In Donkey Kong 64, the DK Rap was written as a cheesy, yet illustrative song to bring integrity to the character of Donkey Kong and his DK Krew. In 2001, Super Smash Bros. Melee gave us a remix of the DK Rap arranged by composer Hirokazu Ando and sung by James W. Norwood Jr. It appeared on new stage Kongo Jungle (now referred to as Kongo Falls) and brought the movement to more and more people. This edition of the song featured all 5 verses of the song along with the outro. It was one of many outstanding songs in the legendary OST, and even returned in Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii 7 years later.

In 2014, once I got my hands on Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, I was pleased to discover the song once again. However, it was only a matter of time before I realized the song had omitted 2 of the verses and the outro.

I have now watched the footage of the stage in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Nintendo Switch. The game looks stunning and I can't wait to get my hands on it! However, I was saddened to see that the DK Rap had once again been cut short. It was even more upsetting that the original stage, Kongo Jungle (Falls), had also returned and the song was not in it's original state!



I feel for the Ultimate version of Super Smash Bros., we need the full and uncut DK Rap!! So please, let's get the ultimate version of the DK Rap in the Ultimate version of Super Smash Bros!!