History Main / ThemeTuneRap

* ''Film/RobinHoodMenInTights''. The group of minstrels ([[AvertedTrope NOT that kind of]] [[UnfortunateImplications minstrels]]) who frame the story do so using this trope. What are hip-hop and dark-skinned people doing in 12th-century England? [[RuleOfFunny Don't ask]].

* ''NarutoShippuden'''s 1st OP.

* Another sort of example is ''WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder''

* In the 7th (and final) season of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldandFriends'', an upbeat rap-based theme song was used, sung by J.R. Johnston. (The theme song was disliked by many Garfield fans, so it was replaced with "We're Ready to Party" on DVD, although Garfield's original quotations are kept intact.)
* Creator/{{Filmation}}'s ''The New Adventures of WesternAnimation/MightyMouse, WesternAnimation/HeckleAndJeckle, and Quackula sort of does this.
* Another sort of example is WesternAnimation/DynomuttDogWonder

* ''BakuretsuTenshi''.

* Both of the ''[[Series/TheAddamsFamily Addams Family]]'' movies.
* ''RobinHoodMenInTights''. The group of minstrels ([[AvertedTrope NOT that kind of]] [[UnfortunateImplications minstrels]]) who frame the story do so using this trope. What are hip-hop and dark-skinned people doing in 12th-century England? [[RuleOfFunny Don't ask]].
* The end credits to ''Film/{{Ghostbusters}} 2'' ("On Our Own" by Bobby Brown (yeah, ''him''.)).

* "T-U-R-T-L-E Power" by Partners in Kryme from ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles: TheMovie'' and Music/VanillaIce's "Ninja Rap" from the sequel.
* ''ManiacCop2'' has a particularly SoBadItsGood one - maybe the only rap song to rhyme uzi with jaccuzi.
* ''BloodDiamond'', [[SoundtrackDissonance of all films]], had one of these.

* ''[[TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'', where Will Smith tells you a story all about how his life got flipped-turned upside down. This ExpositoryThemeTune became extremely popular among {{Imageboard}} anons, [[InterruptingMeme but my mom got scared she said you're moving with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air]].

* FUNimation gave ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' a rap theme song in its initial release, to cater to the PeripheryDemographic of young black teens. When they went back and rereleased the series with an English dub track containing the original Japanese score, this was replaced with an English version of "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteru" sung by VicMignogna.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' had a couple of these. The "GS Pokerap" was co-opted for the ''Pokemon Chronicles'' opening. More recently, TAJ made their own rap EndingTheme for the last couple of seasons and the Season 10 OpeningTheme.

* ''TheReducedShakespeareCompany Radio Show'' has several humorously TotallyRadical raps performed by "three white boys ripping off black culture" (as the company calls themselves), including their notorious rap version of ''Othello''.

** Not to mention the hook was a total EarWorm...

* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'' features a strange conglomeration of this, AnimeThemeSong, and SurrealThemeTune. See the entry on the latter page for more info, but in a nutshell: take the background music of an AnimeThemeSong, the lyrics of a SurrealThemeTune, and the vocal stylings of a ThemeTuneRap and you have the song Twister.
** To the point where hearing a breathy bass-voiced rapper deadpanning that he "Need some mo' candy cane" is a bit of a {{Narm}}.

* [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure You can call me Knuckles; unlike Sonic I don't chuckle... I'd rather flex my muscles...]]

** Which is odd, considering [=DK64=] was rated E, and Smash Bros. Melee was rated T...

* In the 7th (and final) season of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldandFriends'', an upbeat rap-based theme song was used, sung by J.R. Johnston. (By the time this season began airing, the show was already in reruns and the theme song was disliked by many Garfield fans. As a result, it was replaced with "We're Ready to Party" on DVD, although Garfield's original quotations are kept intact.)

* In the 7th (and final) season of ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldandFriends'', an upbeat rap-based theme song was used, sung by J.R. Johnston. (The song was not well received by viewers, so as a result, it does not appear on the DVDs.)

* Likewise, Tone Loc contributed a rap for the credits of [[AceVentura Ace Ventura Pet Detective]].

It's the ThemeTuneRap,\\

* Ryutaros in ''[[KamenRiderDenO Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' gets a "hip-hop" remix of the show's DancingTheme that's only used in his dancing scenes. Complete with beatbox and dance posse.

When your sink is in trouble you can call us on the double!\\
When hangin' with the plumbers you'll get hooked on the brothers!\\

* [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure You can call me is Knuckles; unlike Sonic I don't chuckle...I'd rather flex my muscles]]

* [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure My name is Knuckles; unlike Sonic I don't chuckle...I'd rather flex my muscles]]

* ''OnePiece'' in the [[FourKidsTV 4Kids]] [[AlternativeForeignThemeSong dub]] is a famous example. "Yo ho ho, he took a bite of gum gum!"

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'' will be using this kind of theme - essentially it's a hip-hop update of the theme to the original western animation series.

* Also the end credits to TheFilmOfTheSeries of ''{{Dragnet}}''. Rap performed by stars Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks.

* FUNimation gave ''Manga/DragonBall GT'' a rap theme song in its initial release, to cater to the PeripheryDemographic of young black teens. When they went back and rereleased the series with an English dub track containing the original Japanese score, this was replaced with an English version of "Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteru" sung by VicMignogna.