Oct 13 - Bill Cosby Releasing Socially Conscious Hip-Hop Project

TV legend and social critic Bill Cosby has announced a new album aimed at bringing socially conscious lyrics to the forefront of Hip-Hop.

The new project is titled “Bill CosbyPresents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency,” and will be available directly though Cosby’s social media network site Bill Cosby | Official Website.

Cosby, a veteran of several comedy and music albums, serves as the executive producer. Although he does no actual rapping, he is responsible for conceiving all the narrative concepts for each track.

When describing the music, Bill Cosby explained it as a declaration of a new direction rather than an indictment of the current Hip-Hop scene.

"I don't like referring to the music as clean,” Cosby said in a statement. “What I like is what you're not going to do. You're not going to curse. You're not going to put women down. You're not going to put the glory of the gun somewhere. And you're not going to put a whole lot of violence up front like that's the thing that will cleanse you and make you feel better."

The production is handled by William “Spaceman” Patterson (Miles Davis, LL Cool J, Eric Clapton, Alicia Keys) and Ced-Gee, co-founder of the seminal Hip-Hip collective the Ultramagnetic MCs.

The album will mix elements of Hip-Hop, R&B, jazz, pop, rock, and funk. Song titles include “Where’s the Parade,” honoring black women, “Dad Behind the Glass,” about absent fathers, and “Get on Your Job,” detailing self-responsibility.

Bill Cosby and the Cosnarati Band will premier on October 19 via a virtual town hall meeting in New York City. The presentation is courtesy of Ustream and commences at 7PM. Additionally, the concert will be available on Bill Cosby | Official Website and William H. Cosby, Jr. (Bill Cosby) | Facebook.

At press time, Bill Cosby’s “The Cosnarati: State of Emergency” is set to have a physical and digital release on November 24.


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Man f**k cosby

do your thing cosby...even though no one wants to buy that s**t.

he got his gangsta grillz comin out too! s**t goin hard!!

^lol

why doesn't he just invest in the current conscious hip-hop? same wit cornell west......

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pudding pop gangsta coming out soon

I'll listen to see what's up

Cosby Sweaters and Pudding Pops Dahhhhhhh!

Its a dream come true.

should ask Lupe to be on the CD. He's basically everything he just described in what he's looking for.

i would have copped if The Cos was laying down some verses now idk, depends on who is featured

i need this crack

Foreal.

There's already really good conscious albums that are 100x more creative and introspective and aren't as corny as this Cosby s**t.

Talib & Hi-Tek - Reflection Eternal
Little Brother - Minstrel Show, The Listening
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Lupe Fiasco
Nas - Untitled

Mothaf**kin 2Pac!

the list goes on.

Socially conscious hip hop will NEVER be at the forefront of the music... Because its not as entertaining as the current stuff and is more difficult to be creative and abstract with the subject... Conscious hip hop is great, but it will always be an obscure sub-genre of hip hop. We can have conscious mainstream rappers like Kanye, Common, Talib Kweli and Lupe, but no one wants to base their career off of it because it has limited appeal.

this nigga is 'bout 80 years old and he's releasing a rap album.

oh my, oh my.