“State Of Emergency”
AUDIO By Contra™ on October 15, 2009 at 11:38 amSo I reluctantly stumbled upon Bill Cosby’s rap album and got inspired to write a letter to the good doctor. Here, read.
“Dear Cos,
I see what you’re trying to do over there. You think you’re slick, but I see you. Trying to be “hip” and getting on Twitter and putting out promos on Vimeo and uStream like all the cool kids do these days. Yeah, thought we didn’t notice, but we see you. You, sir, are trying to be the change you want to see in the world, just like Mahatma Ghandi suggested. And I for one think it’s adorable.
However, if I may, I have two more of my pennies to impart on the issue. There is a fundamental problem with the approach you are taking which is this. You are trying to be the change you want to see in a world you do not belong to. Your influence on my culture (Hip-Hop) is neither advisory and super-visionary. You fall in the same space as the first word on the black and white sticker on 99% of my CD’s (and cassettes, if you will). “Parental.” But because you are The Cos and as such are larger than life, you will be crowned “Grand.” Grand-Parental, that is.
For that reason, how you speak to me should be how my grandparents would. At least, that is how I would perceive and receive your word, sir. Ergo, should you attempt to show up with your hat flipped backwards and the left leg on your sweatpants bandana’ed below your knee, I think I would laugh and disregard you. Because you are not my peer. You are not my older brother. You are not my uncle. To a 20 something year old gent like myself that grew on Hip-Hop, you are Grand-Parental at best. You are up there with the Nelson Mandela’s and Maya Angelou’s of the world, but in a lesser degree (with all due respect).
As such, your word, uncoated, uncloaked and uncostumed is all I really care to hear. There is a huge likelihood it will get dismissed. But it will be respected and entertained if properly presented.
Otherwise…well. Once you take the respect out of it, you leave me typing letters. Solely to avoid mocking this ridiculous attempt at changing a culture that has deeper more corrupt roots than American politics simply by sprinkling fairy dust on it. This is not the way to go, methinks.
With respect,
Contra™”
See. No flarn, filth or flarn-flarn-filth-flarn. I don’t think there’s any on the album either. If you care to give it a listen, by all means.
Stream — Bill Cosby Presents The Cosnarati – “State Of Emergency”
Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency drops November 24th.
Sidebar: I imagined getting mugged by the Cosnarati is like getting beaten to death by a giant marshmallow.
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22 Comments
My problem with the thing is that Cos really didn’t need to venture out to find a voice for hip-hop. The album sounds like anything Kweli, Mos Def or a number of other MCs could have done. And Better.
He’s so old.
Fuck Bill Cosby. Really. He’s an old, ignorant ass muhfucka.
@ David D. But they use flarn flarn filth when they rhyme.
I like your approach on this letter, Contra. If anything he could’ve bridged the generational gap by using artist that people know and respect. It worked for Quincy Jones. He’d just need to aske for preconditions.
Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency
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This is the worse rap album title since Papoose Papooose!! The Macerina dream… no its the Noxiema dream…wait its… ta hell with whatever Papoose Papoose called that shelved album. lol
@ quithatinonthesouth
You don’t think that’s a little harsh? Even though he may be ignorant about the whole rap thing, dude has done a world of things for the people of our culture in general. Especially with what he’s done for the American Jazz Foundation.
A few years back, I went to see Bill Cosby’s stand up act. Dude had some good, clean hilarious jokes. He’s good at what he does; he just missed his mark (by a lot) this time around.
In short, no one wants to listen to this shit.
Bill Cosby just needs to sit down. nobody wanna hear you rap
Really Thiz Nikka Don’t Know Shit Bout thiz Album or HipHop
& Who Participated ‘n Collaborate’n on Thiz Project!!!
Coz Ain’t Say Ish on thiz Whole Album First Off ContraDiction,
Second Off Thiz Albumz Direction Cumz from Hip Hop Legend ‘n Pioneer
Ced-Gee Co-Founder of the Hip Hop Group Ultra Magnetic MCz
With the Lyrical Legend Kool Kieth. Ced-Gee Recruited the three MCz
Jace the Great, Brother Hahz & Supa Nova Slom for the Albumz Voice
& the Productionz By William “Spaceman” Patterson & Isn’t Bad
If Ya Like Common, Blackstar, Blacalicious, SaRa Style HipHop!!!
But I Don’t See the Reason Coz Did Thiz Really? If Itz Bout $
Fuk The Flin Flan Flarn Jello Man Foe Waste’n Hiz Time Exploit’n Uz
But If He Did Thiz Solely to Show Hiz Respect to Our Culture
Shut the Fuk Up It Ain’t Like thiz Albumz a Bunch of Nursery Rhymez!!!
The Cosby Show, for life!
This aint half bad.
Fuk The Flin Flan Flarn Jello Man
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LOL
jammin on the one….b-b-b-bb-b- baby! r-r-r-r-r-robeeeeerrrrrrt, I dont know what to say!!!
Don’t dis the album before you hear it. But if you dissing the Cos, that’s different.
ill buy it if he’s wearing the gordon gartrell shirt on the cover
@ Petey The Great
YES!!! LMAO!!! As everyone can see it says Bill Cosby presents…I don’t think he actually drops a rhyme. I feel like there are plenty of artists who already fill this genre of hip-hop, so Cosby isn’t doing anything NEW. And in the same instance, I don’t feel the need to criticize him for it either. No one said anything when Cornel West was echoing his socio-theorists opinions into a mic…so what’s the problem. Cuz West is younger he gets a pass?
? : Why is that dude rockin’ Patricia Rushen braids?
cause you remiiiiiiiiiind him.
@DS: I listened to the album.
*dabs cotton ball against ear to stop bleeding*
What the hell is a Cosnarati? Who’s idea was it? I ain’t trying to be funny, I’m just saying…..
I hope these dudes don’t go copper. I kinda fill bad for’em because er’body gone prejudge these dudes based off affiliation.
I still can’t get over Bill & Beans within 5ft of each other for that Stop the Violence rally in Philly.
This might be my new favorite Hippidy Hop album, I’ll put it right next to my Space Jam soundtrack