It’s like my mother always told me
Rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana rana
and codeine and goddamit, you little motherfucker
If you aint got nothin’ nice to say then don’t say nothin’
My Dad’s Gone Crazy by Eminem (2002)
I love hip hop. I adore Disney. Pairing them up seemed every bit as obvious as, say, blending peanut butter and jelly or mixing Sprite with cough syrup. The only question was: How?
I did NOT want to re-make Disney characters in the style of rap luminaries. (Remember that hideous line of hip hop/Looney Tunes clothes that came out back in the early 1990s? That’s EXACTLY what I was hoping to avoid.) I also didn’t want to spend hours and hours editing together Disney footage with my favorite rap songs, only to have YouTube yank them down within the week. (Plus, I’m lazy.)
Then I saw the above GIF on Tumblr, and the accompanying Eminem verse IMMEDIATELY popped into my head. That was it! In less than an hour, I’d cobbled together ten different Disney/hip hop pairings — at least eight of ‘em borderline brilliant. Of course, that’s just my opinion. Click through and see if you agree.
The sky is falling, the wind is calling
Stand for something, or die in the morning
HiiiPoWeR by Kendrick Lamar (2011)
I never sleep
’cause sleep is the cousin of death
N.Y. State of Mind by Nas (1994)
As kids we used to laugh
Who knew that life would move this fast?
Family Business by Kanye West (2004)
To check fault in oneself is pure loveliness
You break the mirror that reminds you of your ugliness
Breaker, Breaker by the GZA
This technique attacks the immune system
Disguised like a lie paralyzing the victim
You scream as it enters your bloodstream
Erupts your brain from the pain these thoughts contain
Masta Killa via the Wu-Tang Clan’s Da Mystery of Chessboxin’ (1993)
Just Don’t Bite It by N.W.A. (1990)
With this one, the WHOLE SONG applies. If you’re not familiar, click on the YouTube link to listen.
(F.Y.I.: N.W.A. is NSFW!)
If Lil John can ice his cup
I’ll top that shit and ice my nuts
Block Rock by Ghostface Killah (2006)
There was money on the table by the bricks
I was at the kitchen table choppin’ up some shit
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly by The Game (2011)
Get up, stand up
Come on, throw your hands up
If you’ve got the feeling jump across the ceiling
Jump up, jump up and get down.
Jump Around by House of Pain (1992)
Related: Kanye West: Animation Aficionado
