2K Sports has announced the soundtrack for NBA 2K9 which includes an original recording by The Cool Kids. The track “2k Pennies” is featured in NBA Blacktop streetball mode and is available for free on the 2K Sports website.

“Video games are an important part of culture and our lifestyle. For years we’ve been playing games, but have never been inspired by the songs in them,” said Chuck Inglish and Mikey Rocks of The Cool Kids. “When 2K Sports presented us with an opportunity to create an original song for NBA 2K9, we knew we had to create a song that embodied the sport of basketball. We had to make kids everywhere appreciate the song as much as the game.”

The Cool Kids will perform on the 2K Sports Bounce Tour. Other artists on the NBA 2K9 soundtrack include N.E.R.D, Santogold, Gnarls Barkley, The Pharcyde, and Beastie Boys with an exclusive track by DJ UNK. Here’s the full list of tracks:

• Beastie Boys — Root Down
• Blackwizard — Dem Nah Ready fe We
• Blockhead — Duke Of Hazzard
• Bloody Beetroots — Mac Mac
• Dangerdoom — Sofa King
• Dawn Penn — You Don’t Love Me (Extended Mix)
• DJ Rasta Root — RootZilla Beez
• DJ UNK — In Yo Face
• Gnarls Barkley — Going On
• Jamalski — That Undaground (Remix)
• Mochipet — Sharpdrest
• Mommy and Daddy — Pretty Loser
• Money Mark — Silly Putty
• N.E.R.D. — Spaz
• Nickodemus — Funky In The Middle
• Santogold feat. Switch & Freq Nasty – Creator
• Skeewiff — Light the Fuse
• Spank Rock & Benny Blanco — Loose (inst.)
• The Brand New Heavies — Jump ‘N’ Move
• The Cool Kids — 2K Pennies
• The Heavy — Coleen
• The Limp Twins — Moving Closer to The Sofa
• The Meters — Cissy Strut
• The Pharcyde — Passing Me By
• Ursula 1000 — Step Back (Deekline & Ed Solo Remix)

You can listen to selections off the NBA 2K9 soundtrack and purchase your favorites on the 2K Beats channel at www.2ksports.com/beats/games/nba2k9. NBA 2K9 launches October 7th for the PS2, PS3 and Xbox 360. PC fans will see the title October 21st.