White Kids Rapping and Why I'm Not Cool at Parties

[grampak]

In my experience as an upper middle class white kid from suburban Cleveland, I have found that there are two "rap" or "hip-hop" songs that are commonly memorized by other kids like me. For some reason, every white kid my age knows all the words to "Baby Got Back" by Sir Mix-a-lot and "Ice, Ice Baby" by Vanilla Ice. Why is it that so many white

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[slimehead]

Kellen- master of his domain.

[martadiehm]

Surely you are able to shout out the "YEAH!"s in response to Mix-a-lot calling out "So, fellas! (yeah) Fellas! (yeah) Has your girlfriend got the butt?" (hell yeah.) If not- And iff you truly were a big booty black woman in a previous life, I could then only admit that I'M hooked and I can't stop staring.

Don't want none unless you got buns hun.

[spacefood]

Everyone my age knows the theme song to The Fresh Prince of Bel Aire too. Although I take part in the ignorance of "I Like Big Butts" I take part in the singing of every lyric of The Fresh Prince theme song. I'm not sure how I remember the song word for word. It was engraved in my mind though. If I ever heard particular sequences of words that resemble any lyrics from that song the song immediately pops into my head for at least 45 minutes. For example,

1)if this is a story...it is a story all about how my life got flipped turned upside down.

2)if anyone is ever 'born and raised' they are born and raised in West Philadelphia in my mind...no matter what.

3)if 'it' ever comes near....it must have a licsense plate that says fresh and have a dice in the mirror.