History Main / BoastfulRap

* Dutch rapper Brainpower has "Mijn Manier".

* {{Jon Lajoie}}'s [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PsnxDQvQpw Everyday Normal Guy]] talks about how normal he is.

** "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU I'm On a Boat]]", featuring {{T-Pain}}.

* ProfessorElemental has "Splendid", where he pleasantly raps about how his life is great and he's "really pleased". "Fighting Trousers", his diss song, is a more aggressive, but still silly, take on this, full of [[TakeThat attacks]] on MrBTheGentlemanRhymer

* MrBTheGentlemanRhymer's "Straight Out Of Surrey" is a boastful rap about what an awesome {{cricket}}er he is.

* LilB has claimed to be God, BillClinton, the Devil, Paris Hilton, Hugh Hefner, Music/JustinBieber, Music/MileyCyrus, Creator/MelGibson, and Ellen Degeneres and to look like Jesus, Bill Gates mixed with UsefulNotes/BarackObama, and the pope. He also called himself "[[MemeticMutation The Based God]]," whatever that means.

* LilB has claimed to be God, BillClinton, the Devil, Paris Hilton, Hugh Hefner, Music/JustinBieber, Music/MileyCyrus, Creator/MelGibson, and Ellen Degeneres and to look like Jesus, Bill Gates mixed with BarackObama, and the pope. He also called himself "[[MemeticMutation The Based God]]," whatever that means.

** For a better StarWars reference, try the second [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH8b5ruc_-E Star Wars Gangsta Rap,]] which is about the Rebels and Empire having a rap battle. '''ROLL UP ON YER PLANET, [++DEATH STAR DRIVE-BY!++]'''

* LilB has claimed to be God, BillClinton, the Devil, Paris Hilton, Hugh Hefner, Music/JustinBieber, Music/MileyCyrus, Creator/MelGibson, and Ellen Degeneres and to look like Jesus, Bill Gates mixed with BarackObama, and the pope. He also called himself "The Based God," whatever that means.
* Lupe Fiasco's "Superstar" was a surprising deconstruction of this trope. Though he wasn't parodying those who boast, it was definitely more about the insecurities and loneliness that come from 'gangsta' celebrity rather than the perks, fame, and money.

* "Thrift Shop" by Macklemore and Ryan Lewis is an amusing example that still plays the trope straight. Most boastful raps focus on how wealthy and stylish the rapper is. This song brags about how great the rapper looks despite having no money and "wearing your granddad's clothes."

* Don McCloskey's "Return of the Freak MC" starts off with him mock-complaining about how folk-singers brag about how much money they have, how many banjos they play, before launching into a song about how broke AND awesome he is.

-->"Got rice, [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch bitch]]? Got rice? Anything you can show that is nice?\\
Got brains like us? Got skills like us?\\

* Rappin' [[RodneyDangerfield Rodney]] somehow managed to boast about how little respect he gets.

[[IAmGreatSong Boastful, self-aggrandizing songs]] really occur in all genres, but it's particularly common for {{rap}}pers to rap about how they're badass/what they can do, about their possessions, homies, and stuff, about who they are, or a combination of all of the above. Rapping about [[SelfDemonstratingArticle how good they are at rapping]] is also a popular subject.

* "Pixie Rap", from FairlyOddparents. To make it even funnier, it's performed by [[Music/WuTangClan Method Man]] and Redman, who are well accustomed to doing this with the upmost sincerity.

* Music/PDQBach gives "Classical Rap", featuring:

[[IAmGreatSong Boastful, self-aggrandizing songs]] really occur in all genres, but it's particularly common for {{rap}}pers to rap about how they're badass/what they can do, about their possessions, homies, and stuff, about who they are, or a combination of all of the above.

* ProfessorElemental has "Splendid", where he pleasantly raps about how his life is great and he's "really pleased". "Fighting Trousers", his diss song, is a more aggressive, but still silly, take on this.

* The "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFihfYDCByY&feature=relmfu Celtic Boast Battle]]" from ''Series/HorribleHistories''. Charles II's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2kyNbZc7oc King of Bling]]" rap also has some boastful elements, as Charles brags about his popularity and even [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids lists the names of several women he's slept with]].

* From Music/TheLonelyIsland:

* Jimmy's rap from ''{{Dreamgirls}}'', which immediately leads to the firing of Jimmy.

* As previously mentioned legendary emcee Rakim raps was made of this. But this was part of the appeal along with his sharp lyricism.

-->Follow the leader cause I'm meaner than medulla oblongota