![]() ![]() ![]() I mean, now I'm considering maybe doing a page for each genre.if it's a genre with a significant amount of references which would necessitate its own page. Let me know if that makes sense to you, though. I dunno, I know it's kind of a silly distinction to make, but this whole thing is kinda silly which is why I love it! but for some reason that's also different to me because they weren't referencing them by name. I mean, I can think of like one-offs like HORSE the Band where they had songs about Mega Man, Mario 2, Super Mario, etc. I don't really have a reason to just limit it to the rap genre, though, except for the fact that I can't really think of another genre that makes game references so frequently. I am more intrigued by the link between hip-hop and video games, and I think it's because most of the time the artists' whole persona is based around things completely separate from games, yet they will often tie it into or compare their (normally hardcore/dangerous) persona to a video game. Some bands only do covers of songs from games, and some bands like the Protomen create all original music but their whole concept is based on a video game series. I love the Protomen, and I love Mega Man, but I think they are in a category of their own. I searched for it on the site and didn't see it, but at the same time I didn't know exactly what to search for/how to phrase it when searching. Thanks Yeah I think I may end up creating it myself, I was just making absolutely sure it didn't already exist. If not, then my last question will be: Why not? Is there some sort of record in the wiki that addresses any aspect of this? Is there a page that maybe lists any games or series mentioned in rap songs and which song(s) they may have been referenced in? Why do you think this seemingly inextricable link between rap (music and/or the artists themselves) and games exists? Tour buses maybe? ![]() What are your favorite songs that mention video games (or have sound effects/music from games sampled in the beat) in one form or another? Sometimes it means a good portion of Wu-Tang are in a fighting game franchise with the Def Jam namesake, and also Redman and Comp and Jim Jones and.okay it's been so long since I played Fight for NY, but I played the SHIT out of that game.what I'm saying is sometimes a whole rap record label gets three games where all the playable characters are rappers.and Henry Rollins.and Danny Trejo.and I think at one point Anthony Anderson.wait that was in ICON so scratch that (with the analog sticks). Sometimes it means 50 Cent gets his own game entirely. Sometimes that means Snoop Dogg actually physically appears in a Tekken Tag 2 stage, where virtual Snoop is watching the fight listening to real Snoop provide the song for the stage. I can go on and on but needless to say, hip-hop for whatever reason is and always has been linked to the world of video games. Think about how many rappers have been in video games either as themselves or an original character. I think the most recent hip-hop artist I've heard mentioning video games in a song was Logic. But when they started mentioning video games as well, that like turned immediately into unconditional love. I've loved martial arts movies and rap basically my whole life, so Wu had already checked several boxes that made it impossible for me to not like them. The first time I had heard Wu-Tang mention Shinobi and Mortal Kombat in their song "Triumph" when I was like 8 or something, I lost my shit. EDM is probably second in line for video game references but I just don't listen to much of that at all. I was not going to limit this to one genre of music at first, but then I couldn't think of video game references in any genre that wasn't rap. I have a question: does Giant Bomb already have a wiki page about games that were mentioned in rap songs? I find it hard to believe that that doesn't already exist (or at least something similar) on Giant Bomb. ![]()
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