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Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber are CGI animals in this generation’s “We Are the World”

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It’s about time climate change became the subject of a blockbuster anthem — we just didn’t expect a guy called “Lil Dicky” to bring it…
It’s about time climate change became the subject of a blockbuster anthem — we just didn’t expect a guy called “Lil Dicky” to bring it to us. Yet the comedy-rapper, who has built up a YouTube following of more than 4 million subscribers with a collection of absurdist viral videos and so-stupid-they’re-brilliant lyrics, has somehow assembled a bevy of big-name stars, from Ariana Grande to Justin Bieber, for an Earth Day-themed charity single accompanied by a seven-minute animated short film.
Titled “Earth,” the project functions as a “We Are the World” for the internet age; released on April 19, “Earth” racked up 3.5 million views in a matter of hours. That makes sense — and when you watch it, you’ll see why.
The video is embedded above;I’ll wait.
In case you’re still in disbelief, in addition to Grande and Bieber, “Earth” features the likes of Ed Sheeran, Katy Perry, and Snoop Dogg, among other A-list celebrities. They all voice various animated animals — Grande is a zebra, for example, while Bieber is a baboon — who sing about their rear ends while advocating for the environmental movement.
“Hi, I’m a baboon / I’m like a man, just less advanced and my anus is huge,” Bieber sings, kicking off a run through the celebrity animal kingdom.
“I’m a disgruntled skunk, shoot you out my butthole,” sings Wiz Khalifa, before aggressively spraying Lil Dicky’s neanderthal avatar.
Not only did more than 30 celebrities agree to participate in the ambitious effort, but Leonardo DiCaprio, of all people, even signed off on it — and lends his voice, too.
The big question many people now have is, “How the hell did this Lil Dicky dude get Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber to voice a zebra and a baboon — let alone Leo DiCaprio to play himself — in this ridiculous song?” The way Lil Dicky tells it, pretty easily.
“You start with your friends and people you have relationships with,” said the artist, whose normal-guy name is David Burd, in an interview with Rolling Stone.

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