Kurtis Blow - Basketball

They're playing Basketball We love that Basketball They're playing Basketball We love that Basketball (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 They're playing Basketball We love that Basketball They're playing Basketball We love that Basketball I used to go to dinner, and then take the girl To see Tiny play against Earl The Pearl And Wilt, Big O, and Jerry West To 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, ya'll, Watch out, Watch out In yo' face, now here comes the rest) 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 talk up too 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 To the hoop, ya'll In yo' face 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 sthe 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 They're playing Basketball We love that Basketball They're playing Basketball We love that Basketball They're playing Basketball We love that Basketball They're playing Basketball We love that Basketball