A veteran producer from San Francisco, Dan the Automator is most identified with his ambitious concept albums, manning the boards for bizarre-yet-funky projects from Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030, Gorillaz, and Handsome Boy Modeling School. Like his homie/contemporary Prince Paul, he's always down to inject more than a little humor into his music, but he also has real chops, a serious understanding of composition, and knows how to make a hit. On 2K7, he assembles a dozen tracks with about 20 rappers, all rhyming about their basketball (video game) skills. True, it's kind of limiting lyrically, and a few songs wallow in just about every sports cliche imaginable, but there are several standouts, most notably "2K007" with Ghostface and AG, "Anchor Man" with Chali 2Na, and Zion I's "Fade Away." Automator's beats are solid if a little dumbed down at times, and it's certainly not his most defining work, but if you're looking to get pumped up for a big game, you could do a lot worse.