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A [[HipHop Rap]] song performed by someone who is perceived to not be able to rap. Usually done for humorous intent. Despite the fact that white rappers are more common these days than before, contemporary portrayals will still almost always be of a white person, and usually a dorky white guy; having [[AsianAndNerdy a Chinese or Japanese person]] do it instead is becoming a common alternative. The phrase "My name is X and I'm here to say," is the most common staple of this trope, [[UndeadHorseTrope despite no known verbatim uses of this phrase in early hip-hop.]]

A [[HipHop Rap]] song performed by someone who is perceived to not be able to rap. Usually done for humorous intent. Despite the fact that white rappers are more common these days than before, contemporary portrayals will still almost always be of a white person, and usually a dorky white guy; having [[AsianAndNerdy a Chinese or Japanese person]] do it instead is becoming a common alternative. The phrase "My name is X and I'm here to say," is the most common staple of this trope, [[BeamMeUpScotty despite no known verbatim uses of this phrase in early hip-hop.]]

* Mick Jagger does this in a few Music/TheRollingStones songs like "Too Much Blood" or "Emotional Rescue".

* Coach Z from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' fancies himself a rapper (in fact, one of his old bios [[TakeOurWordForIt implied]] that he was a chart-topping superstar back in [[FunnyForeigner whatever country he originally came from]]), but he's usually shown to be a DreadfulMusician. The [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/loadingscreens.html "Loading Screens"]] cartoon is the first, and so far only, time he's demonstrated any clear talent. [[Music/StrongBadSingsAndOtherTypeHits "These Peoples Try to Fade Me"]] counts as a piss take for many listeners, and it's ''still'' a big step up from his usual efforts.

* The reality show ''Drop the Mic'' - expanded from a segment from ''Series/TheLateLateShow'' - features plenty of celebrities you would not normally expect to see rap. Many of them hold their own pretty well, though not all.

What the--wait, [[LeastRhymableWord what rhymes with 'orange?']]\\

* Music/{{Eminem}} is also an interesting case - he's without a doubt one of the most technically accomplished rappers to have ever picked up a microphone, viewed as a great songwriter for "Lose Yourself" and "Stan", and came up through an authentic street-level hip-hop scene with a nod of credibility from Music/DrDre. However, much of his music is humorous and based on mocking genre conventions; singing along to his own disc-scratching and providing vocal sound effects, [[CopycatMockery parodying the flows of different rappers he dislikes]], indulging in [[SitcomArchNemesis satirical beefs with drippy pop stars]], [[WhoWritesThisCrap arguing with himself about his own lyrics]], making fun of the violent excesses of GangstaRap via the [[BoastfulRap stupid boasts]] of his [[StupidEvil vile]] [[ChaoticStupid idiot]] AntiRoleModel alter-ego Slim Shady, provoking MoralGuardians by [[TheNewRockAndRoll claiming to have invented violence]], starting his Greatest Hits compilation with a [[GrossoutShow grossout song]] about shoving a gerbil up his ass, and actually recording the sound of him taking a crap (while talking through an electrolarynx for some odd reason) and putting it on an album. (Listing everything ridiculous Eminem has done on a song would take up the entire page.) Like many others on this page, Eminem is [[AcceptableEthnicTargets white]] - his gimmicky style evolved in part because he had to be the most attention-grabbing guy in the room just to get his black audiences on his side, and in part because being a white rapper already cast him as a joke anyway.
* Like Eminem above, the Music/BeastieBoys are critically acclaimed white rappers who developed a ridiculous, clownish style due to their geeky personalities and unintimidating looks. The Beasties used depraved frat-boy personas inspired by pro-wrestling {{heel}}s, because they were all extremely inoffensive-looking white nerds who could never be taken seriously as rappers otherwise. However, their music sought to parody the TestosteronePoisoning stupidity of GlamMetal rather than hip-hop, meaning black hip-hop fans had time for them as they were making fun of white people, and white rock fans could relate to the jokes. Unfortunately, they attracted a significant MisaimedFandom of real life evil frat boys who didn't get the joke, even with the videos of them [[PieInTheFace throwing cream pies everywhere]] - something they spent the rest of their careers attempting to reject.

* Coach Z from ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' fancies himself a rapper (in fact, one of his old bios [[TakeOurWordForIt implied]] that he was a chart-topping superstar back in [[FunnyForeigner whatever country he originally came from]]), but he's usually shown to be a DreadfulMusician. The [[http://www.homestarrunner.com/loadingscreens.html "Loading Screens"]] cartoon is the first, and so far only, time he's demonstrated any actual talent.

* Music/{{Eminem}} is also an interesting case - he's without a doubt one of the most technically accomplished rappers to have ever picked up a microphone, viewed as a great songwriter for "Lose Yourself" and "Stan", and came up through an authentic street-level hip-hop scene with a nod of credibility from Music/DrDre. However, much of his music is humorous and based on mocking genre conventions; singing along to his own disc-scratching and providing vocal sound effects, [[CopycatMockery parodying the flows of different rappers he dislikes]], indulging in [[SitcomArchNemesis satirical beefs with drippy pop stars]], [[WhoWritesThisCrap arguing with himself about his own lyrics]], making fun of the violent excesses of GangstaRap via the [[BoastfulRap stupid boasts]] of his [[StupidEvil vile]] [[ChaoticStupid idiot]] AntiRoleModel alter-ego Slim Shady, provoking MoralGuardians by [[TheNewRockAndRoll claiming to have invented violence]], starting his Greatest Hits compilation with a [[GrossoutShow grossout song]] about shoving a gerbil up his ass, and actually recording the sound of him taking a crap and putting it on an album... while talking through an electrolarynx for some odd reason. (Listing everything ridiculous Eminem has done on a song would take up the entire page.) Like many others on this page, Eminem is [[AcceptableEthnicTargets white]] - his gimmicky style evolved in part because he had to be the most attention-grabbing guy in the room just to get his black audiences on his side, and in part because being a white rapper already cast him as a joke anyway.

* Music/{{Eminem}} is also an interesting case - he's without a doubt one of the most technically accomplished rappers to have ever picked up a microphone, viewed as a great songwriter for "Lose Yourself" and "Stan", and came up through an authentic street-level hip-hop scene with a nod of credibility from Music/DrDre. However, much of his music is humorous and based on mocking genre conventions; singing along to his own disc-scratching and providing vocal sound effects, [[CopycatMockery parodying the flows of different rappers he dislikes]], indulging in [[SitcomArchNemesis satirical beefs with drippy pop stars]], [[WhoWritesThisCrap arguing with himself about his own lyrics]], making fun of the violent excesses of GangstaRap via the [[BoastfulRap stupid boasts]] of his [[StupidEvil vile]] [[ChaoticStupid idiot]] AntiRoleModel alter-ego Slim Shady, provoking MoralGuardians by [[TheNewRockAndRoll claiming to have invented violence]], starting his Greatest Hits compilation with a [[GrossoutShow grossout song]] about shoving a gerbil up his ass, and actually recording the sound of him taking a crap and putting it on an album. (Listing everything ridiculous Eminem has done on a song would take up the entire page.) Like many others on this page, Eminem is [[AcceptableEthnicTargets white]] - his gimmicky style evolved in part because he had to be the most attention-grabbing guy in the room just to get his black audiences on his side, and in part because being a white rapper already cast him as a joke anyway.

* The rapping granny in ''Film/TheWeddingSinger''.

* There's a rapping sequence in ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights''. Creator/MelBrooks himself also released two rap singles to promote his movies: [[https://youtu.be/XO99nL_at0o "It's Good to Be the King,"]] for ''Film/HistoryOfTheWorldPartI'' and [[https://youtu.be/yu2NqfISm9k "Hitler Rap"]] for ''Film/ToBeOrNotToBe''.
* Kevin G's rap in Film/MeanGirls is played as this. The comedy of the scene is supposed to come from the character being too nerdy to rap.
* Tex Richman's VillainSong in ''Film/TheMuppets''. Oddly enough, most people thought it was good.

* In the movie version of ''Film/{{Grease}}'', TV host Vince Fontaine does what might be thought of as the 1950's version of this -- namely, talking at a comically fast tempo while [[RhymesOnADime rhyming every fourth or fifth word]].
* The title character in ''Film/{{Bulworth}}''. Just about every black character in the movie (including those who agree with his message) gets at least one snarky comment about his rapping skills.

A subtrope of PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy. Often involves TotallyRadical terminology, along with a OldSchoolIntroductoryRap. Compare DreadfulMusician, for someone who's terrible at singing or playing an instrument. Not to be confused with RapIsCrap, which is when rap music as a whole is presented as terrible.

A subtrope of PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy. Often involves TotallyRadical terminology. Compare DreadfulMusician, for someone who's terrible at singing or playing an instrument. Not to be confused with RapIsCrap, which is when rap music as a whole is presented as terrible.

--> '''Prof. Duncan:''' My name is Ian Duncan and I'm here to say / I'm going to rap to the beat in a rapping way / I've got a real big penis [[SpotOfTea and I drink lots of tea...]]

A subtrope of PrettyFlyForAWhiteGuy. Often involves TotallyRadical terminology. Compare DreadfulMusician, for someone who's terrible at singing or playing an instrument.

-->'''[=CraigCuttlefish=]''' > My name is Cuttlefish, but I don't cuddle with fish. My only wish is for a delicious dish.\\
'''MC.Princess''' > Maybe stick that one back in the oven, cap

* In the LiveActionAdaptation of ''Manga/TheWayOfTheHousehusband'', Masa accidentally goes to a rap show hosted by a girl he likes. She spots him in the crowd and calls him up onstage to {{Battle Rap|ping}} her. Masa is terrible at it, and is only saved by the sudden arrival of Tatsu, who [[HiddenDepths is a great rapper]], though all his raps are about househusband stuff.

* In ''Series/{{Community}}'', Dean Pelton ''intends'' to deliver one of these, as he dresses up in a peanut-bar costume to sing a cheesy and inoffensive rap to the teachers in apology about how their next paychecks are going to be delayed. It's subverted, however, as he gradually starts getting into it and gets angrier and more passionate, until he's eventually bellowing out a very real and very angry political rap about how Obama's education policies are failing the college. And then when he catches himself, [[OutOfCharacterMoment he reacts with genuine terror and confusion about what happened]] and runs away crying. (Incidentally, if the reactions of some of the characters are any indication, apparently even the cast members [[EnforcedMethodActing weren't expecting that to happen]].)

[[BaldOfAwesome Slappin' Vinny]] in the head Creator/BennyHill-style\\

* Music/{{Eminem}} is also an interesting case - he's without a doubt one of the most technically accomplished rappers to have ever picked up a microphone, viewed as a great songwriter for "Lose Yourself" and "Stan", and came up through an authentic street-level hip-hop scene with a nod of credibility from Music/DrDre. However, much of his music is humorous and based on mocking genre conventions, ranging from [[CopycatMockery parodying the flows of different rappers he dislikes]], indulging in satirical beefs with drippy pop stars, [[WhoWritesThisCrap arguing with himself about his own lyrics]], making fun of the violent excesses of GangstaRap via the [[BoastfulRap stupid boasts]] of his [[StupidEvil vile]] [[ChaoticStupid idiot]] AntiRoleModel alter-ego Slim Shady, provoking MoralGuardians by [[TheNewRockAndRoll claiming responsibility for Columbine]], starting his Greatest Hits compilation with a [[GrossoutShow grossout song]] about shoving a gerbil up his ass, dressing in [[DragQueen drag]] in his music videos, or actually recording the sound of him taking a crap and putting it on an album. That's not to mention the freestyles where he [[WordSaladLyrics raps in a made-up gibberish language]], the song where he interrupts a [[{{Horrorcore}} grisly serial killer and cannibalism fantasy]] to rap in character as [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]], the song where he announces he won't say "''fucking''" for six minutes and sets a timer to prove it, skipping the CD so we can hear the listener fart, his [[RadioFriendliness radio friendly]] ballad in which a metaphor about 'cutting the crap' [[LiteralistSnarking turns into a pair of scissors going up an ass]], and his signature 'kamikaze' [[BattleRapping battle rap]] technique of [[SelfDeprecation predicting everything his opponent would say about him, then owning himself so badly that his opponent is left without any lines to come at him with]]. Like many others on this page, Eminem is [[AcceptableEthnicTargets white]] - his ridiculous style evolved in part because he had to be the most attention-grabbing guy in the room just to get his black audiences on his side, and in part because being a white rapper already cast him as a joke anyway.

** ''VideoGame/YookaLaylee'', being made by the same people, had a rap made for it. [[WaxingLyrical A lizard and a bat, what's up with that?]]
* [[VideoGame/BrutalLegend Kabbage Boy]] has this, though [[StylisticSuck on purpose]].

* ''VideoGame/RhythmHeaven Fever'' has the Love Rap, which consists entirely of the rappers using various alterations on the phrase "Into you!" (and "Fo sho'!"). It's pretty bad, but it's [[StylisticSuck made clear that this is deliberate]].
* [[VideoGame/SamAndMaxFreelancePolice Sam & Max]] do this in episode 203, "Night of the Raving Dead". They have to beat the villain Jurgen in a contest. They win mostly not by being particularly cool but making their opponent particularly uncool.
* The "Rap Battle" segment in ''VideoGame/TomodachiLife''. Both competitor Miis accurately call out the other Mii's abilities.

* Music/{{Eminem}} is also an interesting case - he's without a doubt one of the most technically accomplished rappers to have ever picked up a microphone, viewed as a great songwriter for "Lose Yourself" and "Stan", and came up through an authentic street-level hip-hop scene with a nod of credibility from Music/DrDre. However, much of his music is humorous and based on mocking genre conventions, ranging from [[CopycatMockery parodying the flows of different rappers he dislikes]], indulging in satirical beefs with drippy pop stars, [[WhoWritesThisCrap arguing with himself about his own lyrics]], making fun of the violent excesses of GangstaRap via the [[BoastfulRap stupid boasts]] of his [[StupidEvil vile]] [[ChaoticStupid idiot]] AntiRoleModel alter-ego Slim Shady, provoking MoralGuardians by [[TheNewRockAndRoll claiming responsibility for Columbine]], starting his Greatest Hits compilation with a [[GrossoutShow grossout song]] about shoving a gerbil up his ass, dressing in [[DragQueen drag]] in his music videos, or actually recording the sound of him taking a crap and putting it on an album. That's not to mention the freestyles where he [[WordSaladLyrics raps in a made-up gibberish language]], him shifting from a [[{{Horrorcore}} grisly serial killer and cannibalism fantasy]] to chiding himself for it in the voice and grammar of [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]], announcing he won't say "''fucking''" for six minutes and setting a timer to prove it, skipping the CD so we can hear the listener fart, writing a [[RadioFriendliness radio friendly]] ballad which contains a tortured metaphor about 'cutting the crap' which ends up with the scissors going up someone's ass, and his famous battle rap strategy of [[SelfDeprecation predicting everything his opponent would say about him and beating himself up so badly that his opponent doesn't have any insults left to come at him with, and chokes]].

* Music/{{Eminem}} is also an interesting case - he's without a doubt one of the most technically accomplished rappers to have ever picked up a microphone, viewed as a great songwriter for "Lose Yourself" and "Stan", and came up through an authentic street-level hip-hop scene with a nod of credibility from Music/DrDre. However, much of his music is humorous and based on mocking genre conventions, ranging from [[CopycatMockery parodying the flows of different rappers he dislikes]], indulging in satirical beefs with drippy pop stars, [[WhoWritesThisCrap arguing with himself about his own lyrics]], making fun of the violent excesses of GangstaRap via the [[BoastfulRap stupid boasts]] of his [[StupidEvil vile]] [[ChaoticStupid idiot]] AntiRoleModel alter-ego Slim Shady, provoking MoralGuardians by [[TheNewRockAndRoll claiming responsibility for Columbine]], starting his Greatest Hits compilation with a [[GrossoutShow grossout song]] about shoving a gerbil up his ass, or actually recording the sound of him taking a crap and putting it on an album.

* Volume eight of LightNovel ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'' reveals that Koneko, usually a [[TheStoic stoic character]], loves rap music made by a ''kappa'' of all things.

* Volume eight of LightNovel ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'' reveals that Koneko, usually a [[TheStoic stoic character]] , loves rap music made by a ''kappa'' of all things.

* In the LightNovel volume eight of ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'' reveals that Koneko, usually a [[TheStoic stoic character]] shows that she loves rap music made by a kappa of all things.

* Let's face it, this trope was ''everywhere'' in TotallyRadical TV commercials for kids between about 1985 and 1995 (hell, it was everywhere, ''period'', when it came to kids from 1985 to 1995.) Even more absurdly, almost all of them played the trope straight. A notable exception was a popular anti-marijuana spot, ("[[https://youtu.be/FjHpFNocJBQ The wacky weed, it is bad...]]") which implicitly admitted that parents of teenagers trying to rap was at the very least unusual.