Omar Gooding drops a Rap Album?

Yes, that man holding the huge Cuban cigar with the photoshopped smoke is none other than actor Omar Gooding.

Younger children, and older adults only know him as Cuba Gooding Jr.'s little brother. But us eighties babies practically grew up watching this man.

Over a decade ago we watched a thirteen-year old Omar Gooding on Nickelodeon's Wild and Crazy Kids. Later we saw him on Hanging with Mr. Cooper and Smart Guy, and he had solidified his image as a clean-cut family-oriented actor. He played a much more mature role as "Sweetpea" in John Singleton's street film Baby Boy, an unprecedented switch that indicated that Gooding was ready for more adult endeavors.

Soon after, we saw him in more mature parts on shows such as CSI: Miami and the short-lived ESPN drama Playmakers.

But even playing a thug in Baby Boy didn't prepare us for this--Omar Gooding, or "Big O" is releasing an album with West Coast gangsta rapper, C-Bo. Now it wouldn't be as shocking if he were releasing an album with someone like, say, Will Smith or Rev Run. It wouldn't even be that bad if it were someone like Ja Rule or Jay-Z. But C-Bo? The guy who writes lyrics like "I'm a mobster/killin' make my dick hard" is creating an album with Stuart from Ghost Dad.

I haven't heard any tracks yet, but I'll let you know what I think when I do.

I guess we all grow up, but could "Big-O" have possibly found a rapper whose lyrics weren't so horrific they got him arrested?