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Originally Posted by White of High
Meat could sing 'The Good God Is A Woman' part of the song but he recorded rap by Chuck D. Why? What's the point? The main point is marketing, album selling.
Rap in Meat's music cannot be more than a marketing thing. Lil John and Chuck D are mainstream rappers. They are on the album to open to another audience and sell the album. How many Chuck D or Lil John fans have bought HIAHB because of their idol? How many Meat fans have bought the Ted Nugent album because of our idol?
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Again you present your view as if it were fact. I disagree entirely with your view that Meat includes such things to sell more albums. In my view he is collaborative, creative, and constantly open to new ideas, new genres.
Lil John was an integral part of the Backbone team, so the four artists collaborated on a song to raise money for their charities. Meat then wanted to include a track he was proud of and which fitted the overall concept/meaning of the album. These are facts.
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The same story was Hugh Laurie, Jack Black or Jennifer Hudson.
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He was working with Hugh Laurie, knew he is a great piano player, and wanted to collaborate. He knows Jack Black and wanted to do the same. I do not know if anyone pushed Jennifer Hudson (nor do you of course) but again, she has a great voice, and Meat enjoys collaborating.
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It's no problem just I keep funny when people want to explain how a rap suit a Meat song or Meat's new style...
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You may find it amusing. I find it interesting to hear people's views, all of which are just as valid as your view .. perhaps even a bit more open-minded.
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I don't know a lot about rap but I think 'The Goog God Is A Woman' is not good rap at all...
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An odd platform on which to base judgement, but at least this is presented as your thought. I don't know how typical of the genre this rap is. I do know Chuck D is held to be one of the best. If it's atypical perhaps that's why I liked it so much more than much of the rap I hear and pass on. Or perhaps it's because he IS the best? Whatever, the hard, angry sound emphasises the message in MMW brilliantly in my view, and is integrated perfectly.
Caryl