Parents: Ever have the urge to get your newborn hooked on Eminem, but then think better of your 1-year-old internalizing lines such as, "Me and Nate D-oh-double-G / Lookin' for a couple bitches with some double-Ds"? Now you can have the best of both worlds: a Shady education for your lil miracle without the misogyny. "But how?" you ask. Rockabye Baby! has the answer. The Silver Lake-based company pumps out lullaby instrumentals that feature the music of — among others — Jay-Z, Michael Jackson and Nickelback. The company has defanged Slim Shady's "Lose Yourself," "The Real Slim Shady" and "My Name Is."
From the official website: "The label takes the rock music parents love and transforms it into soothing instrumental lullabies. In short, Rockabye Baby! makes rock music baby-friendly and kids music adult-friendly."
CMH is the label overlord involved here, and Vice President Lisa Roth is totally #TeamRockabye.
"First and foremost, we're fans, so we take care to make every album musically interesting enough to satisfy adult listeners," Roth said in a statement on the site. "Believe me, making an album that's gentle enough for sleeping babies but still entertains Mom and Dad is trickier than it sounds."
Especially when one of the most controversial pop stars of the millennium is involved. Check out "Lose Yourself" and see if Rockabye Baby! is right for your precious cargo:
Here is the official tracklist, via Consequence of Sound:
1. The Monster
2. Not Afraid
3. The Way I Am
4. My Name Is
5. The Real Slim Shady
6. Stan
7. Shake That
8. Without Me
9. 'Till I Collapse
10. Lose Yourself
11. Mockingbird
12. Love the Way You Lie
If you like what you are hearing, there are plenty more samples available. Check out Pearl Jam's "Jeremy":
Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean":
And Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'" featuring UGK:
