The DK Rap, the original beat that was bananas, continues to live on culturally almost 25 years later--for better or worse. Seth Rogen, who voices Donkey Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, laughed ...

Very few people are likely thinking about the song “DK Rap” in 2024. If you need a refresher, it’s the simplistic and endearingly corny rap song from Donkey Kong 64 (1999), written by legendary video ...

Grant Kirkhope, the composer behind many classic games including Donkey Kong 64, has explained why he wasn't credited in The Super Mario Bros. Movie for the use of the infamous DK Rap. In an interview ...

Grant Kirkhope composed the scores for some of the most well-known video games ever, including GoldenEye 007 and Banjo-Kazooie. But his greatest contribution to culture is rhyming “dudes” with “mood” ...

In 1999, Nintendo released Donkey Kong 64. While the N64 game had a mix of high and low points, one of the lowest was the DK Rap. The song opened the game, acting as an introduction to its five ...

I’m not proud of this, but one of the first rap songs I knew every word to was “DK Rap.” In my defense, I had no style, I had no grace, this Kong fan had a funny face (still got it). The song, ...

Donkey Kong 64‘s “DK Rap” theme song is apparently in The Super Mario Bros Movie. The official Twitter account shared a video featuring Seth Rogan, who plays Donkey Kong in the film, discussing it. He ...

The Super Mario Bros. Movie apparently does not credit composer Grant Kirkhope as the creator of the “DK Rap” song heard in the film, a fact which hasn’t gone over well with the composer himself and ...

Alongside revealing that the legendary DK Rap from Donkey Kong 64 will be featured in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Seth Rogen has also jokingly called it "objectively, one of the worst rap songs of ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Donkey Kong 64 has a special place in a generation of gamers' hearts and scooped up several awards the year of its release--for a quick nostalgia trip ...