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This Rap Video Was Made By Game Artists

7:00PM Yesterday | Luke Plunkett

Rapper Sole, who we’ve featured once or twice here on Kotaku before, has a new video out with his Skyrider Band (pictured above), and it’s one that might be right inside a gamer’s wheelhouse. More »


In Real Life

A Dorky Hip-Hop Tribute To Mass Effect

12:00PM February 7, 2012 | Kirk Hamilton

However you define “Nerdcore”, I’d say that once a guy is dropping rhymes about the ins and outs of Mass Effect, he probably qualifies. But let’s not get caught up in labels — these tracks, which premiered over at Destructoid, are a goofy good time. More »


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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Soundtrack’s Descent Into Self-Parody Is Audio Metaphor For Series

9:30AM December 14, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Oh hey, there’s a new Chocobo song in Final Fantasy XIII-2! I do so love hearing the new arrangements of Nobuo Uematsu’s whimsical theme that arrive with each new iteration of the series. Let’s give it a listen! Oh. Oh god. More »


In Real Life

Plants Vs. Zombies Composer Tries Her Hand At Magic: The Gathering Rap

1:30AM November 1, 2011 | Mike Fahey

It’s an indie game geeksplosion as the woman behind the Plants Vs. Zombies music teams up with the programmer for Xbox Live Arcade’s Spelunky to rap about their shared love of Magic: The Gathering. More »


In Real Life

This Secret Of Mana Rap Will Make You Wistful

4:40AM October 19, 2011 | Evan Narcisse

There’s nothing like old-school JRPGs to make you nostalgic, and this rap about the plucky lads from Potos tuugsa at the old heartstrings. But, what this really needs is a video. Can’t be too hard to mock up SNES-era graphics along with this track, right? More »


In Real Life

Check Out The Real Driver San Francisco Car In This Rap Video

6:40AM August 25, 2011 | Max Abrams

Yelawolf, an Alabama rapper signed to Eminem’s Shady Records, loves muscle cars. So he must be pretty excited to drive around a real life model of Driver San Francisco‘s yellow and black Dodge Challenger. More »


In Real Life

Pot Man And The Video Game Characters A Rapper Identifies With

7:20AM January 28, 2011 | Mike Fahey

Are Mega Man’s battle chips the same thing as a rapper’s weed and alcohol? Houston-area rapper A.D.D. talks about the video game characters that inspire him, name-checking Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear and Tomba. Tomba? More »


In Real Life

Final Fantasy Rap Levels Up

6:30PM December 22, 2010 | Luke Plunkett

Here’s a song about Aeris, that (SPOILERS!) dead chick from Final Fantasy VII. It’s awesome. More »


News

The First 27 Downloadable Def Jam Rapstar Tracks

7:00AM October 30, 2010 | Stephen Totilo

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Def Jam Rapstar, like most modern music games, has downloadable songs. Def Jam Rapstar, unlike any other modern music game, lets you download Paid in Full or Passin’ Me By. Rap classic, $US2 a pop. Here’s the official list: More »


Def Jam Rapstar’s Stronger Commercial

3:40AM September 18, 2010 | Brian Crecente

Shot in Brooklyn, New York, this television commercial for Def Jam RapStar was produced by Anthony Mandler, late of Jay Z, Drake and John Mayer video fame, and includes cameos by hip-hop artists Maino and Nipsey Hu$$le. More »