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It’s the mother flippin’ Rhymenocerous and the Hiphopopotamus.

The lyrics (via William M. Hartnett):

I’m the mother flippin’ Rhymenocerous
My beats are fly and the birds are on my back
And I’m horny
I’m horny
If you choose to proceed you will indeed concede
Cos I hit you with my flow
The Wild Rhino Stampede.

I’m not just wild, I’m trained,
Domesticated
I was raised by a rapper and rhino that dated
And subsequently procreated
That’s how it goes
Here’s the Hiphopopotamus
The hip hop hippo

They call me the Hiphopopotamus
My lyrics are bottomless

They call me the Hiphopopotamus
Flows that glow like phosphorous
Poppin’ off the top of this esophagus
Rockin’ this metropolis
I’m not a large water-dwelling mammal
Where did you get that preposterous hypothesis?
Did Steve tell you that, perchance?
Steve.

My rhymes and records they don’t get played
Because my records and rhymes they don’t get made
And if you rap like me you don’t get paid
And if you roll like me you don’t get laid.

My rhymes are so potent that in this small segment
I made all of the ladies in the area pregnant
Yes, sometimes my lyrics are sexist
But you lovely bitches and hoes should know I’m trying to correct this.

Other rappers dis me
Say my rhymes are sissy.

Why? Why? Why?
What?
Why exactly?
What? Why?
Be more constructive with your feedback, please. Why?
Why?

Why, because I rap about reality?
Like me and my grandma drinking a cup of tea?
There ain’t no party like my nanna’s tea party.
Hey! Ho!

I’m the motherflippin’
I’m the motherflippin’
I’m the motherflippin’

Who’s the motherflippin?

I’m the motherflippin’
I’m the motherflippin’
I’m the motherflippin’
Motherflippin’

This one is up there with my other three favorite songs from the first season. While not nearly as catchy musically, it’s every bit as clever as a video, and clearly an unmistakable homage to early the Beastie Boys sight and sound. A definite keeper.

I’ll admit I was way too into GI Joe back in my youth, so when I saw this first clip earlier today, I nearly fell out of my chair. Even better that I found it on the Beastie Boys blog. You might want to sit down for this:

Fenslerfilm GI Joe PSA 15 – computer

A little searching on YouTube tonight (there are at least 25 different PSAs) came up with two more instant classics:

Fenslerfilm GI Joe PSA 01 – mimimimimi

Fenslerfilm GI Joe PSA 25 – old school

They’re just plain wrong on every level, yet so unbelievably perfect and precise. Admirably, it’s restrained without going over the top, and obviously weird without being absolutely bizarre. It pushes the edge, but remains well-balanced. As for the original cartoon animation, wow… it’s awful. How did I watch that show? I always loved those PSAs tho, “and knowing is half the battle.”

You can also see them all, in higher quality, on website of their creator, Eric Fensler.

And yes, I realize this confirms your suspicions that I have the comedic sensibilities of a 12 year old, but I don’t care.