Friday Feel Good Jam #2

It’s Friday, and what better way to celebrate Summer than with DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince’s anthem, “Summertime”?

Well, can you think of a better way?

Exactly, you can’t. That was a rhetorical question. I KNOW there is no better way to celebrate Summer on a Friday, I was just messing with you. DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince are probably the greatest rapping duo of all time. Jeff provided the instrumentals, whilst Fresh Prince was the vocalist.

Or “emcee” (M.C) as the youngsters call them these days.

Many people may not realise this, but DJ Jazzy Jeff was actually christened “DJ Jazzy Jeff”. He was literally BORN to be a disc jockey! How awesome is that?

The Fresh Prince, on the other hand, was not christened “The Fresh Prince”. That would just be ridiculous. No one knows his real name but he was quite famous for bearing a striking resemblance to movie star Will Smith, of Independence Day and I, Robot fame.

They could practically be twins.

The Man Christened DJ Jazzy Jeff, And The Will Smith Lookalike.

Let’s have a look at this cool Friday Feel Good Jam, feel free to sing along. You know you want to.

One simply has to marvel at the special effects, which makes it appear as if Jeff and Fresh Prince’s legs have been cut off, and that they have a mind of their own.

Also notice the trendy hairdo’s of the time, very big in the late 80′s / early 90′s. I myself was a proud owner of “the box cut” for many years as well, until a girl I wanted to sleep with told me it was crap. So I cut it. But she still didn’t sleep with me.

Which just goes to show, you should never change for anyone. Just be yourself, like DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince.

So whatever happened to these guys, I hear you ask?

Well, Jazzy Jeff is currently a music producer for a variety of B-grade R&B singers like Jill Scott. Who is Jill Scott? Exactly.

The Fresh Prince has simply just vanished off the face of the earth, unlike his doppelganger Will Smith who has become a mainstream movie star and will soon be seen in the new Vampire / Zombie flick, I Am Legend, which also just happens to be the name of my as-yet-unpublished autobiography.

Which I think is what we call irony?

Shaun Oakes

This was written by the hulking mass of manliness known as Shaun Oakes. If you enjoyed what he had to say, you owe it to yourself to follow him on Twitter at @shaunoakes. Do it now.