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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]].
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]] ==
* ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]'': Katsura and his "Katsurap."
* ''[[Gintama]]'': Katsura and his "Katsurap."
** Even more gratuitous are the recaps for the Thorny Boys arc.
** Even more gratuitous are the recaps for the Thorny Boys arc.


== [[Film]] ==
== [[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.
* 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 (Film)|Epic Movie]]'' contains several scenes.
* ''[[Seltzer and Friedberg|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...
* ''[[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.
** Significantly better than it sounds.
* ''[[Titanic the Legend Goes On]]''. With the rapping dog.
* ''[[Titanic: The Legend Goes On]]''. With the rapping dog.
* [[Office Space|Die, motherfucker, die, motherfucker, die!]]
* [[Office Space|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.
** 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 (Theatre)|Annie]]''.
* 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 (Film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] II: The Secret of Ooze''. Perpetrated by one and only [[Vanilla Ice (Music)|Vanilla Ice]].
* 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]].
* 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.
* [[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!]]
* [[Care Bears|Care Bears in Wonderland.]] The rapping cat.
* [[Care Bears|Care Bears in Wonderland.]] The rapping cat.
* [[Gordy|PIG POWER IN THE HOUSE!!!!]]
* [[Gordy|PIG POWER IN THE HOUSE!!!!]]
* The [[Villain Song]] in ''[[The Muppets (Film)|The Muppets]]'' is a deliberately over-the-top example.
* The [[Villain Song]] in ''[[The Muppets (film)|The Muppets]]'' is a deliberately over-the-top example.


== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
* The Ringmaster in the ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' serial "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy".
* The Ringmaster in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial "The Greatest Show in the Galaxy".
* ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' constantly. The worst was Rick's environmental rap.
* ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]'' constantly. The worst was Rick's environmental rap.


== [[Web Comics]] ==
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* ''[[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.


== [[Web Original]] ==
== [[Web Original]] ==
* ''[[Commentary the Musical]]'', "Neil's Turn": in the middle of a song he suddenly starts rapping.
* ''[[Commentary! The Musical]]'', "Neil's Turn": in the middle of a song he suddenly starts rapping.
{{quote| I'll charm the chicks (Are those real? Ha!)<br />
{{quote|I'll charm the chicks (Are those real? Ha!)
Do magic tricks (Was it the three of spades? Ho!)<br />
Do magic tricks (Was it the three of spades? Ho!)
Lay down some tap<br />
Lay down some tap
And I can rap<br />
And I can rap
My name is Neil and I'm here to say, *random rapping noises*<br />
My name is Neil and I'm here to say, *random rapping noises*
No I can't rap<br />
No I can't rap
That was painful... }}
That was painful... }}
* [[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.


== [[Western Animation]] ==
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[South Park]]'' gives us this little gem.
* ''[[South Park]]'' gives us this little gem.
{{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.}}
{{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.}}
* [[Titanic the Legend Goes On|Everybody's feelin' fine, 'cause it's party time!]]
* [[Titanic: The Legend Goes On|Everybody's feelin' fine, 'cause it's party time!]]
* "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.'''
* 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.
** Homer also proposed a rap to advertise his Mr. Plow business.
** Homer also proposed a rap to advertise his Mr. Plow business.
* The conclusion of an episode of [[Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends|Foster's]] saw Harriman make a rap video to promote the house on its "spider-web".
* 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".
* ''[[Dexters Laboratory]]'' features an episode where Dexter raps about the "reality" behind [[Santa Claus]].
* ''[[Dexter's Laboratory]]'' features an episode where Dexter raps about the "reality" behind [[Santa Claus]].
* [[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!]]


== [[Video Games]] ==
== [[Video Games]] ==
* [[Sonic Adventure 2 (Video Game)|You can call me Knuckles]]...[[Narm|Unlike Sonic I don't chuckle!]]
* [[Sonic Adventure 2|You can call me Knuckles]]...[[Narm|Unlike Sonic I don't chuckle!]]
* [[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

Live-Action TV

Web Comics

Web Original

I'll charm the chicks (Are those real? Ha!)
Do magic tricks (Was it the three of spades? Ho!)
Lay down some tap
And I can rap
My name is Neil and I'm here to say, *random rapping noises*
No I can't rap
That was painful...

  • 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

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.

Video Games