Listen: Zuckerberg records rap song to celebrate anniversary with wife
Mark Zuckerberg has joined forces with T-Pain, the rapper, to record and release a cover of the song that was playing when the Facebook founder first met his wife.
He has collaborated with the US music star on a version of 2002 track Get Low by Lil Jon & the East Side Boyz.
The social media tycoon said the recording, under the band name Z-Pain, was a tribute to his wife, Priscilla Chan, 39, in honour of their “dating anniversary”.
“Get Low was playing when I first met Priscilla at a college party, so every year we listen to it on our dating anniversary,” Mr Zuckerberg said.
“This year I worked with T-Pain on our own version of this lyrical masterpiece,” the 40-year old wrote on Instagram, one of the social media platforms that he owns.
The post included a photo of lyrics, an album cover in which T-Pain and Zuckerberg are both holding up acoustic guitars, and several photographs of the pair in a recording studio.
The Meta owner told followers that the track was available on Spotify, signing off the post with “Love you P” in reference to his wife.
She described the gesture as “so romantic”.
She said: “Twenty-one years later, I can’t get quite as low, but it brings back a lot of fun memories.”
Meanwhile, T-Pain, real name Faheem Najm, wrote on Instagram: “Z-Pain has arrived … Get Low by Zuck and me out now.”
Get Low, from Lil Jon & The East Side Boyz’s album Kings Of Crunk, spent four weeks in the UK Top 40, peaking at No 10.
Mr Zuckerberg’s version of the song is an unusual acoustic duet with T-Pain.
The expletive-laden lyrics – including multiple references to twerking, the sexually suggestive dance move – make the song an odd choice for a love ballad.
Estimated to be the third-richest man in the world, Mr Zuckerberg has a net worth of $204 billion (£161.4 billion). He attended Harvard but dropped out to develop Facebook.