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Instruction booklet · January 1995

Rap Jam: Volume One

SportESRB E

The story

This game combines basketball with some of the most popular rappers of the time as choose-able players. Some of the artists included are: Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Naughty By Nature, Queen Latifah (!), Yo-Yo, House of Pain, Onyx, Warren G. and Coolio. The gameplay is modeled after the fast-paced NBA Jam and takes place on various outdoor courts in 5 different U.S. cities.

Specifications

Released: January 1995
Developer: 64WD Creation
Publisher: Motown Software
Genre: Sport
Rating: ESRB E
Themes: Non-fiction

What the magazines said

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BE KIND, REWINDJanuary 1995

#1 song

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Dumb and Dumber$9,177,151 weekend

Vol. 5 · No. 177Omaha, Nebraska · Late edition25¢

The Omaha World-Pixel

Week of January 6, 1995

Jan. 11

Robert Rubin is sworn in as the new Secretary of Treasury, succeeding Lloyd Bentsen.

💵 A Super NES was $199.99 at launch · about $473 today

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