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Jay-Z is expanding his empire again, this time combining his love of basketball with 2K Sport’s popular video game franchise. The part-owner of the Brooklyn Nets announced hat he will serve as Executive Producer on the forthcoming NBA 2K13video game. A new video featuring Hov’s music was released today and his website, Life + Times, confirmed the partnership and features narration from Michael Jordan and Jay-Z’s own song “Public Service Announcement.”

The game is slated for an Oct 2 release. A special “Dynasty Edition” (possibly named after Jay-Z’s The Dynasty album) was announced last month. The special edition of the game features the full game of “NBA 2K13” and extras like the added All-Star content (slam dunk, three-point shootout), a full-size “NBA 2K13” Spalding basketball, 2K Sports Skullcandy earbuds and an “NBA 2K13” controller skin.

“With this special edition package, we want to give something meaningful to our great fans,” Jason Argent, vice president of marketing for 2K Sports said according to ESPN. “This is an awesome deal that is sure to please fans, and will become a must-have item while supplies last.”

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