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Sir Elton John is planning to record a hip-hop album, he tells US magazine Rolling Stone.

"I want to bring my songs and melodies to hip-hop beats," the singer, 59, told Rolling Stone, in an interview printed on their website.

"It may be a disaster, it could be fantastic, but you don't know until you try," he said.

More at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5288616.stm

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No. Fucking. Way.

Dude.

It's not just the fact that he's an old white guy. It's the fact that he's... who he is. Bloody hell. An easy listening soft rock wank piano singer.

I am sooo boycotting whatever record label lets him do that.

Gun smilies by a mod :eek:

This is all because of that 'Ghetto Gospel' thing. Stupid Elton.


Also, where is TG's avatar gone?

Maybe it will put American rappers off all that "bling" 'I have all the money/bitches' crap...

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No. Fucking. Way.

Dude.

It's not just the fact that he's an old white guy. It's the fact that he's... who he is. Bloody hell. An easy listening soft rock wank piano singer.

I am sooo boycotting whatever record label lets him do that.

I boycott all record labels.http://209.85.48.10/3630/189/emo/shiftyeyes.gif

Word, homies.

I boycott all record labels.http://209.85.48.10/3630/189/emo/shiftyeyes.gif
Well, technically so does everyone, but it sounds kinda righteous saying you'll be doing a boycott and stuff.

I'm just imagining him in that Donald Duck out fit holding a mic all, "Now throw your hands in the air, wave 'em like you just don't care..."

Nope, can't sell it.

Who's this album for? Parents to embarase thier 14 year old children with by pretending to be hip? That's it, isn't it? He want's a bunch of socially embarassed young teens...that dastardly fiend...(kinda funny now that I think about it...suffer, kiddies....hehe)

*shakes head*

What has the world become?

*walks away, muttering under his breath*

Jesus Christ, why can't anyone ever keep anything to themselves on General. Why can't they just keep quiet about their problems and stop the dragging the rest of us down with them. If if weren't for you, TG, I'd be still be blissfully ignorant.

It's an anti-subversive plot by the government to bring down Hip-Hop culture.

It has to be.
Right?

It's probably better to let him make the record then help it fail under a hail of ridicule. It will also be obligatory to brutally mock anyone who purchases this abomination. This must be done with extreme prejudice and without compunction or exception to ensure that no project remotely like this is ever attempted or even seriously contemplated again.

An easy listening soft rock wank piano singer.
i like this description :) :p

Word, homies.

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http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y239/NuGo1988/word.jpg

I have that printed off and stuck in my room :D

Jesus Christ, why can't anyone ever keep anything to themselves on General. Why can't they just keep quiet about their problems and stop the dragging the rest of us down with them. If if weren't for you, TG, I'd be still be blissfully ignorant.

Agreed. TG is draining our positive vibe man.

Who's this album for? Parents to embarase thier 14 year old children with by pretending to be hip? That's it, isn't it? He want's a bunch of socially embarassed young teens...that dastardly fiend...(kinda funny now that I think about it...suffer, kiddies....hehe)

Not *all* 14 year olds like hip-hop, you know... :mad: Stop with the stereotypes!

Anyway, I don't think it will work out.

:gundge:

This has to be the last sign of the end of the world.

An epitaph for human good taste (not that they had very much to begin with).

Elton John should just stay home and play with his little genie and forget about rap.

*I could keep on about how nasty and wrong this is, but I'm just too damn depressd now*

Not *all* 14 year olds like hip-hop, you know... :mad: Stop with the stereotypes!

Anyway, I don't think it will work out.

That would just embarass them more that they're parents are being hip with a genre they don't even like. And don't tell me you would walk home if your mom drove to pick you and your friends up with the minivan bumpin' MC Elton.

I'm just imagining him in that Donald Duck out fit holding a mic all, "Now throw your hands in the air, wave 'em like you just don't care..."

Nope, can't sell it.

Who's this album for? Parents to embarase thier 14 year old children with by pretending to be hip? That's it, isn't it? He want's a bunch of socially embarassed young teens...that dastardly fiend...(kinda funny now that I think about it...suffer, kiddies....hehe)

And it's not like Elton is being particularly original here. Pat Boone (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000005KOE/102-9451653-5463309?v=glance&n=5174) did something similar nearly ten years ago. I wonder if Elton will get Eminem to do another duet with him, like they did on some awards show for Eminem's song "Stan"?

And it's not like Elton is being particularly original here. Pat Boone (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000005KOE/102-9451653-5463309?v=glance&n=5174) did something similar nearly ten years ago. I wonder if Elton will get Eminem to do another duet with him, like they did on some awards show for Eminem's song "Stan"?

Ahh, the Pat Boone thing...I was working at a record store when that happened to the landscape. It was that dark day where we discovered that appreciating something ironically had its limits. It was too late to save the next generation, they'll have to have Hasselhoff teach them that...

Ahh, the Pat Boone thing...I was working at a record store when that happened to the landscape. It was that dark day where we discovered that appreciating something ironically had its limits. It was too late to save the next generation, they'll have to have Hasselhoff teach them that...
He's working on them early.
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... For some reason I'm really not shocked...

Disgusted, yes, but not shocked. The pop community will do anything to hop on a bandwagon and make money.

Still... Horrifying. Luckily, I wasn't going to buy it anyway.

And he made so many good albums in the seventies and eighties...

We all need something to make us shudder every once in awhile. I'd say this certainly qualifies! Even better then hearing that MTV and Jay-Z teaming up to teach about water shortages or something. :D

It's not just the fact that he's an old white guy. It's the fact that he's... who he is. Bloody hell. An easy listening soft rock wank piano singer.

I am sooo boycotting whatever record label lets him do that.

Come on - admit it - you don't like him because he takes it up the poop chute, and dresses like a fairy.

We've all been waiting for you to say it.

Come on - admit it - you don't like him because he takes it up the poop chute, and dresses like a fairy.

We've all been waiting for you to say it.

It can't be just that his music is really irritating?

Come on - admit it - you don't like him because he takes it up the poop chute, and dresses like a fairy.

We've all been waiting for you to say it.

Wow. Well, you have to admire the commitment...

You honestly didn't see this coming? The man publicly defended Eminem (a noted lyrical homophobe) and appeared with him on stage. As soon as I saw that, I knew it wouldn't be long before the notion of either new songs or his old stuff being remixed would happen.

It's a long-established artist's attempt to win new fans. Sir Elton may be grasping, but surely he has enough pop savvy and marketing experience to give this effort a legitimate shot.

And please, don't wave that whole "hip-hop purist" banner at me. No music is pure anymore. Influence is everywhere and unavoidable. It's all been written, so the only thing that remains is to recombine in as novel a way as possible. Why else would there be such a micro-splintering of genres?

The problem isn't Elton's. It's yours.

It can't be just that his music is really irritating?
You are quite correct. My objections are purely on the grounds that Elton John's music is shit enough (anyone listened to BBC Radio 2 lately?) without being remixed to a "hip hop beat".

As for Intangelon's assumption that I am defending the purity of hip-hop... I'm not. I know that no musical form is 'pure'. Indeed, some of my favourite genres are 100% derived from a variety of other, earlier forms. I mean, the Bristol Sound is remix heaven.

But that's not the issue. The issue is that Elton John is shit, and getting himself updated for what he thinks is the new generation of listeners, in this trite, contrived manner, is going to be monumentally, cringingly embarassing.

I feel ill.

It's not just the fact that he's an old white guy. It's the fact that he's... who he is. Bloody hell. An easy listening soft rock wank piano singer.

I am sooo boycotting whatever record label lets him do that.

The Punk Singles Collection - Riot City Records

Track 30

Cliff Richards is a C**t

Sums up my feelings quite nicely.

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No. Fucking. Way.

Dude.

It's not just the fact that he's an old white guy. It's the fact that he's... who he is. Bloody hell. An easy listening soft rock wank piano singer.

I am sooo boycotting whatever record label lets him do that.


Hey! It could be the greatest thing since Pat Boone's version of 'Enter Sandman'!

*shudder*

Hey! It could be the greatest thing since Pat Boone's version of 'Enter Sandman'!

*shudder*

I suppose it might be incredibly amusing to see Elton John sing "Baby Got Back". :D

Hold me closer, Tiny Daaa--aaancer!!!!!

I suppose it might be incredibly amusing to see Elton John sing "Baby Got Back". :D

That's hilarious!

They should play Elton John's rap stuff on Comedy Central.

I think the Rocket Man needs a change-of-name for this erm, outing:

Sir Poofs-A-Lot.

I'm just imagining him in that Donald Duck out fit holding a mic all, "Now throw your hands in the air, wave 'em like you just don't care..."

Nope, can't sell it.

Who's this album for? Parents to embarase thier 14 year old children with by pretending to be hip? That's it, isn't it? He want's a bunch of socially embarassed young teens...that dastardly fiend...(kinda funny now that I think about it...suffer, kiddies....hehe)

Rofl...I can only imagine the look on some kids face if his parents picked htem up from being at their friends with a Hip-Hop Elton John blasting out of the vechicle!

On second thought, I might even buy it just to piss off some of the 'gangstas' round here :D

For all you people arguing about the existence or non-existence of God - you can stop. This is clearly a sign of the end times.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060825/ap_en_ot/people_elton_john


Elton John tells Rolling Stone magazine that he wants to record a hip-hop album with Grammy-winning producer Dr. Dre.

"I want to work with Pharrell, Timbaland, Snoop, Kanye, Eminem and just see what happens," John says in the Sept. 7 issue. "It may be a disaster, it could be fantastic, but you don't know until you try."

The 59-year-old says he is a fan of Blackstreet's "No Diggity" and Tupac Shakur's "California Love."

"I want to bring my songs and melodies to hip-hop beats," John says. "I love these beats, but I have no idea how to get them."

John performed Eminem's song "Stan" with the rapper during the 2001 Grammy awards.

John's new album, "The Captain and the Kid," is due in September.


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Already a thread on this.

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DAMN

I'll delete it. crap

*Vomits, covers ears*

Already a thread on this.

Okay, I can't even find the other thread.

Okay, I can't even find the other thread.

It's probably on page 2 or 3. A mod posted it this afternoon :eek:

It's probably on page 2 or 3. A mod posted it this afternoon :eek:

I see it. You just can't tell from the header that it's about Elton John. :headbang: :headbang:

Merged to avoid confusion.

Well, technically so does everyone, but it sounds kinda righteous saying you'll be doing a boycott and stuff.

ROFL
A refreshing breath of honesty in the cluttered lies that compose General.

I like Elton John.

I like Elton John.

He, he. :D

That's it, I'm going back under my cultural rock.

Heh, well I can't say I'm too surprised. Elton John is no Mozart after all and it's not too odd that he would try to take advantage of current trends to maximize success. Still, I can't help but laugh. Incidentally, my mother once met Elton John; she says he was really really rude and snobby.

Apparently Eminem passed him a few too many drugs.