Bill Cosby Gets His Crayons And His Pencils, Starts Writing Rhymes

Jess Harvell | January 31, 2008 12:00 pm
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Yes, 2008 may see the first Cosby-related rap since Theo Huxtable and Walter “Cockroach” Bradley taught a nation of youngsters about the time when a certain Julius C. got bodied by his bros. Rumors abound in the hip-hop world this morning that Bill Cosby, rap-hater and friend of talking magic markers, is recording his first rap album, State Of Emergency, for release later this year. Naturally given Bill’s take on the current state of hip-hop (moral sewer blah blah), SOE will be light on songs conducive to YouTube dance-offs and heavy on edutainment. To wit:

Sources told AllHipHop.com that the actor, comedian and philanthropist will address issues like proper parenting, teen pregnancy, drug abuse, Black-on-Black crime and the dropout rate in America’s high schools… Cosby’s album will not contain any profane language, nor will it offer any denigrating comments towards women.

So it’s gonna sound like…Will Smith meets Mos Def in a sweater factory? No word yet on release date, collaborators, or any other pertinent details, but if this faintly terrifying development in hip-hop history indeed comes to pass, you can be assured we’ll be “Leak Of The Day”-ing it A.S.A.P. while eating some chocolate cake.

Bill Cosby Working On Rap Album [AllHipHop]