{"id":45664,"date":"2025-09-04T14:20:51","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/normani-remixes-cmon-n-ride-it-the-train-for-nfl-kickoff-promo\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T14:20:51","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T14:20:51","slug":"normani-remixes-cmon-n-ride-it-the-train-for-nfl-kickoff-promo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/04\/normani-remixes-cmon-n-ride-it-the-train-for-nfl-kickoff-promo\/","title":{"rendered":"Normani Remixes &#8216;C&#8217;mon N&#8217; Ride It (The Train)&#8217; for NFL Kickoff Promo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The singer put a football spin on Quad City DJ\u2019s 1996 hit &#8220;C&#8217;mon N&#8217; Ride It (The Train),&#8221; this time branding it as &#8220;C&#8217;mon Ride the Float&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/normani-embracing-her-blackness-dopamine-album-1235040544\/\">Normani<\/a> is the star of the 2025 NFL Kickoff commercial. The singer put a spin on Quad City DJ\u2019s 1996 hit \u201cC\u2019mon N\u2019 Ride It (The Train),\u201d this time branding it as \u201cC\u2019mon Ride the Float\u201d to soundtrack the legions of football fans ready to cheer their favorite team to victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tA few fans and familiar faces, including social media stars <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/druski-character-breakdown-video-1234974181\/\">Druski<\/a> and the Rizzler, make appearances in the commercial. \u201cI\u2019m on a dolphin, not the float,\u201d Druski semi-raps before yelling cut. \u201cGuys, my legs are chaffing. I need some baby powder, seriously.\u201d In a statement, he shared, \u201cI\u2019ve always been an NFL fan, so getting the chance to be part of this season\u2019s Kickoff campaign was a no-brainer.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2025 NFL Kickoff || RIDE THE FLOAT\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N7auEg6XUOI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe Rizzler jumps in on behalf of the New York Giants, declaring, \u201cGiant-sized hopes, you can\u2019t handle the rizz.\u201d Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts makes a cameo, as well, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/normani\/\" id=\"auto-tag_normani\" data-tag=\"normani\">Normani<\/a> is rooting for another Pennsylvania team. The singer sports a Pittsburgh Steelers jersey in the commercial. Earlier this year, she announced her engagement to their wide receiver DK Metcalf. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cBeing part of the NFL Kickoff commercial is such a monumental and personal moment for me,\u201d Normani shared in a statement. \u201cI cannot remember a time when football was not a huge part of my household growing up, so now that I\u2019m part of an NFL campaign, it means the world to my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThis past weekend, Normani helped give pop fans their own version of a championship win when she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/fifth-harmony-reunites-jonas-brothers-show-1235419141\/\">reunited with Fifth Harmony <\/a>during a Jonas Brothers concert in Dallas. It marked their first appearance together as a group in seven years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe 2025-2026 NFL season kicks off Thursday, Sept. 4, as the Eagles return fresh off their Super Bowl win to take on the Dallas Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/normani-remix-nfl-kickoff-promo-1235421400\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The singer put a football spin on Quad City DJ\u2019s 1996 hit &#8220;C&#8217;mon N&#8217; Ride It (The Train),&#8221; this time branding it as &#8220;C&#8217;mon&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":45665,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}