The layup line is the first thing the other bench sees. Your players are stretching, knocking down free throws, and running the line while one song fills the gym, and the way they move to it tells the whole building how loose and how ready they are.
This is warm-up music, not war music. The best layup-line songs sit in a smooth, confident groove that lets a kid find their rhythm on the dribble and their touch on the rim, without burning the legs out before the opening tip.
The list
#10
Low Energy
Empire State of Mind
Jay-Z ft. Alicia Keys (clean)
Best Moment
the "New York" piano hook
Big, confident backdrop.
#09
Low Energy
All I Do Is Win
DJ Khaled (clean)
Best Moment
"all I do is win win win"
Light team hype.
#08
Low Energy
God's Plan
Drake (clean)
Best Moment
the "she say do you love me" hook
Cool-confidence groove.
#07
Very High Energy
Industry Baby
Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow (clean)
Best Moment
the triumphant horn fanfare
Swagger for warm-ups.
#06
Very High Energy
Can't Hold Us
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton (clean)
Best Moment
the "can we go back" shout
Momentum through the line.
#05
Very High Energy
HUMBLE.
Kendrick Lamar (clean)
Best Moment
the "sit down" piano drop
Confident warm-up beat.
#04
Medium Energy
Sunflower
Post Malone & Swae Lee
Best Moment
the falsetto "sunflower" hook
Easy bounce shooting around.
#03
High Energy
Congratulations
Post Malone (clean)
Best Moment
the "congratulations" chorus
Confident layup-line feel.
#02
High Energy
No Problem
Chance the Rapper (clean)
Best Moment
the "no problem" hook
Bright, joyful warm-up.
#01
Low Energy
Our #1 pick
Started From the Bottom
Drake (clean)
Best Moment
the "started from the bottom" hook
Smooth shoot-around groove.
Make it theirs
The other team can pipe in the same playlist, but they cannot play a song with your player's name, number, and team written into the lyrics. That is the one we make.
