In 1990 when Vanilla Ice released his hit "Ice Ice Baby" a lot of people thought he was the first white American rapper but '3rd Bass' featuring white rappers MC Serch and Pete Nice had already released their debut album "The Cactus Album' a year earlier on Def Jam. They later released a single "Pop Goes the Weasel" which was a harshly critical commentary about Vanilla Ice watering down the rap genre for the mainstream audience... and they had a strong case. 3rd Bass only released three albums in their short existence and a solo album each thereafter. In 1994 MC Serch recorded some sessions but Def Jam wanted a 3rd Bass album only and not a solo album... which created some conflict between MC Serch and Def Jam's Russell Simmons and it put the breaks on the solo album. However, in 2000 MC Serch and Pete Nice did get together for some sessions for a comeback album but conceded their time had come and gone and they just couldn't make the album happen. Which is a shame because one of the songs from those sessions "Cat's In the Cradle" is a fantastic take on the Harry Chapin hit. It was finally released on the album "Many Young Lives Ago" in 2007. The song is perfectly crafted and the sentiments between father and son are the same... but instead of being set in middle America it is now set in Queens, New York with the appropriate soundtrack.
Harry Chapin - "Cat's In the Cradle"
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