Making a song like the Smile Song and/or any of the songs in Pinkie Pride was not the point though. This wasn’t a Pinkie Pie centered episode. Those songs came in episodes where Pinkie was the star. And Pinkie wasn’t the star of the episode. The only episode I can remember that had a decent length Pinkie song where she wasn’t exactly the star of the episode was Over a Barrel, and that was done to set-up the punchline of the Buffalo Chief and the Sheriff saying “That was the worst performance we’ve ever seen”.  Like Over a Barrel, the Pinkie Rap was done for a quick joke. Pinkie clearly did the rap for fun, and was an attempt at helping Rainbow Dash.

It didn’t work, but at least Pinkie tried.

And here’s the difference between Pinkie Rapping and the Rapping Dog in the Titanic movie.

In the Titanic movie: The movie is based on a real event… though somehow it has talking Mice and everything trying to be the new American Tail or something. And even has a “Happy Ending” despite the fact that well… Titanic was pretty much a disaster where many people died. The reason the Rapping Dog (While can be funny if you’re a “So Bad, it’s Good” kind of person) did not work is because

1. The setting takes place in a time that was just about 80 years before Rap became a big thing. So it basically just included the Rap to be “cool” since the movie itself came just a year after the 90s were over

2. It kinda… just comes out of nowhere. As the dog just starts rapping after the Mice thanked him. Most musicals usually have at least some reason to their songs. The song wasn’t even about saying “You’re welcome!” or something it was just the dog saying “IT’S PARTY TIME!”

and 3. The movie in general was a terrible attempt to cash-grab on many succesful films like the Titanic live-action film, Disney films, and American Tail. And other then those who might like it for the “So Bad, It’s Good” kind of thing. The song is a waste of time that has absolutely nothing to do with the movie other then “Hey how about we put a rapping dog in a movie based on an actual tragic event… The kids will love it!”

Pinkie’s Rap in Testing, Testing, 1, 2 ,3: I’ll do the same 3 points here.

1. Equestria is definitely more modern then the setting of the Titanic movie. Granted you don’t see all the technology we have in Equestria. Though that’s mostly because there’s not really a need for it because they already have Magic that exists in Equestria. Though that hasn’t stopped the occasional vehicle or other kind of modern technology (Like the pedal copter in the latest episode, or an arcade machine in Hearts and Hooves Day)

2. Pinkie’s known to sing from time-to-time. In Season 1, she often did it for no particular reason at all. There however was a reason this time, as  I said. It was an attempt to help Rainbow Dash. And again like I said, it didn’t work. But she sure as hell tried. But regardless because it’s already a known trait that Pinkie likes to sing, the Rapping doesn’t come  of nowhere like the Rapping Dog thing did.

and 3. It’s not that big of a deal because even if you don’t like it, it’s only 40 seconds out of an otherwise enjoyable episode. Personal taste of the music doesn’t matter in episodes of shows that use Music. What DOES matter, is if there’s a purpose to them. And there was a purpose to Pinkie’s rapping.

I personally enjoyed Pinkie’s rap. It wasn’t aiming to be as good as grander songs in AKR’s other Pinkie episodes. Complaining about a 40 second rap just sounds like “Stop having fun, DHX!”. I won’t be hailing Pinkie’s rap as one of the best songs of the show anytime soon of course. But that doesn’t mean I can’t find it somewhat enjoyable, as I just think it’s funny in itself that I’m watching Pinkie Pie rap. And it’s not my favorite part of the episode. But really thinking about the scene, it serves way more purpose then the Rapping Dog’s song. And seeing Pinkie actually trying to help is already leagues better then whatever she was doing for Fluttershy in Filli Vanilli.

P.S. If you keep pulling the “See this Josh guy from FOB Equestria” card. I kinda have my own reviewer I tend to agree with most of the time (Not all the time since I disagreed with his review of Power Ponies and Somepony to Watch Over Me) in the Mysterious Mr. Enter. He disliked Pinkie’s portrayal in Filli Vanilli as well, and based on his first impressions he posted on his dA he liked Pinkie’s rap too. Linking to a reviewer that agreed with you isn’t going to make me like anything I do less. I have my own opinions/thoughts/etc. The brony analysts out there only are there to give a perspective on why someone might like or dislike a certain episode or a certain part of an episode. As no matter the episode, there’s going to be at least one person who liked it, and one who didn’t. What makes a good or bad episode is based on your own personal perspective. People who analyze the episodes are just explaining in their own way why they like or dislike an episode or a scene. Their video reviews aren’t much different then us posting our thoughts on an episode via a forum or a personal blog. Doing it through videos is just a fancier way of doing it since it usually requires more editing, and it usually takes longer then just to type up your thoughts.