Westeros Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 In one of the more unique marketing efforts out there, HBO has convinced a number of hip hop and rap artists to put together a mixtape specifically inspired by Game of Thrones. Dubbed Catch the Throne, artists such as Big Boi of Outkast, Common, and Wale have provided ten tracks covering the gamut of themes from the series: ambition, revenge, sexism, and more. And I have to agree with Victoria McNally’s review at Geekosystem—Dominik Omega’s “Arya’s Prayer” is the stand out, thanks to his deeper understanding of the novels allowing him a wider range of material to reference. Good stuff.Of course, the mixtape is free, and is already available on Soundcloud. You can listen to it below:Visit the Site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conchobar Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 This is pretty funny! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNorth's1stKnight Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 some of the songs are pretty good like wale, big boi and common but i think dominik omega had the best one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conchobar Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 They do sound pretty good actually! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koi No Yokan Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 2 Chainz of Castamere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rashtibram Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Not gonna lie, that was kinda dumb. I wonder who's idea it was to do this as a marketing campaign? Honestly I'd rather just listen to the GoT soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victarion10 Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 I hope someone gets fired for this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mia B. Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Arya's Prayer was great! He really knew what he was talking about. The Ladder was good... mainly because I love that speech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaysodope Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 The common one was great. Dominik omegas was cool he has another rap about game of thrones that's even better tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conchobar Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Here is a rap about the Purple Wedding. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmAZsP29OXM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan the Man Baratheon Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 This sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret Ballinger Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Was Ramsay 'not a bastard' Bolton involved in this? Cause my ears feel like they've just been raped and flayed :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conchobar Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 Kanye WESTeros. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck88 Posted March 9, 2014 Share Posted March 9, 2014 This was bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Smith Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Thought I would loathe this, but I didn't. Particularly liked Arya's Prayer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AryaNymeriaVisenya Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Arya's list was made for rap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasonIsTreason! Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Couple of good tracks, especially Common's. Most of it is poor though. Only four or five of the artists seem to know (or at least show enthusiasm for) what they're talking about but then the rest seem to think they're rapping about Braveheart or The Tudor's. The show's music is great for sampling. Cool idea for marketing though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRedBird Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 This GOT rap is much better ... http://youtu.be/H-oZ4Bug_zAOkay, maybe not. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan the Man Baratheon Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 This GOT rap is much better ... http://youtu.be/H-oZ4Bug_zAOkay, maybe not. :)Way better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonstoned Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 ETA: d-post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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