Because the NBA season embarks on its inaugural In-Season Match Friday (Nov. 3), the league tapped two rap cornerstones to type a triumphant anthem: LL Cool J and The Roots mix two of their traditional efforts — “Mama Stated Knock You Out” and “Right here I Come,” respectively — to create the official anthem. The video finds LL and legendary Roots members Questlove and Black Thought becoming a member of forces to fuse their hits to create a memorable mash-up to kick off the In-Season Match.
Thought first leads the best way by chanting the hook from the group’s “Right here I Come” earlier than LL takes centerstage to recite his hanging verse from his Grammy-winning tune. As an alternative of rapping inside a boxing ring like in his traditional video, LL performs on the In-Season Match stage alongside the NBA Cup, the trophy given to the successful crew.
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In line with the NBA’s press launch, the anthem “will function the musical backdrop for the phases of the In-Season Match, beginning with Group Play involving all 30 groups and progressing by way of the single-elimination Knockout Rounds, culminating within the Championship.”
“I’ve been a fan of the NBA ever since I can bear in mind, and it’s an actual honor to have my document serving because the anthem for this monumental second,” mentioned LL within the launch. “I’m excited to see the vitality of the tune translate to the play on the court docket in the course of the NBA In-Season Match.”
Earlier this summer season, LL and The Roots shared the stage for The F.O.R.C.E. Tour.
Try their mash-up above.
