Hip hop and video games go together like peanut butter and jelly, and the biggest evidence of this is through the classic 3D fighting gameDef Jam. While some have a fond place in their hearts for the series, others are convinced it’s a relic of the past. However, this may change now that artist andvideo game enthusiast Ice-Thas stated he wants a new game in the franchise.
For the uninitiated,Def Jamwas a 3D fighting game series published by EA that starred a multitude of various hip hop artists as playable characters. The games have included such hip hop legends as Redman, Ghostface Killah, Slick Rick, Xzibit, andSnoop Dogg.
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Now it looks like Ice-T is pushing to bring the fighter back after he tweeted a screenshot of the character select screen fromDef Jam: Fight for NY. The screenshot showed the screen highlighting his character with the caption, “Gamer Stuff: I think they really need to reboot this game for the new consoles..”
While Ice-T may be enthusiastic about a newDef Jam, there, unfortunately, has not been any indication the series will be making a comeback any time soon. Back in 2018, the official Twitter account for Def Jam Recordings seemingly began teasing asequel toDef Jam: Fight for NY, however, nothing more ever came of these teases.
That being said, Ice-T is a hard man to argue with and has a long history of appearing in various video games. In addition to playing the Stranded leader, Aaron Griffin, inGears of War 3, he also took on the role of AI-turned-stuffed animal, BALEX, in the recent looter-shooter sequel,Borderlands 3.
While it’s hard to know whether or not this push by Ice-T will cause EA to reconsider bringing back the hip hop fighter, it’s fun to imagine what a new game in the series could look like. Rather than trading punchlines in a diss track, players could seeMeek Mill and Drakeexchanging actual punches. Or perhaps Pusha T and Drake could solve this issue of ghostwriting by one turning the other into a ghost. Well, it seems like a lot of rappers might want to settle their beef with Drake in some kind of way.
