DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Parents Just Don't Understand

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Lyrics:
I remember one year
My mom took me school shopping
It was me, my brother, my mom, oh, my pop, and my little sister
All hopped in the car
We headed downtown to the Gallery Mall
MY mom started bugging with the clothes she chose
I didn't say nothing at first
I just turned up my nose
She said, What's wrong? This shirt cost $20
I said, Mom, this shirt is plaid with a butterfly collar!
The next half hour was the same old thing
My mother buying me clothes from 1963
And then she lost her mind and did the ultimate
I asked her for Adidas and she bought me Zips!
I said, Mom, what are you doing, you're ruining my rep
She said, You're only sixteen, you don't have a rep yet
I said, Mom, let's put these clothes back, please
She said no, you go to school to learn not for a fashion show
I said, This isn't Sha Na Na, come on Mom, I'm not Bowzer

[@LarrytheKing16]

“You’re 17. You don’t have a rep yet.”- Uncle Phil

[@shakendriamurphy2302]

😂😂😂 ONE OF MY FAVORITE LINES ON THE SHOW.

[@mrstansifer]

Rest In Peace Uncle Phil

[@BulletProYT]

I was re watching fresh prince and as soon as I saw this coment uncle Phil said it wtf

[@raiderschreader2060]

Another one is when uncle Phil said “parents just don’t understand”

[@georgiemartin6236]

Dr. Phil

[@avikmehta2696]

a moment of silence for Uncle Phil, man was a legend and he still is, alive in our hearts. _You're only 17, you don't have a rep yet_ - Uncle Phil

[@agustinleupuscek834]

Avik Mehta what is a rep?

[@japonesdecadadia412]

@@agustinleupuscek834Reputation.

[@iitsScxtty]

@@agustinleupuscek834 No way u actually asked what a rep is

[@gielasssss]

@@iitsScxtty no way your a fortnite kid

[@iitsScxtty]

@@gielasssss So what if I am??

[@nuri3397]

Reading Will’s memoir and going back to listen to these songs really gives you the full picture 😍 what a time!!

[@BisyBackson365]

The Chapter: Adventure brought me here. I was born in 1990 but as a kid I wanted to BE Will Smith. Big Willie Style was the first CD I bought with "my own money". :)

[@rohan-bq8yp]

same, on the same chapter right now haha

[@crystinamarie1]

Lol, me too!

[@tammybrown1127]

Me too!

[@crishnaholmes7730]

Is his book good

[@basslife9078]

Never dreamed I'd be listening to this in my bedroom when my parents were driving me nuts that 30 years later I'd walk past my kids room and hear it thru their door

[@ahhwe-any7434]

Haaaaa ha- Nelson. Just came here to be all like I'm a mom again. & I dont think the anxiousness ever goes away. This time , I just didn't think I'd get pregnant again. & I do really think that w/ some certain things, it really doesn't matter the age. But even w/ all my crazy... I'd say I did at least raise a pretty cool kid. I'll pat myself on the back w/ that. So, hopefully that's a little bit encouraging for this time around./ I just dont want the kid to be no really. You're old. What do u understand... ? or maybe it's just in the spirit type thing.. Some of what my kid says is just rewarding enough. Everyone has all these 2 cents about how to guide kids... while my kid: idk. My mom's cool. I can tell her anything. She can remember what it's like to be a kid. She's not judgey& loves me regardless. Apparently other kids: I wish I could open up to my parents. & "adults": gonna talk to this kid on the dl. & it prob isn't a phase. Me: haha awww now isn't that cute. Did u know my kid tells me everything tho 🌠😭. .. Try not, trifling ass 😑🤚. They're. Kids...!!! Also also I actually like my kids jams. But Ha, I remember being at a friend's house putting this on their intercom. I said something like I know u didn't just drop that & didn't bother to pick up after yourself... played x files theme song then this. Something like that. I couldn't see what they were doing. Just felt the need to bug them.

[@mrmotofy]

@@ahhwe-any7434 Ha my kids are in their mid 20's now...they know most of these songs I grew up on...They turned out mostly ok too. I raised em awesome...homeschooled mostly, taught to love and respect everyone. Then they got to a public HS and that all changed. Started smoking, swearing, telling us how wrong we were parenting...well I was parenting. They loved Mom, she was their best friend...the wait till Dad gets home kinda Mom. So the oldest still hates me and won't talk to me for some unknown reason. The youngest went through it for a bit too. But they got into all the gender stuff, the parents are abusing you if they tell you NO, parents should never discipline you, the parents should let you do whatever you want, kind of BS still prevalent in the schools. But I know why the oldest want talk to me...cuz I call BS on all her...and reveal how her beliefs contradict themselves and what she preaches. Ya know love and accept everyone...unless they think or speak different than you then they're a bigot and disrespectful and homophobic, and your enemy, a gaslighter and... The youngest has a dog she has spent hundreds of hours training. Now a serious BF, that's just like me...and it drives her nuts LOL. Well he's a younger, more clueless, less responsible more financially illiterate version of me haha. She's realized again through talking to me the irony of their perfect version of me...isn't me but what THEY THINK I should be...ever since I asked her a series of strategic questions that made her articulate that out loud...she has been much more reasonable to be around. OH the look of terror on her face when she realized what she was saying...suddenly she got pissed and had to leave haha. She's grown up and realized parents aren't as bad as they used to believe. Funny how they would mouth off when their friends were around...then their friends would tell em that's how parents are supposed to be and they do it cuz they care about us haha. OH they hated those situations. Now she's trying to teach responsibility and money management to her 21yr old BF which isn't going so well. And it frustrates her LOL. I just reply, kinda like a kid huh. There's still hope for them, I remind her at that age I had 2 kids and a house couple cars and motorcycles. It's not how much you make it's how you make your decisions in life There's still hope

[@ESHAUN003]

I ain’t reading all that

[@mrmotofy]

@@ESHAUN003 We don't care...scroll on. No need to announce your actions

[@skylarsartnphotography3450]

LOL

[@tyrel3294]

I bet his kids used to show him this just to get out of trouble

[@dadocta8355]

Lol, yeah. I would!

[@caseyewing1246]

Hahaha Bet 😂

[@sharontaylor2274]

😂😂😂

[@kingyourb0ssandb0i2]

yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[@jarrodbenson7631]

🤣

[@murk959]

"you go to school to learn, not for a fashion show" is every parents' line I swear

[@waynehouseman7841]

maham meher ThAt's right bro keep up the good work

[@murk959]

Wayne Houseman lool :D

[@evilzinabyssranger5695]

Cause thats logical :D

[@LV2308gmail]

maham meher right

[@coolgirl4tv17-DaiTorro]

Nowadays schools don't give a shit about you

[@mjak993]

the fact that Leslie Knope can quote it word for word speaks volumes to the longevity of this track.

[@flyty8857]

First rapper to win a Grammy award 🥇 and jazzy Jeff

[@Farrah300]

We all know Will Smith would star on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air." DJ Jazzy Jeff had the recurring role of Jazz on that show. Jazz is the one who Philip Banks would quite literally throw him out of his mansion. In one instance, the family was outside, and Jazz got thrown in the mansion. SO FUNNY!!!

[@JoelintonMassif]

Who remember when Uncle Phil said "Sometimes parent just dont understand"

[@RapFanatic4ever]

George Markham me

[@yashgoel3402]

Me

[@Aj-ht7bo]

So did Aunt Helen

[@abdance3001]

Teo

[@65coupestang]

that was the mom in this song as a matter of fact she says you're 16 you don't have a rep yet

[@goodguyty]

When rap was about story telling and fun!

[@Matt-ck3lo]

Yesss

[@SerenekiyManifests]

Still is....*cough*

[@lukeboyer1594]

+SereneKiy2000 lies

[@SerenekiyManifests]

LB'03 but its not tho :)

[@lordleo9047]

Hip hop was born out of the systematic oppression of black people... it was in no way supposed to be gimmicky entertainment, lmao. It was about struggle, not fun.

[@AndrewDaniele87]

This song SLAPS

[@christenetene7595]

🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@Cinderella640]

0:21 He look like my older brother 😂 Poor Javon😂

[@shriya3142]

The 2.5k dislikes are from parents who just don't understand

[@TassieLily]

Shriya Its 2.7k

[@BIGANTMANMAN]

Shae's World it’s 2.8

[@Secret_Meeting1]

BIG ANT we don’t need an update every time it goes up we all can see

[@a.s.d7435]

So what? This guy made a funny comment. Stop being so descriptive

[@nanyabuiness3919]

Shriya nice

[@cashouttdan]

Back when rap was just poems but with simple beats

[@dragonflyy000]

Simple good beats without all the vulgarity of today's rap! Proves you can write a good rap w/o all the nasty hateful s*** *The 80s had the best rap ever!!*

[@Adam.P]

One thing about Will Smith's rap is that it didn't contain fowl lyrics. It was always his style. I think he mentioned that he didn't want lyrics to offend his grandmother/parents. This was from 1988, 32 years ago. How time flies.

[@lolha4816]

@@Onserio. no its not, its just about parents lol

[@forbidden5253]

@@Onserio. hes younger in the sing and he didnt know at first lol

[@wellsc7493]

Back then rap was songs like my nutz

[@cambridgejoe669]

I can see why this won a Grammy 😂 It’s genius!

[@Ratchetcity741andjesminevillag]

I can't believe this song is thirty five years old

[@welshy_0324]

Someone is on fire at Ramsett park. They need you to get down there right away.

[@AlexeyAldonin]

Oh my God!

[@luluM911]

I knew i'd find that comment here

[@vinx8379]

Oh, there's more of us

[@GinMartiniMusic]

YAS.

[@lol-de4lo]

What's this comment about? Can someone explain?

[@baltimoredrummer1]

4 minutes 44 seconds of non stop lyrics and two different stories with a plot. No errant, discombobulated "ayes!!!!" all over the track.

[@chaboi7]

The entire song is stupid though...sounds like a story hes reoucnting about his gay lover benny medina

[@wunaa6613]

@@chaboi7 thats the thing about rapping some people love rap that tell storys

[@chaboi7]

@@wunaa6613 I get it but it still is the same, somethings off here

[@Kodaiva]

king bibibear it’s called not the f bombs n words and gunshots. When rap was good

[@chaboi7]

@@Kodaiva its gay.

[@DP-hy4vh]

1988: Parents Just Don't Understand 2022: Chris Rock Just Don't Understand

[@MoJayyyy]

Shit still slaps

[@rommix0]

Indeed. Harder than the oscars.

[@ohcamnam9383]

Shut up

[@mrsuns10]

Uh oh here comes Richard

[@ashanti8592]

My mom told me this used to be her favorite song when she was my age , ironic

[@shittyravedjmixes6589]

+Aswizzle :/ My sister told me that when she was in her teens- 20s my grandmother took the album away from her because parents just dont understand

[@zamirprod.9033]

+Aswizzle :/ I remember those days... LOL... That was good from Fresh Prince back in the day... This and 'Summer Time' were my fav Fresh Prince songs. :D Tell your mom hey!!! LOL

[@zamirprod.9033]

***** That's how it always is and one day you will too. :)

[@jonkeathegamer]

+Aswizzle :/ same

[@aaavideos62]

Same

[@4mydearlady]

Some people dogged Will for being clean in his rap music. A lot of folks were mad and booed when he won the Grammy for "Parents Just Don't Understand." Gangsta rap was dawning then. But I thought Will was a master lyricist. Gangsta rap has its place in hip hop history. Street poets. But Will didn't grow up like that. Every black person didn't grow up like that. Will couldn't rely on shock, violence, gun play, dropping f-bombs, the n-word, etc. he had to be more creative. Shame he got dogged so bad back then. Half of those rappers that dogged him are not even here anymore. Look at Will Smith now!

[@WeerdMunkee]

I wouldn't call rapping about being mistakenly attracted to, then trying to get with a 12 year old runaway, "clean", exactly. Lol

[@BigKengfedti210]

#BIGFACTS

[@thetetons744]

"All you rappers braggin about how many people you put in a herse, do me one favor. Write one verse without a curse"

[@rashb3994]

@@WeerdMunkee Hey didn't know she was a 12 year old runaway. He's rapping about an honest mistake. She looks 22 in this video, haha. The first GMO was government cheese. So it was having the effect on young black girls that GMO's have on young white girls now, where they develop faster and have their periods earlier. He thought he was picking up someone his age in his mom's car.

[@bkkersey93]

His type of rap and lyrics are better than gangster crap.

[@M0HAK0]

This beat is so damn good! Will Smith always had great music!

[@eperez7744]

This type of 80s rap was just happy pop... even way better than all that gangsta rap shit

[@TylerSingh]

Hate him or love him he’s spittin straight facts 🔥🔥

[@isayweirdshityk]

Why would anyone hate will

[@paincake992]

Word

[@harsh-je9ed]

@@isayweirdshityk dahhh its rewind time

[@tommyhendo]

This question didn’t age well.

[@MisterMikeTexas]

@@isayweirdshityk Well I'm sure Will ain't exactly on Chris Rock's Christmas card list, least not now.

[@jcnot9712]

“You go to school to learn, not for a fashion show” -Mother who buys a brand new Porsche.

[@hanne9170]

JC Not haahhaaa, always

[@timhoward5]

I just heard it

[@youtuber3328]

i really really loved working at victoria's secret because they sell pretty much only ladies apparel

[@Sig721Tau]

JC Not That last line doesn't make sense.

[@rookanga607]

tax payers bought her Porsche by sending her a welfare check!

[@CS-np2oo]

*"Ok...here's the situation, my parents went away on a weeks vacation....."* Yooooo. I used LEAN into that verse in the 5th grade in 88' !

[@JustbeingCed]

When uncle phil said " Will sometimes parents don't understand" classic scene

[@cawlonee7915]

It's funny because this is from the 80's, and now the kids who liked this are parents.

[@Thehightableisdone]

*When we were kids. "Our parents just* *don't understand this music"* *Now as parents. "Kids just don't* *understand this music" ☺️*

[@Maiv1992]

True

[@bbennyj]

Lol, for real

[@dragonite87]

For example, Enimem was seen as music for angry teens in the early 2000s, whereas now he's seen by many as old white hetero out of touch guy. He was slammed mostly by conservatives in the day whereas now it would be the woke mob who would be after him.

[@adamdorgant9454]

You’re right about that!!!!

[@NoseyNuNu]

Hella 😹😹🤦🏿‍♀️

[@dablakespace]

Why do I like this so much and find this more refreshing than what we have this days

[@Willyt169]

this shit slaps.

[@TROYCETV]

Iconic

[@darkpicture3]

@Reverse_ Neon sup

[@pinkfloydfan92]

I love when he does the mom's voice in this

[@qdamaged5953]

Cherish G I know lol

[@Lawnie08]

He did the same thing in the Fresh Prince

[@ninahernandez8481]

RdtHi Cherish G 3day qdqcg

[@wesleymitchell4698]

Cherish G I don't know go play with your friends or something call me if there's an emergency.

[@iansethgoldstein2643]

Cherish G kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqCQpH-tbL6km9E

[@secretamericayoutubechanne2961]

This guy is multi-talented his simple rap is just as good as his first few movies like Bad Boys 2 !!! He's an American icon. Period.

[@VtecdippinBB6siR]

He must be jewish

[@VtecdippinBB6siR]

That is what that means when people come out of nowhere, heavily backed and funded, then go on to end up running an entire industry👍 Cant stop them either. Look at Harvey's Weinstein. Took 20 years to get his day in court. Then they covered it all up with the "Jan6 insurrection"🤣

[@VtecdippinBB6siR]

Bet you didn't know that👎 You are exactly where they want you to be. Good human

[@danyulwilliams9823]

Love this song by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince!!!!

[@CLA82529]

jeez he really doesn't age, does he.

[@spiderman23s9]

Black don't crack

[@totigerus]

You wouldn't age either if your Thetan levels were as high as Wil's. ಠ‿↼

[@TheArthur1]

Uncle Phil: You're 17 Will, you ain't got a rep yet.

[@kingluigi9999]

+Will Smith RIP uncle phil

[@armonv7]

Hey man

[@daniajohnson7317]

Are you really will smith

[@giovannilombardi2537]

+Dania Johnson no lol duh

[@gregory88843]

+Will Smith Yes! I do!. Bam!. Talk to me. Smile!.

[@themaverickswon]

What i love about this is this is basically the first version of the fresh prince theme song

[@jamiemoffatt50]

Four decades later still a catchy tune

[@Stevenkustes]

Which is weird since it's not 40 years old yet. Lol

[@skylarsartnphotography3450]

It always cracks me up, no matter how old I get LOL

[@sergio15832]

THE KING OF RAP!!!

[@forestgreenlumberjacket2947]

The Fresh Prince of rap.

[@thespoiler185]

0% mumbling 0% dumb ass lyrics 100% old school talent

[@timhoward5]

100% Facts! 💯

[@rahimali6957]

100% Lyrical

[@Coffee-Comrade]

This comment: 0% originality 0% thought 100% pretentious nonsense

[@MorseCodeStutters]

honestly. Back when rap had colour, personality, and meaning

[@licia432]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@aubrynnincolor]

“mom, this shirt it plaid with a butterfly collar.” i love that line 😂

[@asmitsharma70]

Damn he is the first rapper to win a Grammy

[@kevsta67]

when rap/hip hop was positive and fun.

[@Inescapable]

yeah

[@williamsmith8910]

Lil Yachty exists

[@doreydavidson]

More like trash lyrics with a good beat.

[@kevsta67]

Dorey Davidson today's music has so talking about bitches and hoes and bragging how much money they have these days.that is better? yeah o.k.

[@cavemantoe6153]

But new rappers sometimes say something about *social justice*. /s

[@AldenRDavis]

"There's no need to argue, parents just don't understand."

[@JasonL77]

I wonder if Will Smith looks at this song differently now that he’s a parent himself?

[@milescox9732]

Nah He Is To Busy Killing Aliens

[@Lesrevesdhiver]

Even when it is our own kids, it is still true - we don't really understand.

[@yodobaum8990]

How old was he when he released this?

[@JasonL77]

@@yodobaum8990 I think he was 19.

[@yodobaum8990]

@@JasonL77 he looks much taller in the fresh prince doesnt he?

[@merickz78]

This song slaps

[@MattDriiiver]

The clothes he "wore to school" in this video is just what hipsters wear now.

[@mookeychase0907]

Yo word up them 70s clothes are back in style now...

[@gloryhole292]

mookeychase0907 shut up dirty hipster

[@readitoutloud8559]

mookeychase0907 then u must be a stupid then

[@anthonyholmes195]

WonderDrugEchinacea agree

[@starshine6472]

You mean "he can" ?

[@cowtippingrocks]

how many were disappointed when Will's mom in Fresh Price didn't look like his mom in this video!

[@christophernicholson20]

That's because it's a different actress

[@tiagodarkpeasant]

0

[@xrp.porsche]

@@christophernicholson20 ... Nahhhh

[@vans955]

Fresh PRICE

[@pilarlaudell7873]

🤫 shhh don’t say nothing about aunt Viv she will get on here and go straight live feed rampage 😳🤣🤣🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️😂😂

[@karnakmonroe5740]

The Oscars just don't understand 😭😭😭

[@leeward6762]

The Grammys' do. 😆 🤣 😂

[@tracyjohnson2974]

fr though 🤣

[@jayclement3581]

OH OK

[@zhontae3]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ohcamnam9383]

Too corny

[@firstnamelastname2552]

I'll always love this song and the album it came from. I was a 7 year old white kid in a tiny town and I was bumping DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince on my little cassette player. These guys got me started on a journey into rap music. He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper was the very first tape I ever owned and I wore it out until it couldn't play anymore.

[@dexenationgracey1979]

The Fresh Prince and Slick Rick were the master storytellers of the 80s.

[@grandwazoo1696]

Does emotional music Have quite an effect on you?

[@wickedspank]

Do you feel sometimes that age is against you?

[@kornfreak78]

Ladies and Gentlemen... the greatest rap song of ALL TIME right here!

[@1Deminator]

You seriously have issues if you think that.

[@kornfreak78]

1Deminator I do indeed have issues, but then.. don't we all? My comment stands.

[@kornfreak78]

Glad it's not just me. Nice to know another fellow metal head likes this song as much as I do. It's a classic, that's for sure.

[@renepantoja3663]

#12 in 1988 (besides being a Top 10 rap hit)

[@andrewgibson7330]

Even today, this song still slaps.

[@unholylemonpledge9730]

It belongs to history

[@christenetene7595]

Stolen comment

[@gaddiemediaguy]

Will slaps too. Just ask Chris Rock :)

[@criticalthinker6544]

😭

[@ohcamnam9383]

Your corny

[@mkman67]

This song "slaps"

[@thatundergroundflavorrareo3194]

Real Hip Hop. There's no lyrics about gangsters, prostitution, money, drugs, etc in these good 1990s songs. I was born in 2001 but I grew to like this kind of music.

[@jeremyg408]

:-)

[@abcyadeadYMCK]

Why did you have to include that you were born in 2001? Are you that insecure about your music tastes and age?

[@tylerperry4556]

I'm only 10 and I love the REAL rap music like this

[@jessicam.johnson134]

ZeldaFan05 ikr

[@SniperJoe64]

Hey look, another "I was born the wrong generation" kid. We should bake a cake for you, you special snowflake ;)

[@JoyRedding]

I remember being 11 years old going through my mom's old music collection of cassette tapes and found this song. Been hooked ever since. I'm 22 now.

[@mavenspannbauer2740]

How's being 25?

[@ethanbricky]

Hows being 26

[@sCareCrowmerk]

I'll answer it for him. Time needs to slow down cause for me it feels like I turned 21 a year ago

[@mrmotofy]

@@sCareCrowmerk It's a sad day knowing I have a kid older than all ya'll LOL This is a classic genre song EVERY single kid knew. Look up Dunkie Butt haha

[@What_was_wrong_w_jst_our_names]

You’re 27 now

[@TheArtOfBeingFreed]

Timeless-I remember watching this on Friday Night Videos

[@jacewoods411]

The Prince who would be King 🎤💥

[@Kunaimaster1000]

I wonder if Jaden Smith ever uses this on his father when they argue

[@babecat2000]

He should.

[@NWAWskeptic]

scary thing is 1988 clothes are older now than 1963 clothes were back then. Damn, time flies. I was in 8th grade when this was released.

[@themaggattack]

I was in 6th grade then. Remember signing eachother's t-shirts, jeans, and high top Convers? Your whole wardrobe was fair game for grafiti back then. "Back in the days when I was young I'm not a kid anymore, but some days I sit and wish I was a kid again." -Ahmad

[@lumariadp]

Vanessa E Williams-the actress playing the runaway-is still acting and still looks freaking amazing. She's on Days of Our Lives occasionally.

[@RICHBLACKCOCK]

lumariadp. Huh???!!!!

[@christophermxyzptlk7155]

Whoa! That's the "Rockabye baby" girl from New Jack City! (though it's more like "rockabah baby"). My mind is blown!

[@JukuduB]

I was just about to comment. I forgot she was the video vixen on this video back in the day.

[@blainehylton3296]

She was also in New Jack City

[@shanyndawson3406]

Candyman!!!!

[@jego23allan]

You can clown on the prince if you want...this man made summertime! One of the best songs in music history.

[@AE86ofMtAkina]

"12 year old runaway" bruh. worst nightmare material right there

[@adelestoker9053]

Right tf lol

[@FNDD22]

Lmao. ID them! 😆

[@matthewwiersma3450]

In today's society he would have done already had charges even if you didn't touch her or nothing and what twelve-year-old says speed turns me on 🤔🤔🤔 she must of skipped a few years on the aging process cause that girl look at least 20 😂

[@Kodaiva]

How would she look like that

[@josephporcheron195]

facts, and from the way he described her, she seemed way older

[@MikMenz]

This could easily be the plot of a fresh prince of bel-air episode

[@giannibetancur2798]

its a little too late now lol

[@MikMenz]

Future MVP lol true, unless Netflix decides to revive the show

[@samsquantch14]

where do you think that entire show came from....

[@MikMenz]

samsquantch14 what are you talking about?

[@monkeytribez]

He means that the show was a sidespin of Wills rapcareer

[@hellosupnamesdannydandanie2703]

This classic hits harder than an open palm slap!!!

[@justincoleman886]

oh nah 😭😭

[@RaptorFromWeegee]

I'm on Chris Rocks side on this one

[@Malepical]

I grew up a Jehovah's Witness and this was the only rap song my mom would let me listen to 😂

[@Kenxclout]

How do you follow Will Smith in the snow? Follow the fresh prints.

[@BigKengfedti210]

#CLASSIC

[@allwightallwong5045]

AAAYE!

[@jaydenacholabeats]

Lmao.

[@dadocta8355]

Lol

[@dadocta8355]

Underrated comment!

[@rollerzright]

Fresh Prince almost became fresh fish with that 12yr old run away.

[@themaggattack]

@ZekeRBsCMD That's how she got him! 😆

[@ThatClassic70sGirl]

@ZekeRBsCMD I wouldn't have phrased it that way; but, yeah, that was my thought, too.

[@eugenemckinney8736]

Oh yeah that's Vanessa Estelle Williams who we all know as "Keisha" in New Jack City

[@CheefChaos]

This song still slaps.

[@mastermariogameryt]

This slaps hard

[@ramonecloyd1520]

A Lot of people don't no will Smith was a smooth rapper in his prime

[@jacksonrowan2038]

same with Ice Cube till straight outta Compton the movie came out.

[@xAriGoldx]

... and apparently some people don’t KNOW the difference between NO and KNOW

[@tiffanyshelton7197]

@@xAriGoldx lol

[@chrisSVT]

Know**

[@sahaplo9740]

xAriGoldx nobody needs you here you negative child.

[@joeybean_jojo2054]

He told 2 stories with the same morals in a song without using bad words and not speaking with a slur. This is the kind of music I miss.

[@huntermolitor8912]

Same morals. In the first verse he was talking about close and that parents dont understand how kid will pick on him. The 2nd verse he talked about hijacking a car going 90 on the road with a 12 year old and his parents being mad.

[@notaninstrument7707]

Lyrical hip hop is even more intricate today then ever. If you don’t like the mainstream trap then just listen to the rap you do like. It’s not a monolith.

[@storyteller7994]

m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4iwlWaml7qHm80

[@erikeverett]

Nerd

[@Darius_Icewood]

This sht is low-key wack bro 😂 this definitely corny 🌽 🌽 🌽 but I love Will as an Actor so that's how he wins us over. Be honest bro, if Will wasn't in ID4, MIB series, iRobot, Bad Boyz I, II & III, Hitch or even I Am Legend, we wouldn't even care about this corny rap 🤣

[@yumifl.5133]

omg!!! This brings me back to 12 years of age, jesus, did i think this song was accurate then.. Hell yea!!! Parent's still don't undestand!!!!!

[@DaddyWolf35]

True

[@rtlthemusician5598]

This is one of the fresh prince’s greatest hits

[@melodysanger103]

HAPPY 55TH BIRTHDAY JEFFREY TOWNES "DJ JAZZY JEFF" (JANUARY 22, 2020)

[@manolotrlolo]

I wonder how much fun he must have had recording this xD

[@realdudeize]

Manu El tds

[@lucasbarbosadesouza3401]

2pac & Jada dancing

[@goddessthyme8388]

this song won the first grammy for best rap performance!

[@adamdorgant9454]

Yes, now that you mentioned it!!!!

[@ceojones7835]

And I'm so proud of myself for remembering like 99% of the lyrics after 30 years lol

[@red2977]

If you are of a certain age they are etched into your brain for eternity

[@ahhwe-any7434]

"I was just listening to my w. Smith cd" -😇

[@mjayamamoto]

Yeah same, not sure if I’m proud though 😂

[@sherb1750]

He's right. He's always been right, and he will always be right. In every generation there will always be some parents who fail to understand their children.

[@ahhwe-any7434]

Some ways i dont. Lol @ me being the oldest millennial. Ok but i can still say, yeah. Idk back in my days we stayed outside till the sun came down. Me now w/ my kid: seriously? If were out eating, what you can do is put down that freaking mobile internet. 🤓 I dont really say that. I just tell her to put down the phone bc its rude 😤. Talking time, shaneekwah 🤗

[@eugeneanchante1011]

Wow 1988 I was eight years old this is 500 times better than the rappers now

[@JustinBarney]

still slaps

[@dalebrush5366]

'Uh, someone is on fire in Ramset Park. They need you to get down there right away.' 'Oh my God.'

[@MariaRamirez-tu6lu]

Who's watching in 2020 only me?

[@theultimatefrozenfan]

I am, but only because it came up when I searched "Parents Just Don't Understand" expecting to find the Jimmy Neutron version with Lil Romeo and Nick Canon, instead I found this. I had no idea it was originally from Fresh Prince! I always thought it was an original song written for the JN OST. I never would have guessed it was actually a Will Smith Rap Song!

[@timhoward5]

Yes!

[@NoShortKutz]

I don't know how I got here in 2020 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@XI_Daisy_XI]

Mike Machete I searched it, had the cassette back in the day and wore it out....but didn’t remember Coke’s (cola) being a lyric. 🍔🍟🍔🍟

[@Tennis817]

yes for school

[@joshbell123]

Who remembers when Jada and Tupac were singing this song together? That aged real nice lol

[@Nosferata138]

It's weird listening to this both as a kid then again as a parent. It's true on both sides. 😆👍

[@ReadR00ster1]

His mom is cool. Saved money on clothes to buy a Porsche.

[@itsjennaithink]

+Chris Rooster lol

[@bruceillest]

+Chris Rooster you make an excellent point.

[@KDD8]

+Chris Rooster At least he wont be late for school

[@tobiasedwards363]

You just don't understand

[@Scaryaries]

True

[@heathermontgomery8502]

The first time I saw this video, I knew this 'kid' was going to go far. Funny, personality and talent, destiny.

[@MrBarlion]

No you didn't.

[@heathermontgomery8502]

Yes, I did and he did! Sometimes you just feel it.

[@forestgreenlumberjacket2947]

This song is a perfect of example why Will is my favourite rapper, his bouncy drum beats, which compliment, his bouncy, jumpy, cartoony rapping which is filled with emotion, enthusiasm and character, with really fun, funny storytelling with really clever and funny rhymes, he is definitely Hip-Hop's greatest story teller.

[@Gooner333333333]

This has got to be 1 of the most 80's rap songs ever

[@adamdorgant9454]

True!!!!

[@AldenRDavis]

“So to you all the kids all across the land. There’s no need to argue. Parents just don’t understand.”

[@meadowfrance]

It's funny to look at this and then at Will Smith's kids...

[@simongorer9570]

+ramonypony his son got bars tho

[@mikaylamorgan32]

+simon gorer No he don't

[@psyke_out]

+simon gorer JADEN SMITH SUCKS

[@gru448]

ramonypony true have u heard Jayden smiths batman song

[@cecetiffany3420]

FB Productions have yal heard scarface by Jaden

[@kidazazaz]

this song slaps

[@milesaway2754]

This song still hits in 2022

[@rommix0]

Yes it definitely slaps.

[@cpman1987]

30 years later....The beat still goes hard!! I had this cassette in my Aiwa auto-reverse boom box! Summer 1987 Good Times!

[@sheenabrooks87]

I was born the summer of ‘87 ♥️‼️

[@jeancarterlucadet]

I was only 3 years old lol

[@fryloc359]

I was starting g to think I was the only old timer in the comments who remember when this was new.

[@DebbieADuran]

MEMORIES

[@spdsvp]

Fax

[@kawhileonardmichaeljackson8501]

this is way better than any songs nowadays.

[@missagente8100]

This, and "Men In Black"

[@Smalltummywonderful]

+Miss Agent E Now I agree with that.

[@yolomanplays5713]

yea I know right

[@lukeivan1]

lol no

[@domenicbellybutton5647]

Please... shut the fuck up.

[@kennethrogers7991]

No cussing Just straight Olskool Rapping

[@ldjonsey]

Love this! Timeless and ageless!

[@adamdorgant9454]

Agreed on that!!!!