The ''Jock'' series is a superseries of
sports anthem music albums started by
Tommy Boy Records and
ESPN
ESPN (originally an initialism for Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by ESPN Inc., owned jointly by The Walt Disney Company (80%) and Hearst Communications (20%). Th ...
in 1994.
The ''Jock'' series consists of the ''Jock Rock'', the ''Jock Jams'' and the ''Slam Jams'' series.
''Jock Rock''
The ''Jock Rock'' series of albums consisted of
alternative
Alternative or alternate may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki''
* ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film
* ''The Alternative ...
and
classic rock
Classic rock is a US radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock (AOR) format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format comprises rock music ranging generally from the mid-1960s through the mid 1990s, prima ...
songs. Some tracks on the ''Jock Rock'' albums were dubbed into the "
Jock Jam Megamix
Jock may refer to:
Common meanings
* Jock (stereotype), a North American term for a stereotypical male athlete
* Jock, a derogatory term for Scottish people mostly used by the English
* Short for jockstrap, an item of male protective undergarmen ...
".
''Jock Jams''
Albums in the ''Jock Jams'' series mainly consist of 1980s and 1990s
dance and
house music, as well as
hip hop, classic
disco,
mashups, and cheerleaders and other sports figures saying phrases. When some of the songs and quotes became popular, they were incorporated into a
mash-up entitled "
The Jock Jam".
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Sports compilation albums