Yahoo: Could Chamillionaire's 'Good Morning' Spark An Anti-Dis Rap Trend

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December 2, 2009 10:45 PM

Nothing beats a good hip-hop dis record. There is something about the energy between the feuding artists that births some of their most creative, comical yet ruthless material.

But in all honestly, since the rivalry fueled deaths of the Notorious and Tupac, I've been concerned that rappers take the heated exchanges too seriously.

Texas lyricist Chamillionaire tries an appreciated reverse approach to battle rapping on his latest single, "Good Morning," the first song from his album, "Venom," due out February 2.

Instead of attacking a nemesis, Chamillionaire pledges to "send all his haters love." He opens the chorus with a sincere charismatic "Good morning haters" before crediting Ice Cube's like-minded '90s favorite "It Was A Good Day" as an influence.

The video finds Chamillionaire consumed by his lavish hip-hop star lifestyle. He's surrounded by beautiful women, drives a fancy sports car, and is lauded by handlers and media.

He is a bit too thankful for the great things happening in his life to be distracted by naysayers.

We could use more hip-hop songs like this.

Chamillionaire, whose track "Ridin'" was parodied by Weird Al and transformed to "White & Nerdy," isn't the first rapper in recent years to take a different approach to spewing steam.

Last year, New York rapper Maino released a song literally called "Hi Haters" that conveyed the same sentiment. Maino's record had more of a street edge and even included an All-Star remix featuring the likes of Swizz Beatz, T.I., Plies, Jadakiss, and Fabolous.

Hopefully, these tracks will spark an anti-dis rap trend.

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