CommanderKumo Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Does anyone know who the singer was of the greatest musical number in human history? I'd love to knight them, or give them a medal, I heard Chewbacca has a bunch he wants rid of... 3 My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSkeletonMan939 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 *joke about no one ever admitting that he did the Piraka Rap* 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pohaturon Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 I did. Stone rocks Model Designer at The LEGO Group. Former contributor at New Elementary. My MOCs can be found on Flickr and Instagram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminatus Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Here's an idea: take a selfie with a random person and declare you've found the performer. Once the photo goes viral the actual performer might come forward out of spite. 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarix819 Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Lego probably kidnapped some music artists and forced them to make it against their will. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyclonatorZ Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 Lego probably kidnapped some music artists and forced them to make it against their will. It wouldn't be the last time, either. 1 10 I have slept for so long. My dreams have been dark ones. But now I am awakened. Now the scattered elements of my being are rejoined. Now I am whole. And the Darkness can not stand before me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Keksalot Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 The Piraka, obviously. Here's an idea: take a selfie with a random person and declare you've found the performer. Once the photo goes viral the actual performer might come forward out of spite.>implying anyone wants to be associated with the Piraka Rap 1 3 Rule #1: Always listen to Kek. Rule #2: If you break rule #1, kindly don't. Rule #3: EVERYBODY TYPE IN THE CHAT "AVAK IS A STUPID TRIGGER" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taria Pakari Posted December 16, 2017 Share Posted December 16, 2017 >implying anyone wants to be associated with the Piraka Rap Yo yo, I want to. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrion Archer Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Greatest musical number in human history? Sounds like someone hasn't heard Bionicle Brain. 4 Previous usernames:JoffreyIAmGroot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil_jaga_genius Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 You know, I haven't actually listened to the Piraka Rap. The only reason I know about it is because of the (Yo Yo) Piraka Comics... I'm a heretic, aren't I? Avatar by Nicholas Anderson (NickonAquaMagna)My blog: The Jaga's Nest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToaTImeLord Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Here's an idea: take a selfie with a random person and declare you've found the performer. Once the photo goes viral the actual performer might come forward out of spite.I want to make fun of this but, this might actually work. 1 1 Hey I got a Flickr because I like making LEGO stuff. https://www.flickr.com/people/toatimelord/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Keksalot Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 >implying anyone wants to be associated with the Piraka Rap Yo yo, I want to. Yo yo, you're a heretic. 1 Rule #1: Always listen to Kek. Rule #2: If you break rule #1, kindly don't. Rule #3: EVERYBODY TYPE IN THE CHAT "AVAK IS A STUPID TRIGGER" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa Imrukii Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Was probably an enslaved Le-Matoran who was forced to do it 1 Quote: "Love has no fear, and no vengeance." | :i: | Andekas ⴳ A RUDE AWAKENING - A BIONICLE G1 Continuation and Video Game Project (ARTIST AND CONCEPTUALIST) | I am an ENFP, that is my Personality. Check Out Makuta Teridax: Reaper of Darkness | Check out my Taknuva Stars MOC | ⴳ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Distorted Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 It was Coolio. (actually I have no idea, I'll go investigate) 1 bonkle choons for your ears bonkle sets in great condition w/ instructions and canisters for your collection (ebay) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToaTImeLord Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I found this.The earliest use of the song was a music video on YouTube uploaded by Vrahno on June 22, 2006.Found in Know your memes So we have a clue at least. Hey I got a Flickr because I like making LEGO stuff. https://www.flickr.com/people/toatimelord/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderKumo Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 I found this.The earliest use of the song was a music video on YouTube uploaded by Vrahno on June 22, 2006.Found in Know your memes So we have a clue at least. Looking at Vrahno's channel, there are several fan films/animations so I presume they are just a fan who uploaded. Thanks for all the replies! the search for the missing Great Being continues, be sure to keep us all informed on what you find! My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Keksalot Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I found this.The earliest use of the song was a music video on YouTube uploaded by Vrahno on June 22, 2006.Found in Know your memes So we have a clue at least. That I know of, Vrahno's just some fan. He's done some rather amusing artwork, but I'm fairly certain he just downloaded the video and uploaded to YouTube while it was still on Lego.com. Rule #1: Always listen to Kek. Rule #2: If you break rule #1, kindly don't. Rule #3: EVERYBODY TYPE IN THE CHAT "AVAK IS A STUPID TRIGGER" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vrahno Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I found this.The earliest use of the song was a music video on YouTube uploaded by Vrahno on June 22, 2006.Found in Know your memes So we have a clue at least. That I know of, Vrahno's just some fan. He's done some rather amusing artwork, but I'm fairly certain he just downloaded the video and uploaded to YouTube while it was still on Lego.com. The full rap was actually discovered on a Toys "R" Us site from Hong Kong that had a bunch of Bionicle-related content on it, as reported in this BZP article from 2006: http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=2703. Though the article doesn't mention the Piraka Rap in specific, I'm fairly certain that's where people (including me) got it from, since Lego's own website didn't have it, and I remember the Hong Kong TRU site being brought up a couple times both here on BZP and on other forums. That's the farthest I can trace the origins of the Piraka Rap's audio file. The video isn't official though, that was made by me crudely editing the Piraka animations together in plain old Windows Movie Maker. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderKumo Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) The full rap was actually discovered on a Toys "R" Us site from Hong Kong that had a bunch of Bionicle-related content on it, as reported in this BZP article from 2006: http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=2703. Though the article doesn't mention the Piraka Rap in specific, I'm fairly certain that's where people (including me) got it from, since Lego's own website didn't have it, and I remember the Hong Kong TRU site being brought up a couple times both here on BZP and on other forums. That's the farthest I can trace the origins of the Piraka Rap's audio file. The video isn't official though, that was made by me crudely editing the Piraka animations together in plain old Windows Movie Maker. Very interesting indeed! the mystery continues... We must find the Author of the journ...I mean the performer of the Piraka Rap! Edited December 19, 2017 by CommanderKumo My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToaTImeLord Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 The full rap was actually discovered on a Toys "R" Us site from Hong Kong that had a bunch of Bionicle-related content on it, as reported in this BZP article from 2006: http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=2703. Though the article doesn't mention the Piraka Rap in specific, I'm fairly certain that's where people (including me) got it from, since Lego's own website didn't have it, and I remember the Hong Kong TRU site being brought up a couple times both here on BZP and on other forums. That's the farthest I can trace the origins of the Piraka Rap's audio file. The video isn't official though, that was made by me crudely editing the Piraka animations together in plain old Windows Movie Maker. Very interesting indeed! the mystery continues... We must find the Author of the journ...I mean the performer of the Piraka Rap!Plot twist there the same person! Hey I got a Flickr because I like making LEGO stuff. https://www.flickr.com/people/toatimelord/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderKumo Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 (edited) The full rap was actually discovered on a Toys "R" Us site from Hong Kong that had a bunch of Bionicle-related content on it, as reported in this BZP article from 2006: http://www.bzpower.com/story.php?ID=2703. Though the article doesn't mention the Piraka Rap in specific, I'm fairly certain that's where people (including me) got it from, since Lego's own website didn't have it, and I remember the Hong Kong TRU site being brought up a couple times both here on BZP and on other forums. That's the farthest I can trace the origins of the Piraka Rap's audio file. The video isn't official though, that was made by me crudely editing the Piraka animations together in plain old Windows Movie Maker. Very interesting indeed! the mystery continues... We must find the Author of the journ...I mean the performer of the Piraka Rap!Plot twist there the same person! What a shocking twist! Another Mad twist: He is also Greg Farshtey's twin brother!? Edited December 19, 2017 by CommanderKumo 2 My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrinkledlion X Posted December 21, 2017 Share Posted December 21, 2017 Dude, I bet it was Greg. Greg has a sick flow. 4 [bloog] [brickshelf] [This used to be my library but the link is broken] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderKumo Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 Dude, I bet it was Greg. Greg has a sick flow. Only one way to found out: I'm going to ask him, I'll let everyone know the answer. Does Christian Faber still answer questions these days, he may know the performer. My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminatus Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 As a matter of fact, I personally reported the extended Piraka Rap a bit later. I'm not sure if I got the tidbit from Vrahno or not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ta-metru_defender Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Ya'll's dedication to uncovering as much information about the cringiest corner of BIONICLE is what makes me love this website. 7 Hand-drawn, bespoke avatar by none other than Mushy the Mushroom. a body adrift in water, salt, and sky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToaTImeLord Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) Okay I just asked this question on the musicians forum I vist from time to time.Between the comments laughing at the song. They don't know who sung it but they guessed from the writing style it may have been written by Lego directly and performed by someone else. Since the rap is so cringy clean but keeping a smooth flow. Tells it was originally written that way. Edited December 28, 2017 by Rassilon (TTL) 1 Hey I got a Flickr because I like making LEGO stuff. https://www.flickr.com/people/toatimelord/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emily Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 They don't know who sung it but they guessed from the writing style it may have been written by Lego directly and performed by someone else. Since the rap is so cringy clean but keeping a smooth flow. Tells it was originally written that way.Yeah, I'd say this is the most likely possibility. Especially since we know Creeping in My Soul from a year later was written and performed by an in-house team at Advance/Lego (who would then later go on to form Cryoshell). The guy that sings Piraka Rap is also the voice for the commercial, so they're probably hired talent to try and make everything sound extra 'hip'. believe victims. its actually not that hard, and youd look kind of bad if you were to, say, side with an abuser because theyre your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderKumo Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 They don't know who sung it but they guessed from the writing style it may have been written by Lego directly and performed by someone else. Since the rap is so cringy clean but keeping a smooth flow. Tells it was originally written that way.Yeah, I'd say this is the most likely possibility. Especially since we know Creeping in My Soul from a year later was written and performed by an in-house team at Advance/Lego (who would then later go on to form Cryoshell). The guy that sings Piraka Rap is also the voice for the commercial, so they're probably hired talent to try and make everything sound extra 'hip'. The performer also voiced the commercial, this should make him easier to track down I hope; thanks for sharing this information! My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminatus Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Advance ought to keep records of all the voice actors they've hired so it's entirely possible that they might provide the information unless the actor's specifically asked to be kept anonymous or the agency itself has a policy against such disclosure. If anyone feels brave enough to approach Advance with a question as dumb as this, I say GO FOR IT. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderKumo Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 Advance ought to keep records of all the voice actors they've hired so it's entirely possible that they might provide the information unless the actor's specifically asked to be kept anonymous or the agency itself has a policy against such disclosure. If anyone feels brave enough to approach Advance with a question as dumb as this, I say GO FOR IT.I shall be the one to ask them, wish me luck. 6 My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToaTImeLord Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 (edited) Advance ought to keep records of all the voice actors they've hired so it's entirely possible that they might provide the information unless the actor's specifically asked to be kept anonymous or the agency itself has a policy against such disclosure. If anyone feels brave enough to approach Advance with a question as dumb as this, I say GO FOR IT.Anybody got the company's phone number? Edited December 29, 2017 by Rassilon (TTL) Hey I got a Flickr because I like making LEGO stuff. https://www.flickr.com/people/toatimelord/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderKumo Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Advance ought to keep records of all the voice actors they've hired so it's entirely possible that they might provide the information unless the actor's specifically asked to be kept anonymous or the agency itself has a policy against such disclosure. If anyone feels brave enough to approach Advance with a question as dumb as this, I say GO FOR IT.Anybody got the company's phone number? I found an email on their website. My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Ice - 1987 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) Advance ought to keep records of all the voice actors they've hired so it's entirely possible that they might provide the information unless the actor's specifically asked to be kept anonymous or the agency itself has a policy against such disclosure. If anyone feels brave enough to approach Advance with a question as dumb as this, I say GO FOR IT. I shall be the one to ask them, wish me luck.Good luck, google has no useful info available. Our only other source might be the Artist Christian Faber who published the bionicle artworks he worked on. he just might know something about this. but its big stretch. Edited January 1, 2018 by necross hordika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodbath2000 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 I am dying to know: Has anyone found out who the performer was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderKumo Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 I am dying to know: Has anyone found out who the performer was?What a pleasant surprise seeing this thread come up again! As far as I know they are still a mystery. My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Gallifrey Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 it was xxxtentacion 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheesy Mac n Cheese Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 (edited) Back before the forum archive was lost (in fact, I think even while G1 was still running) someone claimed it was the same guy that narrated the pre-2006 commercials, using a different accent. Sure... Edited November 3, 2018 by Cheesy Mac n Cheese My friend went to Po-Wahi and all I got was this lousy rock. Blue sea...a Ruki leaps...the sound of water Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderKumo Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Back before the forum archive was lost (in fact, I think even while G1 was still running) someone claimed it was the same guy that narrated the pre-2006 commercials, using a different accent. Sure... Any idea what this gentleman's name was? My Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClo2J14RKmVtcnoJTv7g6PA , Bionicle films coming soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toa of Gallifrey Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Albert Einstein 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noble Tehurye Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 kanye west you know the Piraka gotta have them new yeezes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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