Today, I am bringing you the fantastic raps by Wes Tank. The Wisconsin-based musician, actor, and filmmaker has been spending his COVID-19 time at home recording himself rapping Dr. Seuss books to Dr. Dre beats. It’s not a mashup I would have expected to work, but boy, would I have been wrong!
“I am now convinced Dr. Seuss was some rapper’s ghost writer.”
– Anonymous
Tank’s rap method is reminiscent of the dramatic, narrative style of Broadway’s Hamilton, and it’s deeply satisfying. There’s something so perfect about the combination, I may never read Dr. Seuss books the same way again. I think even those of you who are not fans of the genre will enjoy them a bit.
You can check out all of Wes Tank’s smashing raps on his YouTube channel and on Instagram.
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April 15, 2020 at 7:22 am
Oh my… I can’t even think as fast as he is talking /singing/rapping. This is really good.
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April 15, 2020 at 10:39 am
He’s incredible. I can’t wait to hear my grandsons’ interpretation!
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April 15, 2020 at 2:15 pm
He is good!!!!
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April 16, 2020 at 6:25 pm
He’s absolutely unreal!
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April 15, 2020 at 5:57 pm
I saved this post until now so that I could watch it with my kids. We all thought he was brilliant. His rapping of the text is obviously very well done but I found myself also enjoying how expressive his face is.
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April 16, 2020 at 7:55 pm
He’s phenomenal! Looks like Patton Oswald, sounds like Lin Manuel Miranda. Not a combination I thought would work, but here we are.
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