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Song Parodies -> "If You're Rapping And You Know It"

Original Song Title:

"If You're Happy And You Know It"

 (MP3)
Original Performer:

Children's Song

Parody Song Title:

"If You're Rapping And You Know It"

Parody Written by:

Scathe

The Lyrics

I really don't like rap music.If you don't either, enjoy. :-)
If you're rapping and you know it,
Snort a line.
If you're rapping and you know it,
Smoke a vine.
If the public knows you're fried,
And Betty Ford's a mark of pride.
Just get stoned out of your hide
With some drugs.

If you're rapping and you know it,
Curse and swear.
If you're rapping and you know it,
Curse and swear.
If you're nowhere near above it,
And you know the fans will love it.
Tell the censors to go shove it,
Curse and swear.

If you're rapping and you know it,
Talk to sing.
If you're rapping and you know it,
Talk to sing.
If you're singing doesn't cut it,
And you really want strut it.
If you don't know how to put it,
Talk to sing.

If you're rapping and you know it,
Dance real bad.
If you're rapping and you know it,
Dance real bad.
If silly steps seem cool,
Even though you look the fool.
Then listen to this simple truth:
Rapping sucks.

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Pacing: 4.6
How Funny: 4.8
Overall Rating: 4.8

Total Votes: 22

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Aaron Dodson - January 31, 2005 - Report this comment
ROFLOL! This was great - have some 5's. After all, the only difference between rap and crap is the letter C. ;-)
Claude Prez - January 31, 2005 - Report this comment
Heh heh, great ending.
Jake A Ralphing (Luke Brattoni) - January 31, 2005 - Report this comment
I'm only in it for the complex compound rhyming and unique chauvinistic social commentary. Nice parody, Scizzathe.
Sweet Indigo - February 01, 2005 - Report this comment
Hehehe. Very witty, I love it.
Scathe - February 02, 2005 - Report this comment
Thanks everyone. My pool of ideas has been dry since the start of January, but it's filling up now.
Guy - February 05, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM)

Can't stand no rap
It ain't my thing
Do they do rap
'Cause they can't sing?

Love this. I've done a few parodies on rap myself. This is really good.
Know 1 can hear you dream - February 08, 2005 - Report this comment
The last line of verse 1 and 4 doesnÂ't rhyme with the lines I think they should rhyme with, but maybe thatÂ's just me, and being the first and last itÂ's still some sort of consistency. END MODE SOTM CENTS.
Agrimorfee - February 08, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) Pacing is a little off, but the point is well made.
Jake A Ralphing (Luke Brattoni) - February 09, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) That's a rap. Still swingin', Scathe.
Tim Hall - February 09, 2005 - Report this comment
Nobody can touch this! 555
Adagio - February 10, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) We agree on something..."Rapping sucks. " 5's
Claude Prez - February 11, 2005 - Report this comment
A joy to revisit. Still a great last line.
Rick D - February 11, 2005 - Report this comment
agreement here.
Adam Eccleshall - February 12, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) Rhymings off in a couple of places, but it's still a funny read. Here's 555 Cents
Kristof Robertson - February 18, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) Yo, mofo, I'm gonna pop a cap in your ass! :-) 555
Spaff.com - February 20, 2005 - Report this comment
I see you've received a couple of complaints about your non-rhymes, but I'm betting you put them in there on purpose. They were what I liked most. Funny stuff.
Phil Alexander - February 20, 2005 - Report this comment
:-) SOTM (and out of witty comments)
Johnny D - February 21, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) Heh heh heh.
John Jenkins - February 21, 2005 - Report this comment
I have this fear that 50 years from now, rap will have the respect of mainstream music lovers like jazz does today, and something worse will take its place. Well done, Scathe.
Ash - February 23, 2005 - Report this comment
(sotm) I can't stand rap. at all. I hope it dies out...
Tim Mayfield - February 26, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) If it's funny and I know it, giving 5's!
MysteryGoat - February 27, 2005 - Report this comment
(SOTM) Dude I love this song - 555!!!!
Arwen - February 27, 2005 - Report this comment
SOTM--My favorite verse was the "Tell the censors to go shove it" one...LOL! Very nice work here, Scathe!
Stuart McArthur - February 28, 2005 - Report this comment
SOTM - well! on behalf of me homeys in the hood, dude...er, actually, no I agree - (except sometimes)
Jeff Reuben - February 28, 2005 - Report this comment
SOTM--Well done. Worked for me
Ethan Mawyer - February 28, 2005 - Report this comment
SOTM - I happen too like a lot of rap. Some of it is terrible... the worst probably never makes it into the public eye... same goes for some of the best. I don't really want to personally attack any rappers right now just in case any of them ever come across me saying i don't like them and then come to find me. I know its not likely, but better safe than sorry. Instead of taking about acual rappers i'd rather explain why I have so much respect for rap. First of all, even though most of them don't take advantage of it, the quick delivery and lack of instrumental interludes give much more opportunity to say something important than there is time for in other genres. The rapid delivery in itself is pretty hard. You ever try it? It's pretty hard not to slur. And it's not just talking - you're supposed to have more rhythm in your voice then you do in a regular conversation and it's hard to do correctly. Rapping is like singing because most people can do each of them so it fits the definition of the word but to do either well takes lots of natural talent and/or practice. There is also the issue of actually writing it. The general consensus here seems to be that American Pie is the ultimate epic song to parody. I've done it, and it is long. But a lot of rap songs are longer, with much more complicated rhyming. A lot of the time, there will be several lines with each of the last three syllables rhyming with each other. Look carefully at the lyrics to most Eminem songs from this decade - or a lot of Jay-Z's stuff - Fabolous isn't as well know but there is some really good rhyming in his songs too. If you can't do what they do, you shouldn't be so quick to call them untalented.
2nz - February 28, 2005 - Report this comment
Very fun to read through, and genuinely a good parody. I happen to disagree (partially) with your point, but that's my personal view more than a valid critique.

I think rap should be in a different category than other music, because rap has a different focus than almost all other music. In most music, the focus is on the beat, the melody, the harmony and the way different sounds come together to form a whole of the song. THe lyrics are just secondary stuff, if they're even there. In rap, the focus is almost completely on the spoken word, the english or whatever language phrases and statements. The harmonic and melodic aspect has been stripped away to nothing more than a steady down beat. For this reason, I think rap should be considered a separate entity.
Alpha Skua - January 13, 2018 - Report this comment
No wonder Dopeheads are so screwed up its becuase of the Dope just look at Hollywood

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