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THE MASH-UP
KC rappers team on a good score
The worlds of sports and music have come together again. Sports and music mash-ups aren’t always good things, but in these cases it works.
Making music and playing sports are similar. They’re both easy to do, and both very hard to do well. Furthermore, even among the talented, it’s rare to be able to do either on a professional level.
Which is why it’s so crazy that 76ers power forward Chris Webber has a production credit on Nas’ latest album “Hip Hop is Dead.”
Last week, the album was sitting at No. 1 on the Hot/Pop Billboard 200 and Billboard comprehensive albums charts. It’s since stumbled back to No. 4 on each, but still, not bad.
It’s way better than the success of Webber’s 1999 rap album “2 Much Drama,” which didn’t exactly meet with critical acclaim or an overwhelming number of sales.
It’s hard to say why athletes feel compelled to make music. It’s not as if musicians feel the need to try out for pro teams — well, Master P gave it a go a couple of times, but he was more successful at making music than he was at making the NBA.
But, no matter the reason, there’s a very long list of athletes who’ve made music. And a much shorter list of athletes who saw commercial or critical success from the endeavor.
Still, lots of athletes have made music. There were a bunch of NBA players on the 1994 compilation “B-Ball’s Best Kept Secret.” And, of course, Shaquille O’Neal rapped with the Fu-Schnickens as Shaq-Fu. Then there was Allen Iverson and his controversy-generating unreleased album. Kobe Bryant rapped. To this day, no one is sure why.
Among others are pitchers José Lima, Barry Zito and Jack McDowell. And there were the musical missteps of some University of Miami and University of Michigan football players.
Apparently, former NBA forward Wayman Tisdale is a successful jazz musician, which means he sold, what, like a dozen copies. Kidding, kidding.
The best way for music and sports to mash up is when musicians make songs that brag on the sports stars. Like Betty Bonney and Joe DiMaggio in 1941, or Bun B and Bernard Hopkins last year, or the latest installment: Kansas City’s Rogue Dog Villians, the Incredible Zigg, Rich the Factor and Tech N9ne rapping about the Chiefs.
This collection of Kansas City rappers has collaborated on a track that’s got a lot of buzz.
The song “It’s On Now” is the new Chiefs anthem and if the Chiefs had made a deep playoff run, every football fan in the country would have been aware of this song.
You can hear it on 103 Jamz and on the Rogue Dog Villians’ MySpace.com page.
Also, no athletes rap on the song, which — history has proven — is a good thing.
THE MASH-UP
KC rappers team on a good score
The worlds of sports and music have come together again. Sports and music mash-ups aren’t always good things, but in these cases it works.
Making music and playing sports are similar. They’re both easy to do, and both very hard to do well. Furthermore, even among the talented, it’s rare to be able to do either on a professional level.
Which is why it’s so crazy that 76ers power forward Chris Webber has a production credit on Nas’ latest album “Hip Hop is Dead.”
Last week, the album was sitting at No. 1 on the Hot/Pop Billboard 200 and Billboard comprehensive albums charts. It’s since stumbled back to No. 4 on each, but still, not bad.
It’s way better than the success of Webber’s 1999 rap album “2 Much Drama,” which didn’t exactly meet with critical acclaim or an overwhelming number of sales.
It’s hard to say why athletes feel compelled to make music. It’s not as if musicians feel the need to try out for pro teams — well, Master P gave it a go a couple of times, but he was more successful at making music than he was at making the NBA.
But, no matter the reason, there’s a very long list of athletes who’ve made music. And a much shorter list of athletes who saw commercial or critical success from the endeavor.
Still, lots of athletes have made music. There were a bunch of NBA players on the 1994 compilation “B-Ball’s Best Kept Secret.” And, of course, Shaquille O’Neal rapped with the Fu-Schnickens as Shaq-Fu. Then there was Allen Iverson and his controversy-generating unreleased album. Kobe Bryant rapped. To this day, no one is sure why.
Among others are pitchers José Lima, Barry Zito and Jack McDowell. And there were the musical missteps of some University of Miami and University of Michigan football players.
Apparently, former NBA forward Wayman Tisdale is a successful jazz musician, which means he sold, what, like a dozen copies. Kidding, kidding.
The best way for music and sports to mash up is when musicians make songs that brag on the sports stars. Like Betty Bonney and Joe DiMaggio in 1941, or Bun B and Bernard Hopkins last year, or the latest installment: Kansas City’s Rogue Dog Villians, the Incredible Zigg, Rich the Factor and Tech N9ne rapping about the Chiefs.
This collection of Kansas City rappers has collaborated on a track that’s got a lot of buzz.
The song “It’s On Now” is the new Chiefs anthem and if the Chiefs had made a deep playoff run, every football fan in the country would have been aware of this song.
You can hear it on 103 Jamz and on the Rogue Dog Villians’ MySpace.com page.
Also, no athletes rap on the song, which — history has proven — is a good thing.
