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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Austin''': Well, that's it for today. Let's wrap it up.
'''Adam and Reed''': Rap! He said rap! Let's hit it!|''The Reduced Shakespeare Radio Show''}}
Yo, peeps!
So you got a new show,<br />And it's [[Totally Radical|totally hip]],<br />Then you need a [[Theme Tune]],<br />That's a total [[Mind Screw|mind trip]]<br />Down [[Gratuitous Iambic Pentameter|Iambic]] Boulevard,<br />And [[Expository Theme Tune|Expository]] Lane,<br />It's the
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== [[Anime]] ==
* ''[[Machine Robo]]'' ''Battle Hackers''' intro [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_abMOtHKLQ is one of these].
* ''[[Pokémon]]'' had a couple of these. The "GS Pokerap" was co-opted for the ''Pokemon Chronicles'' opening. More recently, TAJ made their own rap [[Ending Theme]] for the last couple of seasons and the Season 10 [[Opening Theme]].
* ''[[One Piece]]'' in the [[4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids]] [[Alternative Foreign Theme Song|dub]] is a famous example.
** Yo ho ho, he took a bite of gum gum!
* [[FUNimation]] gave ''[[Dragon Ball]] GT'' a rap theme song in its initial release, to cater to the [[Periphery Demographic]] of young black teens. When they went back and redid the series with a more straight transition, this was replaced with an English version of "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteru" sung by [[Vic Mignogna]].
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** [[Ear Worm|Says you pal]].
* The intro of ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' is one of the few well-received examples, which comes as no surprise seeing as the integration of hip hop was the entire premise of the series.
* ''[[
* ''[[Bleach]]'''s 1st OP
* ''[[Naruto Shippuden]]'''s 1st OP.
* A rather odd example: ''[[Naruto]]'''s ''German'' opening is a rap in ''English'', which is also a [[Title Theme Tune]].
* Goku ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]'' had a remixed version of Kuusou Rumba that overlayed some of the original song with hip-hop. Some fans of the series consider this to be better than the original version of the song or any of the other remixes.
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]''{{'}}s main theme wasn't a rap song, but [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avRuZ4QLWek the song used as the Dai-Gurren Brigade's theme] is. The full title is [[Long Title|"Rappu wa Kan no Tamashii da! Muri o Toshite Dori o Kettobasu! Ore-tachi Dai-Guren-dan no Tema o Mimi no Ana Kappojite Yo~ku Kikiyagare!!"]], which roughly translated means "Rap is a Man's Soul! We Kick Reason to the Curb to Make the Impossible Possible! Open up Your Ears and Listen to Our Team Dai-Gurren Theme!!", better known as [[Refrain From Assuming|Raw Raw Fight The Power]].
* CALLING ALL [[Spider Riders|SPI-DAH RI-DAHHHHHHS!!!]] Let's ride.
* ''[[Rail Wars!]]'' starts its ending theme with a rap.
== [[Film]] ==
* Will Smith did
* Both of
* ''[[Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]''. What's hip-hop doing in 12th-century England? [[Rule of Funny|Don't ask]].
* The end credits to ''[[Ghostbusters]] 2'' ("On Our Own" by Bobby Brown (yeah, ''him''.)).
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* [[LL Cool J]] rapped over the credits to ''[[Deep Blue Sea]]'', which he co-starred in.
* Likewise, Tone Loc contributed a rap for the credits of [[Ace Ventura|Ace Ventura Pet Detective]].
* ''Amos And Andrew'' has one in "[[Perfectly Cromulent Word|Suburbian]] Nightmare" by Sir Mix-A-Lot, which plays over the credits and recaps the whole plot from the point of view of Samuel L. Jackson's character.
== [[Live
* ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', where Will Smith tells you a story all about how his life got flipped-turned upside down. This [[Expository Theme Tune]] became extremely popular among [[Image Board]] anons, [[Interrupting Meme|but my mom got scared she said you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air]].
* ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers Operation Overdrive]]'' were both utter nonsense in completely different ways.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Donkey Kong]] 64''{{'}}s [[So Bad It's Good|cheesy-yet-still-fun]] "DK Rap", which also appears in the "Kongo Jungle" stage of ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]
** Which is odd, considering DK64 was rated E, and Smash Bros. Melee was rated T...
* ''[[Gears of War]]'' has an ending theme rap composed entirely of in-game lines spoken by Augustus "Cole Train" Cole.
* ''[[Call of Duty]] 4'''s ending theme is a rap performed by Sgt. Griggs.
* ''[[The World Ends With You]]'' features a strange conglomeration of this, [[Anime Theme Song]], and [[Surreal Theme Tune]]. See the entry on the latter page for more info, but in a nutshell: take the background music of an [[Anime Theme Song]], the lyrics of a [[Surreal Theme Tune]], and the vocal stylings of a
** To the point where hearing a breathy bass-voiced rapper deadpanning that he "Need some mo' candy cane" is a bit of a [[Narm]].
* ''[[Penny Arcade Adventures]]'': Episode One had one for their end credits.
* ''[[Street Fighter]] 3: Third Strike'' intro had one. The character select screen was also rappy.
* [[Persona 3]] [[Updated Rerelease|FES]] new opening was a Rap Remix of the original.
* [[Sonic Adventure|My name is Knuckles; unlike Sonic I don't chuckle...I'd rather flex my muscles]]
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Hey, paisanos! It's the ''[[Super Mario Bros Super Show]]''!
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We're not like the others who get all the fame!
When your sink is in trouble you can call us on the double!
When hangin' with the plumbers you'll get hooked on the brothers!
Uh! }}
* The last season of ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' replaced the theme with one of these. [[Canon
* ''[[The Boondocks]]''. The animation style in Boondocks was also influenced by ''[[Samurai Champloo]]''. Of course, it probably would've had one even if it ''wasn't''...
* Yo, [[Danny Phantom|Danny Fenton]], he was just fourteen, when his parents built a very strange machine...
* ''[[Yin Yang Yo!
* Haven't listened it myself, but this editor certainly wasn't surprised to learn that the new ''[[George of the Jungle]]'' cartoon featured a hip hop theme song.{{verify}}
* Parodied on ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]'' when the family went to see an [[Anachronism Stew]] [[So Bad It's Good]] (at least to Bart) ''[[Zorro]]'' movie.
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He's the dude in the mask from the barrio.
With his horse and his mask and his big old sword
He'll cut your butt from a '52 Ford.'' }}
* ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''...number one in the hood, G.
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* [[Static Shock]] All over the place, even the villains had their own original rap tunes.
* ''[[Hammerman]]'' has one by MC Hammer himself.
* As did ''Kid 'N Play'', naturally. Though in this case, they simply used their hit track "Rollin' with Kid 'N' Play".
* The ''[[Captain Planet]]'' closing theme. Go planet!
* The "[[Little Shop of Horrors|Little Shop]]" cartoon has one. Performed by the plant. If your previous knowledge of "Little Shop of Horrors" comes from the movies and the stage musical, in which the plant [[Man-Eating Plant|constantly eats characters]] while [[Blood Lust|screaming for blood]], it's really quite alarming.
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''Sit back and chill for a while,''
''I'm comin' at ya, like toon-style,''
''So get ready for a funny-bone overload at the Little Shop!'' }}
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