Pop Culture Chronicles

Hey everyone, I'm back and in a nostalgic mood. The video that I want to share with you all is a throwback to the 80s and the r/b and pop scene back then. The content creator Saint -Laurent, remixed the summer classic " I Feel It Coming" by the Weeknd feat. Daft Punk and made it into a groovy slow jam. I haven't been able to not stop listening to this version for the past couple of days and I'm a big r/b and pop fan, especially 80s and 90s pop and r/b.  Check out the video and get your video and get your groove on.  Check out the links below Enjoy! https://youtu.be/pem3Dc6EvlQ Also here is the orginal version to compare: https://youtu.be/qFLhGq0060w

Hey everyone, I got into a smooth r/b mood today and wanted to share an old clip of rapper/actor Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino, covering the classic r/b song So Into You by Tamia.  The video is 2 years old but still holds up due to Gambino's performance. If you haven't heard the original song, then I suggest you look it up, it's pretty good and it is a song that really is the anthem of Tamia's career. It's nice to see artists paying tribute to older artists and doing the song justice. I expected nothing less but excellence from Mr. Gambino and he comes through again. Check out the video! 

Reggie Watts is a great actor, comedian, and musician. You can find him now on televison late night on the Late Late Show with James Corden on CBS. Before that, he was on shows like Comedy Bang Bang on IFC, which displayed his musical and talk show and comedic skills.  To show you all what I'm talking about, I shall leave you all with a couple of his musical and comedic performances. He's a truly talented and funny guy and be sure to check him out on the Late Late Show on CBS.      

Growing up with a latino family and parties and celebrations, representing your heritage and culture,  one is surrounded and influenced by a myriad of songs and musical sytlings.  Here are a couple songs that are cheesy in terms of video production and style, most of which are telling of the time period, such as the 80s and 90s, but, nevertheless, get you in a funky groove that will last a lifetime.  First up, El Jardinero-Wilfrido Vargas This upbeat and groovy love song is about a metaphorical "gardener" that showers his love with flowers for seduction and pleasure. My fave part of the video is the middle when the backup dancers, form a nice groove line and sing the " Ah-beep- beep"chorus.   Sopa De Caracol - Banda Blanca  This song is a party starter! The literal translation means shell or snail in zoological context. The elad singer is quite chipper and is surrounded by dancing attractive women by the pool. He busts out the hip thrust...

Ayoooooooo mi gente, what's up everybody?!  I got a new movie review for you guys!! Spiderman: Homecoming was a pretty decent movie. Originally I was against this movie and felt like another Spiderman movie would be gabarge, considering  the Amazing Spiderman franchise starring Andrew Garfield was dookie. Plus, I grew up on the Tobey Maguire Spiderman. Those were pretty good, except the last one, Spiderman 3 RIP. As for this one, Spidey goes back to highschool in Queens,NY  at this top-notch magnet school. Spidey ( Tom Holland) gets the help of Tony Stark, Mr. Iron Man himself and he upgrades his suit and tries to mentor him as a new superhero. However, 15 year old Peter Parker has a ways to go in learning how to be a hero and causes some unnecessary enemies that he might not be able to handle. This mentor-ship is viewed as an "internship" with Stark Enterprises for school. However, new villains arise with Vulture( Michael Keaton) as he builds an underground alien weapon ...

There are those timeless and hilarious movies that everyone of us watches.  One of those movies for me, is Dodgeball (2004) , starring Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn and special cameos from celebs such as Chuck Norris and David Hasslehoff. For those of you who don't remember this comedic classic, it is a flick about a group of misfits led by struggling owner, Peter LeFluer. Pete has a month to come up with 50,000 dollars or his gym will be shut down and be essentially bankrupt. But, his buds come up with a plan to enter in a dodge ball contest for 50K. However, it isn't an easy road, Pete and the Average Joes have to go through a series of foes and the arch nemesis, White Goodman and the Globogym Purple Cobras. White Goodman is thriving in the gym biz and Pete's neighbor. His cocky attitude and brash personality threatens Average Joes and he attempts to buy his place and expand his business. He and his squad enter as well and dominate in the competition. Pete needs help and h...

Since summer officially starts next week, one classic song comes to mind, Summertime by Fresh Prince ( Will Smith) and DJ Jazzy Jeff . The early 90s song is a classic anthem and ode to the joys of summer. Fresh Prince ( Smith) rhymes smoothly as he describes the vibes during summer. Whether its chillin' at a cookout, checking out fly girls, playing basketball with the boys, riding around in your neighborhood and getting that fresh wash from the car wash. Jazzy Jeff lays down the funky bass beat and it booms and reverberates throughout the whole song. The song is still a classic today and over 25 years later, especially around summertime, it's still being played. Check out the iconic video and reminisce on the summer groove. Hopefully the song can give you some great summer vibes this year!! Peace and love, and long live summer!