The people behind the basketball mixed tapes Ball Above All and Ballin' Outta Control move from the playground to the football field with this project. Born to Ball: On the Gridiron compiles some of the greatest plays in the history of college football and edits them to a nonstop hip-hop soundtrack featuring Rawkus Records artists Pharoahe Monch, Talib Kweli, and Camp Lo. Among the football legends serving up the high-powered runs, tackles, passes, and kicks are Barry Sanders, Peyton Manning, Michael Vick, and Earl Campbell, all captured on film in their college days before they turned pro; other noted players, such as Steve McNair and Jamal Lewis, are featured in interview segments in which they discuss the high stakes of playing in the NFL.