Streetball or street basketball is a variation of the sport of basketball typically played on outdoor courts, featuring significantly less formal structure and enforcement of the game's rules. As such, its format is more conducive to allowing players to publicly showcase their own individual skills. Streetball may also refer to other urban sports played on asphalt.
Some places and cities in the United States have organized streetball programs, operated similarly to midnight basketball programs. Many cities also host their own weekend-long streetball tournaments, with Hoop-It-Up and the Houston Rockets' Blacktop Battle being two of the most popular. Since the mid-2000s, streetball has seen an increase in media exposure through television shows such as ESPN's "Street basketball" and "City Slam", as well as traveling exhibitions such as the AND1 Mixtape Tour, YPA, and Ball4Real.
Streetball rules vary widely from court to court.
Players typically divide into teams (choose sides) by alternating choices.
Verse one
Da game wit crossovers
Da game wit niggaz dat will be run over
Ballers be wearing magic shoes
Like; and1, dada, Jordan's
21 points then da game is ova
Street is where u get ur reputation
But u gotta have game
To sustain ya fame
It borin' if a baller is always da same
Hotsauce, dribbling n' spinnin' around
Ghetto ballers told ya niggaz
That they don't ball wit losers
They hit u on da head
It called of da hizzi
For shizzi
They are the number one nizzies
Ball to ya fall out
On this Brooklyn street
Ball so good you will get a treat
This is where u get da real MVP'S
Ya heard dat?
U wanna mess wit da real peeps
U'll be booed sooo badly of da courts
U aint gonna sleep!
Chorus (2x)
Street, street, street, street ball
U gonna fall
Street ballers so bold
U aint been told
Cum n' experience it
Its called street ball (x2)
This is where niggaz stand tall
Verse two
Slip n' slide show started
U been embarrassed
On da court
Theres no one to beg
U been laughed at
Crowed be like OH NO!
Em niggaz broke ya rinzo
In ur face
N' they will be like dat
Da hoe who been faked so bad
Street ball is all about getting'
Da street crown
When u lose
U start to frown
If u balled to bad u fall down
U da clown on da floor
U been dribbled till
U started to mourn
Move out da court door
U bulls***
That u can play da game
U whack
Go n' continue to smoke
Ya crack
This aint da NBA
Look closely,
Look who runnin' da game
Street ballers
Chorus (2x)
Street, street, street, street ball
U gonna fall
Street ballers so bold
U aint been told
Cum n' experience it
Its called street ball (x2)
This is where niggaz stand tall
Verse three
U play da game wit
An NY cap
Wit a long necklace
Wit baggie shorts
And1 or dada's
If ur hard then wear Tims
Do a 360 dunk
N' break da rims
Fake ya dance
Ur opponent has no chance
He will be glancing
At ya ball
He starts to blush
His face is shame
Wash urself
Get ur head straight
So u come back
N' play tight.
Chorus (2x)
Street, street, street, street ball
U gonna fall
Street ballers so bold
U aint been told
Cum n' experience it
Its called street ball (x2)