Kurtis Blow’s 1984 single (lyrics by William Billy-Bill Waring) is a high-spirited ode to his favorite sport and its star players. We’re gonna go ahead and pretend that the Lil Bow Wow version of this song never happened.

Crazy Fact: The drum sounds in this song are mixed with the sound of a basketball being dribbled on the studio floor.

See here for a superb oral history of the song.