It's a very dumb combination, that never really fits during the song, but still I like it a lot:confused: :confused: :confused:

The only thing that irritates the sh*t out of me is rapping over the coolest bassline ever. They should've left it open there....And that guitarending isn't lindsey's....or is it?:confused: :confused:

dude, what the fukc? :confused:

pretty much my thoughts exactly. :laugh:

I just hate it when rappers try to do that stuff

Whoa...stand back, stand back. I think they've creatively merged two genres of music. I don't generally like rap, but this is such a unique collaboration...it really does give me chills.

To be fair, its just my own opinion. If some one else likes it, fine.

The liner notes credit use of the song sample as written by Lindsey Buckingham, Michael Fleetwood, Annie McVie, John McVie and Stephanie Nicks. I don't know much about credits for use of song samples, but I assume obviously at least this one uses the registered names.

Fair enough. But it's my opinion that the world's not going to end. :wavey:

I just bought the ringtone - thanks for posting that link.

David, even though you don't care for it - consider that it's still a huge compliment to FM that a hip-hop artist even wanted to sample anything from their catalog.

well ok, but your reaction seemed a little drastic for the situation ... :laugh:

I'm really not a fan of Bone Thugs, but I like this! It's probably my favorite BTH song, seeing as the other ones are mostly crap! :lol:

I thought it was always Christine. :shrug:

Yeah, sometimes I can get a llittle opinionated. LOL

I completely agree :distress: I just dont understand how people really think that rap is a form of music {JMO}, I dont hate rappers, and I dont disrespect them, just the themes of the music, plus its not easy to sing to :laugh:

also, you just dont ruin a great song like 'The Chain'..EVER....
or any Fleetwood Mac {lets include beatles in this too} for that matter...

I love this. It doesn't really seem to fit the song, but I like the Bone Thugs, so I like this...

The harmonizers of hiphop should pay the debt to the great harmonizers of rock 'n roll. The sampled song layers metaphor, like links in a chain:

slavery -> perseverence -> the blues -> social discord (usually expressed as the "mystery to me" of female sexuality) -> special sensitivity -> music (as symbolized by "harmonizing") -> the chain that holds both the mac and btnh together

Furthermore, the mac represent the last era (from the Mac to MJ) where pop artists strove to unify a large "mass" audience while recognizing and bearing the burdens of the age.

That's a profound legacy to which Bone Thugs pay homage, while likening their own misfortunes (two fallen band members) to contemporary lack of fraternal feeling. Say you will, indeed. . .