Archaic Rap is a funny meme involving a badass self-portrait of a 18th-century painter, Joseph Ducreux. The internet truly works in mysterious ways for making this old painting into a meme (although you gotta admit, that is quite a pimp portrait).

Joseph Ducreux meme involves redoing the lyrics of popular modern songs into (supposedly) archaic form, sometimes with truly hilarious results. Check out some of the best Joseph Ducreux pictures below and see for yourself:

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