The Cool Kids, Beastie Boys, The Pharcyde, N.E.R.D, Brand New Heavies, and DJ UNK headline NBA 2K9\u2019s eclectic mix of artists<\/p>\n
Sydney, Australia \u2013 October 7, 2008 \u2013 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today details regarding the music soundtrack for NBA 2K9, this season\u2019s highly anticipated basketball title.\u00a0 Known for consistently tapping the freshest and most relevant artists for the NBA 2K franchise, this year\u2019s soundtrack continues the tradition with an eclectic mix of artists.\u00a0 Standouts include N.E.R.D, Santogold, Gnarls Barkley, The Pharcyde, and Beastie Boys with an exclusive track by DJ UNK, along with an original recording by The Cool Kids titled \u201c2K Pennies.\u201d\u00a0 Beyond the soundtrack, 2K Sports continues to embrace its artists in a myriad of ways, including in-game characters, national tours, music videos, gameplay trailers, radio promotions, mix tapes, community promotions, music downloads and digital sales.<\/p>\n
“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. \u201cWith NBA 2K9 we\u2019re continuing the tradition with The Cool Kids representing our deepest music integration. They will appear in the game\u2019s NBA Blacktop streetball mode, will perform on the 2K Sports Bounce Tour, and they recorded an original song which we\u2019re giving away for free on the 2K Sports website.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cVideo games are an important part of culture and our lifestyle.\u00a0 For years we\u2019ve been playing games, but have never been inspired by the songs in them,\u201d said Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks of The Cool Kids.\u00a0 \u201cWhen 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.\u00a0 We had to make kids everywhere appreciate the song as much as the game.\u201d<\/p>\n
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).\u00a0 Fans can now listen to and purchase individual songs from the NBA 2K9 soundtrack through the new 2K Beats channel at www.2ksports.com\/beats\/games\/nba2k9<\/a>.<\/p>\n Below is the full list of tracks in NBA 2K9 (exclusives are denoted with **): \u00a7\u00a0 Blackwizard — Dem Nah Ready fe We * According to NPD Funworld estimates of U.S. retail video game sales of Xbox 360 and PLAYSTATION 3 NBA titles for the period from September 2007 to August 2008.<\/p>\n **The NBA 2K series developed by Visual Concepts outranked competitors based on GameRankings.com average scores of 2001-2007 NBA video games.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Cool Kids, Beastie Boys, The Pharcyde, N.E.R.D, Brand New Heavies, and DJ UNK headline NBA 2K9\u2019s eclectic mix of artists Sydney, Australia \u2013 October 7, 2008 \u2013 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), announced today details regarding the music soundtrack for NBA 2K9, this season\u2019s highly anticipated<\/p>\n
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\n\u00a7\u00a0 Beastie Boys — Root Down<\/p>\n
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\nBlockhead — Duke Of Hazzard
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\nBloody Beetroots — Mac Mac
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\nDangerdoom — Sofa King\u00a0
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\nDawn Penn — You Don\u2019t Love Me (Extended Mix)\u00a0\u00a0
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\nDJ Rasta Root — RootZilla Beez\u00a0\u00a0
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\nDJ UNK — In Yo Face **\u00a0\u00a0
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\nGnarls Barkley — Going On\u00a0\u00a0
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\nJamalski — That Undaground (Remix)\u00a0\u00a0
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\nMochipet — Sharpdrest\u00a0\u00a0
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\nMommy and Daddy — Pretty Loser\u00a0\u00a0
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\nMoney Mark — Silly Putty\u00a0\u00a0
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\nN.E.R.D. — Spaz\u00a0\u00a0
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\nNickodemus — Funky In The Middle\u00a0\u00a0
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\nSantogold feat. Switch & Freq Nasty \u2013 Creator\u00a0\u00a0
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\nSkeewiff — Light the Fuse\u00a0\u00a0
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\nSpank Rock & Benny Blanco — Loose (inst.)\u00a0\u00a0
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\nThe Brand New Heavies — Jump \u2018N\u2019 Move\u00a0\u00a0
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\nThe Cool Kids — 2K Pennies **\u00a0\u00a0
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\nThe Heavy — Coleen\u00a0\u00a0
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\nThe Limp Twins — Moving Closer to The Sofa\u00a0\u00a0
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\nThe Meters — Cissy Strut\u00a0\u00a0
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\nThe Pharcyde — Passing Me By\u00a0\u00a0
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\nUrsula 1000 — Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0
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\nNBA 2K9 is the latest edition of NBA 2K, the #1 selling next gen basketball video game* that has also been the #1 rated NBA simulation for seven years in a row**, is back for its 10th season.\u00a0 NBA 2K9 is the premier basketball game for serious players, and will deliver the most realistic and feature-rich simulation experience ever available in the NBA 2K franchise \u2013 from gameplay and graphics to presentation and online features.\u00a0 NBA 2K9 is rated G and will be available on October 10 for Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, and the PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 and PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment systems.\u00a0 For more information about NBA 2K9, please visit http:\/\/www.2ksports.com\/games\/nba2k9<\/a>.<\/p>\n