Totally random (Page 945 of 1201)

Azzie -- I LOVED Ice-T and his Bodycount/F*** tha Police/There Goes the Neighborhood Days.  When I was chatting with Brooke on Skype last week we talked about that and I mentioned I wished Ice T had done more in the metal genre.

My only real complaint about Ice T -- as well as Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Flava Flav and some others -- is that there was a time when they were head-to-toe legit, rappng about real shit, coming from real places.  Now you've got Ice Cube doing family movies, Flava Flav's a reality TV star and a complete joke, Dr. Dre manages idiots like Eminem (all the while backing up how "street" Eminem is when you know damn well that cracker's from the suburbs and that Eight Mile was a work of pure fiction) and Ice T stars in Law & Order: SVU.

I won't begrudge any of them their successes; you can't remain pissed off at the world forever.  I just never thought I'd see the day when Snoop Dogg would show up on 90210 or LL Cool J would star in a TV show with Chris friggin' O'Donnell.

Punk -- I'm the same way.  While I might have a preference for metal/grunge/alternative, I have a wide and diverse taste in music.  Look through the music folder on my PC and you'll see everything from Gnarles Barkley to Anthrax, Harry Connick Jr. to Frank Black, Kelly Clarkson to Pantera, Motley Crue to Beastie Boys, Metallica to Elvis Presley, Wendy O'Williams to Paula Abdul...just all kinds of stuff.

LoudLon wrote:

Azzie -- I LOVED Ice-T and his Bodycount/F*** tha Police/There Goes the Neighborhood Days.  When I was chatting with Brooke on Skype last week we talked about that and I mentioned I wished Ice T had done more in the metal genre.

My only real complaint about Ice T -- as well as Dr. Dre, Ice Cube, Flava Flav and some others -- is that there was a time when they were head-to-toe legit, rappng about real shit, coming from real places.  Now you've got Ice Cube doing family movies, Flava Flav's a reality TV star and a complete joke, Dr. Dre manages idiots like Eminem (all the while backing up how "street" Eminem is when you know damn well that cracker's from the suburbs and that Eight Mile was a work of pure fiction) and Ice T stars in Law & Order: SVU.

I won't begrudge any of them their successes; you can't remain pissed off at the world forever.  I just never thought I'd see the day when Snoop Dogg would show up on 90210 or LL Cool J would star in a TV show with Chris friggin' O'Donnell.

Punk -- I'm the same way.  While I might have a preference for metal/grunge/alternative, I have a wide and diverse taste in music.  Look through the music folder on my PC and you'll see everything from Gnarles Barkley to Anthrax, Harry Connick Jr. to Frank Black, Kelly Clarkson to Pantera, Motley Crue to Beastie Boys, Metallica to Elvis Presley, Wendy O'Williams to Paula Abdul...just all kinds of stuff.

I concur with the "old school" rappers going mainstream these days. Can't blame them though. It's all about the Benjamins. I saw NWA back in the day, and they were pretty damn good. They opened for U2's Joshua Tree tour.

I sure would have liked to see Dre put out another solo album about ten years ago. I like his beats. Now he's too busy producing and promoting other groups. Ahh well...