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Video games, indie hip-hop and zombies? Throw in some Doritos and a few unscrambled cable channels towards the top end of the dial, and you've got yourself quite a Saturday afternoon.

One suspects the folks behind Stones Throw Records spend quite a few of their Saturdays hopping back and forth between their decks and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 9 or whatever (sorry, our resident gamer's out for the week), so they're the perfect crew to craft a soundtrack for the forthcoming digital hoops-travaganza, NBA 2K8. And, with liberal use of the pause button, a wide swath of the Stones Throw roster, and a few other top-tier MCs, that's exactly what they did.

UPDATE: ALTHOUGH 2K SPORTS AND STONES THROW DID COLLABORATE ON THE CD AND 2K SPORTS IS LICENSING A FEW SONGS FOR PROMOTIONAL PROJECTS, THE MUSIC IS NOT A SOUNDTRACK TO ANY SPECIFIC GAME.

Stones Throw head honcho Peanut Butter Wolf has compiled B-Ball Zombie War, a twenty-track collection of Stones Throw artists and kindreds-- including Madlib, MF Doom, Talib Kweli, J Dilla, and Q-Tip-- dribbling out the syllables and the smoky beats that serves as a "companion piece" to the game. Both the game and The soundtrack album will hit shelves October 2, with a resulting tour featuring PB Wolf, Madlib, J.Rocc and others to follow in November and December.

Zombies ate my alternative rappers:

01 Supreme Team (Madlib & Karriem Riggins): "See (Suite)"
02 MED: "Break it Down" (produced by Just Blaze)
03 Guilty Simpson: "Make It Fast" (produced by J Dilla)
04 J Dilla ft. Q-Tip & Talib Kweli: "Lightworking"
05 Percee P ft. J.Rocc: "Legendary Lyricist Pt. 2" (produced by Madlib)
06 J.Rocc: "Super Sound"
07 Madlib: "The Wigflip" (produced by J Dilla)
08 J Dilla ft. MF Doom & Guilty Simpson: "Mash's Revenge"
09 Oh No: "Action (Rap Version)"
10 Beat Konducta: "Trouble"
11 Quasimoto: "Hydrant Game (Jaylib Remix)" (produced by J Dilla)
12 Aloe Blacc: "Find a Way"
13 Dam-Funk: "Sidewayz"
14 Baron Zen: "Electronic (Koushik Remix)"
15 James Pants: "Ka$h (Peanut Butter Wolf Remix)"
16 Niko & DJ Babu: "Now You Know"
17 Koushik: "Basketball Beat"
18 Arabian Prince: "Professor X Saga
19 Jonathon Brown: "Bass Creator's Groove"
20 CX Kidtronik ft. Tchaka Diallo: "Big Girl, Skinny Girl"