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It’s a big touchdown for Brockton: The suave flow of FELIX! appears on Madden NFL 26.
The latest installment of the long-running Madden NFL video game series this week (August 7) announced the 77 songs comprising its stacked soundtrack. On a list that includes hip-hop greats like Kendrick Lamar, Nas, Busta Rhymes, and Run-D.M.C. — as well as poppier acts like Chappell Roan and Lizzo — FELIX! appears via “Raw,” a collaboration he recorded for 6ix’s 2025 album Homebody. As of this writing, the song has over 1.1 million plays on Spotify, and is 6ix’s second most popular song on the streaming platform.
The Brockton artist and member of Van Buren Records shared the news on Instagram yesterday, writing “we on that new madden! craaazy! 🏈.”
The soundtrack also sneaks in a second round of Massachusetts representation; Medford-born emcee BIA appears on the soundtrack twice, contributing her new single “WE ON GO” and her Key Glock collboration “DADE.”
EA SPORTS has uploaded the full soundtrack to Apple Music ahead of next week, when Madden NFL 26 officially arrives. Take a peek a FELIX’s announcement below.
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