K.K. Cruisin'

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Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Composed by [[Toru Minegishi]]
Mood A little grumpy...
Owned by
Genre G-funk
Acid jazz
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 アーバンけけ
 都市K.K.
 Kéké R&B
 Tota-gánster
 K.K. Cool
 Круиз К. К.
 팝K.K.
 都市K.K.
 Kéké R&B
 Tota-gánster
 K.K. Cruisin'
 K.K.-club

"K.K. Cruisin'" is a K.K. Slider song that first appears in Doubutsu no Mori. The aircheck, noted for its slow tempo, whistling synth, and hip-hop beat, appears to be based on G-funk, a subgenre of hip-hop that emerged during the early 1990s and remained popular throughout the decade. The live performance version appears to be based more upon acid jazz, a precursor to G-funk from the 1980s. It may take inspiration from "Virtual Insanity" by the English funk band Jamiroquai, which has a similar chord progression.

Album cover

Album cover in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

The album cover for "K.K. Cruisin'" features K.K. Slider wearing a suit, shield sunglasses, and gold chains. He sits on a leather couch with his legs crossed. In New Horizons, K.K.'s pose was changed, and he now wears aviator sunglasses. The cover appears to take inspiration from English R&B artist Mark Morrison's 1996 album Return of the Mack. The text at bottom-left position is illegible in New Leaf, while in New Horizons, it reads "K.K. Cruisin'" atop a red wax seal.

Appearances

In Doubutsu no Mori

In Doubutsu no Mori, "K.K. Cruisin'" is played in Bangle's house.

In Doubutsu no Mori+ and Animal Crossing

In Doubutsu no Mori+ and Animal Crossing, "K.K. Cruisin'" is played in the houses of Bangle and Bertha.

In Doubutsu no Mori e+

In Doubutsu no Mori e+, "K.K. Cruisin'" is played in the houses of Bangle, Bertha, Joe, and Velma, and the aircheck of the song's live performance can be received from Bangle, Bertha, Boris, Joe, and Velma at maximum friendship.

In Wild World and City Folk

In Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk, "K.K. Cruisin'" is played in Agent S's house.

In New Leaf

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, "K.K. Cruisin'" is played in the houses of Deirdre, Eugene, Timbra, and Vivian. K.K. Slider has the aircheck of the song's live performance placed as a piece of furniture inside of his RV.

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, "K.K. Cruisin'" is played in the houses of Baabara, Cesar, Francine, Jambette, Monique, Opal, Pancetti, Raymond, Robin, Shari, and Vivian. The aircheck of this song can be obtained from one of these villagers after visiting their house by their favor. This song's aircheck can also be purchased in Nook Shopping daily selection for  3,200 Bells.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, "K.K. Cruisin'" is played in the houses of Ed, Pierce, Shep, and Zell.

In Happy Home Designer

In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, "K.K. Cruisin'" is played in the houses of Ed, Pierce, Shep, Timbra, and Zell.

In Pocket Camp

In Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, "K.K. Cruisin'" plays on the gold phonograph from the Golden Collection Set.

Other appearances

In the Super Smash Bros. series

K.K. Cruisin' is featured in the Super Smash Bros. series, being played by K.K. Slider during Saturday nights on Smashville or Town and City.

Gallery

Music

K.K. Cruisin' audio tracks

Title Game Track Notes
Aircheck Animal Crossing: Wild World File:WW K.K. Cruisin' (Aircheck).flac
Live Animal Crossing: Wild World File:WW K.K. Cruisin' (Live).flac
Aircheck Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL K.K. Cruisin' (Aircheck).flac
Live Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL K.K. Cruisin' (Live).flac
Music Box Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL K.K. Cruisin' (Music Box).flac
DJ KK House Remix Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL K.K. Cruisin' (DJ KK House Remix).flac
DJ KK NES Remix Animal Crossing: New Leaf File:NL K.K. Cruisin' (DJ KK NES Remix).flac
Aircheck (Cheap) Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM Audio 035 Urban Cheap.flac
Aircheck (Retro) Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM Audio 035 Urban Retro.flac
Aircheck (Phono) Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM Audio 035 Urban Phono.flac
Music Box Animal Crossing: New Horizons File:NH BGM MusicBox 035 Urban.flac
DJ KK Remix Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise File:NH BGM DJ 035 Urban.flac

Names in other languages

Japanese アーバンけけ
Āban Keke
Urban K.K.

Korean 팝K.K.
Pap K.K.
Pop K.K.

Simplified Chinese 都市K.K.
Dūshì K.K.
Urban K.K.

Russian Круиз К. К.
Kruiz K. K.
K.K. Cruise

Dutch K⁠.⁠K⁠.-⁠club K.K. Club

German K.K. Cruisin'

European Spanish Tota-gánster K.K. Gangster

European French Kéké R&B K.K. R&B

Italian K.K. Alla deriva
K.K. Cool (New Horizons)
K.K. Adrift
K.K. Cool

Notes