Bill Cosby Tackles The Hippity Hoppity Music The Kids Like So Much
As intern Carl Baker said, Busta Rhymes is about to become the second most difficult rapper to understand.
TV legend and social critic Bill Cosby has announced a new album aimed at bringing socially conscious lyrics to the forefront of Hip-Hop.
As Matt Tobey said about the news, "The roof, the roof, the roof is on FIBER!" Am I going to make any of my own jokes, or am I just going to keep stealing some from my co-workers?
"I don't like referring to the music as clean,” Cosby said in a statement. “What I like is what you're not going to do. You're not going to curse. You're not going to put women down. You're not going to put the glory of the gun somewhere. And you're not going to put a whole lot of violence up front like that's the thing that will cleanse you and make you feel better."
In other words… BOOOOOOOOORRRRRRIIIIIIIIIIIIIING!!!
I should also point out that Bill Cosby himself will not be doing any actual rapping (although that would be amazing). His main responsibility was choosing the themes of each track.
The album will mix elements of Hip-Hop, R&B, jazz, pop, rock, and funk. Song titles include “Where’s the Parade,” honoring black women, “Dad Behind the Glass,” about absent fathers, and “Get on Your Job,” detailing self-responsibility.
So basically he sat around being a grumpy old man? "Here's what you should write a song about. No one is taking care of their kids anymore. Also, why are television remotes so complicated? People put on too much make-up. Everyone is lazy now. Back in my day, I used to walk uphill both ways to the set of The Cosby Show. It's already three o'clock, where's dinner? My joints hurt." Instant track list.
For all our jokesmithing (like blacksmithing, but with JOKES!), I have to give kudos to the man for trying to make a difference. I hope these tracks become the hottest party jams and that French-Canadian college kids make music videos lip-syncing to the sweet beats.
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