SI.com · May 23, 2019
The Lonely Island Release 'Bash Brothers' Visual Rap Album on Netflix
If you've ever wondered what it would be like for the Bash Brothers to record a rap album, The Lonely Island has your answer.
In a "visual poem" on Netflix titled The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience, The Lonely Island imagines a world where, in 1988, Oakland Athletics' superstars Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire—nicknamed the Bash Brothers—made an album.
“In 1988, Major League Baseball was set aflame by Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire, aka The Bash Brothers,” the opening title card reads. “They were known for their towering home runs and mind-bending play, but what many don’t know… Is that they recorded an album… of raps.”