Now let's get into it, shall we.
Dang, 1988 was a good year for Al B. Sure!. Wait a minute why does his name end with an exclamation mark? That just isn't cool. But anyway, Al B Sure! was the last of the cool light-skinned brothers. He is the reason why people of my complexion have fought many years to get back in style. Legit, light-skinned brothers everywhere had to deal with this guy messing up the game for all of us. Sure, every now and then a light-skinned guy will drift through the cracks, Shemar Moore, but Al B Sure! (damn exclamation) is the reason why brothers of my hue are still trying to be cool.
After seeing the video of "Nite and Day" the only hit of his that I remember, bear in mind that I was six when this came out, I am reminded of the reasons why he didn't have much success after his album In Effect Mode
First of all, and this will be the only time that I mention this because some people are quite sensitive to subjects like hair. You see the unibrow? That's all I'll say about that.
I am currently viewing the video again, but on mute at this very moment and there are some interesting things that I have found while doing so.
Homie likes to raise both his hands in the air. It ain't even like he's waving them like he just don't care either. It's a sharp move, but it's a move that I don't understand. It simply doesn't look cool. You know what, I'm going to be totally honest about this. If I weren't a better man, I would ask "Why this n***a's hands in the air? I think he's praising god or something. I still don't understand. Was that something the video director requested, or did Al come up with that one on his own? I want to know."
I feel that we all need to know.
Another thing: You see those faces he's making? I was once told as a child in church, that you're not really singing until you make an ugly face. If that is true, Albert (his mama named him Albert, I'ma call him Albert) is singing his mind, heart, and soul out. You can tell by that falsetto. But those are just some of the ugliest faces I have ever seen. Ugly faces coming from a man who was supposedly a heart throb.
It's not hard for a guy to go home with a pretty young thing at his side. In Albert's case, he simply had use that blistering falsetto and say the words "Ah, can you feel it, baby". But at the same time, ladies, if you did go home with him, imagine those ugly sex faces since his singing face is ugly. I'm just saying.
I'm pretty much done with the video, I could go on and on about his clothes and that borderline nappy fade he rocking, but I'll just let those be. This was the beginning of the end for the light-skinned brother, I'm pretty sure of it. Since then, we have been climbing our way back into at least a wanted position. We don't necessarily want a position of prominence, if it comes that's cool, but we at least would like to be wanted.
Because of this simping (combination of the words sissy and pimping) song, no light skinned brother had a chance. Light-skinned brothers before him have failed to make a reasonable comeback even. Think about it. I saw DeBarge last year at the BET Awards, and for that one night light-skinned brothers were celebrating. but where is he now? Name another light-skinned brother that has fallen into obscurity. They are not making a comeback. Al B Sure! released an album a couple of years ago. I remember it well. He performed at Joes' Pub at The Public Theater. The album was released and all of a sudden, what was to be a great comeback became just another futile attempt of a light-skinned simp trying to get back in good graces with his fans and his family. His son even went on the radio and dissed his own father that very week. He never had a chance, and to be honest with you I wouldn't give him a chance. Because he would just mess it up for people of my complexion...again.
Al B Sure! the man that ruined the game for us all.
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Watching this without sound, I figured out what's going on. He smelled a fart off camera, and he's very upset about it.
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