The Cool Kids, N.E.R.D. Among Artists On Soundtrack For 'NBA 2K9'
Published: Monday - October 6, 2008
Words by Tim Boswell
The Cool Kids (Photo: 2K Sports)
2K Sports, the publishers behind the brand new basketball title "NBA 2K9," announced the details regarding the game's music soundtrack Monday (October 6) , revealing music from the likes of DJ UNK, Gnarls Barkley, and N.E.R.D., as well as an original recording by The Cool Kids titled "2K Pennies," among others.
Beyond the soundtrack, 2K Sports will embrace some of the artists in other ways including in-game characters, national tours, music videos, gameplay trailers, mixtapes, downloads, and more. This year, the company teamed up with The Cool Kids duo.
"Every year our 'NBA 2K' soundtrack features music innovators that push boundaries in the same way our franchise does," said Tim Rosa, director of brand and lifestyle marketing at 2K Sports. "With 'NBA 2K9' we're continuing the tradition with The Cool Kids representing our deepest music integration. They will appear in the game's NBA Blacktop streetball mode, will perform on the 2K Sports Bounce Tour, and they recorded an original song which we're giving away for free on the 2K Sports website."
"Video games are an important part of culture and our lifestyle. For years we've been playing games, but have never been inspired by the songs in them," said Cool Kids member, Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks. "When 2K Sports presented us with an opportunity to create an original song for 'NBA 2K9,' we knew we had to create a song that embodied the sport of basketball. We had to make kids everywhere appreciate the song as much as the game."
Along with special The Cool Kids integration, NBA 2K9 will include in-game character likenesses of other past and present 2K music artists including ?uestlove (from The Roots), DJ Steve Aoki, Aceyalone, the legendary Bobbito Garcia, and Phife Dawg (from A Tribe Called Quest).
Fans can now listen to and purchase individual songs from the 'NBA 2K9' soundtrack via the company's 2K Beats channel at 2KSports.com.
The full tracklist for 'NBA 2K9' is as follows:
Beastie Boys -- Root Down Blackwizard -- Dem Nah Ready fe We Blockhead -- Duke Of Hazzard Bloody Beetroots -- Mac Mac Dangerdoom -- Sofa King Dawn Penn -- You Don't Love Me (Extended Mix) DJ Rasta Root -- RootZilla Beez DJ UNK -- In Yo Face Gnarls Barkley -- Going On Jamalski -- That Undaground (Remix) Mochipet -- Sharpdrest Mommy and Daddy -- Pretty Loser Money Mark -- Silly Putty N.E.R.D. -- Spaz Nickodemus -- Funky In The Middle Santogold feat. Switch & Freq Nasty – Creator Skeewiff -- Light the Fuse Spank Rock & Benny Blanco -- Loose (inst.) The Brand New Heavies -- Jump 'N' Move The Cool Kids -- 2K Pennies The Heavy -- Coleen The Limp Twins -- Moving Closer to The Sofa The Meters -- Cissy Strut The Pharcyde -- Passing Me By Ursula 1000 -- Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)
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