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The Iconic NBA Street Vol. 2 was Released 22 Years Ago Today

To Help Celebrate this Legendary Game we Made a Special Playlist for this Anniversary

Patrick Smith
April 29, 2025

Let’s be honest, basketball video games peaked 22 years ago. NBA Street Vol. 2 is widely held as the perfect combination of arcade basketball gameplay, a killer soundtrack top to bottom and an amazing art style that invokes the early-2000s.

April 29th also turns out to be the anniversary of GTA IV, another iconic game with a great soundtrack, so to celebrate the special day, we made a special playlist to highlight some of the greatest tracks from both games, which you can listen to below.

Tracklist -

“Soviet Connection — The Theme from Grand Theft Auto IV” - Michael Hunter

“War Is Necessary” - Nas

“Dirty New Yorker” - Mobb Deep Featuring Havoc & Prodigy from H.N.I.C. Part 2

“Blow Ya Mind” - Styles P, Swizz Beatz

“Get Up” - Nate Dogg

“Ride Wit Me” - Nelly, City Spud
“Top Down” - Swizz Beatz

“They Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)” - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
“Stand Up Jamrock” - Bob Marley & The Wailers, Damian Marley

“Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2” - The Isley Brothers

“Golden” - Jill Scott
“Take It with a Kiss” - The Pistolas

“Edge of Seventeen” - Stevie Nicks

“Jailbreak” - Thin Lizzy

“Zombie” - Fela Kuti

“All for One” - Brand Nubian

“The Choice Is Yours (Revisited)” - Black Sheep

“Live On Stage Remix” - Dilated Peoples, Talib Kweli
“Who's Gonna Take The Weight?” - Gang Starr

“Cha Cha Cha” - MC Lyte

“D. Original” - Jeru The Damaja

“React (feat. Redman)” - Erick Sermon, Redman

“Not In My House” - Nelly

“Just Blaze, Bleek & Free” - Memphis Bleek, Freeway

“Get Away Driver” - Maino

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