Today, 2K Sports revealed the contents of the in-game soundtrack for their soon to be released game, NBA 2K9. The music is heavy on rap, featuring music from the likes of The Cool Kids, Beastie Boys, The Pharcyde, N.E.R.D, Brand New Heavies, Santogold, Gnarls Barkley, and DJ UNK, amongst others. While the bulk of the soundtrack contains previously released tunes, there will an exclusive track by DJ UNK, along with an original recording by The Cool Kids titled “2K Pennies.”

“Video games are an important part of culture and our lifestyle. For years we’ve been playing games, but have never been inspired by the songs in them,” said Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks of The Cool Kids. “When 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. We had to make kids everywhere appreciate the song as much as the game.”

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)