80s babies

  1. Hathaway

    Shyt Your Parents/Grandparents used to do that would be "child abuse" today

    Raising kids really puts the way I was disciplined in the 90s all in perspective. Kids are really a handful especially as they are going through the "terror ages" 2-4. This shyt reminded me of my grandma. Back in 1999, she had a foster kid. A little girl about 7 years old. Well, this girl had a...
  2. O

    Was Anyone Else Obsessed With Sports Equipment When You Were Younger?

    I’m talking real young. Like 4,5,6... When I was like 5 living in College Park I would beg my dad to take me to the High School football field to try to kick a field goal. In my mind it felt like an NFL stadium. The way the chalk was on the baseball fields was always fascinating to me. The...
  3. Homey the clown

    Kids Commercials from Dec 1990 USA Network

  4. Jean Jacket

    Singles ****Circles - Atlantic Starr (80s Funk)****

    The smell of perfume, the excited voices spilling from the corded phone, while your mama retorts, claps back while applying foundation... Doorbell rings... the babysitter is here for you. 30 mins later. You're fast asleep as the grown folks sashay into the club to this one....
  5. JesusFOREVER

    Yo anyone remember that Converse Weapon commercial?

    :russ: just stumbled upon this glory on the YouTube rabbit hole and still remember all the lyrics :wow: :mjlol:@ Magic's offbeat ass rapping and Isiah trying to hold back laughter during his verse That flow by McHale tho :whoo: Shoes were flames too you were idgaf you were NOT fukking with...
  6. Slangtonomo

    Who remembers checking a cd to see where the rapper was from

    As a major prerequisite to buying their music? Of course this is the old and semi old heads. I went through my phase where if it didn't have florida, georgia, or texas on it :hubie: I wasn't fukkin with it. You literally walked down cd isles, saw interesting covers, names, and concepts, then...
  7. Jean Jacket

    Is the mid 90s the apex and end of mainstream Black consciousness?

    As an 80s baby... I grew up with Pac, Biggie, Naughty by Nature, Jay Z, Nas...Bone Thugs etc.... One thing that remains constant is that during my youth, being on the east coast listening to Hot 97.1 seven days a week...thru the 90's.. I felt radio truly reflected my world and mindset.. from...
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