Throw on your Celtics Jersey and head to the mean streets of Boston as we take you back to the 90's! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!!
Artist: Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch
Song: Good Vibrations
Album: Music For The People (1991)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 1
Bonus Fun Fact: Marky Mark was trained by former boxer Mickey Ward for this video. Mark would later play Ward in the 2010 film "The Fighter".
It's that time of the week again here at 20 Years Before 2000...It's time for the Throwback Jam of the Week! These are the jams currently on my trusty Creative ZEN MP3 player and they encompass everything from Motown R&B classics to hip-hop & rap from the 80s & 90s! I would like to share them with you in the hopes that they get you off your feet and bring back some sweet nostalgic memories! So throw on your Calvin Klein underwear, get your hair cut in the fresh Baldie style and slip on your Zips kicks as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 Throwback Jam of the week...
Artist: Marky Mark And The Funky Bunch
Song: You Gotta Believe
Album: You Gotta Believe (Released 1992)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 45
Bonus Fun Fact: After this album did not perform well Marky Mark went on to record two more albums with Reggae artist Prince Ital Joe!
A few years ago I won an ebay bid for a 2009 Upper Deck Hollywood History Prominent Cuts "Material" card. I'm pretty sure I got this for under $10. The reason I wanted it so bad was that it contained a piece of Will Smith's jacket from the Movie "The Pursuit of Happyness" and a piece of the Eagles jersey Mark Wahlberg wore in the movie "Invincible".
I am a huge fan of The Fresh Prince and have been a fan of his since he and Jazzy Jeff dropped the "Rock The House" album in 1987. It's pretty cool to own a piece of memorabilia from a movie he was Oscar nominated for. I also have been a fan of Mark Wahlberg since he and the Funky Bunch dropped their debut album "Music For The People" in 1991. I owned both albums on cassette tape. So, it's no wonder I wanted to own this "Hollywood Old School Rap" Dual Materials card.
Back in the early 90s who would have thought that these 2 rappers would become some of the most sought after, highest grossing Hollywood stars of today? Let's take a trip back and listen to the sweet sounds of The Fresh Prince & Marky Mark!
