The INSIDER Summary:
- Comedian Michael Dapaah performed with his fake rapper persona Roadman Shaq on a BBC show.
- His rapping of gibberish like "the ting goes skrrrrrrrra" has gone viral.
- It's spawned a bunch of hilarious memes.
In London's rap scene, recording a Fire in the Booth session on BBC's 1Xtra radio station is a huge step for any hip hop artist trying to become famous.
And if you're really lucky, your rap will go viral.
Unfortunately for all the real rappers out there, the latest recording to go viral is from a parody rapper known as Roadman Shaq. Shaq, along with MC Quakez, are personas invented and played by British actor-comedian Michael Dapaah. They're characters in his mockumentary web series "Somewhere in London," which parodies the music and lifestyle associated with South London's hip hop scene like UK Drill and grime.
Roadman Shaq's rap is a bunch of gibberish nonsense mixed with jokey references. The most famous segment, which spawned a meme, comes from a sequence that begins with him saying "the ting goes skrrrrrra pa pa kakaka."
It's amazing.
Shaq's mouth sounds have spawned many memes.
When did Rice Krispies become so urban? pic.twitter.com/wj9OUFApCj
— Kenny (@unrooolie) September 3, 2017
Harry Potter & The Chamber of South London pic.twitter.com/Elx2GEpSSH
— LXWKEY 🔑 (@LowkeyMo_) September 5, 2017
Bubble wrap in south London pic.twitter.com/hBTgSbucIo
— Yung te$co b@g (@IWtension) September 5, 2017
me: gently adds fries into the pot
the oil: pic.twitter.com/GtvnYLNRit
— ROSE GLITTER (@lilbabycurl) September 3, 2017
Exam hall: *silence*
My stomach: pic.twitter.com/E4OPgC7HI3
— mamun (@Mamriddlz) September 5, 2017
Kim Jong-Un - "We now have a H-Bomb ready to load on ICBM, What have you got?"
South London - pic.twitter.com/T0vTbgVyeP
— D-Structo (@dstructogrime) September 5, 2017
When a South London girl catches feelings pic.twitter.com/lwSvapwE6k
— negusa negast 💫 (@Jxssiem) September 5, 2017
me: up at 2 am, sneaking around so nobody hears me
my fridge, making ice: pic.twitter.com/ePu1nsc8xV
— defendDACA (@LIKEGLITTERR) September 3, 2017
Crush at church: I love a man who can speak in toungues 😍
Me: pic.twitter.com/NhAWi4B7qr
— Sexy Thug 🇯🇵 (@ProfessorKumi) September 1, 2017
South London 'what does the fox say?' pic.twitter.com/DfcOeh0wn7
— Ben (@SupremeSanti) September 5, 2017
John Wick but for every gunshot the ting goes POPPOPPOP. pic.twitter.com/uCfi0HBJbV
— We Are The Tay (@WeAreTheTay) September 3, 2017
Big Ben's Final Ting pic.twitter.com/GYs7a4hZFv
— Dolan Dark (@DolanDark) September 2, 2017
never watching a pirate copy of saving private ryan again pic.twitter.com/cssjIDsgIE
— Callum 🔵 (@DisabledMidget) September 1, 2017
My brain at 4 am when I'm tryna sleep: pic.twitter.com/xrQi0pW33f
— han (@hanxine) September 2, 2017Another lyric from the Roadman Shaq rap, "Man's not hot," also made its way into a sub-meme.
Danny: Jon its 97 degrees in the middle of June. Take off the jacket
Jon: Babes......... MANS NOT HOT pic.twitter.com/zvdjlgFFrJ
— Big Baller LaFlare (@Krieg_La_Flare) August 30, 2017
The Girl: Take off your jacket
Skepta: Babes... Mans not hot pic.twitter.com/Fe1pUAKj97
— Brandon 🇿🇦 (@KubrickJr) September 2, 2017And it looks like at least one club played the song as an actual dance track.
Hold tight @MichaelDapaah every single time 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/egnzQxAUhB
— DJ Nathan Dawe (@NathanDawe) September 2, 2017Well if you've ever wanted to know how the ting goes, now you have you answer: skraaaaaa pa pa kakaka.
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