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 [[File:DK64 DK Rap.png|thumb|300px|The DK crew, dancing to the '''DK Rap'''.]]
-The '''DK Rap''', also known as the '''Monkey Rap''', is a rap song about [[Donkey Kong]] and his friends, which plays during the introduction of the game ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. It was written by [[Grant Kirkhope]]. In ''Donkey Kong 64'', it was performed by George Andreas and [[Chris Sutherland]].<ref name="site">http://web.archive.org/web/20151225105231/http://www.grantkirkhope.com/donkeykong64.html</ref> In each of the Kong's verses, a different instrument can be heard. Donkey's is a harmonica (or trumpets/horns), [[Tiny Kong|Tiny's]] is a saxophone, [[Lanky Kong|Lanky's]] is a trombone, [[Diddy Kong|Diddy's]] is a guitar, and [[Chunky Kong|Chunky's]] is a timpani.
+The '''DK Rap''', also known as the '''Monkey Rap''', is a rap song about [[Donkey Kong]] and his friends, which plays during the introduction of the game ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]''. It was written by [[Grant Kirkhope]]. In ''Donkey Kong 64'', it was performed by George Andreas and [[Chris Sutherland]].<ref name="site">http://web.archive.org/web/20151225105231/http://www.grantkirkhope.com/donkeykong64.html</ref>
-In the beginning of the rap, [[Cranky Kong]]'s hands can be seen mixing the records on the table. Next, Chunky Kong was wearing a 1970s-era disco outfit, presumably due to his cluelessness. However, when he notices that none of the other Kongs are wearing the outfit, he quickly rushes offscreen and changes his outfit to his regular outfit just before the final intro lyric is finished. Throughout the rap, each Kong is introduced in this order: Donkey, Tiny, Lanky, Diddy, and Chunky. It explains each Kong's unique traits varying from their abilities, weapons, and instruments. Near the end of the rap, Cranky starts to "take it to the fridge". An audience can be heard giving the five playable a standing ovation before [[Klump]] throws a grenade to the screen, ending the rap.
+The rap begins with [[Cranky Kong]]'s hands mixing records on a turntable. The sequence then cuts to the five playable Kongs in a group; Chunky Kong is wearing a 1970s-era disco outfit, only to rush offscreen and change into his regular outfit. Throughout the rap, each Kong is introduced in this order: DK, Tiny, Lanky, Diddy, and Chunky. It explains each Kong's unique traits varying from their abilities, weapons, and instruments. In each of the Kong's verses, a different instrument can be heard; DK's is a harmonica (or trumpets/horns), [[Tiny Kong|Tiny's]] is a saxophone, [[Lanky Kong|Lanky's]] is a trombone, [[Diddy Kong|Diddy's]] is a guitar, and [[Chunky Kong|Chunky's]] is a timpani. Near the end of the rap, Cranky starts to "take it to the fridge". An audience can be heard giving the five playable Kongs a standing ovation before [[Klump]] throws a grenade to the screen, ending the rap.
 The DK Rap returned in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' (performed here by James W. Norwood Jr.), where it became the musical score for the [[Kongo Jungle]] level. The third and fifth verses describing Tiny Kong and Diddy Kong were sung faster, and the word "hell" was replaced by "heck". The ''Melee'' version was also used in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', now in the [[Jungle Japes]] stage. One must first find the [[CD]] and select the song in My Music in order to access it. It was used again in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' as the reward for getting a chain of 200 in Trophy Rush as Donkey Kong, but only the verses for Donkey Kong, Tiny Kong and Diddy Kong are featured, cutting the length down to just under two minutes. It appears in the [[Jungle Hijinxs (stage)|Jungle Hijinxs]] stage.