Posted by Duke_of_Fluke at 194.129.43.14 on February 23, 2000 at 22:31:59:
In Reply to: Rap/metal question for Kevin. posted by phatty_boom_batty_blunt on February 23, 2000 at 21:56:24:
: So,you like rap and I was justawonderin' what you thought about this new trend that seems to be all-consuming,of rap and metal being fused together to make what people are cleverly calling "rap-metal."
Dayum, and there was me thinking that it had always been that way. Remember "Walk This Way", Aerosmith and the mighty DMC? Sounds like rap/metal to me. Then there was the seminal Judgement Night soundtrack album, where the famous rappers teamed up with the famous rockers for about 70 minutes of top choons. Of particular quality on that CD is Faith No More and Boo-Yaa Tribe ("Bang Yo Head to THIS!" - sweet).
Fact is Rap's got the beats that rock likes so much, and vice versa, they're both "dangerous" and "edgy", and let's face it, the two go together like Jenny McCarthy and whipped cream. Yummy.
Dirty Ol' Duke