NBA2K7_Soundtrack_Release

2K SPORTS ANNOUNCES NBA 2K7 VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK:

“DAN THE AUTOMATOR PRESENTS 2K7”

Dan the Automator Produces 12 Original and Exclusive Tracks Featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Fabolous, Ghostface, Mos Def, E-40, Lupe Fiasco and more!

New York, NY – 2K Sports, the sports publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTWO), today announced the soundtrack for NBA 2K7 – an exclusive and all original collection of tracks that are as gripping as the hoops video game itself.   With heavy-weight hip-hop producer Dan the Automator at the helm, 2K7 includes all new tracks which the famed track-master created for many of hip-hop's finest emcees, including Fabolous, Mos Def, Ghostface, E-40, Slim Thug and even a remix of "Lyrics to Go," the classic hit by A Tribe Called Quest. The soundtrack, titled Dan the Automator presents 2K7 will be released September 19th on Decon and distributed by Caroline Distribution in the United States.

“We're fired up to work with Dan the Automator to create original beats and production for the NBA 2K7 soundtrack, said Tim Rosa, director of brand and lifestyle marketing for 2K Sports.  “Dan's noted for his production skills, but he is also a huge sports fan with solid gaming skills.  He gets it and brings it like few others.” 

One of the most prolific producers and remixers in the music industry, Dan the Automator achieved critical success in 1996 with Dr. Octagon, a classic collaboration with the genius of hip-hop--Kool Keith. In 1999, Dan partnered up with heavyweight producer Prince Paul releasing Handsome Boy Modeling School's Who's Your Girl? and in 2004 he released Handsome Boy Modeling Schools' White People . The Automator has also worked with Del Tha Funkee Homosapien (on Deltron 3030), and in 2001 he attained international success with the multi-platinum debut Gorillaz album on Virgin Records.

“It's cool to work on NBA 2K7 with 2K Sports. They have consistently made the best hoops videogame and produced by far the most diverse and representative video game soundtracks,” said Dan the Automator. “Basketball has universal popularity in every city in America. For 2K7 I wanted to represent that universal appeal by bringing together artists from all the various regions in America. 2K7...bringn' the real hip-hop.”

Track listing:

1. Dan The Automator - Intro

2. Slim Thug - I Love This Game

3. Rhymefest - Bang The Ball

4. Hieroglyphics - Don't Hate The Player

5. Fabolous - Ball Til You Fall

6. Aceyalone & Rakaa of Dilated Peoples – Champions

7. E-40 & San Quinn - Baller Blockin'

8. Ghostface & A.G. of D.I.T.C. - 2K007

9. Lupe Fiasco & Evidence of Dilated Peoples - Catch Me

10. Mos Def & Anwar Superstar - Here Comes The Champ

11. Charli 2na of Jurassic 5 - Anchor Man

12. A Tribe Called Quest - Lyrics To Go (remix)

13. Zion I - Fade Away

Elevating the music integration beyond the soundtrack is 2K Sports' reuniting of A Tribe Called Quest who are also headlining the 2nd Annual 2K Sports Bounce Tour in support of NBA 2K7 . The tour kicks off September 1st in Detroit.  In addition, select-featured artists appear in the game as playable characters, including Phife from A Tribe Called Quest, Dan The Automator, and Slim Thug, among others.

This Fall, NBA 2K7 will be coming to the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Xbox®, and PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system.

The 2K series of simulated sports games are produced by Visual Concepts, a Take-Two studio.

For more information, log onto http://www.2KSports.com

biography

DAN THE AUTOMATOR

2K7

Greek mythology suggests that humans are creatures cut in half who spend their lives wandering around trying to find the other half. If this is true, producer Dan The Automator is a lucky man, for each collaboration in his multi faceted carreer has spawned success.

From his breakthrough album "Dr Octagon" to the international smash success of The Gorillaz, Dan The Automator has always worked in collaboration with other MC's, producers or singers. Damon Albarn (Blur), Mike Pattonn (Faith no More), Cornershop, Primal Scream, Eels, Prince Paul (De La Soul): Del The Funky Homosapien (Hieroglyphics), Mike Simpson (Dust Brothers), the list of the artists blessed to work with Dan The Automator reads like a compendum of the best music has to offer.

Yet with his new project, Dan raises the bar even higher. 2K7, his new album features some of the hottest rappers of today: Lupe Fiasco , Mos Def , Ghostface , E40 , Slim Thug , Fabolous and many more lend their skills to one of the most esteemed producer of his time. The result is a vibrant collection of classic hip hop burners.

Says Dan The Automator : " From the start, I was interested of exploring the various facets of today's Hip Hop. It was a matter of making their style match mine, without forcing the rappers into what they don't sound like and at the same time keeping the record a continuous work. I think we did a great job. Someone from the Bay Area like E40 comes off equally as interesting as someone from the East Coast like Ghostface or someone from the South like Slim Thug ".

1. Dan The Automator - Intro

2. Slim Thug - I Love This Game

3. Rhymefest - Bang The Ball

4. Hieroglyphics - Don't Hate The Player

5. Fabolous - Ball Til You Fall

6. Aceyalone & Rakaa of Dilated Peoples – Champions

7. E-40 & San Quinn - Baller Blockin'

8. Ghostface & A.G. of D.I.T.C. - 2K007

9. Lupe Fiasco & Evidence of Dilated Peoples - Catch Me

10. Mos Def & Anwar Superstar - Here Comes The Champ

11. Charli 2na of Jurassic 5 - Anchor Man

12. A Tribe Called Quest - Lyrics To Go (remix)

13. Zion I - Fade Away

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