And yet, even back then, he was still clowned on by a certain set of the population (mostly the rap community). I can still vividly remember plenty of people calling Will corny in the 90's. Granted, I wasn't one of them.
Yeah they clowned him bc he didn't cuss or use the n-word - Summertime is a badass jam I dare anyone to hate on it. He is a cuck though now which is sad.
I've always hated on it. Will did that hollier than thou no cursing shit while constantly talking about fucking women or how they were dressed sexy. It was always contrived bs.
He's had the level of success that very few people ever do.
Dude went from being an extremely popular musician, to a comedic actor, and then went on to become one of the biggest movie stars.
The people throwing insults around have most certainly had nowhere near his level of success. Probably jealous little bitches, trying to feel good about being able to take him down a bit.
Active from 1985 to 1994 and occasionally thereafter, they were the third rap group in recording history to receive platinum certification, after Run-DMC and the Beastie Boys. They received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for "Parents Just Don't Understand" (1988). Their most successful single was "Summertime" (1991), which earned them their second Grammy and reached number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Such an ignorant response from the other person. Clearly has no idea about his early music career.
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u/symb015X 6h ago
Some of y’all too young to remember the fresh prince or the bad boyz, and can’t really know what that kinda clout meant back in monoculture days