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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.
![Elon Musk Jung Musk Q @elonmusk @yungjake & @bloodpop 2:51 PM - 31 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/476/984/622.jpg)
![@bloodpop's Tweet BloodPop B @bloodpop @yungjake co written @carolineplz /me. prod by me Jung Musk@elonmusk Emo G Records soundcloud.com/user-209448905 Show this thread HARA 4:39 PM-31 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/476/986/de7.jpg)
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On Twitter, the song prompted a strong reaction, with mixed responses from the community.
![No music boy @theneedledrop No. Complex * @Complex Elon Musk has released a song titled "RIP Harambe." trib.al/cgTMI7f 6:16 PM - 31 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/476/999/1a3.jpg)
![@Grandayy's Tweet Dr Grandayy @grandayy Replying to @elonmusk 5:21 AM 30 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/476/994/4d4.jpg)
![Time Machine neontaster @neontaster Elon Musk's latest invention is a time machine that transports memes from 2016 to the present day The Hill@thehill LISTEN: Elon Musk drops surprise rap single about Harambe hill.cm/1plnz5D 7:55 PM -31 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/001/701.jpg)
![@waduPUBG's Tweet wadu @waduPUBG Replying to @elonmusk elon has hit the peak of humanity. 5:10 AM- 30 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/476/996/9ba.jpg)
Several news outlets reported on the release, including articles by The Hill,[5] A.V. Club,[6], GQ[7] and The Rolling Stones.[8]
Various Examples
![Elon Musk welcome to 2016 Jake Flores @feraljokes Elon Musk welcome to 2016 The Hill@thehill LISTEN: Elon Musk drops surprise rap single about Harambe hill.cm/1plnz5D 5:47 PM - 31 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/476/998/24e.jpg)
![No one: Ross Eilertson @rosseilertson Replying to @Complex no one elon musk: let's make a rap song about a 3 year old pop culture reference 3:44 PM - 31 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/003/542.jpg)
![Coachella @lcryduringsex Some body better get Elon musk for a Coachella set this year 6:28 PM-31 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/007/b41.jpg)
![A 3019 Man, a 2016 Man No Jumper @nojumper Elon musk is both in 3019 and also 2016 at the same time 3:57 PM-31 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/009/a2b.jpg)
![April Fools Ruined APHEX TWINK @thenatbird april fools is impossible now. i just woke up to "elon musk drops rap single about harambe" and "mussolini's granddaughter is beeting with im carrey on twitter" and neither of them were jokes 8:06 PM-31 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/477/006/b0f.jpg)
![Emo G Records Fails Jung Musk Q @elonmusk I'm disappointed that my record label failed 5:10 AM - 30 Mar 2019](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/476/974/839.jpg)
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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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