Thursday, August 24, 2006

Groove B. Chill - "Hip Hop Music"

This was a fun little ditty from the short-lived Groove B. Chill. It's a pretty catchy song with a well-known beat. The cutesy video was clearly made for white people, with its pan-ethnic cast, little kids trying to dance with an old lady, and the fact that they got their hip hop essence out of a Cross Colours catalog.

The song, and group for that matter, are notable for featuring character actor Daryl "Chill" Mitchell, who you may remember as wheelchair-bound Eli on the TV show "Ed," or the black guy in "Galaxy Quest," or the newbie in "Sgt. Bilko." (Trivia: he played a character named Chill both on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" and in the first two House Party movies.)

This also points to the very likely fact that the other two members of the group are named "Groove" and "B".

Hip Hop Music - Groove B. Chill


Who said rap ain't music? Please tell me how
Elvis Presley ain't do nothin' that we ain't doin' now
Sellin' records by the millions, girls gettin' laid
We must be doin' somethin' brother, because bills gettin paid
(You mean rap is sellin'?) Nah rap done sold
We been overcame but you just wasn't... told.

1 comment:

'Don' Cialini said...

Alright, its time to bring it! I wanna see "Cowards in Compton". The song is unique in the fact its not a good song. As a diss track its barely up to par (nothing new is said that Eazy-E didn't already say about Dre) and when Uncle Luke tries to diss...its sad. However the song is a great source of amusement just because its dissing Dre, Snoog, Shug, Death Row, the West etc. Let's face it though, the video is freakin' hillarious. The fake Dre posing with the no weed leaf then deciding to roll it up and smoke it etc. I haven't seen this video in probably 12 years or more. Its time.