NBA2K Soundtracks (2K5 - 2K19)

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It's just a video of NBA2k19 cover athlete LeBron James interviewing Travis Scott, who recently made the chart-topping Astroworld, a baby with Kylie Jenner and the soundtrack for the latest 2K video game.

As executive producer and curator, James Harden's famous shootaround partner helped assemble a massive list of songs made by everyone from Migos to Bruno Mars to Dilated Peoples to The Gap Band to NBA trainer Dribble2Much! As expected, there's also a few songs (five to be exact) with Scott on it.

You can listen to the whole album below, or on Spotify, or scroll down a little more to revisit the past soundtracks and some of my favorite songs from each. FYI: I'm an old-school hip-hop and that's why you are going to see artists like Rakim, Nas and Chuck D over young artists that are where they are because of these pioneers.


Via Wikipedia

NBA 2K18

  • Feel So Good - Mase
  • Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) - C & C Music Factory
  • Hip Hop Hooray - Naughty By Nature
  • I Can't Drive 55 - Sammy Hagar
  • Jungle - X Ambassadors, Jamie N Commons
  • Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard
  • Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Could See - Busta Rhymes
  • Shook Ones, Pt. II - Mobb Deep
  • Sirius - The Alan Parsons Project
  • So Fresh, So Clean - Radio Mix - OutKast
  • The Walker - Fitz and The Tantrums
  • The Zoo - Scorpions
  • They Reminisce Over You - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
  • Victory (feat. The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) - Diddy, Busta Rhymes, The Notorious B.I.G.
  • 93 'Til Infinity - Souls Of Mischief
  • All of Me (feat. Logic, ROZES) - Big Gigantic, Logic, ROZES
  • Am I Wrong - Anderson .Paak, ScHoolboy Q
  • Birdwatching - The Shelters
  • Can't Have - Pitbull, Steven A. Clark, Ape Drums
  • Comin Out Strong - Future, The Weeknd
  • Conrad Tokyo - A Tribe Called Quest
  • Deep End - Tarro Remix - THEY., Tarro
  • Do What I Want - Lil Uzi Vert
  • Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time - Panic! At The Disco
  • Hennythings Possible - Vintage Lee
  • HUMBLE. - Kendrick Lamar
  • Juice (Know The Ledge) - Main Mix - Eric B. & Rakim
  • Living Like Khaled - Cousin Stizz
  • Nas Is Like - Nas•
  • No Lie - Sean Paul, Dua Lipa
  • Portland - Drake, Quavo, Travis Scott
  • Shock Horror - Shy Luv, JONES
  • Slam - Onyx
  • Stand Back - PnB Rock, A Boogie Wit da Hoodie
  • Victory - Joey Bada$$
  • Wasatch Front - Dame D.O.L.L.A
  • Wrote My Way Out - Nas, Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Aloe Blacc
  • Hush - Linda Lind
  • Aurora - RL Grime
  • 1984 - Salmo
  • 4 Vérités - Take a Mic
  • Chantaje - Shakira, Maluma
  • CULT - Emis Killa
  • Feel It (feat. Tunji Ige) - GTA, What So Not, Tunji Ige
  • Fever - Roosevelt
  • Human - Rudimental Remix - Rag'n'Bone Man, Rudimental
  • Tokyo Drift - Woodie Smalls, K1D
  • U Don't - Double K
  • Shot Lock - Dame D.O.L.L.A (Hidden Track)

NBA 2K17

This soundtrack was curated by Noah "40" Shebib, Grimes, Imagine Dragons, and Michael B. Jordan.

  • Action Bronson – Actin' Crazy
  • Daxz - Troop (Instrumental)
  • Drake – Hype
  • Drake – Pop Style
  • Future – Ain’t No Time
  • Hagler – Highs & Lows (Instrumental)
  • ILoveMakonnen feat. Drake – Tuesday
  • Majid Jordan - Every Step Every Way
  • PartyNextDoor feat. Drake - Come and See Me
  • Skepta – Shutdown
  • A Tribe Called Red feat. Oka and Chippewa Travellers - Maima Koopi
  • Chairlift - Romeo
  • Grimes - KVM
  • Grimes - Scream (Instrumental)
  • Hana (Grimes) - California (Remix)
  • Lizzo and Caroline Smith – Let ‘Em Say
  • Now, Now - Thread
  • OutKast - Rosa Parks
  • Santigold – Creator
  • The Internet - Special Affair
  • Imagine Dragons - Friction
  • Imagine Dragons - Gold (Remix)
  • Imagine Dragons - Wings (Instrumental)
  • K. Flay - Blood in the Cut
  • Nico Vega - Beast
  • Paper Route - Writing on the Wall
  • Stokeswood - Forget
  • The Moth and The Flame - Red Flag
  • Tigertown - Lonely Cities
  • Tor Miller - Carter and Cash
  • Alison Wonderland - I Want U
  • Cro - Melodie
  • Ghemon - Adesso Sono Qui
  • Jain - Come
  • Kali Uchis - Ridin' Round
  • Lil' Kleine feat. Ronnie Flex - Bel Me Op
  • Marcus Marr and Chet Faker - Learning For Your Love
  • Sofi de la Torre - London x Paris (MACE Remix)
  • The 1975 - The Sound
  • Yuksek feat. Juveniles - Truth
  • Dougie F feat. Pibull - On Purpose
  • G-Eazy feat. Bebe Rexha - Me, Myself, & I
  • Jamie xx feat. Young Thug and Popcaan - I Know There's Gonna Be (Good Times)
  • Jay-Z - Heart of the City (Ain't No Love)
  • Kevin Ross - Stronger
  • Kiiara - Gold
  • Puff Daddy and The Family - Workin'
  • Sam Sparro - 21st Century Life
  • SBTRKT - Wildfire
  • White Dave - Bands

NBA 2K16

The soundtrack was comprised by DJ Premier, DJ Khaled, and DJ Mustard, as well as having songs made by them respectively.

  • Ace Hood - Hustle Hard
  • Ace Hood featuring Future and Rick Ross - Bugatti
  • AM444 - Lies-Jay.Soul Truth Remix
  • Ana Tijoux - Vengo
  • Bag Raiders - Shooting Stars
  • Calvin Harris featuring John Newman - Blame
  • The Chicharones - Little By Little
  • Club Dogo featuring Arisa - Fragili
  • DJ Khaled - All I Do Is Win
  • DJ Khaled - We Takin' Over
  • Drake - 0 To 100/The Catch Up
  • Dynamic Duo featuring DJ Premier - AEAO
  • Emicida featuring Féfé - Bonjour
  • Fergie - L.A.LOVE (la la)
  • The Flaming Lips - The W.A.N.D.
  • Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
  • Gnarls Barkley - Going On
  • Hogni - Bow Down (To No Man)
  • Iamsu! - I Love My Squad
  • Imagine Dragons - I'm So Sorry
  • J. Cole - Rise and Shine
  • JAY Z - Where I'm From
  • Jeru the Damaja - You Can't Stop The Prophet
  • LCD Soundsystem - Time To Get Away
  • Living Colour - Cult of Personality
  • M.I.A. - Y.A.L.A.
  • Major Lazer featuring MØ and DJ Snake - Lean On
  • MGK - Till I Die
  • Nas - Made You Look
  • Nas - Represent
  • NYGz featuring H. Stax - Same Team, No Games
  • OneRepublic - Everybody Loves Me
  • PRhyme - U Looz
  • Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop
  • Rick Ross featuring T-Pain - The Boss
  • RJD2 - Clean Living
  • Santigold - Disparate Youth
  • Santigold - Shove it
  • Wiz Khalifa - We Dem Boyz
  • Zedd featuring Selena Gomez - I Want You To Know
  • Zion I - Ride

NBA 2K15

The soundtrack was curated by Pharrell.

  • A Tribe Called Quest - Scenario
  • Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock
  • Basement Jaxx - Hot ’n Cold
  • Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - River Styx
  • Busta Rhymes - Dangerous
  • Clipse - Grindin’
  • Death from Above 1979 - Romantic Rights
  • Depeche Mode - Personal Jesus
  • Junior - Mama Used to Say
  • Lauryn Hill - Doo Wop (That Thing)
  • Lorde - Team
  • Major Lazer featuring Pharrell Williams - Aerosol Can
  • Missy Elliott - On & On
  • No Doubt - Spiderwebs
  • OneRepublic - Love Runs Out
  • Pharrell Williams - Hunter
  • Pharrell Williams - Can I Have It Like That
  • Pharrell Williams - How Does It Feel?
  • Public Enemy - Shut ‘Em Down (Pete Rock Remix)
  • Ratatat - Seventeen Years
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss
  • Santigold - Creator
  • Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It’s Hot
  • Strafe - Set It Off
  • The Black Keys - Everlasting Light
  • The Rapture - House of Jealous Lovers
  • The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness

NBA 2K14

The soundtrack was put together by the game's cover player, LeBron James.

  • Big Krit - Cool 2 be Southern
  • Cris Cab - Paradise (On Earth)
  • Coldplay - Lost!
  • Daft Punk (feat. Pharrell Williams) - Get Lucky
  • Drake - Started From The Bottom
  • Eminem - Not Afraid
  • Fly Union - Long Run
  • Gorillaz - Clint Eastwood
  • Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
  • Jada Kiss (feat. Ayanna Irish) - Can't Stop Me
  • Jay Z - The Ruler's Back
  • John Legend (feat. Rick Ross) - Who Do We Think We Are
  • Kanye West - All Of The Lights
  • Kendrick Lamar - Now Or Never
  • Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Ray Dalton) - Can't Hold Us
  • Nas (feat. Puff Daddy) - Hate Me Now
  • Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
  • Robin Thicke (feat. Pharrell) - Blurred Lines
  • The Black Keys - Elevator
  • The Black Keys - Howlin For You

NBA 2K13

The soundtrack was put together by the game's executive producer, Jay-Z.

  • The Hours - All in the Jungle
  • Too Short - Blow the Whistle (Main)
  • Eric B. and Rakim - I Ain’t No Joke
  • Phoenix - 1901
  • Jay-Z - Pump it Up (Freestyle)
  • Puff Daddy and the Family - Victory (feat. Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes)
  • Daft Punk - Around the World (Radio Edit)
  • Santigold - Shove It (feat. Spank Rock)
  • Kanye West - Amazing
  • Jay-Z - Run This Town
  • The Dirty Projectors - Stillness in the Move
  • Nas - The World is Yours
  • Coldplay - Viva La Vida
  • Roy Ayers - We Live in Brooklyn, Baby
  • Justice - Stress
  • Jay-Z - The Bounce
  • Kanye West - We Major (feat. Nas & Really Doe)
  • Mobb Deep - Shook Ones, Pt. II
  • Meek Mill - Ima Boss (Instrumental)
  • Kanye West - Mercy (feat. Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz)
  • U2 - Elevation
  • Jay-Z - On to the Next One
  • Jay-Z - Public Service Announcement
  • Jay-Z - H.A.M. (Instrumental)

NBA 2K12

  • Eminem & Royce Da 5’9” – Fast Lane
  • Travis Barker featuring Yelawolf, Twista, Busta Rhymes and Lil Jon - Let's Go
  • CyHi Da Prynce – Sideways (2K Remix)
  • Kurtis Blow - Basketball
  • Friendly Fires - Skeleton Boy
  • Machine Drum - Let It (edIT Remix)
  • Aceyalone featuring Cee-Lo - Workin' Man's Blues
  • Freddie Gibbs - Look Easy (2K Original)
  • Chiddy Bang featuring Q-Tip - Here We Go
  • Zion I featuring Rebelution- Many Stylez
  • Duck Down All -Stars 2 - Shout The Winners Out (2K Original)
  • Middle Class Rut - New Low
  • Bassnectar - Cozza Frenzy
  • Ancient Astronauts - Still a Soldier
  • Alex K. and D.J.I.G. - Now's My Time (2K Original)
  • See-I - Haterz
  • James Pants - We're Through
  • Shinobi Ninja - Rock Hood
  • DELS - Shapeshift
  • Hudson Mohawke - Thunder Bay (instrumental)
  • Mr. Chop - Intermezzo 2 (instrumental)
  • Kid Mac featuring Mat McHugh - Hear You Calling
  • Thunderball - Make Your Move
  • The Freeze Tag - The Shuffle (instrumental)
  • The Death Set - It's Another Day
  • Project Lionheart -They Come Back
  • Jamaica - By The Numbers
  • XV – Awesome

NBA 2K11

  • Snoop Dogg - NBA 2K Theme
  • Big Boi - Shutterbug
  • Drake - Over
  • Cassidy - Game Time
  • Ron Artest - Champion
  • Duck-Down All-Stars feat. Buckshot, Skyzoo, Promise, and Sean Price - Better Than You
  • The Alan Parsons Project - Sirius
  • Art vs. Science - Hollywood
  • Big Rock Candy Mountain - Rocketship
  • Brunettes - Red Rollerskates
  • Chicharones - Little By Little
  • Children Collide - Skeleton Dance
  • Constellations feat. Asher Roth- We're Here To Save The Day
  • Dan Black feat. Kid Cudi - Symphonies (Remix)
  • Delorean - Deli
  • Ev - Home Of The Brave (Instrumental)
  • Failsafe - Hope
  • Failsafe - Only If We Learn
  • HOGNI - Bow Down
  • Kidz In Space - Downtime
  • Middleman - It's Not Over Yet
  • Rakaa feat. Aloe Blaac - Crown Of Thorns
  • The Redland - So Far
  • The Russian Futurists - Paul Simon
  • The Russian Futurists - Precious Metals
  • Sonny Bones - Rise
  • Two Door Cinema Club - I Can Talk
  • Yung Automatik & Bay Root Productions - Go Hard or Go Home
  • Dux Jones - Pourin' It On

NBA 2K10

  • Ace Hood - Top of the World
  • Adam Tensta - My Cool
  • Akala - The Edge
  • Al Kapone - Rock This
  • Chali2na - Lock it Down (Instrumental)
  • Chali2na – International (feat. Beenie Man)
  • Donnie Bravo - Run Away
  • Duo Live - Shootin
  • Flo Rida - ROOTS
  • Iglu & Hartly - In this City
  • Illinois - Hang On
  • Izza Kizza - They’re Everywhere
  • K’naan - Wavin’ the Flag
  • Kanye West - Amazing
  • Kenan Bell - Like This
  • Matisyahu - One Day
  • Metric - Help I’m Alive
  • Metronomy - Radio Ladio
  • MGMT - Electric Feel
  • Miike Snow - Black & Blue
  • Naïve New Breeders - Can’t Choose
  • Ratatat - Falcon Jab
  • Ratatat - Mirando
  • Saul Williams - List of Demands (Reparations)
  • Sportsrushaz - Iron
  • The Game - Champion (Exclusive and original track)
  • The Moog - Joyclad Armies
  • Vincent Van Go Go - Do You Know

 

NBA 2K9

  • 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)

NBA 2K8

  • Billy Ball & The Upsetters - Tighten Up Tighter
  • Baron Zen - Turn Around (Peanut Butter Wolf Instrumental Mix)
  • Breakestra - Getcho Soul Together Pt. 2
  • Cut Chemist - Bunky's Pick
  • Devo - Through Being Cool
  • Ernie & The Topnotes - Dap Walk
  • The Fabulous Jades - Cold Heat
  • Fishbone - Skankin to the Beat
  • G-Love & Special Sauce - Shooting Hoops
  • Tommy Guerrero - Molotov Telegram
  • A Guy Called Gerald - Hurry to Go Easy
  • Highlighters Band - Funky 16 Corners
  • J Dilla ft. Common - E=MC2
  • J Dilla ft. Madlib - The Official (2K8 Mix)
  • J Dilla ft. Q-Tip & Talib Kweli - Lightworks
  • Percee P - Throwback Rap Attack
  • Quantic - When You're Through
  • Quasimoto - Chrome Dreams
  • Finley Quaye - Ultra Stimulation
  • J. Rocc - Cold Heat Megamix
  • Run-DMC - Sucka MC's
  • Sonic Trip - Energy Play
  • The Stone Roses - Fool's Gold

NBA 2K7

The soundtrack of the game was produced by Dan the Automator and was released as a game promoting album, Dan the Automator Presents 2K7

  • Dan the Automator - Intro
  • Slim Thug - I Love This Game
  • Rhymefest - Bang The Ball
  • Hieroglyphics - Don't Hate The Player
  • Fabolous - Ball Til You Fall
  • Aceyalone & Rakaa of Dilated Peoples – Champions
  • E-40 & San Quinn - Baller Blockin'
  • Ghostface & A.G. of D.I.T.C. - 2K007
  • Lupe Fiasco & Evidence of Dilated Peoples - Catch Me
  • Mos Def & Anwar Superstar - Here Comes The Champ
  • Chali 2na (of Jurrassic 5) - Anchor Man
  • A Tribe Called Quest - Lyrics To Go (Dan the Automator Remix)
  • Zion I - Fade Away
  • The Crest - Heart Shaped Box

NBA 2K6

  • RJD2 - Schoolyard Scrimage Intro
  • Lyrics Born - Big Money Talk
  • Redman - That's Why I'm Here
  • Blackalicious - Excellent
  • Little Brother - Carolina Agents
  • The Roots - Set 'Em On Fire
  • Aceyalone - Doin' My Job
  • Hieroglyphics - Throw It In Ya Grill
  • Common - The Movement
  • Jean Grae - The Jam
  • Zion I - Ride
  • Aesop Rock - Junkyard
  • Skillz - 2K6
  • RJD2- Schoolyard Scrimage Outro

ESPN NBA 2K5

A promotional CD titled "Bouncing Beats: The ESPN NBA 2K5 Soundtrack" containing the game's soundtrack was also released.

  • Truck & Mack - Bang (ESPN NBA 2K5 Exclusive)
  • Jay Rich - Game's Hot
  • Abstract Rude - What Tyme Iz It?
  • Bukue One - F'Real
  • Haiku D'etat (Aceyalone, Mikah9, Abstract Rude) - Mike, Aaron, and Eddie
  • Del The Funky Homosapien - Don't Forget the Bass
  • Heiroglyphics with Goapele - Soweto
  • Lyrics Born - Bad Dream
  • J Boogie with Goapele & Capitol A - Try me
  • DJ Design - Soul Power '70
  • Romanowski - Train Song
  • DJ Zeph - 24 Hour Notice
  • Abstract Rude - Through These Streets
  • People Under the Stairs - Outrun
  • Romanowski - Up To No Good
  • Bukue One - Watch Me Now
  • Romanowski - Struble Strut
  • Alpha Zeta - Here Comes the Judge
  • DJ Faust & Shortee - Scientific Breakdown
  • RJD2 - Act 2
  • Romanowski - Why?