The National Basketball Association (NBA) has links to hip hop music and has also had its own famous anthem in "Roundball Rock". In recent years, the league has embraced country music and musicians and bands that could be considered tame by some observers.

Robert Randolph and the Family Band is an American gospel band led by pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph. NPR has described the band as one with an "irresistible rock 'n' roll swagger". Rolling Stone included Randolph upon their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. The band has released six studio albums and has been Grammy nominated four times.