Gunnin'_for_That_No._1_Spot

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Gunnin' for That No. 1 Spot

2008 film by Adam Yauch

The correct title of this article is Gunnin' For That #1 Spot. The substitution of the # is due to technical restrictions.

Gunnin' for That #1 Spot is a 2008 documentary film directed by Adam Yauch, founding member of the Beastie Boys. The movie premiered at the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival in April 2008 and opened in theaters June 27, 2008.

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Synopsis

The film follows 8 of the top high school basketball players in the US at the time of filming, in 2006. The plot centers around the first annual Boost Mobile Elite 24 Hoops Classic at the legendary Rucker Park in Harlem.

By 2009, six of the eight players had joined NBA teams. None of them got the number 1 spot.

By 2011, all eight players were on NBA teams, with Kyle Singler being the last one drafted and the only one to win an NCAA Championship, which he won while playing for Duke University in 2010.

As of March 2024, only Kevin Love is still playing professional basketball in the NBA.

Cast

Soundtrack

  1. "Lucifer" by Jay-Z
  2. "My First Song" by Jay-Z
  3. "Dirt Off Your Shoulders" by Jay-Z
  4. "Politickin'" by Beastie Boys
  5. "Freaky Hijiki" by Beastie Boys
  6. "Brothers on the Slide" by Cymande
  7. "Running Away" by Roy Ayers
  8. "Hollywood Swinging" by Kool and the Gang
  9. "Cissy Strut" by The Meters
  10. "Number One Spot" by Ludacris
  11. "Looking for the Perfect Beat" by Afrika Bambaataa
  12. "Halftime" by Nas
  13. "Funky Soul" by David Batiste
  14. "Amazon" by M.I.A.
  15. "Pull up the People" by M.I.A.
  16. "Boon Dox" by EPMD
  17. "My Lifestyle" by Fat Joe
  18. "Beasley is a Beastie" by Beastie Boys
  19. "LTD" by Beastie Boys
  20. "The Panda Rat" by Beastie Boys
  21. "Hate it or Love it" by The Game
  22. "Jump Around" by House of Pain
  23. "Straight Outta Compton" (extended mix) by N.W.A
  24. "By the Time I get to Arizona" by Public Enemy
  25. "Rock the Mic" by Beanie Sigel & Freeway
  26. "Root Down & Get it" by Jimmy Smith
  27. "Let's do it Again" by The Staple Singers
  28. "Pump it Up" by Joe Budden
  29. "Friday the 13th" from the Friday the 13th series

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See also

References

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    "Gunnin' For That #1 Spot" (PDF). Gunnin Movie. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 17, 2015.
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