In a first, cover athlete Lebron James has been tapped by 2K Sports to select the songs that will appear on NBA 2K14‘s soundtrack. The soundtrack to last year’s game, NBA 2K13, was handpicked by Jay-Z, that title’s honorary “Executive Producer.” The world’s most famous sports agent also raps occasionally, and James has included Jay-Z’s “The Ruler’s Back” amongst this year’s selections.
“2K is letting me take control of some important elements in NBA 2K14, including this year’s soundtrack,” James said. “I love that I’m the first NBA 2K cover athlete to choose the soundtrack.”
So what other songs did King James choose? You can listen for yourself at Spotify or you can check out the complete soundtrack listing after the break. Actually, feel free to do both.
NBA 2K14 Soundtrack
- Big Krit – “Cool 2 Be Southern”
- Cris Cab – “Paradise (On Earth)”
- Coldplay – “Lost!”
- Daft Punk (feat. Pharrell) – “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”
