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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kurtis Blow
Kurtis Blow
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Bralower
Jimmy Bralower
Songwriter
Robert Ford
Robert Ford
Songwriter
Kurtis Walker
Kurtis Walker
Songwriter
Shirley Walker
Shirley Walker
Songwriter
William Waring
William Waring
Songwriter
Curtis Bedeau
Curtis Bedeau
Songwriter
G. Charles
G. Charles
Songwriter
Hugh Clarke
Hugh Clarke
Songwriter
Brian George
Brian George
Songwriter
James Moore
James Moore
Songwriter
Lucien George
Lucien George
Songwriter
Paul Anthony George
Paul Anthony George
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James B. Moore
James B. Moore
Producer
Robert Arthur Ford Jr.
Robert Arthur Ford Jr.
Producer

Lyrics

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
They're playing basketball
We love that basketball (Now rapping basketball number one 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
Huh huh!
Oh, oh!
(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
Isaiah, 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
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 doctor 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
They're playing basketball (to the hoop, ya'll)
We love that basketball (yeah, yeah, girl)
They're playing basketball
(Oh yeah) we love that basketball (to the hoop, to the hoop, to the hoop y'all)
They're playing basketball
(Shook the play) we love that basketball (baseline slam dunk)
They're playing basketball
We love that basketball (oh yeah, to the hoop)
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
They're playing basketball
Written by: Full Force, James Moore, Jimmy Bralower, Kurtis Walker, Robert Ford, Shirley Walker, William Waring
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