Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Doc Huxtable on the Turntables??

What do JAY-Z, Eminem and Bill Cosby have in common?? Practically nothing, until now.

He is releasing a hip hop album!! Haha Though, don't get too scared, he is supposedly not rapping on it at all.....


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."





1 comment:

Jadd said...

"J to the E to the L-L-O/it's the Jello Puddin Pop/chillin' in yo' freezer do'/so when you're hungry just take a bite/'cuz baby Doc Huxtable says they outta sight.

WORD TO MY SWEATER."