N**** Wanna Bring The 80's Back, It's Okay With Me, That's Where They Made Me At...

1987s: A year where Hip-Hop was blessed with debut LP's such as Eric B. & Rakim's 'Paid In Full', Public Enemy's 'Yo, Bum Rush The Show' & Boogie Down Production's 'Criminal Minded'. Prince dropped the classic double album 'Sign 'O The Times'. Soul was out, funk & disco were in. Eddie Murphy destroyed the stage with 'Raw', a template of masterpiece stand-up comedy. Women started to ask their men, ''What have you done for me lately'' thanks to a certain Ms. Janet Jackson. The DeBarge brothers helped to get light-skinned brothas in style. Dookie ropes, Knightrider, Madonna, bright fuckin' colours, new wave, beeper, crack & oh yeah...

The kid was born, 17th March 1987. *does The Wop*

But yeah, the 80's was fuckin' great. At least, I think it was great.

Shiieeeeetttt, who am I kidding? I'm barely 21 years old, I can JUST about remember what life was like in 1992. Hol' on a sec, lemme just reminisce on that HORRIBLE Gumby 'Bobby Brown' hair-do I used to rock in year 1 with my Sonic The Hedgehog t-shirt & shorts combo'


Friggin' ell, what was my mother thinking when she took me to the barber's...

But I digress (shout out to Tariq Nasheed), this isn't about my infant fashion sense. but more about culture. Or better yet, the way in Deuce Double 0 Eight, we've basically recycled 80's culture in terms of music, fashion and shiieettt, even cocaine is finding it's way back into our hearts. I mean, coke was never really OUT but it's definitely had a bit of a resurgence in the pop culture sense. Just look at the way Hip-Hop has been moving in the underground sense. Acts like The Cool Kids, Kid Sister are gaining heat. New tracks from major R'n'B acts Ne-Yo & Beyonce would have you think they'd be chilling in famed 1980's New York club Studio 54 for the past 6 months. Janet Jackson was obviously taking a trip down memory lane with 'Control' when she was cutting her new record. We got crews like The Retro Kids who literally do nothing. I know that sounds cold, lol, but it ain't even like they dance, sing, rap, do reality shows or ANYTHING. They're just famous for dressing like a bunch of mini-Run DMC's & MC Lyte's.



Not to mention the musical direction Timbaland (modern day Nile Rodgers, say suhen!), Justin Timberlake & Rihanna have taken. Shit, even Chris Brown has decided to re-package his sophomore album 'Exclusive', and the single he's about to drop 'Forever' has a more European, house-driven appeal. He's readily admitted he wants to be crowned the 'Prince Of Pop'.

Argghhhh, this is pissing me orf.

I mean, don't get me wrong. I don't mind it too tough, in the cultural sense. I mean, I like the way The Retro Kids have gone about it, in a sense. It's kinda cool to revisit a phenomenon that you were a part of in a sense, but never got to experience. Nah, 'revisit' is the wrong word. They weren't there in the 1st place, really so it's a fresh experience.

But me PERSONALLY. I'm just waiting for the New Jack Era to come back. I wanna go to parties dressed like Nino Brown and shit. We'll have songs that sounds like 'Poison' by Bell Biv Devoe & 'Groove Me' by Guy. Producers will have jacked Teddy Riley's style. Rappers will be BROKE (hopefully), be PROUD of being broke & rap as if they were broke. R'n'B will be smooth again. R'n'B will be the kind of R'n'B that a man can feel no way of bumping LOUD from his whip without fear of looking soft. I mean, c'mon. What R'n'B music in this day & age, could a man having blaring out LOUD without being afraid of people thinking he rocks open-toed cowboy boots? That wasn't the case in the 90's. We had Guy, Blackstreet, Jodeci, Montell Jordan, Joe, H-Town, 112, Dru Hill, Silk and I KNOW I'm forgetting some others. Fuckin' ell, I'm feeling rather nostalgic right now. Man, I watched New Jack City when I was like 7 years old! Lol. Argh, there's no point me starting because this will go from a blog post, to a frikkin' novel let's just stay there. Actually, lemme just post this video. Lol.





*Has flashbacks*


Now what, I can't keep writing. Imma play FreeCell, and bump nothing but 90's classics until next time...


Peace & Chicken Grease.