Natalie's Rap 2.0
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"Natalie's Rap 2.0" | ||||
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Alex Moffat | ||||
Released | February 3, 2018[1] | |||
Recorded | 2018 | |||
Genre | Comedy hip hop | |||
Length | 2:52[2] | |||
Label | The Lonely Island[2] | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | The Lonely Island[1] | |||
The Lonely Island singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Natalie's Rap 2.0" on YouTube |
"Natalie's Rap 2.0" is a song written and recorded by American comedy hip hop group
Recording
The band had considered bringing back Chris Parnell to play the role of the interviewer, but due to him not being available in New York, they opted to bring in Beck Bennett in his place. Alex Moffat recorded his part, which was included in the Star Wars verse.[3]
Composition
The song makes several cultural references and parodies current events such as the rise of the
Music video
The music video was directed by Paul Briganti and made its premier on the February 3, 2018 edition of SNL. The video was recorded the day before the television broadcast and before the song had been completely recorded, with Portman having to lip sync on the video recording to the rough demo which featured the voices of the band. Samberg's part of the video was written and recorded in LA within an hour that day and was sent over to New York to be edited into the cut.[3]
The video follows the narrative of the song with Natalie Portman going through the events of her life since the last time she appeared on the show 12 years prior, including motherhood and her Oscar wins. The video features a cameo from Kenan Thompson as a doctor interrupting Portman "giving birth."
The video has been viewed over seven million times through the band's
Track listing
All lyrics are written by The Lonely Island; all music is composed by JMIKE[5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Natalie's Rap 2.0" | 2:52[2] |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label |
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Worldwide | February 3, 2018 | Digital download | The Lonely Island (B079YJ5VSH)[2] |
References
- ^ a b "Song Information", Genius, Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Song Information", Amazon, Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
- ^ a b "Andy Samberg Vulture Interview", Vulture, February 7, 2017. Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Natalie's Rap 2.0 Music Video", YouTube, Retrieved on March 21, 2018.
- ^ "Andy Samberg Explains How SNL Made Natalie Portman's Rap Sequel in Three Days". 7 February 2018.