
- The Redland – So Far
- The Russian Futurists – Paul Simon & Precious Metals
- Sonny Bones – Rise
- Two Door Cinema Club – I Can Talk
- Yung Autmatik & Bayroot Productions – Go Hard or Go Home
- Dux Jones – Pourin’ It On
NBA 2K12
Didnt really care for this game to be quite honest. So my opinion on this soundtrack is less objective. Maybe some of you found this game to be great, but with the omission of MY Crew mode...it literally took the Wind out of my sail.
- Eminem & Royce Da 5'9" - Fast Lane
- Travis Barker featuring Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes and Lil Jon - Let's Go
- CyHi Da Prynce - Sideways (2K Remix)
- Kurtis Blow - Basketball
- Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
- Machine Drum - Let It (edIT Remix)
- Aceyalone featuring Cee-Lo - Workin' Man's Blues
- Freddie Gibbs - Look Easy (2K Original)
- Chiddy Bang featuring Q-Tip - Here We Go
- Zion I featuring Rebelution- Many Stylez
- Duck Down All -Stars 2 - Shout The Winners Out (2K Original)
- Middle Class Rut - New Low
- Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy
- Ancient Astronauts - Still a Soldier
- Alex K. and D.J.I.G. - Now's My Time (2K Original)
- See-I - Haterz
- James Pants - We're Through
- Shinobi Ninja - Rock Hood
- DELS - Shapeshift
- Hudson Mohawke - Thunder Bay (instrumental)
- Mr. Chop - Intermezzo 2 (instrumental)
- Kid Mac featuring Mat McHugh - Hear You Calling
- Thunderball - Make Your Move
- The Freeze Tag - The Shuffle (instrumental)
- The Death Set - It's Another Day
- Project Lionheart -They Come Back
- Jamaica - By The Numbers
- XV - Awesome
NBA 2K13
Ok So this is a slight improvement from NBA 2k12, but still with the Omission of My Crew, I'm not a Big fan of this game. Be it as it may, This is by far the MOST Commercial friendly soundtrack to date. Where as 2Ksports, known for breaking unknown(to a lot of us at least) underground artist for their soundrack, this year, they sought out the talents of MUlti-platinum rapper Jay-Z to not only lend a hand in the music department, but also add a bit of his own style to the game. Don't get me wrong, there's not a song on here i don't like. There in lies the problem for me. I've heard all of these songs before, so they don't leave me nodding my head when i turn off my console. They have me never wanting to put it back on....LMFAOOO.