Bill Cosby's hip-hop Emergency to hit stores soon

Despite reports back in January that America's favorite TV dad Bill Cosby would be joining the ranks of Tupac, Biggie, Jay-Z and Rakim as the newest (and perhaps strangest) MC to take the mic, it appears that newsies may have jumped the gun with their reports.

Today, it's been reported that, while the album does in fact exist, Cosby himself will not rap on it (news that likely disappointed music bloggers nationwide). The album, entitled Cosby Narratives Vol. 1: State of Emergency, has Cosby taking the reins as executive producer and co-writer, and is described as an "unflinching look at life in the 21st century, but without the profanity, misogyny, violence and braggadocio." The ever-controversial comic and talking head collaborated with Bill "Spaceman" Patterson and Ced-Gee (Ultramagnetic MCs) to produce the album, which features guest MCs SupaNova Slom, Jace the Great and Brother Hahz, all hip-hop newcomers.

Apparently the tracklist of the album, which will hit stores sometime in the next several weeks, includes songs entitled "Dads Behind the Glass" and "Get on Your Job." It seems likely from those song titles that the album sadly won't do much to bridge the chasm that's been slowly widening between the man once known as Ghost Dad and the hip-hop community at large.

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BillCosby.com
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