Straight Outta Vatican: The Pope is a Hip Hop Sensation
Thanks to a well-timed photo, the placement of a microphone, and thousands of witty Twitter users, the hip hop world found its newest star in the most unlikely of places – the Vatican. An image of Pope Francis, 78, snapped during the Pontiff’s recent tour of Africa, shows the Pope holding his microphone as if he’s ready to break into verse – rap, not biblical. As a result the hashtag #PopeBars was born and trended worldwide on Twitter, with people altering existing rap lyrics and inventing new ones for the Pope to rhyme before dropping the mic. Read on for some of our favourite #PopeBars:
I like big hats and I cannot lie. #PopeBars
— Comedy Central (@ComedyCentral) November 30, 2015
You down with G O D ? #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/KigmPayXqE — Snowball (@FknVancouver) November 30, 2015
From Genesis to Revelation my God be spittin’ fire. I don’t smoke weed cus Scripture gets me higher. #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/lkmhsWzqi0
— Manny Rutinel (@MannyRutinel) November 30, 2015
“God had a mixtape he named it the Bible, Jesus had a rap crew called it the disciples” #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/s9bu5PfHci — Crenshaw BLVD (@FloydSupreme) November 30, 2015
“I blast on Judas Iscariot, and peel off in the chariot…” pic.twitter.com/qmwZi7S1xr
— Ta-Nehisi Coates (@tanehisicoates) November 30, 2015
Lyrical cataclysm Miracle catechism Smack em w that epistle Then Back to the Vaticizzle #PopeBars — Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) November 30, 2015
Uhm #PopeBars ?!?!?! I’m dying! THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!
— kerry washington (@kerrywashington) November 30, 2015
If you got God problems I feel bad for you son / I got 99 problems but God ain’t one #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/BIuTR3oLwR — mark (@TheCatWhisprer) November 30, 2015
God is the Father,but all yall are my sons, Pray I don’t take your girl and make her one of my nuns #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/7KPXYxX59x
— JAY (@ViewsFromJay) November 30, 2015
I bomb papally/Socrates’ philosophies and hypotheses can’t define how I be droppin’ these homilies #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/6NuW72YkXW — im tryna smash so i (@PrayingForGlo) November 30, 2015
#PopeBars I like it when you call me Big Papal (Throw your hands in the air, if youse a true pray-er) pic.twitter.com/tBiEUXCFMx
— BigHeadSports (@BigHeadSports) November 30, 2015
🎶In west Argentina, born and raised. On the prayground was where I spent most of my days. 🎶 #PopeBars pic.twitter.com/IzmW5FAi8h — Matt (@MattERudd) November 30, 2015