GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The Super Mario Bros. Movie is finally here, performing for you in your local theater. When word spread of the DK Rap being included in the film, the ...

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 ...

In a post on Bluesky, Kirkhope called the original version of the song “the worst rap track in the history of rap tracks,” while offering praise for Substantial’s take on the material. The new version ...

It turns out the best song from Mario's history, the Donkey Kong rap, will be in the upcoming Super Mario Bros. Movie. In the '90s it was all too common that media that shouldn't have rap in it would ...

Grant Kirkhope, formerly of Rare and now working on Playtonic Games’ Yooka-Laylee, is a fantastic composer. What he’s not very good at is rapping, according to his own metrics. That hasn’t stopped him ...

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, ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Donkey Kong 64 has a special place in a generation of gamers' hearts and scooped up several awards the year of its release--for a quick nostalgia trip ...

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 ...

Yes, as we reported on Wednesday, the DK Rap is back in Donkey Kong Bananza, which as we all know is a very good thing indeed! As Kirkhope himself explained to Eurogamer, he hadn't been made aware of ...

A new trailer for Kirby Air Riders comes bundled with an embarrassingly bad rap song, but it isn't the first time Nintendo ...

The iconic ape in a tie is celebrating a twenty-year anniversary this year and the developers of Donkey Kong 64 are reflecting on some of the ups and downs of the game. Between accessing the whole ...