Eminem is still in the studio working on the new album, but his songs will be on a basketball video game soundtrack. NBA champ LeBron James picked Eminem’s songs, along with tracks from Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Daft Punk, Kanye West for the soundtrack of the upcoming "NBA 2K14." LeBron James is the music curator of the 2K video game.

Lebron James of the Miami Heat is apparently an Eminem fan. James picked 20 songs for the soundtrack of the upcoming best-selling basketball video game franchise, "NBA 2K14." Lebron James is the first cover athlete to choose songs for the soundtrack. LebBron James hand-picked Eminem's “Not Afraid.” The two-time NBA champ and four-time MVP will be on the cover. Last year’s installment sold over 4.5 million copies. It was produced by Grammy-winning rapper Jay-Z. James is the first solo cover athlete since Michael Jordan two years ago. The game is expected to go on sale Oct. 1.

Lebron James put out a statement saying, "2K is letting me take control of some important elements in NBA 2K14, including this year's soundtrack. I love that I'm the first NBA 2K cover athlete to choose the soundtrack."

The complete list of songs is:

 Big Krit - "Cool 2 be Southern"
Cris Cab - "Paradise (On Earth)"
Coldplay - "Lost!"
Daft Punk (feat. Pharrell Williams), - "Get Lucky"
Drake - "Started From The Bottom"
Eminem - "Not Afraid"
Fly Union - "Long Run"
Gorillaz - "Clint Eastwood"
Imagine Dragons - "Radioactive"
Jada Kiss (feat. Ayanna Irish) - "Can't Stop Me"
Jay Z - "The Ruler's Back"
John Legend (feat. Rick Ross) - "Who Do We Think We Are"
Kanye West - "All Of The Lights"
Kendrick Lamar - "Now Or Never"
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (feat. Ray Dalton) - "Can't Hold Us"
Nas (feat. Puff Daddy) - "Hate Me Now"
Phil Collins - "In The Air Tonight"
Robin Thicke (feat. Pharrell) - "Blurred Lines"
The Black Keys - "Elevator"
The Black Keys - "Howlin' For You"

By Tony Sokol