VIsqo Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Bill Cosby's path has taken him from pudding pops to hip hop. The 70-year-old has recorded a hip-hop album set for release next month. "Cosby Narratives Vol. 1: State of Emergency" blends the comedian's concepts and stories with a hip-hop, pop and jazz soundtrack. "I do not rap on any of these things," Cosby told The Associated Press on Monday. "I wouldn't know how to fix my mouth to say some of the words." Cosby said the hip-hop music he hears is profane and degrading. His album is "the opposite of what I think is the profanity for no particular reason, the misogyny for no particular reason," he said. "It really looks at the frustration and the anger that a young man may have." The album, assembled by Cosby's longtime musical collaborator Bill "Spaceman" Patterson, contains rhymes provided by guest rappers. The subject matter? "The value of an education. The value of respecting one's self and . . . giving [listeners] a chance to raise their self-esteem and confidence," Cosby said. Patterson said he was surprised when Cosby first inquired about making a rap record -- until the comedian revealed he wouldn't be the one doing the rapping. "People started speculating, is he going to rap about Jell-O Pudding Pops or what?" Patterson said. "But he's always been involved in music and he was there for the first generation of spoken word. . . . He has always understood rap's potential, but he was appalled by the foul language and the misogyny -- the way people used a medium that could be used to elevate people, to open their eyes and provoke thought." Cosby made the album as a companion to his 2007 best-selling book, "Come on, People: On the Path From Victims to Victors." source: yahoo.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpinJack AJ Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 I support the idea and i'd like 2 hear it. Cosby is a living legend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Hero1 Posted April 17, 2008 Admin Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Yep.. I'm all for this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Tiger Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 Ha, that's interesting. Stuff like this really doesn't happen today. I wanna see who's rapping on it. God Blessa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VIsqo Posted April 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I hope is a good rapper on the cd, because a crappy one would be sad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash trey Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I predict an hour of self righteous goofiness...it's sad to see Cosby bring down his legendary comedy status for this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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