"DK Rap" is a frequently ripped track from Donkey Kong 64 and a major meme on the SiIvaGunner channel.
Description[]
"DK Rap"[1] is a song that appeared in the intro to Rareware's Nintendo 64 hit Donkey Kong 64, with lyrics written by well-known video game composer Grant Kirkhope. After the rise of the Internet, "DK Rap" quickly became a meme because of the bizarre lyrics and ridiculous singing voice performed by singers George Andreas and Chris Sutherland.
Due to the fact that the song is sequenced, the vocals can be extracted relatively easily, making it simple to mashup. It had seen traction as a mashup source as well as for sentence mixing jokes for some time before SiIvaGunner.
Rips[]
- See also: Category:DK Rap and Category:Rips featuring DK Rap
On the SiIvaGunner channel, the rip "DK Rap (Unused Version) - Donkey Kong 64", which is currently the fourth-most viewed video on the channel, started a meme about Donkey Kong and his Coconut Gun. As such, the original rap is usually not featured in rips; it is almost always used for sentence mixing, usually referencing the aforementioned rip. That being said, its use in other rips is somewhat limited to Season 1 medley rips. If going by "P-R-O-G-R-A-M (Vagrant Counting Song of Retrospection) - Kirby Planet Robobot", it was considered a major channel meme at the time.
In the rip "Main Theme - Superman 64" on August 14, 2016, it was revealed that rips of "DK Rap" are banned from submissions, along with "Snow halation" and "Title Theme & Ending", even though "DK Rap" isn't a major channel meme on the level of the other two. In 2017, it was explained that it is banned because "we already have too many"[2] (despite that there are many frequently ripped tracks that aren't banned). Notably, this restriction remained in "The Haltmann Works Co. Training Video (Emailing Rips, Art, and King for Another Day Contestants!)" despite most non-copyright bans being lifted. However, rips of "DK Rap" are no longer listed as banned as of "Capybara Coconut Doggy".[3]
There are currently 14 rips of "DK Rap" on the channel, with 9 of these predating the original ban.
Gallery[]
Lyrics[]
Click "Show lyrics" to see the lyrics.
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Here, here, here we go! |
See also[]
External links[]
- Rips featuring DK Rap - YouTube playlist by Aidan Zamboni.
References[]
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General | Memes: DK Rap • Stickerbush Symphony Characters: Donkey Kong • Bluster Kong • Cranky Kong • Diddy Kong |
Frequently ripped tracks | 25M • Aquatic Ambience • Bonus Room Blitz • DK Island Swing • DK Rap • Hammer • Stickerbush Symphony • Title Screen |
Playlists | |
Main series | See also: Mario series
Classic: Donkey Kong • Jr. (Math) • 3 • '94 Country: Donkey Kong Country (GBC) • 2: Diddy's Kong Quest • 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble • Returns • Tropical Freeze Land: Donkey Kong Land • 2 Donkey Kong 64 |
Spin-offs | Mario vs.: 2: March of the Minis • Mini-Land Mayhem! • & Friends Amiibo Challenge Donkey Konga • 3 Diddy Kong Racing (DS) Other: DKTV • Barrel Blast • Jungle Climber |
Related | Yandere Simulator Music featured: The Super Mario Bros. Movie |
GilvaSunner | kirbtunes |
King for a Day | Donkey Kong Demo Playlist |
Crossovers | Nintendo Land Mario Kart: 7 • 8 (Deluxe) Super Smash Bros.: 64 • Melee • Brawl • for Wii U and 3DS (3DS • Wii U) • Ultimate |
Cameos | Tetris: DS • 99 |