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Portland's surprisingly sincere resident cat rapper Moshow released his latest music video last week.
Since we wrote about him a year ago yesterday, the cat rapper now has 48,000 Instagram followers, more than 2,000 Youtube subscribers and has been featured on KGW and performed at the Portland Art Museum. His videos have included everything from "Cat Litter" where he scoops his cat's box to "Cat Power," about his search for a "cat lady / to power me up," which includes several Dragon Ball Z clips.
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Moshow regularly works with the Oregon Humane Society and the Cat Adoption Team, and has six adopted cats of his own. His latest video reflects this humanitarian effort: "Adopt a Cat" was filmed at the Oregon Humane Society, encouraging listeners to adopt a cat.
"I've actually had that idea for a long time; I was just waiting for the right moment to do it," the rapper tells WW. "I had the idea a year ago but wanted to make sure that I could shoot it at a really nice place to fit the overall theme of the song."
The video shows Moshow walking through the Humane Society holding different cats, plus close-ups of cats, like a much chiller Sarah McLaughlin ASPCA video.
Some of the best lines include:
Speaking of these cats they need a home they don't need to be home alone / McCullay Caulkin / Let's get these cats they walkin'
I'm about to adopt a cat/ Got a bunch of cat love no stoppin' that / Hands up / Let's adopt a cat
Moshow's video has already helped at least a few cats get adopted.
"I did hear that the black cat in the video was already adopted the day after the video came out," he says. "I was told that the majority of the cats that I shot with are gone."