"Cooley's Rap"
Song by Scott Cooley from the album Drive Time Companion
Chronology
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writing and inspiration:
What can I say about this one? Hmmm....let's see. Well, somehow I thought it would be interesting to try to write and record a rap song. This is the only song where I used a fake drum loop and fake bass riff. Then I used the technique of scratching a bronze-wound acoustic guitar low E string with a heavy guitar pick to simulate record scratching with a turntable needle, which I thought sounded pretty cool. Then I wrote rhyming lyrics that included a lot of phrases I've heard rap fans using in their everyday language. I put just about everything I could think of to put in a rap song all in one song, so I'm not sure I'll take on trying another one anytime soon. Then I threw in the background vocals that accentuated certain lyrics, and some that added aside commentary. I worried about it having a swear word or two, a drug reference or two, and was overall worried that it was less than authentic since I'm a white person with an upbringing that you might characterize as being far from that of a typical rapper. I also worried people might construe some of the lyrics as arguably containing stereotypes or being blaxploitational or something, but I could never quite decide why exactly anyone would think that, so I released it anyway. It's almost a parody of a rap song that ended up being a good rap song anyway, as if a caricature of itself or something along those lines. It was an interesting and fun pursuit, and I'm glad I did it. The end result is fun to listen to. My friends' children and my niece and nephews seemed to like this one. It has a nursery rhyme quality to it I suppose, which might account for that attraction.
recording, mixing and mastering:
all by Scott Cooley, actually done at Scott Cooley Music Productions in downtown Flint, Michigan, home of many a great rapper.
personnel and instrumentation:
- Lenore Louise Cooley - background vocals
- Scott Richard Cooley - lead rapper, background rapping, acoustic guitar played through amp, acoustic guitar string pick scratching as turntablism effect, programmer of fake drums and fake bass using Loopology software
critical reception and cultural impact:
check out what they have to say about this one at: http://www.audiomack.com/artist/scottcooleymore (here, let me google that for you):
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further description and complete lyrics:
check out the full details on Rap Genius:
http://genius.com/Scott-cooley-cooleys-rap-lyricsor
