{"id":759373,"date":"2026-06-12T19:09:20","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T19:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/759373\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T19:09:20","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T19:09:20","slug":"5-songs-every-new-yorker-should-play-if-the-knicks-win-the-nba-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/759373\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Songs Every New Yorker Should Play if the Knicks Win the NBA Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"

The New York Knicks are so close to winning this year\u2019s NBA Finals. It\u2019s been over 50 years since the last time they won a title back in 1973, when Willis Reed and Walt Frazier were their stars. The last time they made it to the biggest stage in basketball was back in 1999 as the 8th seed, eventually losing to the San Antonio Spurs.<\/p>\n

Now, Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, and co. get to avenge New York after decades of bad luck. Naturally, the rabid and devoted Knicks fans are going absolutely wild in the streets after each win. Who knows how the city will erupt if they win the whole thing?<\/p>\n

Every championship celebration needs its perfect soundtrack. For the city that never sleeps, Noisey has picked five songs that capture the essence of New York. <\/p>\n

Five Rap Songs New Yorkers Should Play If The Knicks Finally Win The NBA Championship<\/p>\n

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\u201cOtis\u201d by Jay-Z and Kanye West<\/p>\n

This pick comes with a caveat: you have to play Funk Flex\u2019s premiere of \u201cOtis\u201d. It radically changes the entire energy and hype around the song. His giddy rewinding and marveling at bars are contagious, culminating in a timely message for New Yorkers in the event of a Knicks series win.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York City, you listen to me,\u201d Flex announced. \u201cIf you\u2019re near a convenience store right now, any type of 24-hour store, go into the store right now and put your hand in the cash register for no reason. Their money is your money as of right now.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\u201cWelcome to New York City\u201d by Cam\u2019ron, Jay-Z, and Juelz Santana<\/p>\n

There are several Dipset songs you could pick that capture New York at its finest. \u201cDipset Anthem\u201d, \u201cI Really Mean It\u201d, and any number of blazing Cam\u2019ron<\/a> tracks would fit the bill. But nothing captures NY and the Knicks\u2019 perseverant spirit like \u201cWelcome to New York City\u201d. \u201cIt\u2019s the home of 9\/11, the place of the lost Towers. We still bangin\u2019, we never lost power,\u201d Juelz Santana chanted on the hook.<\/p>\n

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\u201cInvincible\u201d by Pop Smoke<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s easy to rely on nostalgia for New York hip-hop\u2019s glory years, it\u2019s important to go with a modern choice, too. The late Pop Smoke would\u2019ve been New York\u2019s next great superstar, and his thunderous voice would light up the streets if the Knicks win the Finals.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Champ\u201d by Ghostface Killah<\/p>\n

Few songs capture the grit and feistiness of the 2025\/2026 New York Knicks quite like Ghostface Killah\u2019s \u201cThe Champ\u201d. Every clutch Brunson three-pointer, the OG Anunoby last-second tip-in<\/a> to seal game five, KAT\u2019s scrappy head-to-head with Victor Wembanyama is encapsulated in the fiery Just Blaze beat.<\/p>\n

For years, regardless of its big market, New York has been looked down upon. There have been several bad rosters on their team, to the point that outsiders felt like they were cursed. But Knicks fans remained loyal and gritted their teeth through the ugliest losses. \u201cThe Champ\u201d is one of the best soundtracks to their triumph.<\/p>\n

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\u201cNew York\u201d by Ja Rule, Fat Joe, and Jadakiss<\/p>\n

It is arguably the defining New York anthem, a record that unites every borough. What else would also unite all five boroughs other than a New York Knicks Finals win? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Knicks are so close to winning this year\u2019s NBA Finals. It\u2019s been over 50 years…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":759374,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3768],"tags":[7,15862,304,4631,6,1220,1136,191,3810,3806,77230],"class_list":["post-759373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-knicks","tag-basketball","tag-hip-hop","tag-knicks","tag-music","tag-nba","tag-nba-finals","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkknicks","tag-noisey"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116738717501737839","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=759373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/759373\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/759374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=759373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=759373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=759373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}