Retro Spins: DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince - And In This Corner...

I figured today would be a good day to wrap up my listening session of 80's albums from DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, AKA Will Smith, and Jeff Townes. 

It was my brother who introduced me to the duo. I don't know if he saw them on MTV, and from there decided to get the cassettes, or if he had heard about them before. Either way, the end result was he and I sitting on the floor, building Legos, and laughing to the tunes. I'm not gonna lie, back in the day, they were funny.

Playing through And In This Corner..., I was greeted by familiarity. Granted, it's been a while since my childhood, but I still remembered, Then She Bit Me, I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson, Who Stole My Car?, and Too Damn Hype. Mind you, that was just the tip of the iceberg for this fifty-seven minute rap fest.

I had to shake my head when track five, You Got It (Donut), came on. The tune is all about (hopefully), a fictional girl who Will is seeing who is treating him like a punk by getting with other guys. It's such the opposite spectrum of how his real life wife treats him that it makes the song laughable.

What I also noticed while listening to it was how these songs probably wouldn't be socially acceptable these days. Tracks like The Girlie Had A Mustache. In this overly sensative era, I just don't think some would see the humor. You know how everyone likes to complain about something these days.

While I favored the more comical tracks, there were definitely moments of (somewhat) seriousness that stood out, such as, The Reverand.Jazzy Jeff certainly knows his way around a turntable and mixing board. Admittedly, I'm not to in tune with rap, but he defintiely stands out among what I know as top tier.

So how does their final 80's entry fare to their others? Well...I suppose it's better than getting slapped in the face. I kid...but not really. I do imagine that getting slapped would be far worse than listening to this, or any album. Overall, it's good. Separate the art from the artist, and you can't deny there's quality and enjoyment there.

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