This J. Cole cover is one of four different covers available from wangyue's blog

NBA 2K has evolved from being a mere hyped 2k23 mt game within the world of gaming. It's now a cultural moment and its intersection of music, pop culture and fashion, sneakers, and of obviously, basketball has taken the franchise to heights that have not been matched by any other game. With its most recent edition, NBA 2K23, the game set the bar high when it announced J. Cole as the first rapper to appear on the cover NBA 2K with the Dreamer Edition. While it's definitely a surprise that 2K made a announcement like this at such a late stage in the release process, the style of the game itself probably hinted at this happening some day. Even with that in mind it was not even 2K's idea. It was J. Cole's.

"Three and a Half Years" when he was dunking during one of the breaks during the All-Star Weekend Saturday Night, J. Cole said 'Ronnie I'd love to see you in MyCareer and assist you in thinking about the ideas around it"" Ronnie 2K tells Complex. "I collaborated with the team on bringing this concept to life , and it was suitable to work with him. The moment we released that tease, everybody thought it was going be another basketball player...it allows us live in fashion, culture, music and 2K is seated at the table now."

This J. Cole cover is one of four different covers available for the latest edition of 2K The other covers include Michael Jordan, Devin Booker as well as a duo consisting of Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi. NBA 2K23 discussion has been in the news on social media as of late with the NBA ratings falling this week. Kevin Durant even took at playful remark following his 2K rating was released.On the day of the game's debut, we spoke with Ronnie Singh aka Ronnie 2K about the decision to place MJ on the cover rather than LeBron and 2k23 mt buy why Devin Booker was selected over other NBA stars MyCareer, ProAm gameplay, and much more.