# Is there a genre of music of people doing folksy covers of hardcore rap songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-genre-of-music-of-people-doing-folksy-covers-of-hardcore-rap-songs/829047 "2019-02-06T03:05:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-genre-of-music-of-people-doing-folksy-covers-of-hardcore-rap-songs/829047/1 "2019-02-06T03:05:33Z")
[Ben Folds - bitches ain’t shit](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-l-c3rTlnE), a cover of bitches ain’t shit by Dr Dre & Snoop Dogg [Dynamite Hack - Boyz In The Hood](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aeL9gagV_VA), a cover of Boyz in the Hood by NWA. Is there a genre of songs like this, if so what is it called? Are there others out there? ---
**Author:** ![Hampshire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hampshire/32/4887_2.png) [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-genre-of-music-of-people-doing-folksy-covers-of-hardcore-rap-songs/829047/2 "2019-02-06T03:14:44Z")
Richard Cheese does nothing but covers in “lounge” style. Can’t link through my phone but search youtube for Richard Cheese Baby Got Back. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-genre-of-music-of-people-doing-folksy-covers-of-hardcore-rap-songs/829047/3 "2019-02-06T03:32:03Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > Richard Cheese does nothing but covers in “lounge” style. Can’t link through my phone but search youtube for Richard Cheese Baby Got Back. Jonathan Coulton also covered [Baby Got Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCWaN_Tc5wo) in a folksy style. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-genre-of-music-of-people-doing-folksy-covers-of-hardcore-rap-songs/829047/4 "2019-02-06T03:32:17Z")
Jonathan Coulton pioneered this with his cover of Sir Mix-A-Lot’s [Baby Got Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCWaN_Tc5wo). ETA: Great minds, eh… 😛 ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-genre-of-music-of-people-doing-folksy-covers-of-hardcore-rap-songs/829047/5 "2019-02-06T03:42:58Z")
[The Gourds - Gin and Juice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE) - don’t know if they “pioneered” this but it came out ca. 2001 - [Snoop approves](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asrfBGkGsbo) ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-genre-of-music-of-people-doing-folksy-covers-of-hardcore-rap-songs/829047/6 "2019-02-06T04:45:14Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > [The Gourds - Gin and Juice](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4hGSR5njZE) - don’t know if they “pioneered” this but it came out ca. 2001 - [Snoop approves](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asrfBGkGsbo) [Also Hayseed Dixie.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBCwix98JAs) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2019, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-genre-of-music-of-people-doing-folksy-covers-of-hardcore-rap-songs/829047/7 "2019-02-06T09:12:53Z")
[Straight Outta Compton](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NG2EGOB9-lc)- Nina Gordon ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-genre-of-music-of-people-doing-folksy-covers-of-hardcore-rap-songs/829047/8 "2019-02-07T02:37:30Z")
The Cleverlys - “[No Diggity](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtDgmqVs5Eg&fbclid=IwAR2obsP1Selb8B-ZU5whtekF_EqiTQSq44eWULIiIwVpWIISWfpwuo_KhQQ)”