Amazing what a little bass can do

Last weekend me and and my dude got a 5-disc CD changer and two tower speakers to go with our A/V receiver.

This has brought on a sudden change in him. He has begun to demonstrate the power of BASS.

Previously he has been a die-hard, hardcore, metal head. Slipknot, Mudvayne, Soulfly--all unknown to me until we met. The louder the better. The more screaming, hatred, and anger expressed, the better.

I can't say that his music is my cup of tea, but some of it has grown on me--like a fungus.

And until now, he has has shown no love for the jazz-influenced, sample-saavy, hip-hop beats that I love so well. I thought all hope was lost.

Then we get this new stereo set up and the first CD he plays is Trick Daddy-Thug Holiday.
I'm thinking--WTF???

Mind you, this kind of hip-hop is not for me, but apparently he has kept his love hidden from me all this time. I'm not sure why, maybe he wanted to avoid any misconception that he's tryna "act black". Which would be weird since my current music choices could lead to me being labled as "acting white".

So anyway, over the course of the weekend he digs deeper into his CD collection bringing out Eminem, Dr. Dre, and Snoop Dogg, he even nabs a Nappy Roots CD out of my collection which I had long since put away (one hit wonders if you ask me). Slowly but surely all the discs in the changer change from metal to rap. Gangsta rap at that.

He now has what I can only call soul power. It's shown me a new side. A side I'm very glad to see. It's a nice break from all the "hate music".

We both smile and bob our heads along to the bass heavy beats.

I do wish he would develop a taste for my hip-hop i.e, De la Soul, Tribe called Quest, Black Star, etc., but he was born in 1981, so I understand why it remains unknown to him.

Who knew gansta rap would bring us closer.