Not trying to play revisionist critic–I’ll be the first to admit that the singles and the JD production, far outstrip any actual artistry. However, a YouTube hunt for LL Cool J’s “Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed By Buildings,” steered me to “Alright,” the lead single from Kriss Kross’ much-maligned sophomore effort, Da Bomb.
Presumably, my appreciation stems from latent nostalgia for the tape-buying frenzy that was the summer of ’93,” and granted, I recall Da Bomb being pretty terrible even then. But I always loved this Super Cat-aided jam, one that still emanates excellence in the field of excellence, on a lazy April afternoon, 16 years later. Or maybe I’m just impressed by the visual evidence of Chris “Daddy Mac” Smith, shattering the Guinness Record for youngest victim of male pattern baldness.
Download:
MP3: Kriss Kross-”Alright”
6 comments
David says:
April 12, 2009 at 11:47 pm (UTC -7)
When it comes to Kriss Kross, I can never remember which one is “Mac Daddy” and which one is “Daddy Mac.”
goathair says:
April 13, 2009 at 8:38 am (UTC -7)
He’s got alopecia areata, or as it should be known as “Charlie Villanueva syndrome.”
Lance says:
April 14, 2009 at 9:20 pm (UTC -7)
Didn’t they have a small hit with “Tonight’s The Night” once they hit puberty?
Passion of the Weiss says:
April 14, 2009 at 10:36 pm (UTC -7)
They did–it was a pretty good song too.
WuSide says:
April 16, 2009 at 10:06 pm (UTC -7)
I thought I remembered “tonight’s the night” (possibly with redman?) as the single form that second album
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