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Freestyle Nike Wieden + Kennedy, Portland, Ore.

Try and watch this spot without moving at least one body part in time with the music. Jeff Elmassian (then with music and sound design shop Digighearit) and hip-hop godfather Afrika Bambaataa fused the innovative 1982 track “Planet Rock” with sounds from a basketball court—sneakers squeaking, a hand slapping the ball, a ball whooshing through a hoop. It’s a perfectly mesmerizing complement to the chor e o graphed and freestyle moves performed by a mix of professional and street players.



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