dna productions · film companion EP

From the film:
"Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story"

BLACKJACK

Songs from The Jackie Ryan Story
Prod. Lionel Cohen
BlackJack Songs – companion EP cover
Companion EP · 1990s Brooklyn Streetball

// EP · Boom-Bap · Old-School Hip Hop

BlackJack
(Songs)

Designed to feel like "discovered" street anthems — not a polished movie score. Five tracks built from boom-bap drum patterns, aggressive brass loops and street-level lyricism. The heartbeat of 1990s New York in sound.

Boom-Bap Old-School 90s Hip Hop Brooklyn Film EP
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The Tracks
5 cuts

feat. Phil Galanty

King of
the Court

The definitive anthem. Driving rhythms and a confident flow establish Jackie Ryan's status as a playground legend. This is the throne-claiming record.

feat. Palo Xanto

Keep It in
the Zone

The psychological side of the game. Palo Xanto's darker delivery mirrors the all-or-nothing stakes of Ryan's late-career NBA tryout.

feat. Palo Xanto

Crash and
Burn

The other edge of the same coin. Intense and unsparing — what happens when the pressure finds its limit and the body refuses to quit.

feat. Jaxon Evans

Grand
Concourse

Named after the iconic Bronx thoroughfare. Heavy on atmosphere — a musical love letter to the New York neighborhoods where the story was born and lives.

feat. Impulss

Pulss Got Pressure

Intense and agressive. Emphasises the physical intensity and pressure of professional-level basketball — every beat a heartbeat, every bar a sprint.

The Production Blueprint
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Boom-Bap Drums

Heavy kick drums and crisp snares that mimic the heartbeat of the city. Every pattern locked and loaded like early-90s New York intended.

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Aggressive Brass & Loops

Stabs, hits and loops that create urgency and bravado. The musical equivalent of talking trash and backing it up.

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Street-Level Lyricism

Redemption. Hustle. The silent language of the court. Artists chosen for their authentic New York park energy — not the studio, the blacktop.