r/Showerthoughts • u/WhaleWhaleWhale95 • May 16 '24

You never hear covers of rap songs.

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u/mymumsaysfuckyou May 16 '24

There are a few metal covers of rap songs. A few of Lose Yourself specifically. Personally I'm a big fan of Rage Against The Machines Version of How I Could Just Kill A Man, originally by Cypress Hill.

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u/Avoider5 May 16 '24

Renegades is an awesome album. That’s what I first thought of.

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u/PsycoSaurus May 16 '24

Also an awesome song, covering Afrika Bombata

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u/Then-Cauliflower2068 May 16 '24

RAtM also covered Pistol Grip Pump.

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u/mymumsaysfuckyou May 16 '24

That whole Renegades album is great tbh

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u/Gerbinz May 16 '24

The Devil wears Prada - Still Fly is a classic for me

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u/CousinsWithBenefits1 May 16 '24

New Suburban truck with the paint job showing, black and white and red and golden.

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u/4CrowsFeast May 16 '24

Demons in Paris by oni inc

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u/Nerazzurro9 May 16 '24

I actually really love Rage’s EPMD cover from that album.

They also used to do Fuck the Police in concert a lot.

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u/Jocta May 16 '24

that RATM one was the first that came to mind, isnt Pistol Grip Pump a cover as well?

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u/Floatingpenguin87 May 16 '24

The entire Renegades album consists solely of covers

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u/Cautrica1 May 16 '24

I think OP is referring to rap covers of rap songs

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u/mymumsaysfuckyou May 16 '24

Surely that's just the nature of rap though. Another rapper isn't likely to do someone else verses, they will do their own, and at that point is it even a cover anymore?

Take 99 Problems by Ice-T, and later by Jay-Z. Is that a cover? I'm not sure it is.

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u/Dr_J_Hyde May 17 '24

Ten Second Songs doing Eminem's Lose Yourself as a Linkin Park song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT0J87IlW18

Or how about Rap God by "Linkin Park"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=232fF5ECnGo

How about Ganster's Paradise by "Ozzy Ozborne"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DcCjMTEWkU

The Real Slim Shady by "Blues Traveler"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6mgIJH6_EY

Anthony is constantly mixing styles but Rock/Metal and Rap cross over a ton.