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SUNDAY MUSIC VIDS: DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
03-11-2018 by Katie Marzullo
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Back beforeJaden and Willow Smith were even
a twinkle in their parents’ eyes, their proud papaWill Smith was entertaining the masses under the
moniker The Fresh Prince, and, along with his
partner DJ Jazzy Jeff, he brought some fresh and
fun beats to the rap scene back in the late-‘80s and
early-‘90s.
“Parents
Just Don’t Understand” was the pair’s breakout
hit, and kitschy nostalgia aside, the song and video are amusing to
revisit 30 years later (wow!) now that Will is himself a parent.
One has to wonder if his tune has changed at all now that he and
wife Jada Pinkett find themselves responsible for
two precocious kids.
And speaking of
the younger Smith generation, am I the only one who is DYING to see
a reboot of this song care of Jaden and Willow? Think of the
hilarious possibilities – not to mention the irony!
This video was
a favorite of mine when it came out in 1988, chronicling the
misadventures of The Fresh Prince during his parents’
vacation. Carjacking, underage prostitution, violent beatings
– it’s all in good fun! Why you gotta waste my flavor,
‘rents? Shoot…
Anyhoo, kick
back and enjoy some vintage pre-Suicide Squad Will
Smith:
Jeff and Will
would score their biggest hit, though, 4 years later with pretty
much THE quintessential summertime jam -- "Summertime"! 27 years
later, we're still grooving to this hit on those sweltering summer
days by the pool with our homies. Oh man, you can just smell the
Banana Boat sunscreen listening to this!
(Image viaMichael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
- Katie
Marzullo, YH Staff Editor