For those of you who don't know Sir Mix-A-Lot:

Yeah, yeah, he's a lame mutha now because of that lame-tastic "Baby Got Back," but he will always be remembered in my eyes for this song. The flow, the beat=flawless.

Video Vault: St. Ides commercials were so gangsta.

Remember St. Ides? If so, I'm terribly sorry. During my short stint as a rebellious youth back in the sixth grade, I would go to the local supermarket and wreak all kinds of havoc. Everyday was like I was in the Smashing Pumpkins' “1979” video.

Anyway, I would go there and just open up cans of beer and feel like a badass and drink it and such. St. Ides was one of those beverages, and lemme tell ya—it was the worst damn liquor. As much as I hate saying the word, it literally was a “pussy-ass” drink. And the funny thing about it was the fact that they had all these rappers like Tupac and Snoop and Wu-Tang and shit doing the commercials.

I would catch these videos when I watched The Box all the time. Damn. The Box. Wow. That was for those like me growing up who didn't have cable at first so had to settle for The Box, and then forgot all about it when I graduated to Rap City. Ahhhh. It was a great channel, though. Wonder where it is now.

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Oh, West Coast rap. How I miss thee.

Video Vault: Montell Jordan's "What's On Tonight"

It was until recently that I realized I was possibly the only person alive who followed Montell Jordan's career after "This Is How We Do It." I mean, I stuck with that brother single after single. I don't know why I loved him so much, but I did. Maybe it was his big, luscious lips. Or the fact he sampled Slick Rick for his first single. Or just because. This song here is a gem.

Video vault: Joe's "All The Things (Your Man Won't Do)

A sheer classic, soulful R&B song from a sheer, classic brother named Joe. Lemme tell ya--I am a Joe fanatic. I mean, I was with him before he went bald and sported the high-top S-Curl fade circa 1993 when "All or Nothing" came through the airwaves. He's such an underrated talent. It's crazy because he had super hits in the 90s, especially karaoke favorite "I Wanna Know," but he never got the big head and kept doing his thing. I love you always, Joe. Always.

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Don't Wanna Be a Player
The Love Scene (I still say the quote "'69 was a very good year, if you know what I mean, my dear")
Treat Her Like A Lady
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