--- description: As many have recently discovered, Siri has the ability to beatbox. title: Watch This Beatboxer Team Up with Siri to Drop a Sick Beat image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch This Beatboxer Team Up with Siri to Drop a Sick Beat  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 20, 2016 10:53 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jan 20, 2016 10:53 PM CUT As many have recently discovered, [Siri has the ability to beatbox](http://www.theverge.com/2016/1/13/10766346/siri-beatbox-iphone-boots-and-cats "undefined"). But what most people may not know is that [Apple’s digital assistant](http://time.com/4156795/siri-cortana-microsoft-voice-assistant-apple-iphone/ "undefined") is more than just a solo artist. [Musician](http://time.com/4187169/apple-music-memo-app-iphone/ "undefined") [Marcus Perez](https://www.facebook.com/TheBeatboxerGuy/?fref=photo "undefined") posted a video to Facebook in which he demonstrates that asking [Siri](http://time.com/4088306/siri-apple-music-subscribers/ "undefined") the right question will result in the perfect bass beat. “What’s a trillion to the 10th power?,” Perez asks his phone. **Read More:** [15 Things You Should Try Telling Siri Right Now](http://time.com/4153312/siri-iphone-tricks-tips-jokes/ "undefined") He then proceeds to lay down an epic beatbox over “her” response. The video has been viewed over 21 million times and shared nearly 350,000 times since it was posted on Jan. 17. Watch the full clip above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4187891/beatboxer-teams-up-with-siri/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4187891/beatboxer-teams-up-with-siri/"},"headline":"Watch This Beatboxer Team Up with Siri to Drop a Sick Beat","datePublished":"2016-01-20T22:53:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:29:01.082Z","description":"We can't wait for the full track to be released","url":"https://time.com/4187891/beatboxer-teams-up-with-siri/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Apple","Music","Technology","Siri"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"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/4187891/beatboxer-teams-up-with-siri/","name":"Watch This Beatboxer Team Up with Siri to Drop a Sick Beat"}}]}] ```