Royce Da 5'9" - 'We Live (Danger)': On Game Radio FM, Royce Da 5'9, a regular Eminem collaborator, provides slick and sharp verses over some mellow, G funk style instrumentation. "Here he comes, watch out now, he'll chew you up." Yes, indeed. (GTA III)
Boyz 2 Girls - 'Pray It Goes OK': Featured on Lips 106 and led by a wavy synthesiser, this mellow but funky number was the ideal soundtrack for cruising the streets at night and searching for helpless pedestrians to rob. (GTA III)
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - 'Two Tribes': Welcome to the '80s everyone. This track from the controversial British group perfectly encapsulates the neon, big haired swirls of the 1980s . It's also one hell of a catchy dance number. (GTA Vice City)
Toto - 'Africa': A stone cold classic to jump red lights and collect wanted stars to. The song is so uplifting and joyful that you forget about the horrific acts you're almost certainly performing in your automobile. (GTA - Vice City)
Kate Bush - 'Wow': Performing a sneaky drive by on rival mafia members while bumping this anthem was quite the surreal experience. We're not sure Kate would approve, to be honest. (GTA Vice City)
Iron Maiden - '2 Minutes To Midnight': Here's one for the heavier fans out there. Featuring on the V-Rock station, this monster track whirled you into a chaotic frenzy and fuelled your appetite for total destruction. (GTA Vice City)
2pac - 'I Don't Give A Fuck': Welcome to the 90s, people. Featured on Radio Los Santos. Tupac Shakur's ode to police brutality, social and racial injustice in the U.S sets the scene for your character's bullet riddled journey through San Andreas. Also, those drum slaps are out of hand. (GTA San Andreas)
Rage Against The Machine - 'Killing In The Name': Critics will always ask what exactly GTA players are killing in the name of. When they do, blast this gigantic rap/metal anthem directly into their faces and continue on your crime spree in peace. (GTA San Andreas)
Luther Vandross - 'Never Too Much': "All my looooove." The GTA franchise can't seem to get enough of the funk, and we're completely ok with that. Playing on Emotion 98.3, this super smooth number shouldn't act as such a great backdrop for running over a drug dealer and stealing his money. But oh, it does. (GTA - San Andreas)
LCD Soundsystem: 'Get Innocuous': It's worth mentioning that murder isn't the only draw of the game series. Sometimes it's cool to just drive around at dangerously high speeds, get pursued by the police and then blend into the everyday hustle and bustle of Liberty City undetected. This track is best suited for the former activity, but thematically applicable for the latter. "To string you along with the pretence / And pave the way for the coming release", sings James Murphy, probably not about GTAIV but it's still relevant - except that 'coming release' will most likely involve a helicopter and a lot of charred police vehicles. (GTA IV)
Tyler the Creator - 'Garbage': Not only is the rapper/professional contrarian a huge endorser of the franchise, but his music embodies the demons that GTA brings out of us. Unapologetic and sinister, 'Garbage' is the perfect soundtrack to all of the messed up misdemeanours we all commit when let loose in Los Santos. From soliciting ladies of the night to shooting rockets at pedestrians, Tyler's narratives can be reenacted perfectly within in the game, we're not sure if we should be worried. (GTA V)
FIDLAR - 'Cocaine': The only sin GTA won't allow you is the abuse of illicit substances. Not that we encourage that kind of behaviour, but the appeal of the game series is that it allows you to live consequence-free in a totally corrupt fantasy world (we cannot emphasise that last bit enough). FIDLAR's high speed, garage-punk anthem about the white powder is as potent of an upper as any pixelated form of the drug. It's hard not to commit crimes in-game when it actively provides such amazing car chase music. (GTA V)