5. Basketball
Artist: Lil Bow Wow
Why It Made The List: It pays homage to a classic
Best Line: “Now tell me were you in the joint, The night MJ scored 63 points”
Baller Cameos: Baron Davis, Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, David Robinson, Allen Iverson, Alonzo Mourning, Chris Webber
4. I Wish
Artist: Skee-Lo
Why It Made The List: A mid-90’s hip-hop fun time classic
Best Line: “‘Cause when it comes to playing basketball, I’m always last to be picked, And in some cases never picked at all”
Baller Cameos: None
3. Basketball Jones
Artist: Cheech & Chong
Why It Made The List: The basketball anthem, of basketball anthems
Best Line: “I got more moves than Ex-Lax I’m bad ”
Baller Cameos: None
2. Basketball
Artist: Kurtis Blow
Why It Made The List: It the only basketball video that breaks into kung fu
Best Line: “I like Slam-dunks, take me to the hoop, My favorite play is the alley-oop”
Baller Cameos: None
1. Above The Rim
Artist: Bell Biv Devoe
Why It Made The List: It’s a Jam Session classic!
Best Line: “Jump around, Grab a rebound and Pump the sound”
Baller Cameos: Shawn Kemp, Dominique Wilkins, Tim Hardaway, Larry Johnson, John Starks, Robert Pack, Richard Dumas
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I use to kill “Above The Rim” before playing ball!!!
Basketball Jones is a classic!
Jam Session was the best 2-3 minutes of the week for me as a basketball ute!
i hate bow wow! not a lil, but alot!
Can’t believe Bow Wow’s in there… how about ‘The Game’ by J5, it’s probably not a classic, but it’s a killer pre-game tune.
“Pass me the rock, I know just what to do with it
It’s real vivid, I pivot, through the lane
Three hundred and sixty behind my back
I take your monkey ass to the rack like Jerry Stack”
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