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Tesla’s Elon Musk drops rap song ‘RIP Harambe,’ dedicated to gorilla killed in Cincinnati

Chicago Engineer and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk of The Boring Company talks about constructing a high speed transit tunnel at Block 37 during a news conference on June 14, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Musk said he could create a 16-passenger vehicle to operate on a high-speed rail system that could get travelers to and from downtown Chicago and O'hare International Airport under twenty minutes, at speeds of over 100 miles per hour.

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Chicago Engineer and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk of The Boring Company talks about constructing a high speed transit tunnel at Block 37 during a news conference on June 14, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. Musk said he could create a 16-passenger vehicle to operate on a high-speed rail system that could get travelers to and from downtown Chicago and O'hare International Airport under twenty minutes, at speeds of over 100 miles per hour.
By Shelby Lin Erdman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
April 1, 2019

Tesla and Space-X co-founder and CEO Elon Musk may be adding yet another career move to his already extensive resume: rapper.

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Musk, 47, dropped an unexpected rap song Saturday dedicated to the 17-year-old silverback gorilla that was shot and killed in 2016 at the Cincinnati Zoo after grabbing a toddler who fell into his enclosure.

He released the song, called "RIP Harambe," under the "Emo G Records" label on SoundCloud.

"RIP Harambe. Sipping on some Bombay. We on our way to heaven. Amen, Amen," he sings on the new track in a link he tweeted out. "RIP Harambe. Smoking on some strong (hey). In the gorilla zoo. And we thinking about you."

Musk also said that he was disappointed that his record label failed.

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The surprising tune comes just weeks after the Securities and Exchange Commission asked a judge to hold Musk in contempt over a tweet in February about Tesla’s planned 2019 car production.

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