Busta Rhymes sicked the remix hours after the New York Knicks pounded the Indiana Pacers into submission, 111-94, in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The timing? Impeccable. The energy? Unmatched. The message? New York isn't done yet.
Dubbed "New York Knicks Anthem (Remix)," this Brooklyn-riffin' bullet train of a track, a re-up of the already-epic hit single, is a straight-up homage to Hip-Hop, hustle, and hardwood. And Busta didn't hold back on the features, but he called in some of the most revered voices of the five boroughs to put on for the city. Joey Bada$$, Papoose, NEMS, Swizz Beatz, and DJ Scratch all fire a few rounds into the mic, transforming the track into a love letter to Knicks fandom as well as a battle cry for the tough, storied New York that's always underneath our feet.
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The remix runs shy of five minutes and plays like an audio alley-oop. It throbs with urgency, reflecting the Knicks' backs-against-the-wall attitude as they staved off elimination and knifed back into the series. Busta teased the track on social media with precisely the sort of hype energy you'd expect: "THE BLESSINGS DONT STOP SO WE won't EVER STOP!!!. BRAND NEW BANGER ALERT!!!"
The anthem was on fire when it dropped after Game 2, but this remix feels different, yet it still conveys a song and a statement. It is the sound of a city refusing to crumble. It's been described by fans as everything from a "sonic rally towel" to "the Knicks' sixth man in headphones."
There's something magical about the way Hip-Hop and hoops intersect in New York. The culture inhabits the same parks, rides the same subways, and attends the same arenas. On this remix, Busta and co. Lean into that shared DNA. It's tough and tIt'sphant. That is everything New York stands for.
And let's let's-timing. And just hours after the track was released, the Knicks took the court and never looked back. They never trailed in Game 5, starting with a flourish and ending with fire. Coincidence? Maybe. Motivation? Absolutely. Now, as a crucial Game 6 approaches in Indiana, the city of its first championship lives on, and so does the song that is using its soundtrack.
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