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If I Got to Pick the Music for NBA 2K14 ... Stuck
Posted on July 26, 2013 at 10:41 AM.


With the not-all-that-surprising news that cover athlete LeBron James will be curating the soundtrack for NBA 2K14 in addition to providing—we presume—actual basketball insight or content, it seems like a good time to talk about the songs that would ACTUALLY be good in a basketball game. I mean, good for LeBron and all, but I have a hearty skepticism about how much he's picking these songs and how much all of the various companies involved here are picking songs from bands they want to push.

Here are my picks for the ideal NBA 2K14 soundtrack (WARNING: Some explicit content). Songs have been selected based on a couple of strict criteria: 1.) Awesomeness 2.) Intensity 3.) Funkiness and/or Having a Good Pocket 4.) Resilience to Multiple Plays 5.) Not having a weird outro like "Victory" by Puff Daddy from NBA 2K13.

"Drumroll" by P.O.S.



"Breathe and Stop" by Q-Tip



"Ice Cream" by Battles



"Yeah You're Right" by The Meters



"Sex" by The 1975



"Burn It Down" by Sims



"Korosu" by Boris



"Backseat Freestyle" by Kendrick Lamar



"Black Cow" by Steely Dan



"Side 8" by Tobacco



What are some songs you'd put on your personal NBA 2K14 mix?
Comments
# 1 faceman1209 @ Jul 26
Any soundtrack that has Steely Dan is good in my book.
 
# 2 Gramps91 @ Jul 26
Soundtrack really doesn't matter that much to me but I would have less rap and hip-hop than most basketball games. Throw some rock music in there.

As far as rap or hip hop
Public Enemy (feat. Anthrax) "Bring the Noise"
Busdriver "Imaginary Places
 
# 3 supremeslang @ Jul 26
The music is so horribly censored in 2k. Most give me some instrumentals from Jake One, Alchemist & Just Blaze and I'll be good.
 
# 4 iki319 @ Jul 26
I think these would be nice for a basketball game

Brooklyn Go Hard - Jay Z
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
On Top of the World - Imagine Dragons
Reach for the Stars - Major Lazer
Jersey - Naive New Beaters (but sounds more like a FIFA song)
Tough Kids - New Boyz
Money and the Poew - Kid Ink
 
# 5 alphawill @ Jul 26
Love the soundtracks for most of this gens 2ks and they always add sumthin to the game but right now I could care less about the soundtrack...the game is about 2 months away for current gen and 3 months away from next gen...I wanna see sum dammm gameplay and hear about the new features that have been added to both gen games..cuz im gonna get the ps3 version than wen ps4 cums out ima trade it to get the next gen version so I want sum real significant news
 
# 6 willh313 @ Jul 26
Skyzoo - Range Rover Rhythm great song, goes right along with LeBrons "I m not even supposed to be here" statement
 
# 7 Dynastium @ Jul 26
Instrumentals or don't censor your rap music. Since they won't stop censoring for the sake of maintaining a "E" rating from ESRB, include some more instrumentals...
 
# 8 BLACKjersey53 @ Jul 26
Winter Came Back - Who Cares
Out of Nowhere - Dan Croll
Lawyer (instrumental) - Don Trip
Female Robbery - The Neighbourhood
Silk Pillow - Childish Gambino feat. Beck
Blow Up - J Cole
Shine On - Logic
Golden - Coolroy
Would love Walk On the Wild Side by Lou Reed, but the whole colored girls lines would cause an uproar. Different conversation for a different time and place.

Really like Imaginary Places by Busdriver. Brings back memories of how awesome Tony Hawk soundtracks were. That and Labor by Aesop Rock fit that game genre perfectly.
 
# 9 Gramps91 @ Jul 26
Just found out Phil Collins "In the Air Tonight is going to be on NBA 2k14. Makes my day!

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/07/26/l...s=iref:nbahpts
 
# 10 iory_yagamy @ Jul 26
Just about the same of every game I have with custom soundtracks: ONLY ROCK
 
# 11 cusefan74 @ Jul 26
Well thats another list of music I wouldn't listen to.
 
# 12 Jimbo614 @ Jul 26
OK, how bout Miles Davis''Right Off"?
Herbie Hancock and the Headhunters "Chameleon"
A little bit of Morris Day,
The song "White Horse.
Atomic Dog by George Clinton
And "Rappers Delight"by Sugar Hill Gang
 
# 13 WaddupCouzin @ Jul 26
Jimbo- you playing my kind of music! Any list with Steely Dan wins!
 
# 14 SteveM @ Jul 27
Jimbo: I like where your head's at. "Chameleon" would be awesome.

Also, another very important track I forgot about. If this were the menu music for NBA 2K14 I would absolutely freak out.

 
# 15 DBMcGee3 @ Jul 27
As long as Jay Z isn't on it, it's an improvement. That guy is terrible, I'll never understand what people see in him. Even worse was the fact that 2k13 was shamelessly showing his music videos in the pre-game.
 

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