How the Thomas the Tank Engine Theme Is a Perfect Backing Track to Different Rap Styles

YouTuber KayLow quite brilliantly mashed together the Thomas the Tank Engine theme as a backtrack to a 19 different rap artists, each with varying styles. The theme song played a perfect backing track due to its very cooperative 4/4 time signature and tempo of 100 bpm (beats per minute).

Undeniable evidence that Thomas the Tank Engine works with literally every rap song. Thomas the Tank Engine was secretly made by a rap cult.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.