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Ask mc chris
Many of you are no doubt familiar with the works of mc chris. He's probably most well known as the high pitched rapper on the track 'Fett's Vette' that you probably have an MP3 of somewhere. In addition to several highly entertaing albums, he's also the voice of MC Pee Pants (Aqua Teen Hunger Force) and Hesh (Sealab 2021). He's now touring, but you better already have tickets since he sold out his first 8 shows (including my local venue. The wife is very unhappy with me for not getting tickets in time). He'll also be performing at the Penny Arcade Expo later this year. This is your chance to ask him those burning questions. Standard Slashdot interview rules apply: Ask here, and we'll pick from the best of them and then wait patiently for Chris to bless us with his words.
And this isn't prejudicial? Just because I am from Montana and am against heavy swearing I have a hic accent? The fact is that an intelligent arguement or statement can be seriously damaged when it contains a lot of swearing. People are more willing to listen when obscenities are absent. It is the same thing in Hollywood where those who seem to lack real talent tend to rely upon the cheap tricks of smut and vulgarity. Very few people are actually able to use these things in a truly creative, comedic way, and I find that I inevitably enjoy entertainment that avoids such traps.
As I said in my post, I "probably" would rather listen to fingernails on a chalk board (though in retrospect, this was probably too strong of a statement). I did not, however, discount the chance that I may just like this guy. I have come across some rap that I thought was quite clever in its word-play and was relatively clean and creative, but sadly, it seemed to be in the minority. Another poster has pointed me to his website, so I think I may just check him out (although, I see from some of the lyrics that he does have a bit of swearing -- *sigh* not a death-nail, but a possible warning sign).
I was asking a legitimate question -- one that was not answered in the main post. My comments were my initial reaction to the post, and from my early moderations and many other people in this forum, it appears I am not alone. I am glad to have learned more about this artist, and knowing that his music is freely downloadable, I may just give him a try.
As a side note, rap has never been and never will be my preferred style of music. I love strong melodies and harmonies more than a heavy beat, and lean more toward music with orchestral scores. This is probably as big of a reason as any why I have never heard of mc chris.
I believe in de-evolution. God made the world perfect, man fell, and its been going downhill ever since!
i can't fucking believe all the negative comments in here. if you don't know who mc chris is, or you don't like him, stay the fuck away! when i see a story on slashdot about something i don't care about, i don't go in and say "i don't know who/what that is. IT SUCKS. HAHA LOSERS!" i'd like to see anyone who is saying he sucks do anything better. fact is, a lot of people like him, and think he is humorous, or talented, and generally a cool guy. suck on it.
Well, no, I don't buy nigger music, actually...
The Corrs and Tori Amos are more my speed.
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