He collaborated on a Super Bowl rap set to the "NFL on CBS" theme music. This isn't Boy Pierce's only sports-themed song. "Dream Team / honestly paying homage / They the greatest / they didn't want no Isiah Thomas" Jordan's 1992 Olympic squad does make a cameo.
In the accompanying YouTube video, Jordan makes a number of appearance in the highlights, though there's only one mention of him by name in the song: a reference to Jordan's iconic dunk from the free throw line during the 1988 slam dunk contest.
The song, rapped to the "NBA on NBC" theme song and upload to YouTube last month, is a roll call of players from Michael Jordan's heyday in the late '80s and '90s: Anthony Mason, Penny Hardaway, Chris Mullin, Hakeem Olajuwon and Karl Malone, to name a few. "NBA on NBC / way before the mp3 / People pushin' in the paint / and they ain't call a penalty" Like the former New York Knicks guard and Bulls nemesis, it's scrappy, old-school and a bit of an irritant.īut what New Yorker Boy Pierce's track may lack in prime-time production values and lyrical skills it makes up for with a heavy dose of nostalgia and heart. Talk about a loaded team? Seems like 1984 was a great year for Kurtis Blow to release his single “Basketball.” The godfather of hip hop’s track remains hip hop’s ultimate ode to the game.Think of Boy Pierce's "NBA On NBC (Roundball Rock Remix)" as the John Starks of sports rap songs. In 1984, the NBA had an All Star lineup that included Isiah Thomas, Larry Bird, Julius Erving, Robert Parish, Magic Johnson, George Gervin, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. While it may not be a “basketball” song per se, there is no mistaking its hoop tilt when you look at it basketball court featuring front cover. Skee-Lo‘s debut single and biggest hit, “I Wish” is basketball song wrapped up in a classic tale of wishing you were someone else to win the heart of a girl. The most memorable of these tracks is “Shooting Hoops” from their 1994 self-titled album. Love & Special Sauce have written several hoops-leaning tracks. Hailing from one of the great basketball cities in the country, Philadelphia’s G. Although he was generally a socially conscious rapper, he wrote “Bang the Ball,” an unapologetic basketball anthem.Ġ3. MP3: Talib Kweli “Drugs, Basketball, & Rap”īefore he was Chicago’s 20th ward alderman, Rhymefest was quite the rapper. The ever socially conscious Talib Kweli uses the track to explain that there are more ways to escape poverty than sports, music, or crime. Most songs on the list celebrate basketball, but “Drugs, Basketball, & Rap” is a little different. MP3: Barry White & Chris Rock “Basketball Jones”Ġ5. In 2000, Kurtis worked on Sunset Park, a play about the beginnings of hip-hop. The lyrics they’re playing basketball, we love that basketball are unambiguous and completely free from metaphor. His other hits include 'Basketball,' 'If I Ruled The World,' and 'Hard Times.' In the nineties, Mercury put out the Best Of Kurtis Blow compilation, and Rhino released the three volume collection Kurtis Blows History Of Rap. Their cover of Ceech & Chong’s 1974 “Basketball Jones” got lost between the cracks, but remains the most basketball oriented song on the soundtrack. Kurtis Blow Basketball Released on his 1984 album Ego Trip, Kurtis Blow’s song Basketball is a lot more straight to the point with its references. Barry White & Chris Rock “Basketball Jones”īarry White & Chris Rock‘s collaboration was one of the hidden gems on the Space Jam Soundtrack. Johnston wrote a song that summarized pretty much what everyone from their mid-30 to late-teens believe which is “Love-NBA Jam.”Ġ6. And who could forget the soundtrack featuring Bow Wow when he still had “lil” in his monicker. Who could forget the Hollywood classic Like Mike? It is like Air Bud but with people which makes it even better. Lil Bow Wow featuring Jermaine Dupri, Fabolous & Fundisha “Basketball” MP3: John Wesley Coleman “Oh, Basketball”Ġ8. “Oh, Basketball” is a fuzzed out track that most just includes the words “oh” and “basketball” but its still a pretty solid track. One of the better ones is from Austin proto punk John Wesley Coleman. There are not that many rock songs written about basketball surprisingly. The only thing that could make it better is some actual words.
He created this beat mostly made up of noises commonly heard at basketball games. Hailing from Kentucky, you can bet that Adrian Grey is a Wildcat fan. So without further ado, we look at our picks for the best basketball songs. I have to admit I am more excited about the Oscars but since the academy has further distanced themselves from music this year, the NBA All-Star game seems to be the more compelling subject matter for the #TuesdayTop10. Oddly enough the NBA All-Star game is pinning itself up against the Oscars.
There is a lot of good stuff going on this weekend.