The Best Hip Hop AMVs On the Internet

Hip-hop AMVs came late to the scene and showed up just in time to kill the game. When you watch the right rap AMV you can’t help but wonder how you were getting by in life without it. They’re a gateway drug that lures anime fans to lesser known tracks, and better-known tracks to lesser-known anime. And when you pair a well-known banger to with a popular anime? That’s just 3-5 minutes of sheer bliss. And the crazy part? Most of us don’t even fathom the amount of time spent behind the scenes, cutting scenes a tenth of a second long so that left hook hits just right when the beat drops. But this isn’t about “good” hip-hop AMVs, this is about the best – and I can’t even pick a favorite, so we’re getting two and a half. So stand up, stretch, and shake off your worries for the next 10 minutes, ‘cause these joints go hard. “Mama Said Knock You Out” (1990) by LL Cool J Avatar: The Last Airbender & Legend of Korra Classic track? Check. Perfect editing? Check. Add in some of the dopest Earth-bending from 2 of the most beloved characters across the Avatar universe, and you have one of the best AMVs you’ll ever see. The glory of splicing Toph da Gawd with action scenes with Lin Beifong – her daughter, who’s actually aged older than her for audiences – to one of the best fight tracks of the 90s? It’s almost more than my heart can bear. Favorite Scene: “I’m gonna take this itty bitty world by storm… and I’m just getting warm.”

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