Auctioneer Beats remixes livestock auctioneers with hip-hop on Vine (VIDEO).

These Livestock Auctioneers Become Instant Rap Legends When You Add a Beat

These Livestock Auctioneers Become Instant Rap Legends When You Add a Beat

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June 28 2016 4:29 PM

These Livestock Auctioneers Become Instant Rap Legends When You Add a Beat

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Weird but wonderful.

Still taken from the video.

For anyone who has ever asked, “Why do auctioneers talk like that?” at last, a satisfying answer: to become rap legends. At least, that’s what Vine user Auctioneer Beats has made them, laying beats behind the voices of livestock auctioneers to transform their patter from country to hip-hop.

We’ve rounded up some of the best ones, below, including a remix of Rhett Parks, who has long been a part of the noble tradition of rapping auctioneers.

Marissa Martinelli is a Slate editorial assistant.