In Philly, we called him Big Willie. Did you know when he was starting out rapping with DJ Jazzy Jeff his Mom found a copy book of songs he was writing, and she wrote him a note in it telling him he was smart enough to get his point across without using profanity. So he did! #TeamWil
Way back when, I was living in Miami and my best friend and I went to see a free concert on Miami Beach. It was high 90s and they were spraying the crowd with a hose! Anyway, we went to see Expose in concert live and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince "opened" for them - no one knew them at the time. I ran out and bought their record as soon as it came out later.They were so great - so I ended up, of course, loving Fresh Prince of Bel Air a few years afterward. I guess the concert had to be 1989 or 1990.
Don't care who you are. People of all races, age , city suburbs or country. Everyone had a place everyone hung out or cruised. This song takes you back.
Hey guys great reaction! I agree with BJ this is the perfect Summertime song. Every time you hear you just fall back in the zone . Your mind just Starts to reminisce about the perfect summer barbecue. I get hungry cause I start thinking about ribs and chicken lol!!
Will Smiths two iconic plays Summertime and independence day will last till the end of days. 1.Every summer u will hear summertime on the radio. 2. Every independence day u will see independence day on tv
I used to blast this in my old piece of junk car back in the day! And it was a Nissan, but it definitely wasn’t sitting on Lorenzos because I was BROKE! 😂 Great memories! 🥰
Great tune and remember the video well. Makes me feel content everytime I hear it. When I first heard it I knew they lifted the track from Kool And The Gang....Summer Madness. Kool and the Gangs only instrumental as far as I know. They did a great job on this one.
I’ve always loved Hip-Hop and Comedy, so DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were some of my favorites back in the day. Will is a good story teller and adds comedy to his music. “Parents Don’t Understand” “I think I can beat Mike Tyson” “Nightmare on my Street” We’re such great songs.
Saw Jazy Jeff at UPEI a loooong time ago. Was absolutely amazing. Going in I thought he might give a little less than because of the small place, but was immediately proven wrong. The performance was awesome and the skill was obviously apparent. Definitely made my junior year.
Classic, you guys should check out his song called Gettin Jiggy wit it, also a cool song too.😎👌🎵fun fact : what American's call wifebeaters, in the UK we call them vests.
Great classic from circa 1988. This was played a lot on the radio and on MTV. "Parents Just Don't Understand" was another hit that I enjoyed. Uh, oh, watch out like lil Jon, BJ got a screw loose.
I knew all the lyrics Without reading the captions! I CANNOT HANDLE ASIA 😂! BJ WAS JIVING OUT! What a great song! Reminds me of a block party in Philly! Even tho I’m a Jersey Girl✌🏻☀️
I wish our summers were like this song cause i live in Tucson Arizona and it gets to 118 degrees of desert heat which is unbearable. Love the song though
Some people didnt take them serious because they were silly but this proved just how talented they were. Incredible song.
This song was an absolute banger back in the early 90's and became an all-time BBQ classic and soundtrack of summer.
In Philly, we called him Big Willie. Did you know when he was starting out rapping with DJ Jazzy Jeff his Mom found a copy book of songs he was writing, and she wrote him a note in it telling him he was smart enough to get his point across without using profanity. So he did!
#TeamWil
This song was originally done by Kool and The Gang in the early 70's✌️
I like that he makes music without foul language, sex drugs, thugin’ and killin’.
You white people listen to rock with worse lyrics than hip hop what are you talking about lol
@@TreyMessiah95 like what?
Love this song, this was everything back in the day.
This was a sample from Kool and the Gang's instrumental, Summer Madness.
This song will never not be fire. It's an anthem that will outlive us.
Way back when, I was living in Miami and my best friend and I went to see a free concert on Miami Beach. It was high 90s and they were spraying the crowd with a hose! Anyway, we went to see Expose in concert live and DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince "opened" for them - no one knew them at the time. I ran out and bought their record as soon as it came out later.They were so great - so I ended up, of course, loving Fresh Prince of Bel Air a few years afterward. I guess the concert had to be 1989 or 1990.
Don't care who you are. People of all races, age , city suburbs or country. Everyone had a place everyone hung out or cruised. This song takes you back.
Hey guys great reaction! I agree with BJ this is the perfect Summertime song. Every time you hear you just fall back in the zone . Your mind just Starts to reminisce about the perfect summer barbecue. I get hungry cause I start thinking about ribs and chicken lol!!
One of my all time favorites. This song is sampled from "Summer Madness" by Kool and The Gang.
As a West Philly native, this song makes me feel so nostalgic. I was like 5 when this came out. lol
Will Smiths two iconic plays Summertime and independence day will last till the end of days.
1.Every summer u will hear summertime on the radio.
2. Every independence day u will see independence day on tv
I used to blast this in my old piece of junk car back in the day! And it was a Nissan, but it definitely wasn’t sitting on Lorenzos because I was BROKE! 😂 Great memories! 🥰
Very cool!
Will Smith's all time best track hands down for me. Just perfect.
Absolutely agree.
Parents Just Don't Understand slapped too
Nah.. Just the Two of Us is the best song he ever put out
Brand new funk is where he showed his MC skills. He was spitting nothing but BARS!! People forget he was a battle rapper.
Great tune and remember the video well. Makes me feel content everytime I hear it.
When I first heard it I knew they lifted the track from Kool And The Gang....Summer Madness. Kool and the Gangs only instrumental as far as I know. They did a great job on this one.
I’ve always loved Hip-Hop and Comedy, so DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince were some of my favorites back in the day.
Will is a good story teller and adds comedy to his music.
“Parents Don’t Understand”
“I think I can beat Mike Tyson”
“Nightmare on my Street”
We’re such great songs.
Perfect song for South Florida right now. We are actually experiencing a record breaking heat wave. No complaints here.
Wife here..., Looooved this song when it came out...Wore the cassette out!!!..., I can still Rap every word!!!..This has aged very well..Fun Song!!!💯🌹
Sampled the hell out of Kool and the Gang's 'Summer Madness', an instrumantal off their 'Light of Worlds' album.
Saw Jazy Jeff at UPEI a loooong time ago. Was absolutely amazing. Going in I thought he might give a little less than because of the small place, but was immediately proven wrong. The performance was awesome and the skill was obviously apparent. Definitely made my junior year.
Classic, you guys should check out his song called Gettin Jiggy wit it, also a cool song too.😎👌🎵fun fact : what American's call wifebeaters, in the UK we call them vests.
What?!!! I never took this as serious, but I use to Dj back then and I got so many requests for it, I started liking it.
You can always mellow out to this and just jam. You can't not respect this as a classic class act masterclass on classy jamz.
Regardless of what I think of Will Smith, these days, this song of his, along with DJ Jazzy Jeff is immortal! Easily his greatest song!
first Grammy for hip-hop
Great classic from circa 1988. This was played a lot on the radio and on MTV. "Parents Just Don't Understand" was another hit that I enjoyed. Uh, oh, watch out like lil Jon, BJ got a screw loose.
Will had some good stuff back in the day. Nightmare on my Street was funny.
oh this was the chair malfunction song! lol!!
😆😆🤣 I have great memories. Summer Summer Time🎵🎶
Yo this is the summer time classic banger
This is sampling Summer Madness from Kool and the Gang
Kool and the Gang"Summer Maddness"
To this day this song gets people up at BBQ's every summer.
I remember when this song dropped and you couldn't get away from this song (not that you wanted to)
I remember when this dropped 🤘🤘
1:07 I remember when something else dropped :)
Its wintertime here but this is a summer jam!!
Happy Fri-Yay! 🔥🔥 That's when you knew it was Sunmer!
Well, wait a minute. 🤣🤣 I'm so glad you were not leaning on that part when the screw came out! Sheesh!,
I knew all the lyrics Without reading the captions! I CANNOT HANDLE ASIA 😂! BJ WAS JIVING OUT! What a great song! Reminds me of a block party in Philly! Even tho I’m a Jersey Girl✌🏻☀️
It's not summertime without this song
I still remember every word when its playing! Lol! You guys should hit up his songs I THINK I CAN BEAT MIKE TYSON and NIGHTMARE ON MY STREET!!!
Absolute stellar groove. Go Jays!
This song hit all the hood notes!!
You two are hilarious 😂 and you are the best and always make me smile ☺
LOL.. if it ain't broke don't fix it... Right on time 🤣
No way… this was the anthem!!!
Asia laughs are contagious 🤣 🥰
I agree with you on this one BJ this is a smooth, summertime, jail💯
This song brings back nothing but fun memories ❤!
They had some huge hits.
This is a great song but the official video makes it that much better.
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I can’t believe I still know all the words.
The Lost Boyz Version is also pretty dope
I still watch the Fresh Prince of Bell Air when I can
Summertime in Philly
the arm fell off the chair, didn't it ? LOL
lol yes
@@AsiaandBJ LOL
What a great song
Y'all reacted to "Hard to be Humble" by him when he passed away a few years ago
This song shows how lyrically versatile Will Smith is.
Classic
lol at asia goofing on will smith but this was a fly song.
Asia got the giggle-fits😂
Rumour has it she's still going
And will smith has 4 Grammys
I think most everyone liked this.
this is when i used to like will smith before he became the pimp slappin movie star
Philly all the way
I wish our summers were like this song cause i live in Tucson Arizona and it gets to 118 degrees of desert heat which is unbearable. Love the song though
meh, the best summer time songs are "In the Summertime" by Mungo Jerry and then the cover by Shaggy and Rayvon
Asia what was so funny???? I missed that one
The arm of BJ's chair fell off! LOL
Great summer vibe song
sick hat bro
This song is dope. Although Will Smith copied Rakim’s flow on this one.
Every MC has tried to copy Rakim’s flow since 86.
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Nice guys.
Thanks!
Why y'all don't play the videos?
Such a fun song 🎶
need the official video
Why is Asia laughing 🤷♂️
Got an idea, we need to see ya'll in dance club, BJ looks like he has moves.
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This laughing woman seems clueless.
This has been a classic since the day it dropped, most folks know the lyrics without the video.
I love the swag but i am quite curious as to why i see a few reactors wearing Blue Jays and Raptors gear. As a Canadian i love to see it.
I wanna know wtf is so funny?
Is it only classic in my area?
Is she on shrooms?
I don't understand
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