What Has Rap Been Missing? Tom Waits!

For the last three decades, there have been two forces in music circling each other like heavenly bodies: Tom Waits, and hip-hop. Like an asteroid strike, the thought of the two coming together in a blinding explosion eclipsing all other types, forms, genres and varieties of music was possible, but not entirely likely. At least, not while you and your children are alive.

Finally, Los Angeles DJ duo N.A.S.A. have corrected this wrong, using Waits and rapper Kool Keith on their song "Spacious Thoughts."

...And it is fucking amazing. Like ice cream for my ears. Like a blowjob from an angel. Like, Tom Waits on a rap song.

Paul McCartney heard this track and said "Fuck the Beatles, I didn't know shit about music until I heard this."

Prince heard this song and said "I can't even listen to my old albums anymore. I've wasted so much time!"

If Jesus Christ Himself commissioned the five greatest musicians of all-time (Beethoven, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Freddie Mercury, Tupac) to write and record a song for Him, Jesus would decide he liked this one better.

The real question is, how do I go on now that I've heard it? I used to value my iPod library, my record collection, my last.FM account, but now it's all useless. I am ashamed. I need to get more Tom Waits-meets-rap into me.

Gay For Jesus

Justin

you're opening, you know that, right?

2:15amEvan

yeah ik

2:15amJustin

okay, wow, you are gonna be tired bro

2:15amEvan

why? i stay up till 2 almost everyday

2:15amJustin

whatever works dude

2:15amEvan

just need a cup of coffee and im gtg

yo i have stayed up til 3 before

i have had like 34 hr of sleep

3-4*

2:16amJustin

shit dude

2:16amEvan

what?

2:17amJustin

that's gotta suck

2:17amEvan

meh

but i have been sleeping in since i had 2 days off

went to bed at 1 yesterday and got up at 10 30

me and my friend went to manchester mall bc he never been there at like 10p

it was awesom

2:18amJustin

cool

2:18amEvan

came back to durham at like 12

hugout with a chick from school.....wick cool

wicked*

2:19amJustin

that's cool

did you bang her?

2:19amEvan

lol

no

2:19amJustin

gay

2:20amEvan

its the second time i hae hungout wit her

2:20amJustin

fuck the shit out of her

2:20amEvan

i dont kow if she has a bf or not but i like her

2:20amJustin

tell her you want her on your dick. permanently.

2:20amEvan

my friend likes her too he thinks i should ask her out

lol

2:20amJustin

you should

the worst she could do is say no

2:21amEvan

i probably will

2:21amJustin

and call the cops

2:21amEvan

yeah ik

cops?

for what?

2:21amJustin

and lie and say you accosted her

and then you get charged with assault

and let's be honest, they usually side with the woman

2:21amEvan

and this is good why?

u are something else

2:22amJustin

because you get to go to jail, and knowing you, you'll get passed around like currency

like you always wanted

2:22amEvan

hahaha ur gay

2:22amJustin

but yeah, ask her out, for reals

2:22amEvan

thats the only reason u would say something like that

but yeah i like her she is cool and cute

2:23amJustin

ha ha, yeah, gay for Jesus

that's good!

2:23amEvan

rofl

2:23amJustin

i g2g to bed

see ya

2:23amEvan

laterz