"2K Sports will drop the beat in NBA 2K6. The next in the hot basketball series will include hot tracks from hip-hip acts like The Roots and Common. Several artists will be featured as playable characters and tour to promote the game, due out this fall on Xbox 360, Xbox, and PS2.

NBA 2K6 will include 14 original tracks created exclusively by artists like The Roots, Common, RJD2, Jean Grae, Aceyalone, Aesop Rock, Lyrics Born, Zion I, Hieroglyphics and more.

Celebrity hip-hop talent like Method Man, Redman, Flava Flav, ?uestlove from The Roots, Common, and Aesop Rock will be playable in the first ever simulation of The Entertainer's Basketball Classic (EBC) at Rucker Park.

Take-Two will rock the 2K Sports Bounce Tour to support the game and soundtrack. The Roots will headline the tour and feature undergroud acts RJD2 and Aceyalone.

"Basketball and hip-hop culture have always been connected at the street level, so we wanted to ensure that NBA 2K6's vibe is as authentic as the gameplay," said Tim Rosa, director of marketing and promotions for 2K Sports. "By featuring exclusive original tracks, accompanied by both a tour and the ability to play as select musicians in the game, our pioneering approach to music integration marks a turning point in what is possible in the video game industry."

NBA 2K6 is developed by Visual Concepts, a Take-Two studio. "