Many artists are coming together to raise funds for the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. Today (April 6), actress and singer Rita Wilson joined forces with Naughty by Nature for the “Hip-Hop Hooray (Remix).”
While recovering from COVID-19, Wilson posted an Instagram video of her rapping the classic record. She also sent it to the New Jersey rap group. Impressed with Wilson’s microphone skills, and inspired by her recovery, Naughty reached out to Wilson for the remix.
“We were totally shocked she could rap the verses so well,” the rap group said via press release.
“’Hip Hop Hooray’ is like modern-day Shakespeare,” Wilson adds. “It took me a month to learn because it’s so complex and nuanced; it was like training for a marathon. The rhythms and tempos are so unique and creative. When I was quarantined and recovering from COVID-19 I wanted to see if I still remembered it, kind of like a brain exercise. To my surprise I did. I thought it would be fun to put it on my Instagram to show people I was doing OK and to make them smile. When Naughty by Nature commented about it, I couldn’t believe it,” she continued.
Back in March, actor Tom Hanks, Wilson’s husband, released a statement saying that he and his wife tested positive for COVID-19 while in Australia.
Listen to the Wilson remix above.