Elon Musk's "RIP Harambe"
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"RIP Harambe" refers to a rap song performed by rapper Yung Jake and releasedby American entrepreneur Elon Musk under a fake label Emo G Records on Soundcloud on March 30th, 2019. The song is dedicated to Harambe the Gorilla, who became a popular internet meme after being shot dead on May 28th, 2016, in Cincinnati Zoo.
Origin
On March 30th, Elon Musk released a rap song titled "RIP Harambe" on Soundcloud under fake label Emo G Records, presumably performed by the entrepreneur.[1] At the same time, the entrepreneur changed his twitter handle to Jung Musk and posted a series of tweets related to the song.[2] The song accumulated over 910,000 streams on Soundcloud in two days.
R.I.P Harambe, sippin' on some Bombay, we on our way to Heaven, amen, amen.
Two tweets posted by Elon Musk[3] and musician-producer BloodPop[4] on March 31st suggested that the song was produced by the musician and co-written by Caroline Polachek and emoji artist Yung Jake.
Spread
On Twitter, the song prompted a strong reaction, with mixed responses from the community.
Several news outlets reported on the release, including articles by The Hill,[5] A.V. Club,[6], GQ[7] and The Rolling Stones.[8]
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External References
[1] Soundcloud – RIP Harambe by Emo G Records
[2] Twitter – @elonmusk's Tweet
[3] Twitter – @elonmusk's Tweet
[4] Twitter – @bloodpop's Tweet
[5] Elon Musk drops surprise rap single about Harambe
[6] A.V. Club – In which we try--and fail--to reckon with Elon Musk's awful Harambe Soundcloud rap
[7] GQ – Elon Musk Is Now A Soundcloud Rapper And We Wish This Was An April Fools
[8] Rolling Stones – Hear Elon Musk’s Surprise Rap Song ‘RIP Harambe’
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