Throwback Thursday: Coming to America

Where do I even start? This movie is such a classic. I've been wearing out Coming to America in my VCR (remember those?) since I was 2 and I have yet to get tired of it. I know every hilarious line from, "The royal penis is clean your highness," to "I've tied my shoes once. It is an overrated experience," to "Sexual Chocolate!"


Eddie Murphy just can't do it like this any more. He's too busy making children's movies and denying his babies and sad things like that. But even though he's lost his funny and replaced it with fat suits, I'll always have a little respect for him playing Prince Akeem.



If you haven't seen Coming to America yet, I'd like you to slap yourself. Then turn off your computer, get in your car, and drive to the nearest Blockbuster. You won't regret it.

-M

Throwback Thursdays: Craig David

Craig David was my favorite biracial cutie from across the pond. His hair was on point with those wispy curls, and he had a voice of a R&B/Pop angel and his songs were damn catchy. His career didn't last long in America but was successful in Europe. Eight years later he's back with songs Hot Stuff and Hypnotic. I fell in love with him again when he did an acoustic performance of his songs on Live From Abby Road. Let's take a journey through time.

2001



2008 When in doubt, ruin cover Bowie


I can't hate, he's still got it. But I'll never forget this

-A

Throwback Thursday: Daria

Being currently unemployed and car-less has it's perks. One of them is being able to watch old episodes of Daria on YouTube all day long, which is exactly what I've been doing.

Reliving the Daria series reminds me how lucky I am to be out of high school, how I wish Sick Sad World was a real show, and how much the quality of MTV has really gone downhill since the '90s. Like tremendously.

It also reminded me that Trent was the hottest cartoon character in the history of animation. All of my friend's older brothers were nerds. Lucky Daria.



By the way, who took the time out to create this hot mess? Oh, humanity.

-M

Throwback Thursday: Clueless

Despite what you heard, I am not dead. And I promise not to neglect this blog like Madonna neglects her children to go out clubbing.

Sweetie, you're 50...go home.


Anyway my throwback is Clueless which is one of my favorite movies from the 90s. It had everything you could ask for. Paul Rudd, funny one liners, awesome outfits and Stacy Dash, that girl who refuses to age. It's one of those movies that you have to stop what you're doing and enjoy every minute of it, and then use it's crap 90s lingo for the next three days.



I'm telling you guys, I'm totally buggin'.



-A

Throwback Thursday: Clone High

Clone High was one of those awesome shows that came and went unnoticed by the general public. The premise was that the government created clones of dead public figures - such as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, Joan of Arc, Cleopatra and Mahatma Ghandi - who are now teenagers and all round up in a high school aptly named Clone High. How the show got greenlit I'll never know, but somehow it worked.

Needless to say it was hilarious. I was 12 when the show came out, but still find myself laughing hysterically at jokes like this:

Yeah, that's in poor taste.
The best thing is the series available on DVD, but all 13 episodes are available on YouTube.

Not impressed yet? Will Ghandi locked up in jail change your mind?


If you didn't at least chuckle, you are a robot.

-M

Throwback Thursdays: Foxy Brown

Remember Foxy Brown before the deafness and nail salon fights? Back when she wore long dresses and rapped with Jay-Z and was all about the Ill Na Na? Yeah, I miss her too. At least she left behind jams like Get Me Home, Candy, and I'll Be.

I'll Be (feat. Jay-Z) - Foxy Brown


There's just not enough choreographed dancing in rap videos anymore.

Bonus throwback!: Here's the original Foxy Brown, played by my idol, Pam Grier a.k.a. the HBIC.


I can't wait for the day someone pisses me off to the point where I get to say "Death is too easy for you, bitch."

-M

Throwback Thursdays: Rugrats

I'm taking a break from flashy bling bling music videos to talk about one of the greatest cartoons from the 90s. I'm talking about the Rugrats. Now I don't know how to describe the amount of awesome this show was but the intro alone gives me chills and flashbacks. I'll even admit that I watched the All Grown Up episodes -- not as cool.



Now only if I could get all the seasons on DVD on my Amazon wish list...

-A

Throwback Thursdays: Busta Rhymes

If I had to choose my favorite rapper as a child, there would be a good chance that Busta Rhymes would make the pick. He was funny, unique, and original. This song, along with the video's shoutout to my favorite childhood movie, Coming to America, stole my 7 year old heart.

Now he's making Arab Money. Oh, where is the Busta Rhymes I love? I still maintain that he lost his mind ever since he cut his dreads.

Here's one for the road--

Throwback Thursdays: Aaliyah

Since we slacked on last weeks throwback Thursday we have a double whammy for you. Totally didn't see that coming, I know.

I love Aaliyah and I can't believe it's been 8 years since she died. I think her and Tupac are chilling somewhere in New Mexico where no one knows about their secret love. This song will forever be my jam and I want those leather pants.

Notice a young Mark Ronson on the turntables.

This song is one of Aaliyah's first and definitely one of her best. I still jam to it, especially after finding out a guy you're talking to has a girlfriend. You can contemplate whether or not to tell her while Aaliyah croons.

Slacking

Yeah we've been slacking this week. Can you blame us? We're college students.

So to make up for the lack of updates, here's all the posts we would've had this week in one.

- Shia LaBeouf coming home to a nice little birthday "surprise."


- The new trailer for Spike Jonze's adaptation of everyone's favorite childhood book Where the Wild Things Are (you know you wanna see this).


- A hungry Pharrell Williams attempting to entertain soulless McDonald's workers in France.


- And here's a clip from Martin for nostalgia's sake. Best part's at 1:45.



In other news, big things are coming up on UBH, so stay tuned.

-M

Throwback Thursdays: The Parent Trap

As I'm sure you're very well aware of, actress Natasha Richardson died yesterday after a skiing accident in Canada. In honor of her, I've decided to dedicate this week's Throwback Thursday to the first time I and many others my age met Natasha: almost 11 years ago in The Parent Trap.

I remember being in awe of her style, beauty and presence. Even as a 10 year old, you could just see how undeniably classy she was. Her death came so sudden and there are no words to describe what a sad tragedy it is.



R.I.P. Natasha Richardson.

-M

Throwback Thursdays: Smilez & Southstar

Where do you even start? Everything from their names to the song itself is just so...indescribable. All you can do is shake your head. Mostly because you know you liked it back in '02. Don't lie.

And tell me they didn't remind you of the "Hip Hop Dalmatians" from Brown Sugar.
Just replace the fur coats with track suits.

Bonus throwback!: They sampled the song from Marvin Gaye & Diana Ross' "Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)," which is the jam.

Aaaand let's not forget disgraced rapper Ja Rule also sampled the same song that exact same year. So bad, it should be it's own post.

-M

Throwback Thursdays: Mariah Carey

I don't care what anyone says. If you were a preteen in the 90s then you listened to Mariah Carey and you loved it. I remember watching this video when I was 8 and wishing I could be a sexy spy like her while I was in my training bra. Mariah was on top and now she's...Mrs. Cannon. Yeah, I know that's really weird. Anyway this week's jam is Honey. My favorite part of the video is the Eddie Griffin cameo. Oh, Eddie Griffin...

-A

Throwback Thursday: LL Cool J

This was the jaaaaam...on the playground. Ok, so I was like 6 when this song came out but LL Cool J was so hot back then. In the House was on, he was on the radio every 30 minutes, and I just wanted him to grab my prepubescent body with his rippling biceps and take me away in his Lexus. But damn, how sad is it that it took me almost 15 years to realize how corny LL Cool J was?

Then, you let your dress fall down to the floor
I kissed you softly and you yearned for more
We experienced pleasure unparallel
Into an ocean of love we both fell
Swimming in the timeless currents of pure bliss
Fantasies interchanging with each kiss
Undying passion unites our souls
Together we swim until the point of no control

Boy, stop.
Be sure to check out the Dapy store LL Cool J walks in front of at the 2:01 mark while he talks on his big ass flip phone.

-M