actually for the right dude - this would be a great opportunity. i have seen "nonhiphop" cats rockin along side a hip hop "producer" or "beatmaker" just for the sake of the drum patterns that the nonhiphop artist wanted - the fans loved it.
i have seen jazz groups gittin busy!!!! and the whole time - the baddest part (to me - not the other jazz music listeners) was that this "thug" [ALLOW ME TO CLARIFY MYSELF - I USE THE WORD "THUG" TO EXPRESS WHAT THE FOLK AT THE EVENT WERE THINKIN-AT LEAST INITIALLY. THE JAZZ GROUP WAS IN BLACK TIE, THE AUDIENCE WAS IN BUS. CASUAL, AND HOMIE WAS IN JEANS, T, AND BBALL CAP!!! LOVELY MIX. BUT AS TEH SONGS STARTED PLAYIN, N DUDE EVEN GOT IN THE MIX WIT A FEW BEAT PATTERN SOLOS - THE TISH WAS OFF THE CHAIN!] lol it was mad funny - but everyone was diggin the blend!
GREAT WAY TO MAKE SOME CASH FOR GIGGIN - AT LEAST IN MY AREA - NO OFFENSE BUT THERE ARE A LOT MORE KNOWN PAYING GIGS FOR NONHIPHOP (AND SOME TIMES NON "BLACK" INDIE. GENRES THAN U COULD SHAKE A STICK AT!!!