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Video: This Rose of Tralee hopeful rapping the Fresh Prince theme Wexford-style is genius

Published 14:57 8 May 2015 BST

Updated 15:20 8 May 2015 BST

Joe Harrington
Video: This Rose of Tralee hopeful rapping the Fresh Prince theme Wexford-style is genius

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"In South Wexford I was born and raised."

The Rose of Tralee takes place in Kerry in August but the qualifiers are currently taking place around the country and around the world. The Bahrain Rose selection was on two weeks ago and it was a fairly standard night until the Kuwait representative Roisin Reville took to the stage. Your usual Rose party piece is something like reciting a poem, Irish dancing, or playing tin whistle, but Roisin decided to show everyone her rapping skills. big-bang-theory-penny-WHAT-gif We understand your hesitance at this point because Irish people rapping is usually very cringe. However, Roisin's Wexford-inspired Fresh Prince rap is actually pretty amazing, check out her rhymes and original lyrics now.

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Posted by Bahrain Irish Society on Wednesday, April 29, 2015
For a reason that we cannot comprehend, that rap wasn't enough for Roisin to be crown the Bahrain Rose - daylight robbery. What a gas woman though.

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Video: This Rose of Tralee hopeful rapping the Fresh Prince theme Wexford-style is genius