|song = <span lang="ja">[[Rap Men (Song)]]</span><br>|jname = ラップメン
|titleEN=Rap Men
|rname = Rappu Men|Reward = Rap Report|BPM = 90}}
|explainEN=The cool duo has arrived!<br>It's a hot rap and a big hoot!}}
{{Nihongo|'''Rap Men'''|ラップメン|Rappu Men}} is the 23rd minigame in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]'' featuring a thin, red man and a round, yellow man going by the group name [[The Rap Men]].
{{RhythmGame
|name=ラップメン
|number={{Console|GBA}} 23
|version={{ver|Long}}
|gift={{Console|GBA}} "[[Rhythm Shiryō-Shitsu#とあるラジオ番組 (A Certain Radio Program)|とあるラジオ番組]]" ''(A Certain Radio Program)''
|stage={{Stage|GBAstage4}}}}
{{Nihongo|Rap Men|ラップメン|Rappu Men}} is the 5th [[Rhythm Game]] of Stage 4 (23rd overall) in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
The arrange version, [[Rap Women]], appears in Revival in ''[[Rhythm Tengoku]]''.
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Rap_Men_Gameplay.PNG|thumb]]
[[File:Screenshot GBA Rap Men.png|thumb]]
There are two characters in this minigame, both of them unnamed. You play as the yellow one on the right side of the screen. There are three main cues to press the A button. Pressing the A button makes the yellow one go "Unh!" (The three cues are the {{Nihongo|'''ですか？'''|Desu ka?|Isn't it?}} as "Unh!" once, {{Nihongo|'''かもネ'''|Ka mo NE|could be}} as twice and {{Nihongo|'''サイコー！'''|Saikō!|The BEST!}} as "Unh!" twice again but faster)
[[File:Screenshot Arcade Rap Men.png|thumb]]
This game features a thin red-skinned man and a round yellow-skinned man going by the group name [[RAPMEN]]. The player controls the yellow rapper on the right side of the screen. Once the red rapper stops rapping, the player has to press Ⓐ to say "Un!" There are three cues. On {{Nihongo|ですか？|Desuka?}} or {{Nihongo|ますか？|Masuka?}}, the player must say "Un!" on the next beat. On {{Nihongo|かもネ|Kamone}}, the player must say "Un!" on the next two offbeats, and on {{Nihongo|サイコー！|Saikō!}} or {{Nihongo|ナイヨ！|Naiyo!}}, the player must say "Un!" on the next beat and offbeat.
==Controls==
==Controls==
*A: Rap
{{Controls|A=Rap}}
==Timing Notes==
==[[Timing Display]]==
*Hit: The yellow rapper will say "Unh!" perfectly while creating a big smoke after hitting his belly and shocking the red one even.
{{Timing
*Barely: The yellow rapper will just say "Uh!" if he goes too early when the red one finishes rapping (Barely counts as a miss).
|just=The yellow rapper says "Un!" while gesturing and creating a big cloud of smoke, causing the red rapper to reel back.
*Miss: The yellow rapper does not do anything after the red one finishes rapping and he will be upset and turn blue if you miss the cue.
|miss=The yellow rapper just says "Un!" without the gesturing or smoke.
==Rhythm Toy==
|through=The yellow rapper turns pale blue as smoke comes out of his mouth.}}
There is a rhythm toy called [[Beat Box]] that lets you make your own songs with the Rap Men.
*The idea of blue for boys and pink for girls can be seen in the background color between this game and it's [[Rap Women|sequel]].
*The [[RAPMEN]] appear in the [[Rhythm Toy]] [[Rap Machine]].
*The Rap Men makes a cameo appearance in [[Freeze Frame]], along with the [[The Clappy Trio (characters)|Clappy Trio]], the [[Space Dancers]], and 3 [[Monkey|monkeys]]. There, they gather as a crowd watching the race and blocking the view of the cars for [[T.J Snapper]] .
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', the [[RAPMEN]] can be seen on the [[Battle of the Bands]] flier.
*In ''[[Rhythm Heaven]]'', passing [[Remix 10 (DS)|Remix 10]] unlocks the "[[Battle of the Bands]]". On the flier, you can see the Rap Men. Also on the flier, you can find the phone number: 555-ROCK-OUT. If you call this number on the Rhythm Toy "[[Phone]]", you can hear the music this minigame. You can also hear the red guy saying "Yo" and "Havin' fun". And you can hear the yellow one say "Unh!" repeatedly.
*The [[RAPMEN]] make another cameo at the end of [[Love Rap]] and [[Love Rap 2]], appearing as two framed pictures on the wall.
*The Rap Men make another cameo at the end of [[Love Rap]] and it's [[Love Rap 2|sequel]], appearing as two framed pictures on the wall.
==Development History==
*Getting a [[Perfect]] ranking on [[Love Rap 2]] unlocks an [[Things to Read in Rhythm Heaven Fever#Concert Listings|article]]. The US version mentions "those twin quasars of hip-hop, the RAPMEN."
{{Main|Rap Men/Development}}
*Ko Takeuchi (''Rhythm Heaven's lead art designer'') confirmed that he performed the lyrics.
==In Other Languages==
== Video==
{{Lang
[[File:Rhythm Tengoku - Rap Men (Perfect) (English) (HQ)|thumb|center|335 px]]
|jp=ラップメン
|rojp=Rappu Men
|mnjp=Rap Men}}
==References==
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[[Category:Rhythm Games]]
[[Category:Rhythm Tengoku Games]]
[[Category:Games that have a sequel]]
[[Category:Remix 4 (GBA)]]
[[Category:Games Not In Megamix]]
[[Category:Pages with verified BPM]]
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This game features a thin red-skinned man and a round yellow-skinned man going by the group name RAPMEN. The player controls the yellow rapper on the right side of the screen. Once the red rapper stops rapping, the player has to press Ⓐ to say "Un!" There are three cues. On ですか？ (Desuka??) or ますか？ (Masuka??), the player must say "Un!" on the next beat. On かもネ (Kamone?), the player must say "Un!" on the next two offbeats, and on サイコー！ (Saikō!?) or ナイヨ！ (Naiyo!?), the player must say "Un!" on the next beat and offbeat.
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