Music

25 essential basketball anthems

by Aaron Zorgel

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Everybody get up, it’s time to slam now. The Raptors are in the playoffs, and that’s reason enough for Aaron Zorgel to squeeze into his high school basketball jersey and make a playlist of the most crucial baller anthems of all time. WE THE NORTH. LINT-FREE ALL DAY BABY.

 

Kurtis Blow – Basketball

 

Nelly – Heart of a Champion

 

Skee-Lo – I Wish

 

Space Jam Theme

 

Master P – Make ‘Em Say Ugh

 

C.I.U. – Put It On the Line

 

Shaquille O’Neal – I Know I Got Skillz (Feat. Def Jef)

 

Aaron Carter – That’s How I Beat Shaq

 

Public Enemy – He Got Game

 

Chief Keef – Kobe

 

Lil Wayne – Kobe Bryant

 

Nelly – Air Force Ones (Feat. Kyjuan, Ali, Murphy Lee)

 

Barry White & Chris Rock – Basketball Jones

 

Lil Bow Wow – Basketball

 

Troop 41 – Do the John Wall

 

Michael Jackson – Jam

 

Kendrick Lamar – Michael Jordan (Feat. sHoolboy Q)

 

Trick Daddy – Take It To Da House (Feat. Trina)

 

Five – Slam Dunk (Da Funk)

 

Gang Starr – Now You’re Mine

 

B-Real, Coolio, Method Mad, LL Cool J & Busta Rhymes – Hit ‘Em High

 

RiFF RaFF – LARRY BiRD

 

Lil B – Reggie Miller

 

Shaq’s “Kobe” Freestyle

 

Pusha T – Numbers On the Boards