Heat shows 49er pride in the new "Die-Hard" video.

The past two years have seen an influx of rap songs dedicated to the San Francisco 49ers, a phenomenon that seems to grow along with the city's team pride. The tracks consist of a combination of remixes of popular songs and entirely original compositions, with most pointing out player names and little details that a fair-weather fan might not know.

Even if you don't actually watch football, these 10 tunes should help you get into the spirit of the game before the Niners kill the Atlanta Falcons on Jan. 20 and get one step closer to the Super Bowl.

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As settings for music videos go, this is one of the more interesting ideas we've seen: S.F. MC A-1 (aka Adam Traore) filmed this video for "Double Dose" in the streets of San Francisco right after the Giants won the World Series. Amid the toilet-paper-throwing and sign-waving and Henny-passing, there are fires, vandalized buses, and some seriously grouchy members of the San Francisco Police Department. Things get dicey a few times, especially toward the end, but A-1 keeps his cool, rhyming pretty much on-lyric throughout the whole thing despite many, many distractions. It makes for a good rap video, but "Double Dose" is almost more interesting as a street-level document of what really happened the night in 2012 that the Giants won it all:

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Zooey Deschanel: Coming soon to a baseball game you'll be watching.

So, okay, Phillip Phillips, the American Idol winner, wasn't awful at the National Anthem before last night's World Series Game 1. And tonight's singer is Matthew Morrison, who plays a character on another Fox TV show some people watch, called Glee.

After that, though, the singers doing "The Star Spangled Banner" for the 2012 World Series start to get more interesting.

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It got Weezy in S.F. yesterday

Well, this didn't make it to our Fox-fueled TV screens yesterday: Rap star/walking tattoo warning Lil Wayne was on hand at AT&T Park to sing -- we use that term loosely -- "Take Me Out to the Ball Game." Yes, and with enthusiasm! Which raises several questions:

1. Lil Wayne is a Giants fan? (He's decked out in the team gear in this video we've got for you.)

2. Lil Wayne can sing? (Hint: No AutoTune appeared to be on hand at AT&T Park yesterday.)

3. Whom can we expect to surprise us at tonight's NCLS Game 7? (If you know, leave us a hint in the comments, please.)

Meanwhile, here's Weezy gettin' all affectionate for our boys in the orange and black:

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[Editor's note: SF Weekly's sister paper in St. Louis recently put together a list of eight rather hilariously unflattering fan-made tributes to the St. Louis Cardinals. Obviously, they originally meant it with some affection. But given that our beloved Giants are currently battling the Cards for the National League title, we see these in, shall we say, a different light -- especially given the typically high-quality Giants tributes issued by locals like E-40, a bunch of other rappers, and Ashkon. Here then, as a rare insight into the minds of musically-inclined Cardinals fans -- our opponents -- we present some of the worst-yet tributes to the team. Laugh away.]

Every sport has its fan-written songs, but in Major League Baseball today, it seems like no community seems to write as many as St. Louis Cardinals fans. And most of them are awful.

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Obviously an S.F. Giants postseason run wouldn't be nearly as fun without a suitably themed local rap song to go along with it. So here, fulfilling that need, is the great Bay Area rapper E-40, remaking the ubiquitous "Function" into a team anthem that shouts out pretty much every orange-wearing S.F. baseballer you love to be tortured by. Admittedly, "Giants out here tryna win somethin" isn't quite as instantly grippy as "We out here tryna function," but hey, if it brings us a victory in NLCS Game 2 tonight (5 p.m. West Coast time!), you won't hear us complaining.

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* Olympics 2012: Underworld and the Chemical Brothers Raise Hopes for Good Music at London Games

On Monday, you may have seen us talking about how things at the London Olympics were looking up, music-wise, thanks in no small part to The Chemical Brothers' "Theme For Velodrome." Turns out that although Muse's cacophony of cliches got the biggest fanfare, there are in fact five official Olympic songs -- and the best one got unveiled yesterday.

Dizzee Rascal's "Scream" is, hands down, the best Olympic theme song we have ever heard. Ever. This, ladies and gents, is what an Olympic theme is supposed to sound like. It gets you pumped within the first fifteen seconds. It makes pretty great work-out music. It's about triumph over adversity. It makes you want dance your ass off by the light of the Olympic flame. But the thing we love most of all is that it's the first theme for the Games that we've ever heard that ain't afraid to get real.

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You almost certainly remember "Don't Stop Believing," Ashkon Davaran's Journey-flipping S.F. Giants anthem from 2010.

Well, the master of S.F. sports remixes is at it again: He just dropped "That Smith Cray," a 49ers jam based on Jay-Z and Kanye West's ubiquitous "Ni**as in Paris." The man behind it should tell you all you need to know, but let us assure you: Hearing Yeezy lines turned into 49ers boasts -- "They said you ain't winning nothing, not at all/ I guess you better be careful what you call" -- is worth the price of admission on its own.

Listen to Ashkon's "Niners in Paris" and grab a download after the jump.

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The 49ers are doing well -- the team's first playoff game in nine years is happening in two days -- so naturally, Bay Area musicians are in the mood to celebrate. And as with the Giants' World Series-winning 2010 season, that means songs about the 49ers. Sometimes even cheesy songs, like this new flip on "Faithfully," the iconic Journey power ballad. Locals Equipto, Baldhead Rick, Shag Nasty, Curk Sak, Ike Plump, and Sellassie pumped up the wistful piano descent over a big beat, and feted the team that plays Candlestick with furious rhyming. If you're a Niners fan, this was made for you. And if you're not, it's at least an interesting exercise in how to somewhat salvage a cringe-inducing early-'80s hit. Grab a download via Solidarity Records after the jump.

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This could be yours.

Who's your baseball bobblehead collection missing?

Well, how about Bill Graham, the legendary and controversial S.F. concert promoter and music executive?

If you're scratching your head right now, don't worry. We kinda are, too. But you will really have a chance to snag a Bill Graham bobblehead -- and pay tribute to the legacy of one of the central figures in the storied Bay Area music scene -- this Friday, when the S.F. Giants celebrate Bill Graham Tribute Night at their game against the New York Mets.

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