Rock for a fee not for free/Maybe I’ll do it for charity
Greg Nice beatboxed for T La Rock in the 80s, rapped with Smooth Bee as Nice & Smooth and guested on dope records by the Beatnuts, Gang Starr & Masta Ace, among others. He’s been around forever and people are still paying him to shout reverbed nonsense on a track. Robbie made a similar observation two years ago, which really shows his longevity. Imitating cats may try for the position but accept no substitutes: Greg N. I. C. E. is the OG hook shouter. I direct your attention to some recent Greg guest spots:
O’Neal McKnight – Check Your Coat (ft.Greg Nice)
Greg did an awesome chorus for Time Machine‘s song, “The Unfortunate Twist”. There’s a great video for the song but it isn’t embeddable. Check it out here.
Download: Time Machine – The Unfortunate Twist (ft.Greg Nice)
D&D All-Stars [Big Daddy Kane, Sadat X, Guru] – Hot Shit (ft.Greg Nice)
The Beatnuts – No Escapin’ This (ft.Greg Nice)
Bonus beats: Fat Lace did a fascinating interview with the man a few months ago. Worth your time.
*In my personal opinion, of course. How would one empirically prove this?
Ive always said that Nice and Smooth play off each others totally different voacl styles better than any duo in Hip Hop history. One Greg Nice might want to forget is a New Kids remix back in the day.
“put lead in your a** and drink a cup of tea…”
Man, I forgot about that. I don’t really mind that he did a song with the New Kids – I understand that Greg will rock for a fee, maybe even for charity.
Could be good fodder for a future WTF Rapper Appearance though!