And sure, maybe it was inevitable that country rap would have its phase. December 29, 2014 @ Its truly amazing to have done this with so many generations of my family involved., Ace in the Hole, the video for which was filmed in the deserts of Arizona, where Colter lives, is the second release from Harness and Struggles Sunny Days EP. Making a Scene Presents the 2021 Independent Blues Awards! Her son is country rapper Struggle Jennings, and her granddaughter is Brianna Harness . Has an old school Goodie Mob feel to it. . But Im gonna tell you bubba, if you havent noticed, the kids are listening to Taylor Swift.. Im all for artists branching out but I Am Struggle doesnt seem very well executed, at least thats what Im getting from my first impression of listening to it. He has a lot of talent. Listen to the 10 Best Songs About America, American Idol': Teenage Country Singer Emily Faith Earns Hollywood Ticket After Good Hearted Woman Cover [Watch], Colby Acuffs Debut Single Inspired by Intense Waylon Jennings Dream [Exclusive Premiere]. Meanwhile God Bless Waylon not one once of me belives he would be for this but what the hell do I know. After marrying, the couple welcomed a daughter, Jennifer. Tina Jessi Colter met Waylon Jennings after he helped her secure a recording contract with RCA Victor. He is Waylon's STEP-Grandson. I know Struggle, he is a hard working, very talented individual with a ton of respect for his grandfather, who raised him as more of a father figure. 1 Hit. June 6, 2013 @ Shooter and Struggle are just fine in my book, but then again, Im kinda looking forward in music and not backwards But making a statement as in Saving Country Music is pretty self-absorbed anyways. Black82ford I love when he sings his dads style of music, but Ive been surprised how much other stuff hes done that was miles away from anything Waylon ever did that Ive ended up loving too. I know that Johnny Cash didnt do it first, I was merely trying to illustrate that his version came out before hers (and is probably the most famous). Jessi and her daughter Jennifer sound awesome in the parts they sing on Mama too. It was a rap version of outlaw shit too. Only listening to the samples as am not sure I want to pay $ for it; I have not heard anything about tailgates and corn fields, I do NOT believe this is trying to be country rap, I believe he is fitting his stories around Waylons template. "It'ssuch a tough industry, you know? Academic background in international relations and political communication. She lived in his house almost her entire childhood. He was an Check out Waylons oldest son Terrys new book. I wonder when people complain that Struggle is supporting an intrusion into country.. Do you remember how the old guard in Nashville get all worked up when Waylon led the his very own intrusion on country music.. At a time when it was all slick hair, dress suits and bolo ties, Waylon grew his hair out, an started rocking all leather everything!! June 6, 2013 @ And thats one of the travesties here, because now Struggle is going to be typecast with some folks as a simple hack ruining Waylons songs, when what he could have done was stand on his own two feet, just like Waylon did. Country rap is the parachute pants of our generation. There are regular contributers to this site that take music far too seriously. We take everything weve been through the whole yearweve got our own families, our own careers, our own things going onand well lock-in for two weeks and let it all out through music.. Granted he did rely ALOT on Waylons music to market this and I think they did overdo it having 7/9 songs being rapped around Waylon tracks. When it comes to the family estate assisting Struggle, I hate to break it to yall but I dont think Shooters stuff has been exactly financed by major labels for awhile. 7 out of 9 tracks using Waylons songs seems like overkill, but I reckon I cant say much since I havent listened to it yet. Nonetheless, she calls her father her "best friend," someone who can effortlessly channel her feelings and personality into lyrics. 12:59 pm. Just because of the blood line. All Rights reserved. But to make an album with a majority of the songs borrowing from Waylon, or really any single artist is complete overkill in my opinion, and puts the artist up for criticism that he cant stand on his own two feet. My music has to be honest he explained. 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TX Music Jim If we take this saying at face value, then both Jennings and Jelly Roll are prime nominees for legend status. Having said that, I dig some of it and wouldnt have a problem if he (or anybody else) embraced it. So far, he has released ten studio albums. October 20, 2015 @ What he has is a step-Grandpa who is a legend, and hes gonna ride that gravy train as far as he can. January 10, 2019 @ Next thing you know shooter will be rapping with him. Growing up, Struggle would spend summers on Waylons road crew, and his mother worked for a while as one of Waylons backup singers as she pursued her own career in music. Post by Raj Gas onMar 14, 2021 at 1:53am. His birth sign is Taurus. Schedule a showing for 884 NE 72nd St in Miami, FL. Jennifer was around 7 years old when her mom and Waylon were married. HOWEVER, by God leave rap and country and rock and roll SEPERATE !!! As for the issue of nepotism and family name-dropping, I have to say again that I felt Struggles use of Waylon-samples, etc. There are 100+ professionals named "Jennifer Eddy", who use LinkedIn to exchange information, ideas, and opportunities. I never heard a rap song on there. 1. wrt struggle: I understand your concerns, but in this case I would defer to shooter and jessie. "Growing up, it was pretty normal We had our own struggles, our own problems. nardsword Memorial ID. To country music fans, Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter are outlaw royalty. Struggle calls him Grandpa and neither Jessie or Shooter have issue with it because there must be no reason to. Struggles lyrics commonly touch on criminal activity; a world he knows of first hand, having been indicted on federal drug trafficking charges and served time. June 5, 2013 @ Aside from the fact that they are based almost entirely on digital and electronic machinations, artists frequently feel the need to sample music from other singers/songwriters for their own means. Eli Locke he also said he never wanted his music labeled as anything other than waylon jennings music but also agreed he wouldnt change allowing it to be called outlaw music because it worked go to 20:20 for that part of the interview but i would recommend watching the whole thing as it is said to be never before seen only released on youtube as part of a series of never before seen interviews https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Ljteobwpw, Del Mccoury 101 Comments. Rap is rap. When I was first really embracing who I was and the kind of music I wanted to make, I knew that I couldnt glorify anything I had done in the past or that type of lifestyle and its repercussions, he explained. Today I listen mostly to Flatt and Scruggs, Waylon, Willie, Johnny Cash, and other bluegrass and *real country* I was raised on. 2:15 pm. Reviews Youre my ace in the hole for the cards I was dealt, goes the chorus, before Colter comes in with words of encouragement: When you lift me up, theres no way I can fall.. I really grew up on 80s and 90s music as it was being madewhatever was hot at that moment was what my mother was listening to. Although Jennifer is not blood-related to Jennings, she grew up as though she was. Mike Baillie Now, I have an incredible wife and a beautiful car with rims, but Im getting it the right way. Thats not to say covers (which are an altogether different beast from sampling) are in any way bad, they just dont give credit where its due unless youre reading songwriting credits. Colter and Eddy divorced in 1968 with only one child. This article was the first Ive seen/heard of struggle. Mark my words. Jennifer (Jenni) was Jessi's daughter from her previous relationship with guitar legend Duane Eddy, but Jennings raised her as his own. August 24, 2014 @ Our genre would be better without him. 1. Many believe this was a marketing ploy to promote the song. I love traditional country and the outlaw country movement in particular. Waylon only became Struggles named grandfather after the Jessi Colter / Duane Eddy divorce. 12:41 pm. Colter then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, with Jennings. If At this time, Colter adopted her stage name, Jessi Colter, in honor of her great-grandfather, Jesse Colter. Needless to say I spent the rest of last night listening to Waylon Jennings version. This is an ignorant, indolent, ill-informed, and ridiculous assertion that is perpetually made by people who attempt to simplify the argument against who they perceive as traditionalists scared of change who just want the music to sound like it has always sounded. February 11, 2018 @ Ive been listening to Struggles work for the last few weeks and, as Trigger notes, the man has some considerable lyrical talent and has surrounded himself with some wise production components. Then I got the same women to sing it, says the rap artist Struggle, who served time in jail and documented the experience on his 2013 album I Am Struggle. Autopsy IV The Struggle is real. No blood relation you really want to stand by that stance? I agree I listen to Shooters XM show and I dont recall hearing any rap, especially country rap. Waylon Jennings performs his hit 'Luckenbach, Texas . If I were to be dishonest and go out there and glorify that lifestyle, theyd be dying in vain. Somehow hed be upset that mixing Hip Hop and country would be destroying some long-standing, strictly defined, industry approved and culturally protected tradition.. Well though I didnt know the man, to me those are some of the very principles that Waylon stands for.. Give Me My Flowers is very real sounding too. Even though Jennings was pursuing music, he now realizes that he was still on a bad track. I guess it takes talent to take music from a completely unrelated genre and turn it into something else, but its certainly not art and I have absolutely no respect for the practice. View the profiles of professionals named "Jennifer Eddy" on LinkedIn. Jennifer Eddy is an international award-winning marketing strategist, Forbes contributor, and frequent industry speaker specialized in marketing, growth strategy and reputation management. At least have respect for the mans son. The problem is with the way they are presented. So, I always felt it calling me. Ive listened to Struggles and his seems real and you can tell he feels it. I just heard about this album yesterday from a friend yesterday. Im not a fan of Shooters music, but i can not get enough of his radio show (it really is great), with that said this project strikes me as pathetic, Im sitting here staring at your headline saying in my head WTF is everyone thinking, I then checked the date No its not April 1st. Not defending the music since I have not heard it, just calling it like I see it when it comes to a total outsider to the situation depicting their relationship based on something less than love of a Grandfather and Grandson. But still, aside from Shooter, aside from country rap, aside from anybodys opinions about music, or personalities, or anything else, I still think it is a deep ethical issue facing the broader music world whether it is right to take a dead mans songs and to remake them in someone elses expression. June 6, 2013 @ She was 15 when Struggle was born so Jennifer had a fatherlike relationship with Waylon and her child had and grandchild like relationship. January 17, 2017 @ If thats what it takes to get attention to be paid to a true artist like this then so be it. "There was so many times where I was like, 'Oh, I could see this going this way' and he was just like, 'Oh, what about this?' Jennings died on February 13, 2002, at his home in Chandler, Arizona.