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An eight-year-old girl revealed an interest in rapping by penning her first attempt at lyrics to hilarious effect.
Her mother Emily Flake is a standup comedian who also has been cartooning for The New Yorker since 2008.
But the burgeoning talent of her child may be her biggest accomplishment yet.
Flake shared a photo of her daughter's first masterpiece that starts with her pet hamster before taking many brilliant detours.
The result, unbeknownst to the young artist, is a worthy attempt at rap lyrics proving that comedy runs in this family.
In a tweet, Flake questioned her daughter's qualifications for the art form.
"My child has started writing raps and while I love her and applaud this development I wonder if she lacks the years of life experience the form demands."
My child has started writing raps and while I love her and applaud this development I wonder if she lacks the years… https://t.co/zISAfrROxY— Emily Flake (@Emily Flake) 1571664277.0
According to the picture, the words read:
"I have a pet hamster nam'd fuffly"
"she's not that puffy"
"I youst to have a pet cat nam'd penny"
"I have a crush on sombody nam'd benny"
"I like to rap"
"I got watter from the tap'
But people actually saw something deeper expressed in the innocuous lyrics.
@EmilyFlake @EdwardEricsonJr On the contrary: 1) Dis of cat’s rap skills by comparison to Puff Daddy’s is stinging;… https://t.co/PUKGcHc5Zh— Lindso Grahamcrackers (@Lindso Grahamcrackers) 1571692965.0
@Glamorfonic I mean, it’s got love, loss, and beverages, the basic building blocks are there— Emily Flake (@Emily Flake) 1571665237.0
@EmilyFlake @kelseybrodersen I like the inspired contraction named —> nam’d— Claire (@Claire) 1571690112.0
People enjoyed breaking it down.
@EmilyFlake Water from the tap https://t.co/0yUM5CmURS— Arngrímur Borgþórsson (@Arngrímur Borgþórsson) 1571681500.0
@edillades Water from the tap is the gin-and-juice of the seven-and-under set— Emily Flake (@Emily Flake) 1571664917.0
@EmilyFlake Water from the tap, https://t.co/1F5e0WMZ1M— JC on the Island (@JC on the Island) 1571667438.0
@EmilyFlake @gastropoda I dunno...drinking water from the tap is pretty hardcore... I'm not that tough...— Just Katy (@Just Katy) 1571665839.0
Should we be concerned about who "benny" is?
@Glamorfonic @curlycomedy Benny doesn’t think they need to give their relationship “labels”— Emily Flake (@Emily Flake) 1571674953.0
@curlycomedy @Glamorfonic Benny has already inspired a second-semester sophomore's worth of art and all I can say is HE BETTER BE WORTH IT— Emily Flake (@Emily Flake) 1571668648.0
@EmilyFlake @comixguru WHAT IF BENNY SEES THIS???— Ashley Nicole Black (@Ashley Nicole Black) 1571713405.0
@ashleyn1cole @comixguru Oh, Benny already knows. She tells him every time she sees him. #SheKnowsWhatSheWants— Emily Flake (@Emily Flake) 1571716914.0
Don't underestimate this up-and-comer.
@EmilyFlake @gastropoda I don’t care what you say, this hamster verse slaps— Nicholas L. Hall (@Nicholas L. Hall) 1571670590.0
@EmilyFlake I’m cookin up a beat right now— Douglas Widick (@Douglas Widick) 1571690259.0
@EmilyFlake Me jamming out to the imaginary beat of this 🔥 track: https://t.co/100SiMdgu2— Glenton Richards (@Glenton Richards) 1571712222.0
Props to this insightful young girl.
@EmilyFlake Please thank your 8 year old for me. I was on the edge of a panic attack & now I’m cry-laughing bc this is perfection.— Pauline Campos (@Pauline Campos) 1571710459.0
@Geomoji @EmilyFlake @kelseybrodersen I can tell she's a classically trained artist because that sounds downright S… https://t.co/jMU1QyYvBj— MarshMallowM̸͚̣̽̅̉u̸̟͎̇͆̀m̴͌ͅb̷̫̽̌̓̾ȯ̴͍͒̽o̵̻̿💀 (@MarshMallowM̸͚̣̽̅̉u̸̟͎̇͆̀m̴͌ͅb̷̫̽̌̓̾ȯ̴͍͒̽o̵̻̿💀) 1571710764.0
Sounds like she's got natural skillz.
Aim high, little one.
For the budding superstar in your life, you can get the Kidzlane Kids Karaoke Microphone with Bluetooth, Voice Changer, and 10 Built-in Nursery Rhymes, available here.
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