--- title: "Tesla CEO Elon Musk Is Now a SoundCloud Rapper, Drops Single Called ‘RIP Harambe’" description: "Tesla CEO Elon Musk released an autotuned rap track on SoundCloud dedicated to Harambe." date: "2019-04-01" modified: "2019-04-01" authors: - name: "Rob Stumpf" job_title: "Contributor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/rob-stumpf" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/27234/tesla-ceo-elon-musk-is-now-a-soundcloud-rapper-drops-single-called-rip-harambe" categories: - "Culture" - "News" - "News by Brand" - "People" - "Tesla News" tags: - "automotive news" - "Electric Vehicle" - "Elon Musk" - "Rapper" - "Tesla" - "Weird News" --- # Tesla CEO Elon Musk Is Now a SoundCloud Rapper, Drops Single Called ‘RIP Harambe’ ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, head of SpaceX, and mastermind behind The Boring Company, has suddenly found a new passion in dropping beats, and therefore [released a rap track on SoundCloud]() called "RIP Harambe". No, this isn't an April Fools' Day joke. This is real life, and you have to live through it just like we did. https://twitter.com/\_/status/1111916290375974917 In case the title wasn't enough to figure out what's going on here, *Meme Master Musk* released a two-minute long parody track dedicated to the late Harambe, a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo who was killed in May 2016 after a three-year-old entered the animal's enclosure. The song was uploaded on Saturday under Musk's fictitious record label "Emo G" and had more than 168,000 listens on the first day. As of Monday, it received over 877,000 plays. https://twitter.com/\_/status/1111929312389664768 According to Musk, the track was produced by Michael Tucker (known professionally as [BloodPop]()), a musician who has worked closely with Musk's ex-girlfriend, [Grimes](). He also tagged [Yung Jake]() in a tweet related to the song. A separate tweet by Tucker credited Jake and [Caroline Polachek]() as co-writers for the bouncy song. “RIP Harambe/Sipping on some Bombay/We on our way to heaven/Amen, Amen,” the song begins, quickly [transitioning to one of Musk's favorite topics](), “RIP Harambe/Smoking on some strong/In the gorilla zoo/And we thinking about you.” Musk later changed his name on Twitter to "Jung Musk". Despite being a businessman, Musk has quickly become an internet sensation through his use of memes and weed references. Last year, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission sued Elon Musk over a [tweet]() which said the CEO was considering taking the company private at $420 per share. He has also timed tweets for [4:20](), tweeted simply "[420]()", and – right around the same time – laid off [420 workers](). Let's not also forget the time he [smoked the devil's lettuce]() with Joe Rogan on his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience. https://twitter.com/\_/status/1112530378915405824 "I’m disappointed that my record label failed", Musk [later added](). ## Author After putting down the camera and leaving the tuner car scene behind, Rob has been covering the automotive world since early 2017. Rob’s blend of technology and automotive backgrounds coupled with his industry insight give a unique perspective of what the future of mobility holds. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [Twitter]()