Hoop Life

Hip-Hop · 2014 · 33 tracks · 1h 58m

Hoop Life

A sprawling, 33-track concept mixtape centered on basketball. Lo-fi, hypnotic, and fiercely independent, it defines the 'based' aesthetic of the mid-2010s.

It's a 33-song basketball odyssey that somehow makes you feel like you can actually make the league.

A surreal blend of competitive defiance and sunny, lo-fi optimism.

Hoop Life · vs · Lil B

Summer+4.0σ

Summer saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 33 Tracks · 1h 58m

01

Pass the Ball

3:36

02

At the Freethrow

2:36

03

NBATV Commercial

2:45

04

Off da Bench

5:01

05

Material Mindstate

2:49

06

Pass the Roc

2:40

07

Call Me Coach

3:25

08

Hoop Life

2:54

09

Foul Out

3:30

10

Payton on Broncos Jordan on Wizards

3:25

11

Hall of Fame

2:54

12

Marbel Floors and Pain

3:37

13

Lockdown

3:45

14

Your Going to the League

5:31

15

Good Day

4:04

16

Don’t Go Outside

4:23

17

Living My Life

2:55

18

Ski Ski BasedGod

3:00

19

Pretty Boy Anthem

3:28

20

Only Time I Slow Down

4:12

21

NBA Live

2:08

22

Scouts Report

4:31

23

Gotta Make the NBA

4:02

24

Real Based

3:08

25

Fuck KD (Kevin Durant Diss)

3:42

26

NBA Stole My Swag

3:50

27

I Got Bitches 2014

4:12

28

Katy Perry

4:02

29

See Me in the Game

3:07

30

Mack Maine

3:58

31

Who I Want

3:49

32

I Choose Her

4:35

33

Clink Clink (clean version)

3:13

Moments Worth Waiting For

The relentless, deadpan repetition of the hook on Fuck KD that transforms a petty feud into a hypnotic anthem.

The hazy, shimmering synth pads on NBA Live that perfectly capture the feeling of a summer afternoon in the Bay.

The vulnerable, aspirational storytelling on Gotta Make the NBA where the basketball metaphor feels like a genuine plea for success.

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