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The 6 worst video game samples in rap music

By Rory Reid on 07 November 2009, 8:00am

Hip-hoppers are a shameless bunch who will literally rap over anything. The Fugees' Ready or Not borrowed Enya humming, Kanye's Diamonds from Sierra Leone sampled Shirley Bassey, and Cypress Hill's Insane in the Brain is actually built around a braying horse noise from a Mel & Tim track.

Some artists, however, take things too far, sampling audio from their favourite video games in the hope they'll supplement their meagre fanbase with a glut of music-obsessed gamers. Occasionally this practice leads to things you could actually class as music, but more often than not, the resultant songs make you want to do a Van Gogh and chop your ears off.

Over the next few pages, we'll talk you through the six we think are the very worst. Check our flow, uhhh.

PATRONISING AND UNNECESSARY WARNING: Many of the songs on the following pages contain bad language and themes of an adult nature. Anyone under the age of 16 should seek the guidance of a parent or guardian before clicking the links.

 

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