I was wondering how you guys feel about this:
A friend of one of my bands is a very talented young producer and also does some work for us and assists us in the process of songwriting once in a while and will record our upcoming album sometime next year. So far he has always done this for free, but we haven't been able to do a lot back so far. Our guitarists are currently building his website for him, but that's pretty much it.
Recently he asked me to lay down the basslines for a heavily rock-influenced hiphop album he's producing for a rapper he's friends with, as he liked my playing and the sound of my Jazz Bass through my EBS HD350 halfstack a lot, so he really wanted
that sound. Turns out though, this rapper was in jail at the time the recording sessions took place, and the producer visited him in jail once in a while to have him listen to various premixes on a small ghettoblaster in his cell
![Razz :P](./images/smilies/icon_razz.gif)
. I have no idea what he was doing time for, nor does this producer. I liked the songs he sent me and liked to be able to help our producer out, so I grabbed the opportunity.
What would you have done in this position?
Would you want to find out what he was doing time for before you decided if you'd want to be a part of this, or would you let the music speak for itself and take the opportunity straight away?
FYI, this rapper was released on christmas eve, and tonight we're having dinner with him and all who were involved with this album during his time in jail. This will be the first time I meet him, and one of the first things I will ask him is what he was arrested for. He's been in jail for approximately one or two months, so rest assured it was not murder or anything within that range ![Wink ;)](./images/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif)