Guys, what the hell... THERE IS A RAP GAME! Class of 1812. Drop the mic...

"My name is Belly, my breath is smelly, when it's black as night, I love to bite..."

"My name is Vamp, they call me a tramp, when the hips go bump, your heart will pump..."

"My name is Zom-B and I'm your host, revive my friends to score the most..."

"My name is Peter, I'm a red meat eater, touch my forks I'll stomp you dorks..."

"My name is Willy, don't think I'm silly, when the moon is full, your neck I'll pull..."

Beside the debate as to if Rap is viable for a pin, or which group/artist makes the most sense, I would like to open the convo here as to which games already have a rap backbone to them.

The only one I can think of is Class of 1812, which is partly why I think I'll never be able to get rid of it. It's got DJ'ing/turntablism in it (20+ year hobby of mine), the main play tune is soooooo funky, and each character raps. Doesn't get much cooler than that for an original themed early 90's pin. Just goes to show hip-hop's far reach across demographics back then, which is when it was starting to catch real fire with the nation.

My vote would be Wu-Tang for the true hip hop heads and due to their immense number of classic albums that could be modes and mini modes, making you unlock all the characters and their best individual album (RZA, GZA, ODB, Insp. Deck, Raekwon, UGod, GFace, Method) plus other mini bosses like Cappadonna. The Shaolin land martial arts themes and hand drawn art on many of the albums is ripe for the picking if licensing works out.

My vote for what I think would be an all around pin community pleaser, that could be good for all ages, would be something like Run DMC, given their crossover into mainstream rock in the late 80's and they're a known brand that speaks to classic upbeat rap party music.

An honorable mention for a game that is artist related, but not necessarily about them exclusively, would be if Outkast was the foundational artist of a game that had a fictional story line, like Alice Cooper Nightmare Castle. Think of Big Bang Bar with a little more urban street stories mixed into it.

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