Basketball

[Hook] They're playing basketball We love that basketball They're playing basketball We love that basketball [Verse 1] (Now rapping basketball -- Number 1, Kurtis Blow) Basketball is my favorite sport I like the way they dribble up and down the court Just like I'm the king on the microphone, so is Dr. J and Moses Malone I like slam dunks, take me to the hoop My favorite play is the alley-oop I like the pick-and-roll, I like the give-and-go Cause it's basketball, uh, Mister Kurtis Blow [Hook] [Verse 2] I used to go to dinner, then take the girl To see Tiny play against Earl The Pearl And Wilt, Big O, and Jerry West Play basketball at it's very best Basketball has always been my thing I like Magic, Bird, and Bernard King And number 33, my man Kareem Is the center on my starting team (To the hoop, y'all, watch out, watch out In yo' face, now here comes the rest) [Verse 3] Clyde, Rick Barry, and Pistol Pete Now these players could never be beat Isiah, and Iceman too Just give 'em the ball, and then you chalk up two Dantley and Wilkins are on the scene And Ralph Sampson is really mean Bill Russell didn't take no junk And Darryl Dawkins got a monster dunk [Verse 4] Tell me, were you in the joint The night Wilt scored 100 points? Or when Celtics won titles back-to-back And didn't give nobody no kind of slack? Or when Dr. J shook the whole damn team With moves that came right out of a dream? Or when Willis Reed stood so tall Playing D with desire? It's basketball! [Hook] [Verse 5] I get the ball and then I go and play Like a superstar in the NBA The forwards, the centers, and all the guards The ones you see on the bubblegum cards Me and homeboy would go one-on-one Cause playing the game is a lot of fun Sit by the TV and watch 'em all Cause Kurtis Blow is rapping basketball