The Super Mario Bros. Movie Will Feature the DK Rap, Which Seth Rogen Calls ‘One of the Worst Rap Songs’
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 all time.”
Rogen, who voices Donkey Kong in The Super Mario Bros. Movie, appeared on the film’s official Twitter to share the exciting news and react to watching the original DK Rap from the opening of 1999’s Donkey Kong 64.
DK Rap is straight-up ???#SuperMarioMovie pic.twitter.com/SVKzaTSB7z
— The Super Mario Bros. Movie (@supermariomovie) March 30, 2023
Rogen also confirmed that his version of Donkey Kong will be introduced with the DK Rap in the film before calling it, as previously mentioned, “one of the worst rap songs of all time.” However, he finds more things to love as the song continues and even gives it a “10/10 bananas” rating at the end.
Grant Kirkhope, who was the composer of Donkey Kong 64 and the person responsible for the DK Rap, responded to the video in the best way.
“If you’d told me in ’97, when I wrote the worst rap track in the history of rap tracks, that it would go on to be in a Mario Bros movie I’d [sic] would’ve burst with excitement! Long live the DK Rap!” Kirkhope wrote.
Fans won’t have to wait long to see the DK Rap come to life on the big screen as The Super Mario Bros. Movie will be released in theaters on April 5, 2023.
For more, check out Rogen’s comments on how he’d be “excited” to voice Donkey Kong again after this film, why Mario voice actor Chris Pratt said to “get ready for a lot of these movies,” and Keegan-Michael Key on how he maintained Toad’s high-pitched voice throughout the movie.
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
