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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Donkey Kong (Seth Rogen) in ‘The Super Mario Bros Movie’ (Illumination) “The DK Rap” composer Grant Kirkhope has hit out at The ...

Donkey Kong 64 is a classic and beloved platformer that features a weird rap song and way too many collectibles. While these days, all those pesky collectibles aren’t fondly remembered, the odd rap ...

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 ...

The Super Mario Bros. Movie gave us a lot: rainbow road chaos, Jack Black’s operatic Bowser, and yes, a surprise appearance from the infamous DK Rap. But while fans were thrilled to hear the 1999 ...

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” ...

Even though Donkey Kong Bananza has given DK a divisive new design, Nintendo has still managed to pay some respect to Rare's version of the character. When Nintendo first revealed Donkey Kong Bananza, ...

Grant Kirkhope, who has composed video game musics for decades, recently expressed his dismay that he was not credited for DK Rap in The Super Mario Bros. Movie. DK Rap first appeared in developer ...

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, ...