In Real Life

Final Fantasy Rap Levels Up

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


October 30, 2010
News

The First 27 Downloadable Def Jam Rapstar Tracks

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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:


September 18, 2010

Def Jam Rapstar’s Stronger Commercial

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.


August 6, 2010
News

Nelly, Public Enemy, Diddy To Co-Exist On Def Jam Rapstar’s Soundtrack

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A bunch of new tracks confirmed for Def Jam Rapstar today guarantee that you’ll be able to spend part of your spring rapping along to Public Enemy at their best and Nas at his most obnoxious.


August 2, 2010
In Real Life

151 Pokemon Used As Sexual Innuendo

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A rap about knockin’ boots, but with Pocket Monsters for the dirty bits.


August 1, 2010
In Real Life

Maintain The Link With Your Fellow Nerds

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Rapper YTCracker on Tuesday put out his latest nerdcore salute – “The Link” – featuring chiptunes in the mix and a 8-bit-style music video directed and animated by Dr. Octoroc.


June 9, 2010

This Might Be My Favourite Video Game Song Ever

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There’s a lot to choose from, I know, but this – called simply “The Video Game Song” – is probably my all-time favourite… video game song.


May 21, 2010

Curses Don’t Count, But Courage Does In The Next Rap Game

I chickened out. I wanted a rap video game. I argued that we’re overdue for a great one. I got a chance to play one. I got a chance to rap. Too many people around. I declined.


May 18, 2010
In Real Life

20 Years Of Video Games: The Rap

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It’s 20 years of video gaming, brought to you by a British man and a beat.


May 12, 2010

I Guess This Goes With The Whole “Old-School” Theme

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The fifth and final vignette for 3D Dot Game Heroes is even more embarrassing when you realise this is what we accepted as advertising in the late ’80s.