NBA 2K13's PREMIER LAUNCH PARTY @ 40/40 CLUB

40/40 Club's owner: Jay-Z at NBA 2K13's Premiere Red Carpet Launch Party

"Jay-Z executive-produced the soundtrack for "NBA 2K13" and he celebrated the launch in New York City Wednesday night (September 26) with a list of celebrities including Nas and Meek Mill. Meek shared a photo with the veteran rappers, proudly captioned, "Look how far we came!!!!"

   

Ralph Lauren model: Tyson Beckford & Philly rapper: Meek Mill

Hov was on hand last night at the 40/40 Club in Manhattan to unveil "NBA 2K13," the new basketball simulation game that he helped usher into the marketplace. Aside from overseeing the game's soundtrack, the God MC also came up with the idea of having the iconic 1992 Olympic Dream Team in the game as well as the latest U.S. gold medalists.

Brooklyn Net's forward: Kris Humpries and Jersey Shore's Vinny Guadagnino and my homegirl: Melanie Iglesias

"I always thought the flavor of the games were lacking," Jay-Z told MTV News candidly as he walked the carpet at the 40/40. "I'm just gonna be honest: I felt that they cheated us on the music."

R&B singers: Adrienne Bailon and Bridget Kelly and Real Housewives of New Jersey's Joe Guidice & Teresa Guidice

The tracks Jay helped select for "2K13" (in stores October 2) are hard to front on. Not only did he include Jigga favorites like "On to the Next One" and "Run This Town," Jay also tossed an assist to Kanye West by including G.O.O.D. Music's "Mercy" and Meek Mill and Rick Ross by including their hit "I'ma Boss." Even onetime rivals Mobb Deep got some love, now that their 1994 classic "Shook Ones Pt. II" appears on the soundtrack.

Chicago Bulls' Derrick Rose and Oklahoma Thunder's Kevin Durant

The excitement for the release is so high that NBA stars like Kevin Durant, Derrick Rose and the Brooklyn Nets' Brook Lopez were in attendance. Meek Mill performed and music stars like Bow Wow and Nas showed up as well. "I think music and sports go hand-in-hand, and they wouldn't pay out to get a U2, a Coldplay, a Kanye," Jay said of game developer 2K Sports. "I thought it was very smart of them and very open of them to come and allow us to bring the game closer to the culture. They were really cool about it." — MTV.com