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{{quote|''Oh, crap! A random rap!''|'''dascottjr''', "[[Friday (song)|Friday]]", [[Literal Music Video|Literal Video Version]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}_-6XBbqoGRk\]}}

You're listening to a [[Pop]] song, when suddenly, out of nowhere, a rapper jumps into the song. Then, almost as suddenly as he appeared, [[Non Sequitur Scene|he disappears into the night, and the song returns to normal.]]

It can be, but is not necessarily, a rapping bridge. This is generally due to deals made by record companies, since [[Music Is Politics|they want to make the most money possible]]. A similar practice existed in the early 1940s (which could be called A Wild Texan Appears), where a guy with a southern accent suddenly started talking over the music without warning.

Compare with [[Stealth Hi Bye]].

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* The opening theme to the anime ''[[Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi]]'', "Treat or Goblins", features [[Megumi Hayashibara]] singing [[Gratuitous English|half-English]], half-Japanese hip-hop—with an obviously-American rapper providing a counterpoint to her almost-incomprehensible lyrics.

== Films ==
* Who could forget the rapping dog in ''[[Titanic: The Legend Goes On]]''?
* [[The Legend of the Titanic|The sequel to the other animated Titanic movie]] gives us a rapping shark. [[Boastful Rap|Yo, yo, yo! Look at my teeth!]]
* In a similar vein, the rapping Cheshire Cat in ''[[Care Bears]] in Wonderland''.

== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBfBRT9WgDk Climax Jump (Gun Form)]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF37t0wT5lA Climax Jump (Den-Liner Form)]", two of the many versions of ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'''s opening theme, both feature a random rap by Ryutaros in the middle.
* Also from ''[[Kamen Rider]]'', a non-bridge example is "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOfHYvKzq2s Te wo Tsunagou]" from ''[[Kamen Rider OOO]]'' which features random rapping by Ankh.
* The ''[[Conan O'Brien]]'' parody of "[[Friday]]" had a rapper show up, utterly confused by his own role in the song.
{{quote|''"Why is there a rapper here?''
''What exactly am I here?''
''Did I just rhyme 'here' wit 'here'?''
''I am getting out of here!"''
''"That was a rapper,''
''Which makes this a real song!"'' }}
* The German Olympic skater Katarina Witt appeared in several Christmas TV specials in the early 1990s. In one of them, [[Non Sequitur Scene|out of nowhere]] she suddenly breaks into a full-on rap.


== [[Music]] ==
* [[Katy Perry]]'s "California Gurlz" features a rap by [[Snoop Dogg]].
* Also by Perry, a version of "E.T." (featured in the music video) had [[Kanye West]] doing a rap in it.
* "[[Friday (song)|Friday]]", by [[Rebecca Black]], is a well-known example of this trope, provided by producer Patrice Wilson.
* [[Justin Bieber]] frequently has rappers do this in his songs. The weirdest is "Never Say Never" with Jaden Smith, who isn't very good at it.
* Ludacris and [[Lil Wayne]] frequently enter this as they [[Wolverine Publicity|work in basically everything]] (the former is one of those who worked with Bieber).
* Subverted in "Rapture" by [[Blondie (band)|Blondie]], although considered the [[Ur Example]]. Instead of someone else rapping in her song, Debbie Harry does it herself.
* Jenna Rose's song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DwT_2QQU64 My Jeans]" has a rapper named Baby Triggy show up in the middle of the song.
* [[REM]]’s "Radio Song" has KRS-One rapping at the end. Much later [[A Tribe Called Quest|Q-Tip]] would contribute a rap verse to "The Outsiders".
* "Underneath It All" and "Hey Baby" by [[No Doubt]] - but note that Lady Saw and Bounty Killer are Jamaican Dancehall Reggae artistes, rather than rappers.
* [[Sonic Youth]]'s "[[Xtreme Kool Letterz|Kool]] Thing" uses this. Although instead of delivering an actual rap, [[Public Enemy|Chuck D]] just responds to Kim Deal's spoken monologue with deliberately vague, meaningless hip-hop cliches ("Tell it like it is... Yeah, word up!")
* Hard 'n' Phirm's "Pi" features fellow comedian/musician Howard Kremer aka Dragon Boy Suede.
* Kevin Max's "Existence" has a bridge featuring Knowdaverbs from GRITS.
* 'Alligator Sky' by [[Owl City]].
** Three versions of the song exist, the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BctkkpkefSo original version with Shawn Christopher], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5jTL_gvaQ one without any rapping], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-xRJ37wbZY another rap version with B.O.B.] that hasn't been officially released and came about from a friendly back and forth between B.O.B. and Adam Young on Twitter.
** Live show version: Instead of playing the song without the rap portion, the album version of the rap is played...[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bci7bkxRK7w with Shawn Christopher appearing through a prerecorded projection], similar to the kind used for Vocaloid live shows.
* A much earlier example: "Every Little Step" by Bobby Brown has a rap portion, though by Bobby himself.
* [[Emilie Autumn]], of all people, does this in "Opheliac". It's done by Emilie herself, though.
* Parodied by inversion in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GI6CfKcMhjY Jack Sparrow by The Lonely Island], where a rap song has a wild [[Michael Bolton]] appear...
* Very common in [[eurodance]] music, e.g.:
** [[Snap]] — Rhythm is a Dancer.
** [[La Bouche]] — Be My Lover.
** [[Basic Element]] — Love 4 Real.
** [[Playahitty]] — The Summer Is Magic. Also done by vocalist herself, not by a guest rapper.
** And many more, listing them all would be pointless.
* "Electronic Pleasure" by [[N Trance]].
* "Good Kill" by Too Much Joy ends with a rap by KRS-One. Oddly enough, this was released the same year he also appeared on [[REM]]'s "Radio Song".
* [[Bad Religion]]'s "Let Them Eat War" features a rap verse by Sage Francis.
* Parodied on the song "Pop Song" by [[Jon Lajoie]]
{{quote|''And now the [[Lampshade Hanging|token rap verse]] that doesn't make any sense''
''But helps me get a small percentage of the urban music market'' }}
* "Lost+" by [[Coldplay]], courtesy of [[Jay Z]].
* Pete Townshend's "Who Are You (Gateway Remix)", which is basically his solo version of [[The Who]] song, includes a rap verse by Hame.
* Inverted in the [[Eminem]] song "Stan", which features refrains from pop singer Dido. The song helped get Dido's own single out.
* The now little-remembered [[Charity Motivation Song]] "Voices That Care" included a brief rap by [[Will Smith]]. This was even more jarringly, awkwardly done in the Dutch answer to this, “[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYynkgJi1s4 Als je iets kan doen]” by Artiesten voor Azië.
* "We Are The World 2010" has a whole section of this.
* Parodied by The [[Axis of Awesome]] in their ''How To Write A Love Song'' where Lee pops in with a rap in the middle of their R&B love song.
* "Roll the Bones" by [[Rush]], provided by usual vocalist Geddy Lee, but with his voice drastically altered via studio effects.
* [[Madonna]]'s "Give Me All Your Luvin'" kind of doubles up on this - the bridge has both [[M.I.A.]] and [[Nicki Minaj]] rapping for a few lines each.
* [[Michael Jackson]]'s "Black Or White" has a rap bridge credited to a mysterious "L.T.B.". The video had Macaulay Culkin lip sync this part.
* "Rollin' (The Ballad of Big & Rich)" by Big & Rich has a guest appearance by Cowboy Troy in the middle.
* Kirsty MacColl's "Walking Down Madison" has a rap bridge by Aniff Cousins. He doesn't ''entirely'' appear out of nowhere though - he also gets the spoken line "would you like to see some more?" in the chorus.
* The [[Jessie J]] song "Price Tag" has a rap by B.o.B.
* The last verse of Riskay's positively delightful [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgWgEoaAYDY Smell Yo Dick].
* [[Maroon 5]] has Wiz Khalifa appear in "Payphone".
* Betty Wright And The Roots' ''Betty Wright: The Movie'' has three such appearances - [[Snoop Dogg]] on "Real Woman", [[Lil Wayne]] on "Grapes On A Vine" and Robert "The Messenger" Bozeman on "Hollywould". Though The Roots are a hip-hop group, they only provide instrumentation on the album, and most of the vocals are sung by Betty Wright herself.
* Double-subverted by [[Keane]]'s [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI9C9j0QgU4 Stop For A Minute.] It features K'NAAN, a rapper, who [[Playing Against Type|sings]]. But right after the second chorus, he abruptly switches to rapping.

== [[Video Games]] ==
* The album version of ''[[Kanon]]'''s ending theme has a random and [[Gratuitous English|incomprehensible]] rap segment. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_pQMSWY7o0&t=04m30s No, really.]
* The first boss theme for ''[[Einhander]]'', [http://youtube.com/watch?v=FjLSrlCYeFg surprisingly an] [[Ear Worm]]. This rap was justified by being a sample from a then-famous disc, so even ''[[Ar tonelico]]'' [http://youtube.com/watch?v=winKFP3Pelg got in on the fun].

== [[Web Animation]] ==
* [[Homestar Runner]]: Inverted with "[[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Rap Song]]" by [[Piss-Take Rap|Coach Z]] (accidentally) featuring Peacey P. The song itself is all rap but has an R&B break, performed by Tenerence Love. "Loading Screens" is a straight example.

== [[Web Original]] ==
* "In the Ocean Blue" from the third series of ''[[Charlie the Unicorn]]''
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnXiQw6LNjg This cover] of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoHBWjP2pbI this song].
* "Do You Wanna Date My Avatar?" by Felicia Day has a wild rap verse performed by Jeff Lewis (Vork).
* Lampshaded and [[Discussed Trope|discussed]] in the [[Key of Awesome]] parody of [[Katy Perry]]'s "ET":
{{quote|'''Katy Perry:''' ''[[Kanye West|Kanye]],/Why are you here?/I don't like this version./You're not on the album.''
'''Kanye West:''' ''Katy, ungh,/Let me be clear, ungh./Every single pop hit/Needs a rapper on it.'' }}
* Shows up in some of the songs from the soundtrack of ''[[RWBY]]'', including [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ94uM_e4P4 "Caffeine"] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9mQTmXxU8E "I Burn"].

== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Inverted in the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' episode "Spa Day", which has a song with relaxing, lounge music, except for a completely out-of-the-blue rap tune interrupting it in the middle - the catch being that the rap section made up the majority of the song.
* ''[[Total Drama Island|Total Drama World Tour]]'': Harold interrupts some songs to start rapping, much to the others' annoyance.
* The ''[[Veggie Tales]]'' song "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5uujMb_hbo BellyButton]".
* The opening theme to ''[[Liberty's Kids]]'':
{{quote|I take my heart into battle
Give that freedom bell a rattle
Gonna have independence signed
I'll sign right here on the dotted line
Red, white, and blue, never give up
We represent America! }}
* ''[[Schoolhouse Rock]]'' has one in the form of a rapping walrus during the solo parts of the otherwise rock & roll-themed "Save the Ocean" in "Earth Rock", provided by Eric "Badlands" Booker.

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