Songs Used to Promote The NBA

The soundtrack to the game is pretty amazing.

Hip Hop Songs Used on NBA Broadcasts - NBA players often listen to hip hop in their headphones to help get in a zone before games. But it's not just the hoopers that get ready for games that way. For years, particularly over the last decade, the NBA and its television partners like ABC, ESPN and TNT have used hit songs as part of their marketing campaigns. Played on commericials, before games, and as promo packages, here are the songs that have provided the soundtrack to the NBA on TV.(Photos: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET; Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images; Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The New Yorker)
Kanye West on Kid Cudi's 'Erase Me' - "Don C says she cool, but don’t let her f**k your cream up / Monica Lewinsky on the dress, you take her to the cleaners / Sure enough, a week later, I'm in extra love."(Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
"The Man," Aloe Blacc - Aloe Blacc's musical pat on the back is the perfect anthem for anyone walking across the stage. "I been through the worst, but I gave my best," he sings.(Photo: Etienne Oliveau/Getty Images for IWC)Black Eyed Peas "Let's Get It Started" - In 2004, the Black Eyed Peas' "Let's Get It Started" became a mandatory pump up song, and ESPN and ABC oblidged, using the hit in their promos. (Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

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Hip Hop Songs Used on NBA Broadcasts - NBA players often listen to hip hop in their headphones to help get in a zone before games. But it's not just the hoopers that get ready for games that way. For years, particularly over the last decade, the NBA and its television partners like ABC, ESPN and TNT have used hit songs as part of their marketing campaigns. Played on commericials, before games, and as promo packages, here are the songs that have provided the soundtrack to the NBA on TV.(Photos: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for BET; Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images; Paul Morigi/Getty Images for The New Yorker)

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