The lack of soundtrack customization is questionable since most sports titles released over the past two years have featured great customization with in-game menu music and stadium sounds. There are some questionable artists and tracks that just do not mix with the game of basketball, which keeps this soundtrack from truly being a quality body of work. The NBA 2K9 soundtrack is not going to win any awards, but it does deliver some nice elements of funk to the game. The break point is a nice touch, and this song gives NBA 2K9 a strong ambiance, especially for highlight videos. Cee-Lo lays down his vocals on the hook, delivering with rhythm and nailing every line throughout his two verses on the track Going On. Gnarles Barkley makes an appearance as part of as a two-man hip-hop band he has created a snappy uptempo song. It may actually prompt you to right-stick click on them to view their biography. It is a new-school beat with thumping, city-street bass with a funky '70s vocal. This brings me to The Heavy’s number, entitled Coleen. Tune into Get The Funk Out Of My Face by Jackie Moon and get ready to love these throwbacks to the '70s. All we need is the short shorts and Afros. Numbers such as The Meters’ Cissy Strut, Skeewiff’s Light the Future and Nicodemus’ Funky in the Middle bring a Will Ferrell Semi-Pro feel to the game. Spaz is an alternative approach to hip-hop with multiple instruments fused into one song from the musical genius: producer Pharrell and company. make an appearance with the track off their latest album, entitled Spaz. Bridging the gap from The Pharcyde to today’s keyboard, synthesized-based hip-hop, Pharrell and N.E.R.D. In "Passing Me By" by The Pharcyde, listeners can hear the smooth, jazzy hip-hop elements from the mid-1990s. Do they resonate in our hearts and minds? Not really, but they are pretty cool. These tracks are enough to keep the soundtrack from being less than stellar or unbearable. Some of the music that works on the soundtrack of NBA 2K9 are songs by the Beastie Boys, Gnarles Barkley, N.E.R.D., The Cool Kids and The Pharcyde. For example, the in-your-face rap by the Beastie Boys in NBA 2K9 traces us back to the roots of hip-hop and rap’s Genesis. The music laid out by old-school artists in NBA 2K9 can open doors to new music genres that game players would not normally be exposed to - especially younger generations. But as with any soundtrack, there are the gems, and then there are rest that try to be. So, this is a good opportunity to review the musical tones of NBA 2K9 while making some quick recommendations for some quality beats hip-hop fans should definitely check out.ĢK Beats in NBA 2K9 title provide basketball fans and hip-hop fans alike with a unique fuse of old-school rap and new-school music that could potentially provide you with some quality MP3s for your iPods. We are not looking for some club hits that get old after five plays either, you hear me T-Pain? Real hip-hop fans search for artistic, expressive and inventive elements in their music.ĭecember is the month when all the biggest names in music drop their albums - just in time for the holiday season. We look for the quality that you cannot hear on the radio during rotations that play top singles to death. The sounds resonate in our minds and souls, bringing us back in time. It is difficult to find, but when the classics arrive, we keep them in the rotation for years. It is like a lifelong journey of epic proportions to find music that hits the spot like good home cooking. Passionate hip-hop fans are always on the hunt to find fresh and new music by underground artists. And since it's the time of year when many of the big-time musicians drop their soundtracks, it is only fitting that we take a look at the soundtrack as well. It seems like every aspect of NBA 2K9 has been analyzed to death - except the soundtrack.
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