Grammy award-winning American rapper, producer, and entrepreneur Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter will serve as executive producer on NBA 2K13, Take-Two has announced. The media mogul will lend "artistic vision" to the professional basketball simulator, which includes curating the game's 24-song soundtrack. Jay-Z is bringing his talents to NBA 2K13. Image credit: Reed Saxon/AP.

　　"I'm ready to usher in the new era of the franchise," Jay-Z said in a statement.

　　According to Take-Two, Jay-Z's "artistic vision and style will permeate the experience", influencing the overall look of the game, the soundtrack, and even the in-game menus.

　　Gamers can find out for themselves just how Jay-Z affected development of NBA 2K13 when the game hits store shelves on October 2 in North America and October 5 internationally for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PSP, Wii, and PC. A Wii U version is in the works, and will arrive sometime this holiday season.

　　NBA 2K13's soundtrack is made up of 24 songs, six of which are from Jay-Z. Tunes by Coldplay, Daft Punk, Kanye West, U2, and others make up the rest of the soundtrack. The full song list for NBA 2K13 is below.

　　Coldplay - "Viva La Vida"

　　Daft Punk - "Around The World (Radio Edit)"

　　The Dirty Projectors - "Stillness is the Move"

　　Eric B. and Rakim - "I Ain't No Joke"

　　Jay-Z - "The Bounce"

　　Jay-Z - "H.A.M. (Instrumental)

　　Jay-Z - "On To The Next One"

　　Jay-Z - "Public Service Announcement"

　　Jay-Z - "Pump it Up (Freestyle)"

　　Jay-Z - "Run this Town"

　　Kanye West - "Amazing"

　　Kanye West - "Mercy (featuring Big Sean, Pusha T, and 2 Chainz)"

　　Kanye West - "We Major (featuring Nas & Really Doe)

　　Meek Mill - "Ima Boss - Instrumental"

　　Mobb Deep - "Shook Ones, Pt. II"

　　The Hours - "Ali in the Jungle"

　　Justice - "Stress"

　　Nas - "The World is Yours"

　　Phoenix - "1901"

　　Puff Daddy and the Family - "Victory (featuring Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes)

　　Roy Ayers - "We Live in Brooklyn, Baby"

　　Santigold - "Shove It (featuring Spank Rock"

　　Too Short - "Blow the Whistle (Main)"

　　U2 - "Elevation"