Yesterday, I highlighted some true patriots on the high seas. The Chillin’ the Most Cruise was exactly what our Founding Fathers intended when they dreamed of a free nation and its people.
Taking a closer look, Chillin’ the Most is only one themed cruise out of an entire cottage industry of themed festivals out at sea. Traditionally, there have been fan cruises in the past more akin to floating prisons, er…conventions!
I’m sure the Star Trek cruise could shore up any other times the Enterprise has blown up.
Radio stations have hosted concerts on cruises as well, often hosted by their DJs. Hot 97 out New York City has purchased the domain name "hiphopcruise.net," but the site appears to be abandoned, considering it's advertising a cruise scheduled for July 4th weekend, 2009. That cruise’s host was Mister Cee, who recently was arrested for soliciting male prostitutes, so it makes sense why the hip-hop station hasn’t been able to put together a follow-up. At least their cruises had one thing going for it: Free buffet!
Sixthman, the company that organizes Chillin’ the Most and its cruise brethren, actually runs a number of these cruises. They find the kind of acts who invoke passion in their fans, the kind of passion that puts ya back about a grand just for the room alone. They’ve organized cruises with John Mayer, KISS, and Alabama to go along with branded cruises partnered with vh1 and Turner Classic Movies. Their list of artists they’ve gotten to jam on a boat is as impressive as the boat itself. Check out this bad boy:
And that’s just the boat. These cruises head to an island in the Bahamas that is customized to the theme of the cruise. Redneck Paradise one week becomes Great Stirrup Cay the next.
The roster of artists, while impressive, definitely is lacking some musical diversity. Namely, their only rapper on their site is YelaWolf, a skilled MC on his own merits, but who could use some company. Currently, YelaWolf's presence is a certifiable game of "Which one of these is unlike the other?"
I suggested his name yesterday when it comes to conservative rap, so it's only fair: The next artist that needs a themed cruise is the one and only Killer Mike.
Killa Kill matches Kid Rock in his accessibility to his fans and their mutual affinity for a strong Second Amendment. Let Mike Bigga set it off with "Ready Set Go" and make sure there’s enough weed for my dude. If we're going to theme a cruise after Killer Mike, we might as well expand it to a themed cruise for larger-set rappers who weave social messages into their bangers, so let's add Bun B and David Banner.