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Donkey kong 64 songs Continue Song made for the 1999 video game Donkey Kong 64 DK RapSes by George Andreas and Chris Sutherland from the album Donkey Kong 64 Original SoundtrackReleasedNovember 24, 1999 Written1999Genre Video game hip hop hip hop hip-hop (s) Grant KirkhopeLyricist (s) George Andreas DK Rap is the introduction of the theme in the 1999 Nintendo 64 video game Donkey Kong 64. The concept and history of DK Rap is the opening theme for Nintendo 64 video game Donkey Kong 64; his lyrics describe five game characters in the video game - Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Tiny Kong, Lanky Kong and Chunky Kong. The rap was originally conceived by Donkey Kong 64 designer George Andreas and written by then rare composer Grant Kirkhope. Andreas took inspiration from run DMC. Kirkhope's goal was to make a similar concept to the concept of matching the old Donkey Kong versus the new Donkey Kong found in Donkey Kong Country. Andreas wrote and performed the lyrics (along with Donkey Kong 64's lead programmer Chris Sutherland) while Kirkhope wrote the melody. The choir included rare collaborators such as Gregg Miles, Steve Miles, Ed Bryan and Chris Pale. Each character's verses featured instrumental tools that reflected the actual tools that different characters possessed. Kirkhope said it wasn't supposed to be a serious rap, but rather a joke. The consumer and critical reaction, however, was generally negative and felt that the song was serious. Kirkhope was surprised that Nintendo objected to the use of the word hell and attributed it to the Bible Belt in the United States. The Japanese version of DK Rap was not localized for the Japanese release of Donkey Kong 64, and was not subtitled. Video game designer Shigesato Itoi provided the Japanese translation of DK Rap on his personal website. Rap DK was remixed in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Composer Hirokazu Ano was originally supposed to be responsible for the composition of the song, but due to technical problems, director Masahiro Sakurai and composer Shogo Sakai had to help. To overcome these problems, they played background sound and recorded a rap over it. Because the remix rap is faster, it was impossible for them to record it live. Some of the characters in the theme have a higher rate than others. While the DJ practiced, they recorded it using what good came out of it and mixing it together. It took two days to record the rap. Legacy The DK Rap was the first song on the original 1999 donkey Kong 64 soundtrack, where it was named Da Banana Bunch. Around the release of Donkey Kong 64, Nintendo of America held a promotion called DK Rap Attack Contest where people could submit a recording in which they sing their own version of DK Rap. Winner will get Donkey Kong 64/Nintendo 64 console bundle, trip to Nintendo America in Redmond, Washington, and their video will be posted on the official website of Donkey Kong 64. The song was available for download on Nintendo's website for use in this promotion. A new version of DK Rap was featured in nintendo's 2001 GameCube crossover combat game Super Smash Bros. Melee, performed by James W. Norwood Jr., who provided different voices for each verse. The original theme contains the word hell, which has been changed to heck for the release of Melee. This version was later re-used in the sequels Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and was featured as a song in the GameCube donkey Konga music game. It was also remixed on Donkey Konga's album The Hottest Hits. As part of Kickstarter's stretch-goal, Grant Kirkhope wrote a spiritual successor to rap DK, entitled Yooka-Laylee Rap, for Yooka-Laylee. Since its appearance in Donkey Kong 64, DK Rap has received generally negative to mixed reception. For his quality, he was awarded questionable awards. He also received criticism for using the word hell, despite his ESRB rating. Scott Sharkey, of 1Up.com included him in the top 5 cowing video game list and said it was a 100% reliable method of emptying the place in which he took his cigarette breaks. He also called it one of the worst themes of video games and called it so bad-it-good because of his fundamental ignorance. He said: Really, when I think of the improvisational musical art of inner city underclasses the first thing that comes to mind is a tie worn by a Japanese gorilla. Yes, yes. Dale North of Destructoid included him on his list of the most disgusting songs for video games and joked that he imagines the fresh prince of Bel-Air character Carlton Banks dancing to the song. The song was performed on a pop show in Japan by a high-profile Japanese rapper. Composer Grant Kirkhope compared the recent revival of the theme to the popularity of the abba band and expressed joy that more people find the song funny. Video Game Music Online criticized the remix of the donkey Konga album because of its new vocalist and attempts to present authentic elements of rap. NGamer UK included it in its article about the evil side of children's games and called it so bad-it-do-your-ears-bleeding rotten. DK Rap was included in the list of the worst IGN quotes in the game at number eight. Employees claimed the song comes to mind when they think of the video game's all time of terrible moments. They said it was the only song in history that sounds like vomit. Game Informer's O'Dell Harmon included it in the #2. on his list of fresh rap songs in video games. Bob McKay of GamesRadar claimed that DK Rap was the biggest addition to the Donkey Kong character in Donkey Kong 64. [18] Grant Kirkhope stated that the staff of Big Huge Games (the company in which he worked at the time) ridiculed him for the song and added that his tombstone will be read, here lies the body of Grant Kirkhope, he wrote DK Rap, god spare his soul. Row His coconut gun can shoot jerks. If he shoots me, it will hurt! Was named the fourth worst line game ever in the January 2002 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly. Peter May of OC Weekly included the song on his list of Top 5 Cheesiest (Yet Somehow Awesome) Video Game Songs. He said: It's probably the worst rap song ever written, but you know you still love it. Links to 1'20: Extracted Dk Rap Official Dk Rap Lyrics and b Weiss, Josh. 'Donkey Kong 64' Composer Grant Kirkhope looks back on 20 years of 'DK Rap'. Received 2019-11-29. a b c Greening, Chris (May 2010). Interview with Grant Kirkhope (May 2010). Square Enix Music online. Received 2014-06-05. - b c d e f g Rare Breed Part 2 - Nintendo Nation talks to Grant Kirkhope. 2012-09-14. 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