ONE HIT WONDERLAND: "Rico Suave" by Gerardo

[@haveapotato691]

The high point of his career was when SNL Update reported that Puerto Rico was changing its name to Puerto Rico Suave.

[@veronicacampbell183]

Yes sir!

[@boredandgeneric3638]

O so that’s why that joke is so unfunny

[@RocketRoketto]

Not funny, especially since He's not even PR he's ecuadorian who was born there yet he speaks no spanish.,

[@TotoDG]

@@boredandgeneric3638. If it’s not funny, it’s probably because it was an SNL sketch.

[@Tsukuyomi28]

@@RocketRoketto the joke is just the name. Nothing to do with where he's from

[@sugarfrosted2005]

Rico Sauve sounds really disturbing on piano.

[@Dalejr88rox]

Well when he did his Break Up review, he just winged it when it came to piano. It's vaguely Break Up, but the resolve is different at the end

[@browncoat697]

It's that bizarre diminished (I think, I'm really bad at augmented vs. diminished) chord in there. makes it sound really scary.

[@peelslowly28]

@@ordinarychef some chords just sound scarier on piano cuz they are mostly sung in the song and not on any instruments

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

@@browncoat697 That's exactly what it is. Using that diminished chord is the most logical way of interpreting that brass sting, but it makes it straight up scary.

[@evapalma9899]

In his Baby Got Back video, his interpretation is even more creepy

[@TheJenSolo]

I still have this album on CD, with my stripper name written on it in sharpie & which songs for the DJ. I used Gerardo's songs onstage in 1991 to get better tips from Latino construction workers. The side effect is that I still remember every word of these ho-hum tracks.

[@Flowtail]

I can see how one would dance in a sexy way to the "Riiiiico *rest* Suave" bit, but how'd you pull that off during the rapping?

[@akillen77]

r/thathappened

[@Punttipate62]

@@akillen77 whats unrealistic about it

[@OpreRoma]

@@akillen77 dunno about you, but I'm pretty sure strippers dancing to well known songs about sex is... y'know... a thing Also, sex work is real work ✊

[@akillen77]

@@OpreRoma lol you bored or what

[@Gigas0101]

Gerardo, the Latin Vanilla Ice.

[@BiggieTrismegistus]

Gerardo has referred to himself as the "Latin Elvis" and the "Latin Frank Sinatra". Your's is a helluva lot more accurate comparison than his.

[@BillAnt]

Rico should have went with the name "El Pito Grande" lol

[@jorgesoler7753]

so like guacamole ice?

[@EliseOfTheValley]

@@play-s-_______-osu so like Latin in the Roman sense

[@DariatheDaring]

Caramel ice

[@corvus1374]

Hey, his daughter and his wife were both contestants for Miss Universe. He also got Enrique Iglesias his American record deal. And now ... he's a minister.

[@metademetra]

corvus13 That’s...amazing

[@razorblade4395]

metademetra sarcasm

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Holy crap that’s meta!

[@julieporter7805]

Reverend Suave. 😅😂

[@trauko1388]

Pdre Rico??? JJAJAJA!!!

[@cirrustate8674]

Best thing to come from Gerardo's Rico Suave was Weird Al's Taco Grande.

[@Drogon7102]

And thats just a relatively mediocre weird al song.

[@HolyGoddessMotherAnne]

@@Drogon7102 i actually like that parody tbh.

[@billbombshiggy9254]

My husband pointed out that it's almost racist that a Latino man puts out a rap, and weird Al writes a parody that's essentially called "big taco"

[@kidwaryodproduction]

Wrestler Mando Guerrero using this version as an entrance theme in UWF Blackjack Brawl 😆

[@tafua_a]

@@kidwaryodproduction I wonder what he thought of that. Probably "who cares, I'm getting my money tonight" or something.

[@someguy3752]

Fun fact: Rico Suave was the first thing ever released by Interscope Records.

[@Thomasmemoryscentral]

A one hit wonder being a major label's release? Whoa

[@HolyGoddessMotherAnne]

@@Thomasmemoryscentral lmao.

[@misunderstood781981]

​@@Thomasmemoryscentral🤣🤣🤣

[@ArchangelThunderbird]

another fun fact to add to yours: primus signed for interscope because they thought it was funny to be on the same label as gerardo.

[@someguy3752]

@@ArchangelThunderbird Yeah, that sounds about right.

[@Mournforthelost96]

i died when angry joe's picture came up.

[@tobiasbanks3743]

I shouldn't scroll down to comments when the ads are playing, because you just ruined that for me.

[@CapperTaylor]

@@take5transfat not even CLOSE to Latino, I had to stop the video and go back to make sure I saw that right. Laughed so hard I was in tears haha

[@sodaandcookies1]

i had to stop the video and laugh when i seen angry joe lol

[@PineappleLiar]

2:50 Wait a minute... Is that 'Living in a Box' playing in the background? Todd your subtle foreshadowing is impeccable!

[@Flowtail]

@Drogon ...would you call that observation? Not being condescending, I'm genuinely not sure...

[@Drogon7102]

@@Flowtail yes.... because they observed something about the video. Yes I am the same person, my old account was just deleted, so the comment was. Im honestly shocked I found this lol.

[@MetalSandman999]

So, Gerardo ripped off "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss," which itself is just Spandau Ballet's "True" set to 90's R&B. That's so meta lol

[@Djarra]

Not to mention 'True' was sampled into the best OHW of the 90s 'Drinking in LA' by Bram van 3k who like a few other OHWs had a member who went on to become a lawyer. A lawyer who lodged an appeal against using a state of emergency to build a boarder wall to in the words of Trump "Stop Rico Suave's coming in and taking our jobs" yes he actually said that 2016.

[@inferiorinferno8859]

@@Djarra No way!

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

Listening with my eyes closed, I could visualize Steve Urkel singing this.

[@fangsabre]

Theres only a select few who can pull off the "criminal mexican" stereotype without it coming off as completely offensive. And those few are Eddie Guerrero( he made the "I lie, I cheat, I steal" persona a GOOD GUY), Danny Trejo (who actually does have some history, seriously he did time in San Quentin), and that one guy who always plays a character named Hector in every movie.

[@troyschulz2318]

I choose to believe that Noel Gugliemi isn't actually playing different characters named Hector, but the same Hector over and over, in a myriad of insane and varied situations.

[@fangsabre]

@@troyschulz2318 the Hectorverse

[@KrisRN23935]

RIP Eddie

[@thelastmotel]

The track he lifted from PM Dawn used "True" by Spandau Ballet, so Gerardo's Love was a lift of a lift lol

[@lancemiller8428]

He’s a preacher in my hometown of Ashland, KY now. He’s a really nice dude.

[@lifeatpaddyspub]

the glendale bit gets me everytime like i'm going to laugh forever at how todd used an outback steakhouse to represent glendale

[@BillAbendroth]

....Having grown up in SoCal, and worked in Orange County for awhile, I also laughed out loud about the mean streets of Glendale.....

[@Drauph]

Todd: proof that almost anything will sound fancy when played on piano.

[@valmarsiglia]

No, rico also means delicious, yummy. It literally means "rich", but in Spanish it's also used to describe food, as in "¡Que rico!" In the song it's supposed to mean both, that he's rich and yummy. Suave literally means soft, but can also mean smooth depending on the context. In this case, of course, it means smooth.

[@tafua_a]

So Gerardo is just like Skippy Peanut Butter.

[@Atomic_Mousetrap]

Todd reducing the tunes to piano songs usually makes them sound really good. This one sounded awful.

[@NinjaVampireCyborg]

It's a good thing George Clinton more than made up for his involvement with Gerardo by doing some great work with OutKast.

[@lordofgiovanni]

Freddy Takenoko and redman

[@AM-bo2ns]

he was working with Ice Cube a few years after Rico Suave, so he's always been pretty good at finding talented guys to hang out with

[@valmarsiglia]

The real stars of the video are Gerardo's backup dancers and their epic Mexi-mullets. They definitely deserved better.

[@kevinbowen6182]

The real mystery: Why didn't he just use Rico Suave as his stage name?

[@theantithesis1]

Because it's not a name. It's a list of adjectives. That would be like John Lennon going by "violent-tempered asshole"

[@patavinity1262]

@@theantithesis1 I really can't understand the sort of person who will force out such a lame comment just for the sake of a virtue-signalling put-down and somehow believes it's witty and clever.

[@munjee2]

@@theantithesis1 but gerardo isn't his name either

[@technounionrepresentative4274]

@@theantithesis1 rico is verry much a name

[@oriwindsor4195]

@@theantithesis1 Rico is a name lmao. "Smooth Rich" isn't a bad name

[@valmarsiglia]

Gangsta rap was already around. Straight Outta Compton came out in '88. Ice T's first album came out in '86. Cypress Hill also came out at the same time as Gerardo and their debut album sold 2 million copies, so he didn't really blaze any trails in terms of Latino rap either.

[@oximofo9]

When they say Gangsta Rap/Grunge killed X dying genre they mean the Chronic/Nevermind or The Black Album(depends on how into Metal you were) for rock radio saturated by sell out Chicago, to cheese Starship, Hair Metal Ballads, and the LAST gasp of New Wave, Nevermind killed that crap dead, for concert goers, metal/arena rock/Van Halen/GNR/Motley Crue fans, The Black Album killed that shit dead. Honorable Mentions for The Cure Disintegration and Out of Time by REM for killing all college rock and birthing 90s Alt Rock, which was NOT a by product of Nirvana.

[@Hrothmeir]

It's always so jarring hearing about the embarrassing musical past of Academy Award nominated actor Mark Wahlberg....

[@fhb3]

I remember MTV putting out a charity basketball game, where Marky Mark came out with his pants down his ankles, showing off his Calvin Kleins... HILARIOUS!!!

[@JudasPriest9878]

+Hezekiah Bennetts FEEL IT FEEL IT

[@CNWhatImSaiyan]

+Mychael Darklighter "What? No..."

[@Wicked_Dreamer]

he was still better than Vanilla Ice and Gerardo tho...

[@riddypr]

Good Vibrations is a JAM.

[@YokiDokiPanic]

2:47 SEE TODD? You *did* hear 'living in a box' before!!

[@gracecarpinter8623]

At 2:50, 'Living In A Box' by the synonymous band was playing in the background. I can't blame Todd for not remembering, though, it's kinda hard to remember a song you only heard once in passing without knowing it.

[@taraholroyd2031]

My daughter at 14 was suitably offended by me educating her to this amazing song. When Rico Suave came out I loved it! Thank you for the nostalgia

[@ChannelMan434]

I love that you included the small snippet of “Taco Grande” because that’s the only way I knew this song for most of my life

[@RBS_]

....Todd, you. are. the. MAN! I was screaming at my screen, thinking you were gonna forget Mellow Man Ace, the REAL latin / rap / pop crossover hybrid, and you mentioned him the LAST TEN SECONDS!! ....nuthin' gets by YOU, does it!? ...ha-HAA! ...You're good, kid, REAL good!!

[@mjolden]

On the subject of Latinos in rap, how is it everyone overlooks Kid Frost? "La Raza" was a big deal in that it was the first Latin gangsta rap single, and to the best of my knowledge even he predates Gerardo.

[@EddieJrReid]

Correct. Kid Frost debuted a year prior.

[@dma69nyc]

I remember the song but struggled with who the rapper was. Thank you.

[@SpyHunter89]

Michael Sembello, Neneh Cherry, PM Dawn, Bubba Sparxxx, Mellow Man Ace... Man, this episode is a fountain of other potential One Hit Wonderlands. Heck, he even did one of those already!

[@Wicked_Dreamer]

PM Dawn weren't one hit wonders, they had 3 top 10 hits.

[@canadmexi]

Living in a box!

[@fangal12]

@@theblackscythe13 My favorite PM Dawn song was Die Without You

[@chdreturns]

Neneh Cherry is fucking dope, I do know why she didn't catch on in the US though. She is very talented, but her style (at the time) wasn't really popular in the US, Buffalo Stance really never should have been a hit.

[@starfishplectrumelectrumge8013]

@@chdreturns Raw Like Sushi is probably one of the greatest debut albums in modern R&B. She had another hit (if you're thinking of "Buffalo Stance"). What was that one? Oh yeah, "Manchild", but I think it was even bigger in the UK. Her stepbrother is in fact, Eagle Eye Cherry, who was definitely a one-hit wonder, if you're discounting the Santana duet, in which I am. She's put out consistently good albums as well as lead-off singles to the present day. Raw Like Sushi was a mark of what was to come with Angie Stone, Macy Gray, Erykah Badu, (to an extent) Lauryn Hill and Martina Topley-Bird ushering in the more prominent and acclaimed alternative R&B and avant-pop of the mid-90's to early '00's.

[@Fixxer315]

Seeing the closing reminds me of how many of the songs you've covered have become Weird Al parodies--or at least part of the polka medley he includes on his albums. Inddition to Rico Suave (Taco Grande), there was Riding (White and Nerdy). Micky (Ricky) and Achy Breaky Heart (Achy Breaking Song).

[@klankorbus7874]

Gerardo didn't even figuratively discover Enrique Iglesias either. Enrique already had a huge multi-million selling career in Spanish and had Billboard Hot 100 #1 with Bailamos by the time he met him. Gerardo was just the guy that convinced him to sign to Interscope to publish his English language albums.

[@retrozaid1600]

Taco grande

[@thirteenfury]

Nacho Libre

[@Kylora2112]

Oh boy! Pico de gallo! They sure don't make it like this in Ohio!

[@SDWNJ]

I was expecting a mention of Weird Al somewhere in there. It was interesting that he used the original video footage in his parody. I wonder what deal was made for him to get the rights for that.

[@josueamericanistarv]

Rico means tasty in the context of the song. It is an adjective with a sexual connotation in latin spanish.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Many kinds of Latin American Spanish are closely related but only partially mutually intelligible with each other.

[@erickt1974]

8:20 "Rice Suavo" Nice.

[@HeavenlyKaori014]

Todd speaking spanish... I can't even xD

[@googlybuttful]

angry Joe lolol

[@Genethagenius]

I can’t listen to this episode without remembering “Beavis & Butthead” and hearing the chorus in Beavis’ voice! LOL!

[@plawson8577]

“It’s Spanish for. I Suck. I totally Suck”.

[@darganx]

6:10 - Neneh Cherry got the phrase 'Raw Like Sushi' from Big Daddy Kane's tune 'Raw'.. 'I'm genuine like Gucci Raw like sushi'

[@lilyofthevalley2048]

I don’t know who I was expecting to thank for bringing “Rico Suave” into the world, but it was definitely not Michael “Maniac” Sembello. What the f*ck!? 🤣

[@chebochevato8336]

Taco Grande Taco Grande Yo quiero chimichangas y chile colorado Yo tengo el dinero para un steak picado Las flautas y tamales, siempre muy bueno Y el chile relleno You see, I just gotta have a tostada, carne asada That's right, I want the whole enchilada My only addiction has to do with a flour tortilla I need a quesadilla I love to stuff my face with tacos al carbón With my friends, or when I'm all alone Yo tengo mucho hambre y ahora lo quiero Un burrito ranchero So give me something spicy and hot, now Break out the menu, what you got, now? Oh, would you tell the waiter I'd like to have sour cream on the side You better make sure the beans are refried Taco Grande Taco Grande Well, there's not a taco big enough for a man like me That's why I order two or three Let me give you a tip, just try a nacho chip It's really good with bean dip I eat uno, dos, tres, cuatro burritos Pretty soon I can't fit in my Speedos Well, I hope they feed us lots of chicken fajitas And a pitcher of margaritas Well, the combination plates all come with beans and rice The taquitos here are very nice Now I'm down on my knees, we need some extra tomatoes and cheese And could you make that separate checks, please? Taco Grande Taco Grande "Buenos noches, señor. bienvenido a Enrico's Casa de Salsa Tenemos muchos platos muy sabrosos si puedo recomendar el ardiente pollo al infierno muy delicioso Sus ojos se quemarán, su estomago estará en fuego Se quedarán en el baño por una semana, entiendes lo que digo gringo estúpido tonto?" Well, the food is coming, I can hardly wait Now watch your fingers, careful hot plate! What you think you're doing with my chile con queso? Well, if you want some, just say so Oh boy, pico de gallo They sure don't make it like this in Ohio No gracias, yo quiero jalepeños, nada más You can toss away the hot sauce ¿Dónde están los nachos? Holy frijole! You better get me a bowl of guacamole ¿Y usted, Eugene? Why's your face turning green? Don't you like pinto bean? You want some more cinnamon crispas? If you don't, hasta la vista Just take the rest home in a doggie bag if you wanna You can finish it mañana Well, it's been a pleasure, I can't eat no more Señor, la cuenta, por favor If you ain't tried real Mexican cooking, well, you oughta Just don't drink the water Taco Grande Taco Grande Taco Grande

[@Rob_Thorsman]

Why does Weird Al write so many songs about food?

[@librasky]

That's dedication !!! You have my respect sir 🧐

[@StarlynMorel]

I actually got to know Gerardo's music with his christian songs in spanish. They are very good.

[@crashunderride]

"Rice Suavo" lol

[@kobalt_ren01]

+crashunderride Suave Rice? Egg fried or long grain?

[@kimifw58]

rique* Short for Enrique, possibly.

[@tammyr.5203]

Idk if anybody caught that "sample" from Miria Elisa but that was obviously "Aint Gonna Hurt Nobody" by Hip Hop duo, Kid N Play which came out 3 or 4 years prior to this one.

[@scottiejordan1064]

How have I been living w/out this channel. What else am I missing in life??

[@mccallosone4903]

secret galaxy youtube channel

[@sirgemini5743]

this is what i'm talking about hip hop fans who considered the 90s as the golden age of hip hop. like let's not pretend the 90s had hot garbage like gerardo, vanilla ice, mc hammer, sir mix a lot, marky mark, will smith, silkk the shocker, master p and ja rule

[@cremetangerine82]

At 2:48, you can hear in the background the song “Living In A Box” by the band...Living In A Box. Todd would do an episode on this OHW!

[@Joshua99v]

I know him from his song “seuña” I which means dream. It’s a very inspirational song about not giving up. I heard it in Ecuador. He was born in the same city and county as me.

[@noemistephanie93]

can you do a one hit wonderland on Martika's Toy Soldier? it was 1# in Aug 1989

[@Dragonatrix]

@@Tornado1994 Okay, but that's irrelevant

[@CapperTaylor]

No Todd, not THAT song! Don't make us relive that trash!

[@misseli1]

Rico can mean either rich or delicious

[@GD1082]

I am both embarrassed and proud to have "Rico Suave" and "Mentirosa" on 12" Vinyl.

[@BillAbendroth]

As my Mexican friends would say: ni rico, ni suave.

[@b.w.22]

YESSS! I was just thinking earlier today about Rico Suave, then that it’d be a great song for this series and lo, here it is! Great moves, Todd - it’s the price you pay for being a gigolo!

[@FrenchCelt]

All throughout, I kept thinking "Mellow Man Ace" did Spanish rap lyrics a couple years before Gerardo with Mentirosa. Then you circled back to it at the end for the epic win.

[@topo8444]

2:28 Hm, that's Kraftwerk's Tour de France (1983). Perhaps the only time Todd will mention Kraftwerk?

[@KeyBladeMaster-Dan]

I always think of Breakin when I hear it XD

[@jacob4560]

Todd musical intros > Fantano's bass intros Had to say it!!

[@JennaLeigh]

As soon as I see Fantano holding the bass, I immediately skip forward 20 seconds! I often replay Todd's intros.

[@lucyskyler21]

i lost it when you said he put out five more albums

[@EclecticoIconoclasta]

Later he became an evangelical after he supposedely got "tired" of all his previous sex and drugs filled life

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

I love the random picture of Cenk Uygur. Did you know who he is or did you just type "quien es mas macho" into google images and that's what came up. Either way, I love it.

[@airporttrucker8529]

"Booty booty booty rockin everwhere" Thanks, now that song is stuck in my head.

[@missgigip]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Pensfan5919]

Surprised we didn't get a WCW clip. "BOOTY BOOTY BOOTY BOOTY MAN" lol

[@botanicus2921]

Who wants Todd to do: Dog Police Centerfold And/or a video of you talking about your favorite/least favorite records

[@moragmacgregor6792]

Dog Police : YESSSS Centerfold : noooooooo

[@Digglesisdead]

Love Dog Police! It has a young Peter Dinklage in it.

[@rpgaholic8202]

Centerfold... the song by J. Geils Band? They had another hit off that same album. The title track "Freeze Frame" hit number 4 on the charts.

[@e11aguru]

J Geils actually had a bunch of top 40 hits, not even close to being a one hit wonder.

[@HeightofMediocrity]

Based on his pronunciations of Spanish words I'm wondering if Todd might be Hispanic. If so, that's pretty cool.

[@MelvinDukowski]

@Alis Fatimah Lim-Sayyid ☆ Let's meet in the middle and say he's Phillipino

[@damienthonk1506]

Him being Hispanic makes him pretty cool...? l don't see it but okay.

[@coconutshampoo9025]

I think at some point he did say he was biracial, so it's completely on the table.

[@ombrenightcores4153]

I’ve seen pictures of him without the hood and he definitely looks a little Filipino

[@Drogon7102]

He did say in the video he took spanish in high school. Idk if thats a joke though.

[@MaddMoke]

I've heard the Wierd Al Parody dozens of times. But I honestly think this is the first I ever heard the original. And I grew up in the 90s haha

[@jonothanthrace1530]

I'm the exact right age to have heard this when it originally came out and yet I somehow avoided it until now.

[@Dezmo888]

You should do a video about "Turn Up The Radio" by Autograph. Classic 80s hair metal one hit wonder

[@flamingcowjuice4918]

Eh i doubt he'll ever cover it

[@thatoneguy3332]

​@@flamingcowjuice4918never in a million years

[@heymistercarter.]

Well guess what MiMi!

[@thelastmotel]

He looks like the result of a teleporter accident involving The Green Goblin and Menudo.

[@World0fWowcraft]

You should have included Other Joe also in there.

[@quentinparhiala9415]

Why didn't he use Rico Suave as his stage nam and thank you for uploading this video Todd in the Shadows

[@andrewkaye2108]

Sigh. Damnit, I still sing the chorus of this and I do like the dancing in the video. They interviewed him years later, he has a family and told of how embaressed he got when his kids saw the video. 😅

[@Ratt2004]

You gotta cover Mellow Man Ace next! Heck, looking at the obscure ones or artists that even had a Hot 100 hit only once, Nolan Thomas...so many one hit artists to choose from

[@Ganmorg]

As someone from Glendale I love that photo you used. Tragically that Outback no longer exists, it got replaced with a home goods store

[@lilturk726]

How are you going to mention Joe but not Pun?

[@Amateur0Visionary]

Agreed. I'm sure it was simply an oversight. But it still hurts.

[@MrJedroi258]

7:57 Legendary George Clinton who is standing right there WAIT A MINUTE WHAT THE F

[@macsnafu]

'...menial, degrading work: accounting!" LOL

[@jacobbennett4736]

Todd did lead me to one of my favorite songs ever with Set adrift on memory bliss so ill always be indebted to him lol

[@fugithegreat]

"Chronic shirtlessness" 😂😂😂

[@adamf1980]

Taco..........Grande.

[@inferiorinferno8859]

Oh Todd, I was already singing 'Baby you send me' before you even showed the fragment for the comparison. I can barely speak Spanish.

[@ksplatypus]

So I'm a native Spanish speaker. and his accent in Spanish sounds kind offf... not Hispanic.

[@mekinot]

As a latina... I've never heard of this guy. But his spanish sounds kinda awkward, at least to me.

[@Aley51102]

it all depends. there are different forms or slangs and accents of Spanish especially if your parents or guardians that raised you are from different regions then your Spanish may sound a bit different. I only speak a little but I've heard different types. some speak really fast, some kind of mumbled, some clearly, some you can tell learned in school, it just all depends

[@mekinot]

+Ashley Lopez ...Right, I think because English isn't my first language I've explained myself badly: I'm from Latin America (from Argentina, actually). I've spoken with people from different Spanish-speaking countries, and yes it is true that there are TONS of different accents. In fact, in Argentina we have a very particular way of speaking because we don't use "tú" but "vos" instead and we change aaall the verbs accordingly. I'm used to hearing different accents or ways of speaking Spanish, and usually the Spanish shown in american mass media sounds clearly off (and I'm sure you could say the same about English portrayed in other countries). This isn't the case, but it does sound a bit off? It's not entirely wrong, it just sounds unnatural to me.

[@Aley51102]

+Entropy Curse i dont know much about rico suave so no clue lol only that he is Ecuadorian and moved to California when he was young.

[@Aley51102]

+Entropy Curse im from the states and ive heard this song so many times i am surprised i cant do the rap lol

[@browncoat697]

If I had to guess it's because he's Ecuadorian. Not to mention Argentinian Spanish is quite divergent from much of Latin America.

[@everetth-top4760]

Taco Grande! Weird Al and Cheech Marin make for a great rap.

[@gdragon42069]

coming back here after todds tweet

[@richardsmailes3695]

coming back here just because it’s Tuesday

[@mrchiselstick]

A one man Menudo that avoided being rich and smooth

[@afterdinnercreations936]

"homestyle Spanish cookin, If I try that, I be pukin'" Okay, your dinner is boiled-chicken on Wonder Bread

[@netto6681]

Sounds like something playing on the radio that triggers Michael Douglas’s rampage in Falling Down, complete with car horn sound effects.

[@mamawray]

@ 7:33: that's it! Speedy Gonzalez + Pepe LePew + motorcycle jacket = Rico Suave

[@TuesdaysArt]

Gerardo sounds like Parappa the Rapper

[@transfan681]

Story Time: I'm currently my name is Rigo im 27, and ever since the eighth grade I've always gotten the nickname Rico Suave, After getting the nickname for so many years, I finally looked up the music video recently and i'm proud to say that I do not regret 😂

[@soldier4242]

"I hate this moron." Todd in the Shadows I was drinking Pepsi when you said this and the out of nowhere comment made me laugh and spit up some of the Pepsi. Very well done. Also when you get a chance of course you now owe me a Pepsi.

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

This is one of the few OHW songs that I actually hate more than Laffy Taffy so it hurts me that Todd actually learned it to play at the beginning

[@razzamatrazz34]

i find it funny how todd dissed the city he now LIVES in for this review.

[@DreFromMaine8472]

I still like this one, and it's follow up "We Want The Funk". Gerardo's success was short-lived but he was all right with me!

[@MeMyselfAndEye650]

FunFact : He was a hardcore gangster in the movie “COLORS”

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Really? Havent seen the movie in decades but soundtrack was really popular in my part of Canada. Still, holds up well.

[@coyoteartist]

You left out the fact that he became a youth pastor and married an actual beauty queen.

[@dfm6868]

Now George Clinton is working with Kendrick Lamar to "get in good with the critics"

[@neilyringworm]

.....George clinton doesn't need to get in good with the critics. He's a legend who almost every rapper ever has sampled

[@ChrisMeerkat]

Kid Frost- 'La Raza' can't be overlooked if you're talking about the history of latin Hip-Hop.

[@ChrisMeerkat]

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[@evanmiles-wright1188]

8:17 George Clinton had 2Pac, Ice Cube and OutKast for relevancy, and that's just off the top of my head.

[@TMC1982Part2]

George Clinton was also in Good Burger. 😆

[@otaking3582]

2:48 "Living in a Box" playing in the background? Was this foreshadowing or a callback?

[@Inkubaszi]

Lolz! Im 40... I do know almost all songs your showing on, from my youth xD but up to today I was sure that Rico slave is alter ego of Roger from American Dad xD

[@jeremyfincham1422]

You know what else is rich and smooth (Rico Suave)? A good bowel movement.

[@lifebloodcore2106]

10:55 Funnily enough, Leonard Nimoy would later release another autobiography called "I Am Spock."

[@funnynamedottxt]

No joke, sexiest song I’ve heard in years. Literally just because of how he says Rico Suave. But still though