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Why Pitbull's 'Bad Man' Is The NBA Playoffs Song That Was Built For TV
If your exposure to pop music is mostly limited to the things you see and hear on TV, you could be forgiven for thinking that Pitbull's "Bad Man" is a big hit. The Frankenstein's monster of a song, which features contributions from Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry, Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and Canadian soul singer Robin Thicke, was featured during Pitbull's performance at the Grammy Awards in February. Now, thanks to its status as the official theme song of TNT's NBA Playoffs coverage, basketball fans will hear the song, or at least snippets of it, approximately 90 bajillion times over the next six weeks, starting Sunday, when the Charlotte Hornets square off against the Miami Heat. But unlike most songs featured on Grammy telecasts, or many of the songs that have girded NBA Playoffs coverage in the past, "Bad Man" isn't being pushed on the radio, and it's not yet a big seller. Instead, it's a song that was designed to get its featured performers on television.