Theme Tune Rap: Difference between revisions

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* ''[[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 [[~~Four~~ ~~Kids TV~~|4Kids]] [[Alternative Foreign Theme Song|dub]] is a famous example.

* ''[[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 ''[[~~Dragonball~~]] 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]].

* [[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]].

* ''[[Tenjou Tenge]]'' has the unfortunate luck of having an opening theme that sounds a bit too much like a 4Kids opening.

** [[Ear Worm|Says you pal]].

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* ''[[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.

* 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.

== [[Film]] ==

* Will Smith did [[Theme Tune Rap|Theme Tune Raps]] for ''[[Men in Black (~~Film~~)|Men in Black]]'' and ''[[Wild Wild West (~~Film~~)|Wild Wild West]]''. They were both pretty damn catchy.

* Will Smith did [[Theme Tune Rap|Theme Tune Raps]] for ''[[Men in Black (film)|Men in Black]]'' and ''[[Wild Wild West (film)|Wild Wild West]]''. They were both pretty damn catchy.

* Both of the ''[[The Addams Family ~~(TV)~~|Addams Family]]'' movies.

* Both of the ''[[The Addams Family|Addams Family]]'' movies.

* ''[[~~Robin Hood Men in Tights|~~Robin Hood: Men in Tights]]''. What's hip-hop doing in 12th-century England? [[Rule of Funny|Don't ask]].

* ''[[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''.)).

* Also the end credits to [[The Film of the Series]] of ''[[Dragnet]]''. Rap performed by stars Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks.

* "T-U-R-T-L-E Power" by Partners in Kryme from ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (~~Film~~)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]: [[The Movie]]'' and [[Vanilla Ice ~~(Music)~~|Vanilla Ice's]] "Ninja Rap" from the sequel.

* "T-U-R-T-L-E Power" by Partners in Kryme from ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (film)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]: [[The Movie]]'' and [[Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] "Ninja Rap" from the sequel.

* ''[[Maniac Cop 2]]'' has a particularly [[So Bad It's Good]] one - maybe the only rap song to rhyme uzi with jaccuzi.

* ''[[Blood Diamond]]'', [[Soundtrack Dissonance|of all films]], had one of these.

* [[~~LL Cool J (Music)|~~LL Cool J]] rapped over the credits to ''[[Deep Blue Sea]]'', which he co-starred in.

* [[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 Action TV]] ==

* ''[[~~The Fresh Prince of Bel Air|~~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]].

* ''[[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.

* Ryutaros in ''[[~~Kamen Rider Den O|~~Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' gets a "hip-hop" remix of the show's [[Dancing Theme]] that's only used in his dancing scenes. Complete with beatbox and dance posse.

* Ryutaros in ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' gets a "hip-hop" remix of the show's [[Dancing Theme]] that's only used in his dancing scenes. Complete with beatbox and dance posse.

* ''[[Kenan and Kel]]'' had one, performed by Coolio.

* ''[[All That]]'' also had one, performed by the late Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes from TLC. "This is just an introduction, before we blow your mind..."

** Not to mention the hook was a total [[Ear Worm]]...

* At the [[Circus of Fear|circus]] [[Doctor Who ~~(TV)~~|the Doctor]] and Ace go see/In ''The Greatest Show in the Galaxy''/The Ringmaster's patter is done in rap/As he introduces the next new act/{{spoiler|Who's always a visitor to the show/And into the ring is soon to go.}}

* At the [[Circus of Fear|circus]] [[Doctor Who|the Doctor]] and Ace go see/In ''The Greatest Show in the Galaxy''/The Ringmaster's patter is done in rap/As he introduces the next new act/{{spoiler|Who's always a visitor to the show/And into the ring is soon to go.}}

* ''[[Mickey Mouse Club|The All New Mickey Mouse Club]]'' modified the Mickey Mouse Club March into a rap song for its closing credits. "Micka-Micka-Micka-Mickey Mouse / Rock da house!"

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* ''[[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 (Video Game)|~~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 [[Theme Tune Rap]] and you have the song Twister.

* ''[[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 [[Theme Tune Rap]] and you have the song Twister.

** 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 ~~(Video Game)~~|My name is Knuckles; unlike Sonic I don't chuckle...I'd rather flex my muscles]]

* [[Sonic Adventure|My name is Knuckles; unlike Sonic I don't chuckle...I'd rather flex my muscles]]

== [[Western Animation]] ==

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* ''[[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 ~~(Animation)~~|Yin Yang Yo]]''. Yo.

* ''[[Yin Yang Yo!|Yin Yang Yo]]''. 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.

* 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.

* 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.

{{quote| ''From the "Z" to the "O" to the double "R" "O"<br />

He's the dude in the mask from the barrio.<br />

With his horse and his mask and his big old sword<br />

He'll cut your butt from a '52 Ford.'' }}

* ''[[~~Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Animation)|~~Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''...number one in the hood, G.

* ''[[Aqua Teen Hunger Force]]''...number one in the hood, G.

* The [[Rearrange the Song|new version]] of the classic ''[[Transformers]]'' theme for ''Transformers Cybertron'' had a hint of this to it.

* ''[[The BOTS Master]]'' opened with one.