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NBA 2K17 Soundtrack Revealed

12:03 PM - August 12, 2016 by Steve_OS

2K has just announced the full NBA 2K17 soundtrack, curated by Imagine Dragons, Noah “40” Shebib of OVO Sound, and Grimes. The new soundtrack will feature music across all genres including hip-hop, rock and alternative with songs from JAY Z, Future, Action Bronson, The Internet, The 1975, Santigold, and more. Check out the full list of tracks below and listen to it on Spotify here.

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# 141 Gman 18 @ 08/14/16 08:36 PM

Do any of you guys remember the Nba Courtside 02 signature tracks? If you don't, look up " one love "," courtside " and " ko-beats. -timeless, nostalgic music with rhythm but at the same time fit the theme of basketball. 2k and madden are in the same boat in that both have gone mostly mainstream because of the much higher exposure to their games.

Back in the day, 2k had the Hieroglyphics crew, Abstract Rude, Aceyalone, Chali 2na, Jean Grae, Dilated Peoples, Mr. Lif, People Under the Stairs, RJD2, Del the Funkee Homosapien and Madlib. Hell even Redman was in the soundtrack in I believe 2k6 or 2k7. All classic underground hip-hop that set the tone for the game. The nfl 2k5 soundtrack was also brilliant. Back then 2k tried to get these dope underground guys more exposure, now they're mostly about appealing to the bigger audience- the casual crowd, in the soundtrack department.

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# 142 Gman 18 @ 08/14/16 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Gosens6


	Do any of the people who hate the soundtrack even know why you hate the soundtrack? Or do you just see Drake, Rappers you've never heard of or something that doesn't fit your current niche?

People don't like the soundtrack because they've heard the 2k soundtracks from yesteryear ( going back to pre-2k12)and they realize A LOT of these songs don't " fit the bill " of basketball, not saying they're bad songs, but some just don't belong in a basketball game, or any sports video game period. But that's just my take on it. Ignorance is bliss, fella.

People have every right to compain about something that they're PAYING for, at least in most scenarios. I CHALLENGE you and the others to go LOOK at the Nba 2k soundtracks from 2k5-2k11 and then go back and glance at 2k17s and tell me something ain't right...I'll admit what this soundtrack has on the ones from the mid-2000s is diversity. 2k9 really was the first to bring a diverse feel to the game. 2k10 I thought did it best in that regard.

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# 143 ojandpizza @ 08/14/16 08:57 PM

Drake ain't even that bad, c'mon now it's two songs lol.

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# 144 Chargers_Are_The_Bes @ 08/14/16 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MackZillaTV


	Eletric Feel to this day is a Top 5 Song in 2K history.

It was something about that song that I just loved lol. That 2k had a great soundtrack period

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# 145 barond57 @ 08/14/16 09:27 PM

Xbox background music couldn't have come soon enough.

# 146 Daddy123 @ 08/14/16 10:04 PM

Ronnie says 11 more songs, not revealed yet

# 147 BluFu @ 08/14/16 10:05 PM

Only listened halfway but I'm liking the vibes so far. Good job again by 2k

# 148 Mauer4MVP @ 08/14/16 10:49 PM

More MGMT I'd obviously always welcomed, but still a solid soundtrack.

# 149 XxSpiritHunterX @ 08/15/16 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Daddy123


	Ronnie says 11 more songs, not revealed yet

Most likely, and hopefully, 2K Sports Classic tracks. I loved hearing those older 2K Sports songs in 2K16.

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# 150 eltyboogie @ 08/15/16 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Trackball


	For eleven years (1991-2002), THIS was the theme song of basketball. Sadly, 2K can't use it for legal reasons, but does this sound like hip-hop to you? I don't care what genres are in the game. Is it good music?

lol dude what does this have to do with anything?
basketball and hip-hop go hand in hand
being that the league is predominantly african american, and a large percentage of african americans listen to mostly hip hop ... connect the dots
dude you really posted a theme song 😂😂😂

# 151 Cowboyfan_19 @ 08/15/16 04:52 AM

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Originally Posted by eltyboogie


	lol dude what does this have to do with anything? basketball and hip-hop go hand in hand being that the league is predominantly african american, and a large percentage of african americans listen to mostly hip hop ... connect the dots dude you really posted a theme song 😂😂😂

He means that ALL forms of good music can be in a basketball game. And no genre of music, imo, can define a sport.

I don't think guys like Bill Russel or Elgin Baylor or Jerry West were dancing to rap beats in their prime. It just so happened that the millennials found a likeness for rap, & with the help of the internet/social media boom of the '90s & 2000's, most nba players and fans picked up on the fad as well.

Same thing with NHL, which is mostly hard rock & metal. Why not have more rap in their video games?

The answer is simple for both games: It's a money issue! Gotta appease to the masses, and any form of music other than rap for b-ball is in the minority, & I'm sure rap is in the minority for the Fifa games too.

I think all great music should have it's place in ALL sports, so there's nothing wrong with someone being upset that there's only 1 dominant genre in a game.

# 152 MBhoops @ 08/15/16 05:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Cowboyfan_19


	He means that ALL forms of good music can be in a basketball game. And no genre of music, imo, can define a sport. I don't think guys like Bill Russel or Elgin Baylor or Jerry West were dancing to rap beats in their prime. It just so happened that the millennials found a likeness for rap, & with the help of the internet/social media boom of the '90s & 2000's, most nba players and fans picked up on the fad as well. Same thing with NHL, which is mostly hard rock & metal. Why not have more rap in their video games? The answer is simple for both games: It's a money issue! Gotta appease to the masses, and any form of music other than rap for b-ball is in the minority, & I'm sure rap is in the minority for the Fifa games too. I think all great music should have it's place in ALL sports, so there's nothing wrong with someone being upset that there's only 1 dominant genre in a game.

The hip hop culture and basketball have become synonymous with each other. Thanks in large part to Allen Iverson but also due to both being very popular with young black males and minorities in general. The two most common forms of "success" that young black men see black men achieving is in sport or hip hop (which is a whole other political issue I'm not going to get into but let's just say the NBA could do with a having a few more owners and front office personnel who aren't rich and white)

Plenty of rappers have wanted to be ballers (celeb ASG proves that) and they often have metaphors and lines about basketball in their records.

Plenty of ballers have wanted to be rappers and even went as far as releasing albums.

The two are completely intertwined now. Anyone who is oblivious to that isn't following the culture.

It makes sense that a basketball video game would have a soundtrack that caters mostly to hip hop heads as there is a massive amount of crossover between the two. It wouldn't hurt to have other songs on there but the people who this is aimed at are the same people who buy it to get the USA national team, the casual fan. The ones who 2k is targeting because they outnumber the hardcore fan 1000 to 1. At the very least.

They know their market. They aren't stupid. They know fine well that this is what sells. And this is the kind of thing the casual fans care about where for the rest of us it's just a throwaway topic, a passing thought. Nothing of note.

For me it's not a case of "should it be hip hop" it absolutely should, like it or not basketball is now integrated within the hip hop culture. The real question for me is "could they find better examples of rap?" But honestly we all know it's about what sells not what's best.

But hey, that's just my perspective.

# 153 sheehy83 @ 08/15/16 06:41 AM

Wow, some awful awful tracks on there. 3 Drake songs too many. Pity we can't use a custom soundtrack and just use the one from NBA Street Vol. 2.

# 154 56thDown @ 08/15/16 07:18 AM

Get that Drake up outta here. Man this soundtrack is looking kind of weak.

# 155 Rockie_Fresh88 @ 08/15/16 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Daddy123


	Ronnie says 11 more songs, not revealed yet

Hopefully all 11 of those are Drake tracks

# 156 JUSTlFIED @ 08/15/16 11:09 AM

I see 3 songs with Drake out of 40-ish, how is that too much Drake? lol

Anyways soundtrack looks good. Glad they learn their lesson for the JAY-Z curated soundtrack...ugh

# 157 MoneyOvaHuds @ 08/15/16 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockie_Fresh88


	Hopefully all 11 of those are Drake tracks

Yup I agree

# 158 DutchMastah7 @ 08/15/16 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Rockie_Fresh88


	Hopefully all 11 of those are Drake tracks

He's gonna drop a surprise album exclusively through NBA 2K17, and you can only get it if you pre-order the Gold Legend Edition. Watch.

# 159 AmGroot @ 08/15/16 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by YaBoial


	Terrible soundtrack in my opinion, only liking the outkast song mostly. Too much drake and no true hip hop on here. 2k drops the ball once again in the music department Sent from my SM-S920L using Tapatalk

"No true hip hop"

# 160 MBhoops @ 08/15/16 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by AmGroot


	"No true hip hop"

Please don't tell me you think Drake is a good representation of the hip hop culture and rap music in general?

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