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Basically, things like characters performing brief rap numbers in stories where it isn't the primary subject. Compare [[Piss |
Basically, things like characters performing brief rap numbers in stories where it isn't the primary subject. Compare [[Piss-Take Rap]] and [[A Wild Rapper Appears]]. |
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Gintama]]'': Katsura and his "Katsurap." |
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** Even more gratuitous are the recaps for the Thorny Boys arc. |
** Even more gratuitous are the recaps for the Thorny Boys arc. |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* The masked slasher in ''[[Scary Movie]]'' dances around the room and dispenses some rapid-fire rap lyrics after the other characters invite him to smoke some marijuana. He even uses his knife to make "cool" rap gestures - but apparently gets a little too into it, because he ends up slashing everyone in the room to death. |
* The masked slasher in ''[[Scary Movie]]'' dances around the room and dispenses some rapid-fire rap lyrics after the other characters invite him to smoke some marijuana. He even uses his knife to make "cool" rap gestures - but apparently gets a little too into it, because he ends up slashing everyone in the room to death. |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Seltzer and Friedberg|Epic Movie]]'' contains several scenes. |
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* ''[[Bulworth]]''. A jaded politician decides to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth to the American public... in rap... |
* ''[[Bulworth]]''. A jaded politician decides to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth to the American public... in rap... |
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** Significantly better than it sounds. |
** Significantly better than it sounds. |
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* ''[[Titanic |
* ''[[Titanic: The Legend Goes On]]''. With the rapping dog. |
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* [[Office Space|Die, motherfucker, die, motherfucker, die!]] |
* [[Office Space|Die, motherfucker, die, motherfucker, die!]] |
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** It works a little better here because the entire movie is set to hip-hop. Which is hiliarious because it's about weedy white (and one Indian) office workers. |
** It works a little better here because the entire movie is set to hip-hop. Which is hiliarious because it's about weedy white (and one Indian) office workers. |
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* The ''Hard Knock Life'' scene from the 3rd ''[[Austin Powers]]'' movie. Which also happened to be a parody of a rap by Jay-Z that sampled the soundtrack from ''[[ |
* The ''Hard Knock Life'' scene from the 3rd ''[[Austin Powers]]'' movie. Which also happened to be a parody of a rap by Jay-Z that sampled the soundtrack from ''[[Annie]]''. |
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* The infamous "Ninja Rap" sequence in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( |
* The infamous "Ninja Rap" sequence in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] II: The Secret of Ooze''. Perpetrated by one and only [[Vanilla Ice]]. |
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* Rapping shark in ''[[The Legend of the Titanic|In Search Of The Titanic]]'', making it two full length animated movies about Titanic disaster featuring rapping animals. |
* Rapping shark in ''[[The Legend of the Titanic|In Search Of The Titanic]]'', making it two full length animated movies about Titanic disaster featuring rapping animals. |
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* [[Fern Gully|Yo, the name is Batty! The logic is erratic! Potato in a jacket! Toys in the attic! I rock and I ramble! My brain is SCRAMBLED! Rap like an animal, but I'm a mammal!]] |
* [[Fern Gully|Yo, the name is Batty! The logic is erratic! Potato in a jacket! Toys in the attic! I rock and I ramble! My brain is SCRAMBLED! Rap like an animal, but I'm a mammal!]] |
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* [[Care Bears|Care Bears in Wonderland.]] The rapping cat. |
* [[Care Bears|Care Bears in Wonderland.]] The rapping cat. |
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* [[Gordy|PIG POWER IN THE HOUSE!!!!]] |
* [[Gordy|PIG POWER IN THE HOUSE!!!!]] |
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* The [[Villain Song]] in ''[[The Muppets ( |
* The [[Villain Song]] in ''[[The Muppets (film)|The Muppets]]'' is a deliberately over-the-top example. |
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== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
== [[Live-Action TV]] == |
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* The Ringmaster in the ''[[ |
* The Ringmaster in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy". |
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* ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' constantly. The worst was Rick's environmental rap. |
* ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' constantly. The worst was Rick's environmental rap. |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |
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* ''[[Minion Comics]]'' features a Teddy Ruxpin-esque stuffed turtle singing a rap song entitled "[http://www.meetmyminion.com/?p=533 Punch Your Bitch In The Mouth]" advising schoolchildren about how to treat their girlfriends. |
* ''[[Minion Comics]]'' features a Teddy Ruxpin-esque stuffed turtle singing a rap song entitled "[https://web.archive.org/web/20130122160549/http://www.meetmyminion.com/?p=533 Punch Your Bitch In The Mouth]" advising schoolchildren about how to treat their girlfriends. |
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== [[Web Original]] == |
== [[Web Original]] == |
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* ''[[Commentary |
* ''[[Commentary! The Musical]]'', "Neil's Turn": in the middle of a song he suddenly starts rapping. |
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{{quote|I'll charm the chicks (Are those real? Ha!) |
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Do magic tricks (Was it the three of spades? Ho!) |
Do magic tricks (Was it the three of spades? Ho!) |
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Lay down some tap |
Lay down some tap |
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And I can rap |
And I can rap |
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My name is Neil and I'm here to say, *random rapping noises* |
My name is Neil and I'm here to say, *random rapping noises* |
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No I can't rap |
No I can't rap |
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That was painful... }} |
That was painful... }} |
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* [[Homestuck]], with [http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/gamebro-original-1990-mix GameBro], which doesn't seem to have any specific character performing it, but is a rap about an obscure plot element that resurfaces a negligible amount of times in the massive comic. |
* [[Homestuck]], with [https://web.archive.org/web/20130922033519/http://homestuck.bandcamp.com/track/gamebro-original-1990-mix GameBro], which doesn't seem to have any specific character performing it, but is a rap about an obscure plot element that resurfaces a negligible amount of times in the massive comic. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* ''[[South Park]]'' gives us this little gem. |
* ''[[South Park]]'' gives us this little gem. |
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{{quote|'''Cartman''': Well I'm a [[Badass]] cowboy living in the cowboy days. A wiki wiki scratch yo yo jiggy jiggy. [[Wild Wild West (film)|Me and Artemis Clyde frog from the big metal spider]]. A wiki wiki what.}} |
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* [[Titanic |
* [[Titanic: The Legend Goes On|Everybody's feelin' fine, 'cause it's party time!]] |
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* "It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown" features one. Yes, a '''rap''' in a '''Peanuts special.''' |
* "It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown" features one. Yes, a '''rap''' in a '''Peanuts special.''' |
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* An episode of [[The Simpsons]] had Homer and Marge rap discipline to Bart. Maggie played beatbox. It was truly frightening. |
* An episode of [[The Simpsons]] had Homer and Marge rap discipline to Bart. Maggie played beatbox. It was truly frightening. |
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** Homer also proposed a rap to advertise his Mr. Plow business. |
** Homer also proposed a rap to advertise his Mr. Plow business. |
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* The conclusion of an episode of [[ |
* The conclusion of an episode of [[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends|Foster's]] saw Harriman make a rap video to promote the house on its "spider-web". |
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* ''[[ |
* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' features an episode where Dexter raps about the "reality" behind [[Santa Claus]]. |
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* [[Super Mario Bros Super Show|We're the Mario Brothers, and plumbin's our game! We're not like the others who get all the fame!]] |
* [[Super Mario Bros Super Show|We're the Mario Brothers, and plumbin's our game! We're not like the others who get all the fame!]] |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* [[Sonic Adventure 2 |
* [[Sonic Adventure 2|You can call me Knuckles]]...[[Narm|Unlike Sonic I don't chuckle!]] |
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* [[Donkey Kong 64|His coconut gun/Can fire in spurts/If he shoots ya/It's gonna hurt!]] |
* [[Donkey Kong 64|His coconut gun/Can fire in spurts/If he shoots ya/It's gonna hurt!]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 16 February 2023
Basically, things like characters performing brief rap numbers in stories where it isn't the primary subject. Compare Piss-Take Rap and A Wild Rapper Appears.
Examples of Gratuitous Rap include:
Anime and Manga
- Gintama: Katsura and his "Katsurap."
- Even more gratuitous are the recaps for the Thorny Boys arc.
Film
- The masked slasher in Scary Movie dances around the room and dispenses some rapid-fire rap lyrics after the other characters invite him to smoke some marijuana. He even uses his knife to make "cool" rap gestures - but apparently gets a little too into it, because he ends up slashing everyone in the room to death.
- Epic Movie contains several scenes.
- Bulworth. A jaded politician decides to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth to the American public... in rap...
- Significantly better than it sounds.
- Titanic: The Legend Goes On. With the rapping dog.
- Die, motherfucker, die, motherfucker, die!
- It works a little better here because the entire movie is set to hip-hop. Which is hiliarious because it's about weedy white (and one Indian) office workers.
- The Hard Knock Life scene from the 3rd Austin Powers movie. Which also happened to be a parody of a rap by Jay-Z that sampled the soundtrack from Annie.
- The infamous "Ninja Rap" sequence in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of Ooze. Perpetrated by one and only Vanilla Ice.
- Rapping shark in In Search Of The Titanic, making it two full length animated movies about Titanic disaster featuring rapping animals.
- Yo, the name is Batty! The logic is erratic! Potato in a jacket! Toys in the attic! I rock and I ramble! My brain is SCRAMBLED! Rap like an animal, but I'm a mammal!
- Care Bears in Wonderland. The rapping cat.
- PIG POWER IN THE HOUSE!!!!
- The Villain Song in The Muppets is a deliberately over-the-top example.
Live-Action TV
- The Ringmaster in the Doctor Who serial "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy".
- Degrassi Junior High constantly. The worst was Rick's environmental rap.
Web Comics
- Minion Comics features a Teddy Ruxpin-esque stuffed turtle singing a rap song entitled "Punch Your Bitch In The Mouth" advising schoolchildren about how to treat their girlfriends.
Web Original
- Commentary! The Musical, "Neil's Turn": in the middle of a song he suddenly starts rapping.
I'll charm the chicks (Are those real? Ha!) |
- Homestuck, with GameBro, which doesn't seem to have any specific character performing it, but is a rap about an obscure plot element that resurfaces a negligible amount of times in the massive comic.
Western Animation
- South Park gives us this little gem.
Cartman: Well I'm a Badass cowboy living in the cowboy days. A wiki wiki scratch yo yo jiggy jiggy. Me and Artemis Clyde frog from the big metal spider. A wiki wiki what. |
- Everybody's feelin' fine, 'cause it's party time!
- "It's Spring Training, Charlie Brown" features one. Yes, a rap in a Peanuts special.
- An episode of The Simpsons had Homer and Marge rap discipline to Bart. Maggie played beatbox. It was truly frightening.
- Homer also proposed a rap to advertise his Mr. Plow business.
- The conclusion of an episode of Foster's saw Harriman make a rap video to promote the house on its "spider-web".
- Dexter's Laboratory features an episode where Dexter raps about the "reality" behind Santa Claus.
- We're the Mario Brothers, and plumbin's our game! We're not like the others who get all the fame!
Video Games
- You can call me Knuckles...Unlike Sonic I don't chuckle!
- His coconut gun/Can fire in spurts/If he shoots ya/It's gonna hurt!