Madden NFL 18
Madden NFL 18 Soundtrack Features Some of the Biggest Names in Music
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The track list for the Madden NFL 18 soundtrack has been revealed, featuring some of the biggest names in music, Kendrick Lamar, Calvin Harris, Vic Mensa, Meek Mill, Steve Aoki, Logic, Playboi Carti, just to name a few.
It also features never-before-released songs from Travis Scott, Belly, Cuz Lightyear, Davie, Flosstradamus and Spencer Ludwig. Fans can listen to some of the tracks on Spotify.
Check out the full tracklist below and get more details and the inspirations behind each song selection, at the official Madden website.
| ARTIST | SONG |
| Action Bronson | Let Me Breathe |
| Aloe Blacc | King Is Born |
| Amir Obé | WISH YOU WELL |
| A$AP Mob ft. A$AP Rocky, Playboi Carti | RAF also ft. Quavo, Lil Uzi Vert & Frank Ocean |
| Belly | Man Listen |
| Big Boi | Kill Jill ft. Jeezy and Killer Mike |
| Big Sean | Sacrifices ft. Migos |
| Calvin Harris | Rollin ft. Future and Khalid |
| Chaz French | Squad |
| Cuz Lightyear | Luke C Walker |
| Davie | Keep Running |
| Dillon Francis | Say Less ft. G-Eazy |
| Flosstradamus | Trap Scholar ft. Waka Flocka Flame |
| French Montana | Bring Dem Things ft. Pharrell |
| GoldLink | Kokamoe Freestyle |
| Imagine Dragons | Whatever It Takes |
| J Hus | Common Sense |
| Joey Bad4$$ | Temptation |
| Joyner Lucas | FYM ft. Mystikal |
| Kendrick Lamar | DNA. |
| Logic | Everybody |
| Meek Mill | Glow Up |
| Mike WiLL Made-It | Bars Of Soap ft. Swae Lee |
| Rick Ross | Dead Presidents ft. Future, Jeezy & Yo Gotti |
| Snoop Dogg | Go On ft. October London |
| Spencer Ludwig | Got Me Like |
| Steve Aoki | Been Ballin ft. Lil Uzi Vert |
| Stormzy | Big For Your Boots |
| Travis Scott | A Man |
| Vic Mensa | OMG ft. Pusha T |
| Vince Staples | Party People |
| Zoey Dollaz | It’s OK ft. A Boogie wit da Hoodie |
"guaranteed to keep the function going if they pass you the aux cord" - Cringe
This may end up being my favorite madden soundtrack.
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https://open.spotify.com/user/maddennfl_easports/playlist/2AcFKladEgsHLNsb8OD3jV
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https://open.spotify.com/user/1214670462/playlist/6N3EWEVVIMnbOxdwxGlA57
Edit: Could have sworn American Idiot was on 04, would have made that the best ST in gaming history.
"guaranteed to keep the function going if they pass you the aux cord"
This will end up being my favorite madden soundtrack.
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U know, as an OLD SKOOL hip hop head, when I first hear, 'oh great, it's mostly hip hop' or similar, my first thought, is 'awesome. My kind of music.' And, then I realize hip hop in the year 2010+ (maybe, 2000+) is pure garbage. Lol. Outside of Eminem and jay-Z, maybe.
So, for me, this will prob be disappointing. But, I'll check it out and see.
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So, for me, this will prob be disappointing. But, I'll check it out and see.
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I'm right there with ya Hanky. I will say this list doesn't have the pure garbage artist of 2010+ music haha. I avoid them also.
So, for me, this will prob be disappointing. But, I'll check it out and see.
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Yup hip hop died with Tupac. I mainly listen to rock. I my self have a strong distain towards modern hip hop as a whole. And rock bands have more musical talent in their middle finger than hip hop "Artists" have in their whole body. 3 favorite bands are (not in any order) Shinedown, Green Day, and Red Hot Chili Peppers. And 3 way different bands as well.
I will turn it off immediately and continue streaming NFL films music off spotify or plug in my flash drive full of all the old ESPN NFL Primetime Themes.
Lol. Rocks going downhill, too, imo. I know it happens with all people with age. But, seriously, I grew up in the 80s. 80s music, while beloved by many who lived through the period (not me), was not good 'music'. Except for the hip hop. That was when it blossomed. It grew in the 90s and u still had to be good to create it and succeed in the 90s. In 2000, it started going downhill and everybody and dey momma was rapping. Lol.
But, the 90s also brought the grunge revo, so rock picked up, massively. But, again, something about 2000, it just seems like grunge was tamed and were now stuck in the 2010s with a lot of soft music, in general, with no edge. Edge is missing in both rock and hip hop, imo.
But, for me, personallly, hip hop has lost the hip and the hop. Lol. The hip is the edginess, the street value, so to speak, and the hop is the beat, man. I turned on the radio yesterday to local hip hop and I mean, there's NO beat. ZERO beat. It's this weird background noise, often no drum beats at all. Drum beats are the heart of hip hop. Legit, hip hop lost its soul, big time. I signal the death of hip hop with Nas' Hip Hop is Dead. That album nailed it.
Anyways, sorry, mods, I get lost when discussing hip hop. I miss the early raw GOOD stuff and am truly disappointed in today's rap, I can't help but go on.
And, yeah, I'll give u the peppers for sure. That band has rocked for what, 3-4 decades? And, it's all pretty good. I actually like their slower stuff, better, I think it fits kiedus' vocal range better, but I know opinions vary on that. I like green day, but I have trouble giving them major rock status. They're a little commercial, imo.
But, as far as madden is concerned, I will say that regardless of hating some of the music, I actually like this move back to having music. I love the NFL theme song, or whatever u call it, but that got tiring after awhile. It's nice to have some different jams playing. And, having a good mix of hip hop and rock is nice as well. I've enjoyed some of the tracks the last 2 games. And, the ones I hated, I turned them off. That's a nice option as well, btw. If some don't know, I can easily click the right stick, select music, and it shows u the current track playing, and u can uncheck the box so u don't have to hear it, again.
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https://open.spotify.com/user/1214670462/playlist/6N3EWEVVIMnbOxdwxGlA57
04-06 were the best soundtracks, and the deepest games.
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They're still adding to that playlist right, I Kindve skipped through the soundtrack blog but there's not only 14 songs right?
So, for me, this will prob be disappointing. But, I'll check it out and see.
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Do you only like music/rap that's more like understandable? I don't quite no how to explain what I'm asking but I like (some) modern rap and I like other and (kind've) older songs like Johnny Cash, Beastie Boys, nirvana, etc but like the "kind've" older ones better. Have you tried listening to "good" modern rap songs cause I think they're at least not bad to listen to
Do you like nirvana or green days newest album that came out like last year or something
Never again will we see the likes of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Slipknot, Korn, System of a Down, or Alice in Chains again. They even managed to get a good Nirvana song in "Breed" too.
Even the old school hip hop with Tupac & Beastie Boys was good.
Same thing with Madden 06, thank you for Bat Country & 10,000 Fists.
We need those type of songs back, you know, songs that actually fuel your adrenaline at a real sporting event.
But, the 90s also brought the grunge revo, so rock picked up, massively. But, again, something about 2000, it just seems like grunge was tamed and were now stuck in the 2010s with a lot of soft music, in general, with no edge. Edge is missing in both rock and hip hop, imo.
But, for me, personallly, hip hop has lost the hip and the hop. Lol. The hip is the edginess, the street value, so to speak, and the hop is the beat, man. I turned on the radio yesterday to local hip hop and I mean, there's NO beat. ZERO beat. It's this weird background noise, often no drum beats at all. Drum beats are the heart of hip hop. Legit, hip hop lost its soul, big time. I signal the death of hip hop with Nas' Hip Hop is Dead. That album nailed it.
Anyways, sorry, mods, I get lost when discussing hip hop. I miss the early raw GOOD stuff and am truly disappointed in today's rap, I can't help but go on.
And, yeah, I'll give u the peppers for sure. That band has rocked for what, 3-4 decades? And, it's all pretty good. I actually like their slower stuff, better, I think it fits kiedus' vocal range better, but I know opinions vary on that. I like green day, but I have trouble giving them major rock status. They're a little commercial, imo.
But, as far as madden is concerned, I will say that regardless of hating some of the music, I actually like this move back to having music. I love the NFL theme song, or whatever u call it, but that got tiring after awhile. It's nice to have some different jams playing. And, having a good mix of hip hop and rock is nice as well. I've enjoyed some of the tracks the last 2 games. And, the ones I hated, I turned them off. That's a nice option as well, btw. If some don't know, I can easily click the right stick, select music, and it shows u the current track playing, and u can uncheck the box so u don't have to hear it, again.
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Do you like Eminem? Him and Dre (who I'm guessing you like if you like because you said you like old Hip Hop) are working on another album. Dre is producing it but he's probably helping a lot with the beats (I don't have a full understanding of what producing an album means)
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But, the 90s also brought the grunge revo, so rock picked up, massively. But, again, something about 2000, it just seems like grunge was tamed and were now stuck in the 2010s with a lot of soft music, in general, with no edge. Edge is missing in both rock and hip hop, imo.
But, for me, personallly, hip hop has lost the hip and the hop. Lol. The hip is the edginess, the street value, so to speak, and the hop is the beat, man. I turned on the radio yesterday to local hip hop and I mean, there's NO beat. ZERO beat. It's this weird background noise, often no drum beats at all. Drum beats are the heart of hip hop. Legit, hip hop lost its soul, big time. I signal the death of hip hop with Nas' Hip Hop is Dead. That album nailed it.
Anyways, sorry, mods, I get lost when discussing hip hop. I miss the early raw GOOD stuff and am truly disappointed in today's rap, I can't help but go on.
And, yeah, I'll give u the peppers for sure. That band has rocked for what, 3-4 decades? And, it's all pretty good. I actually like their slower stuff, better, I think it fits kiedus' vocal range better, but I know opinions vary on that. I like green day, but I have trouble giving them major rock status. They're a little commercial, imo.
But, as far as madden is concerned, I will say that regardless of hating some of the music, I actually like this move back to having music. I love the NFL theme song, or whatever u call it, but that got tiring after awhile. It's nice to have some different jams playing. And, having a good mix of hip hop and rock is nice as well. I've enjoyed some of the tracks the last 2 games. And, the ones I hated, I turned them off. That's a nice option as well, btw. If some don't know, I can easily click the right stick, select music, and it shows u the current track playing, and u can uncheck the box so u don't have to hear it, again.
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Rock isn't going down hill imo, it's just losing mainstream popularity. Pretty much all I listen to is music that is edgy. That's why I can't stand Maroon 5 and other like bands. Rappers like NWA, DMX, Busta Rymes, Biggie, Tupac, Emenem, Hollywood Undead and ect... I can listen to, but modern hip/hop makes me want to vomit.
Nirvana is one of the most influential bands of the last 30 years so of coarse I respect them. And yes I like GD's new album, it's basically a social commentary on todays society.
Yeah, I like Eminem and dre, fo sho. . Hopefully, it'll be good. Some of Eminem's most recent albums have been a little off. His first 3-4 were amazing imo. He's the ultimate 'prose' artist. Dude can rap his way out of any situation, and twist and flip the rhyme structure so well, u can't believe he rhymed x with z.
U asked if I like 'understandable' music. It's not that simple for me. I think I understand what u mean, and no, that's not it. Ancient hip hop (lol, back in the 70s) started with the beat. It all started with the background. A DJ laid a track, and an emcee rocked the mic to the beat. The beat came first. This is important. It takes more skill to rhyme with a beat, to use the beat, to manipulate it. Today's artists don't do this at all. That's the big piece that's missing.
I tried listening to Kendrick Lamar for a minute cause people said he's more old school, but see, what I heard in his rap is a dude who talks on the mic with background music. That's something that happened as hip hop became more and more popular. Even Tupac is guilty of some of this. In his case, he recorded some lyrics, and then music was placed behind it. (I mean, specifically, some tracks after death that weren't finished). But, I feel fairly certain many mainstream rappers started doing this. They write a bunch of lyrics, yell in the mic, and then someone creates some background music that sort of goes with it. This is backwards hip hop creation. U gotta start with the beat. U create a funky *** track, and the rapper works with it.
And, in the 80s, 90s, early 2000s (maybe), u still had funky *** beats being used. Many of these came from old Motown. James brown, etc. So, they had instant funk. The best DJs mixed and scratched and created the best backgrounds. Then, u get the rapper to rap over the beat.
And, again, the beats they're 'creating' today? . Purely awful. They don't even have a beat. Hip hop should make u bob your head and shake your ***, not make u do this.
Lol. That's what all rap (I have to call it rap cause it ain't hip hop no more) today makes my head do.
I'm sure there's something good here and there, but until hip hop goes back to the 80s and recycles some old school beats, I think it's going to continue to get worse. I'm hopeful that we will see a cycling of music soon, especially for hip hop, as music and fashion go in cycles.
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U asked if I like 'understandable' music. It's not that simple for me. I think I understand what u mean, and no, that's not it. Ancient hip hop (lol, back in the 70s) started with the beat. It all started with the background. A DJ laid a track, and an emcee rocked the mic to the beat. The beat came first. This is important. It takes more skill to rhyme with a beat, to use the beat, to manipulate it. Today's artists don't do this at all. That's the big piece that's missing.
I tried listening to Kendrick Lamar for a minute cause people said he's more old school, but see, what I heard in his rap is a dude who talks on the mic with background music. That's something that happened as hip hop became more and more popular. Even Tupac is guilty of some of this. In his case, he recorded some lyrics, and then music was placed behind it. (I mean, specifically, some tracks after death that weren't finished). But, I feel fairly certain many mainstream rappers started doing this. They write a bunch of lyrics, yell in the mic, and then someone creates some background music that sort of goes with it. This is backwards hip hop creation. U gotta start with the beat. U create a funky *** track, and the rapper works with it.
And, in the 80s, 90s, early 2000s (maybe), u still had funky *** beats being used. Many of these came from old Motown. James brown, etc. So, they had instant funk. The best DJs mixed and scratched and created the best backgrounds. Then, u get the rapper to rap over the beat.
And, again, the beats they're 'creating' today? . Purely awful. They don't even have a beat. Hip hop should make u bob your head and shake your ***, not make u do this.
Lol. That's what all rap (I have to call it rap cause it ain't hip hop no more) today makes my head do.
I'm sure there's something good here and there, but until hip hop goes back to the 80s and recycles some old school beats, I think it's going to continue to get worse. I'm hopeful that we will see a cycling of music soon, especially for hip hop, as music and fashion go in cycles.
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That's a great explanation and I agree, I don't think modern rap is trash music, I don't know if you do either but I definitely see what you mean and agree
Never again will we see the likes of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Slipknot, Korn, System of a Down, or Alice in Chains again. They even managed to get a good Nirvana song in "Breed" too.
Even the old school hip hop with Tupac & Beastie Boys was good.
Same thing with Madden 06, thank you for Bat Country & 10,000 Fists.
We need those type of songs back, you know, songs that actually fuel your adrenaline at a real sporting event.
I agree with you. Of course it is everyones right to hate or love soundtracks.
I always find a few songs that I mumble to every year too. In MLB The show, there is a song that goes "Watch me Walk" I still don't know who the artist is, what genre it is, etc..but I now enjoy hearing it.
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I'll give this a shot - I always do - and I hope I find some songs I like this time around, unlike last year.
Never again will we see the likes of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Slipknot, Korn, System of a Down, or Alice in Chains again. They even managed to get a good Nirvana song in "Breed" too.
Even the old school hip hop with Tupac & Beastie Boys was good.
Same thing with Madden 06, thank you for Bat Country & 10,000 Fists.
We need those type of songs back, you know, songs that actually fuel your adrenaline at a real sporting event.
I was told that classic rockers, Led Zep, Stones(Start Me Up for Packers KO) are too costly.
U asked if I like 'understandable' music. It's not that simple for me. I think I understand what u mean, and no, that's not it. Ancient hip hop (lol, back in the 70s) started with the beat. It all started with the background. A DJ laid a track, and an emcee rocked the mic to the beat. The beat came first. This is important. It takes more skill to rhyme with a beat, to use the beat, to manipulate it. Today's artists don't do this at all. That's the big piece that's missing.
I tried listening to Kendrick Lamar for a minute cause people said he's more old school, but see, what I heard in his rap is a dude who talks on the mic with background music. That's something that happened as hip hop became more and more popular. Even Tupac is guilty of some of this. In his case, he recorded some lyrics, and then music was placed behind it. (I mean, specifically, some tracks after death that weren't finished). But, I feel fairly certain many mainstream rappers started doing this. They write a bunch of lyrics, yell in the mic, and then someone creates some background music that sort of goes with it. This is backwards hip hop creation. U gotta start with the beat. U create a funky *** track, and the rapper works with it.
And, in the 80s, 90s, early 2000s (maybe), u still had funky *** beats being used. Many of these came from old Motown. James brown, etc. So, they had instant funk. The best DJs mixed and scratched and created the best backgrounds. Then, u get the rapper to rap over the beat.
And, again, the beats they're 'creating' today? . Purely awful. They don't even have a beat. Hip hop should make u bob your head and shake your ***, not make u do this.
Lol. That's what all rap (I have to call it rap cause it ain't hip hop no more) today makes my head do.
I'm sure there's something good here and there, but until hip hop goes back to the 80s and recycles some old school beats, I think it's going to continue to get worse. I'm hopeful that we will see a cycling of music soon, especially for hip hop, as music and fashion go in cycles.
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Do you like Yellowolf? He performed at a rock show I went to recently in Syracuse. Seemed kind of random with him being there at all honestly lol. Hewas on the card along with Stonesour, Skillet, Ded, and Korn. He was pretty solid. He kind of reminds me of Emenem.
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Em works with him and mentors him I'm pretty sure
I think u can with Xbox, now. . Not pouring salt as it sounds like you're a PS4 guy. But, Xbox actually finally added this ability, idk, 6 months ago. Now, u can legit play music in the background during gameplay.
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I have PS4 and Xbox. I'm just saying if anyone that doesn't like the songs in Madden, you can just listen to Spotify or Pandora.
good way to introduce me to some new music.
Amen to that, hoping they added a few more this year .
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I'm under 30 and I enjoy hip hop music, therefore I am very happy about this soundtrack.
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That's funny. It literally is the first thing I do.
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