--- ---  # Hero Adds Beat to Chris Pratt's "Forgot About Dre" Rap, Making It Even More Awesome by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 6, 2014 8:21 PM UTC  HOLLYWOOD, CA - JULY 21: Actor Chris Pratt arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' at the El Capitan Theatre on July 21, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) HOLLYWOOD, CA - JULY 21: Actor Chris Pratt arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of 'Guardians Of The Galaxy' at the El Capitan Theatre on July 21, 2014 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 6, 2014 8:21 PM UTC Remember when Chris Pratt showed off [his impressive rap skills](http://time.com/3082527/chris-pratt-raps-eminem-forget-about-dre/) by spitting Eminem’s verse from “Forgot About Dre”? Well, some beautiful genius decided to take that and add the song’s original beat. Real talk: he totally gives Slim Shady a run for his money. ([h/t UPROXX](http://uproxx.com/music/2014/08/how-to-improve-chris-pratts-rapping-add-the-forgot-about-dre-beat)) Chris Pratt: Video Adds Beats to Eminem Rap of Forgot About Dre ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3087027/add-beat-to-chris-pratt-forgot-about-dre-eminem-rap-video/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3087027/add-beat-to-chris-pratt-forgot-about-dre-eminem-rap-video/"},"headline":"Hero Adds Beat to Chris Pratt's \"Forgot About Dre\" Rap, Making It Even More Awesome","datePublished":"2014-08-06T20:21:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:12:14.596Z","description":"If the acting thing doesn't end up panning out, he could have a bright future in hip hop","url":"https://time.com/3087027/add-beat-to-chris-pratt-forgot-about-dre-eminem-rap-video/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Music","rap","Eminem","Hip-Hop","celebrity","chris pratt"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta48123fbe2c88ef6/69869e6acd804d1736ccc3c5/453169864.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta48123fbe2c88ef6/69869e6acd804d1736ccc3c5/453169864.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Chris Pratt","caption":"\"Guardians Of The Galaxy\" - Los Angeles Premiere","creditText":"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3087027/add-beat-to-chris-pratt-forgot-about-dre-eminem-rap-video/","name":"Hero Adds Beat to Chris Pratt's \"Forgot About Dre\" Rap, Making It Even More Awesome"}}]}] ```