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Run's House: You Bet Your Life!
Posted on April 18, 2007 10:17 AM
You gettin' dollars from dealin' wit Rev. Run!
This week on "Run's House," The Good Reb'm lets his separation anxiety overcome his better judgment. Jojo plays for his freedom, and Angela says "Fuck college. I'm ballin'." Justine doesn't say much because Run doesn't really let her speak.
She makes entirely too much sense.
How is Run gonna get on Jojo for knowing some ass-simple shit as the square root of 100? It's a damn shame that you are where you are in life (supposed to be some kind of executive and biblical scholar) and don't understand the 5th grade concept of 10 multiplied by itself making 100. Niggas must have been all in his cookie jar his entire professional life.
Shit. Be glad your son has paid that much attention in school. Let the man have better educational opportunity than you did in the 70s! You need to be like "shit, lil nigga. brang back some of that intel from the school house for your old man."
We soon discover that the root of the problem is that old man misses his Jojo! Between all this damn booklearning and Jojo wanting to have his own life, Run doesn't have anyone to hang out with. No, he obviously doesn't count Pretty Diggy and the GameBoy Gremlin, much to Russy's chagrin.
"DADDAYYYYY! We live here too! You can hang out with US!!!""Yeah, but I wanna hang with Jojo. He's cool!"
For this reason he offers Jojo an $800 wager that plays much more like a bribe. If Jojo hangs out with Run all day and doesn't have fun, the 8-cent is his to keep, no questions asked.
I ain't saying Run is a bad father, but that's pretty fuckin weak.
What else is weak, you ask? How about Angela having a spot in the city and Vanessa... not so much? I know they wouldn't owe me shit, but if my parents got 17-year-old Ricky Mexico a spot in the city and 21-year-old Ronnie was still cribbin it by the train tracks with Mom and Pops, that'd be kinda fucked. (Not like Pops was around or we could afford VA Tech without our scholarships... but I'm sayin'.)
I guess it would depend on what Ronnie and Ricky were doing with themselves, huh? I haven't seen Vanessa do a got damn thing but talk greasy. Is she supposed to be some kind of model or something?
Despite all that privelege, you can feel the tension and see the agression in Angela's face all episode long. Homegirl is like "Bitch, don't get too comfortable in my shit!" That's right, Vanessa. Who told your old uninspired ass to bring a pillow like you expect to stay? Angela got shit to do. She has a magazine to pretend to run, photo shoots to delay and square roots to learn! You ain't gonna loaf around, eat up all the Special K red berries and have bum-ass rappers over for afternoon train sessions.
Speaking of "shit to do," Angela's meeting pretty much amounted to:
"Alright. Here's the deal. You're Run's daughter. Someone from your uncle's office keeps harassing us. We're gonna extend your title and give you a job close to us. How's that sound?"
That sounds cool to Angela! Hey. Shit just falls into your lap when you're the hot young black dynast. If only she had the drive, talent and intelligence to match her meteoric, nationally-televised rise to publishing stardom. She don't need to be missing school every damn day for that insecure job and Nibblz-lookin ass model of hers.
I think she had Renaldo Balkman on the clothes too.
I just noticed something. Unlike Diggy, Jojo's close homie circle is all chocolate-face. I guess those are the homies from Queens back before Run decided to Fresh Prince his ass. I'm not making a sweeping generalization about colored people... eh, fuck it. I am... I know they don't talk like one of them damn anti-drug commercials when them cameras aren't there.
"Gosh. She tried to grill you because she thought you were a hamburger! High five!"
The saddest thing is that while Jojo is cutting on his pops and how lame he is to hang with, every last nigga at that table wishes Run was his daddy. Some of us ain't have no damn daddy, you ungrateful dickface.
As Run finally acknowledges that he knows he is getting old and lonely, simple Justine once again provides the words of wisdom. "I'd know how not to smile too for $800." That's real talk, right thurr.
After what appeared to be a fun game of basketball at Run Athletics Arena, whose logo the children have never noticed, Rev decides to completely murder the vibe by taking the kids to Barnes & Noble on a god-damned Saturday! All three of them Runlets screamed like they'd just gotten hot soup poured on them.
"BOOKSTORE?! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! NOT THE BOOKSTORE!!!"
Run just dragged them poor undereducated nappies into an acre of Kryptonite... and not the Big Boi kind. What's next? Vegetables without pork for flavoring? I was a pretty estudious young lad coming up, and the bookstore was the last place I wanted to be on Saturday. At the torture chamber, "Real Talk" moment #2 came from the mouth of Diggy, who, while entertaining his "Riddlin'" partner in the "Barns In Opal" food court proclaimed that their father might as well have said "Jojo. Take the $800."
Amen, brother Diggy. Testify!
By the time they got to the batting cages, Jojo was already on suicide watch. If no one was looking, those Hurache laces would have been knotted around his neck. Somewhere between loosening the laces and looking for a sturdy bar or hook, Jojo came to the realization that his dad missed him. After a while, the money didn't mean all that much.
Once again, early-season scoring leader Justine earns 3 points for floating an important lesson home to Rev. Run like an Orlando Hernandez eephus. While Run wants to dangle his banana before his children, not every bit of positive personal development needs to garner immediate gratification.
Yo... He stay cuttin Justine off!
Listen, Just. If Run don't listen... Ron will listen. You seem like a great woman. I'm a compassionate, caring type nigga. I ain't paid like that, but you know... some of the best shit in life is free.
I'm just sayin...
Comments
first damn homie u broke that shit down
damn homie u broke that shit down
You da man Ron!!!!!
That shit was hella funny folks u keep doin the dam thang- the bay is feelin ya!
HA.
When are you gonna address the two episodes of Oprah when they were bashing rap music?
fuck u homy u dono wat the fuk u toking bout!!! run is a g! nd he take care of his kidz ryt! jus cos u ent have a pops nigga don hate! fuk u!
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This shit is hella funny...
yo u a hater
No Charm School by far, but the recap was pretty much on point.
kinda like the birds breasts.....
Chicken anyone????
What up yall... ummmm, whats up wit old boy talkin bout fuck Ron Mexico?! I dont think so, Son! Ron is the biznass!
Chickin anyone? LOL youre a nut Sin!
AWWW man! you seem pretty angry. Why is it that people hate sooo much. This guy has a bunch of well manner kids. Hell! He's Raising them!(which is better than alot of men) Has money, his own TV show, Athletic Wear and all you did was hate on everything you could possibly hate on. Im not even a sensitive dude like that but damn this blog kinda put a damper on my day. We are the only people in this country that hate on each other and try to keep each other down. Every other minority pulls 4 each other and pushes each other so they can be next, but us...? My prayer is that My community stop pulling each other down and learn to appreciate or even be inspired by someone else in our culture doing something positive
Man fuck you ignorant bastards who hating on rev.run pussy his kids didn't ask 4 the life they have god gave it 2 them and rev isn't gooing 2 4 1 second let there behinds 4 get it either u punk hating Beeeeeeeyayyyyyyytcchhhh
Great job Ron, you broke that episode down. Through reading these blogs the last few weeks I have concluded that I am going to stop using the work "nigga", I have decided not to hold white people to a double standard a word has the same meaning no matter who uses it no matter what your intent is. I sware I'm going to need a patch to stop saying it, but thanks for the mental stimulating blogs keep it up Mr. Mexico.
You're an asshole for this blog. It just goes to show that you are the number one hater. You didn't grown up with a silver spoon in your mouth, so I guess you get pleasure out of blastin and findin fault in those that did. Your job consisits of blogging about stupid ass subjects, you NEVER speak on anything intelligent. You think you're giving the people what they want to read and take in. Try doing something positive, write about something with meaning and stop hatin on people, it really makes you look like the MORON you really are.
From what I read you sound pretty jealous of Run and family? Did you grow up in a disadvantage house hold with out a father that wanted to hang out with you. Sounds like you are dealing with some personal issues in this one.
I love vanessa!! She is so beautiful, tall and amazingly heavy chested! she means everything to me!! Oh yeah, and the show was cool, too.
yo ya'll need to calm down and relax a bit. Ok Run's kids have manners, and........
you want a doggie-treat or scooby-snack?
are you dudes offended at Ron Mexico's commentary because your idea of a joke is standing in front of ya bathroom mirror or is it because you can't raise ya own children.
whats god Steph
nah, piff.
i think that because "it's better than flavor of love" and "at least he there for his kids" low-expectation-havin ass mawfuggas treat rev run like he's above reproach.
why cloud my mind with such near-sighted niggas?
Excellent Job Ron...your blogs say exactly what most of us be thinking but afraid to say! As for your haters...apparently they like what you have to say because damn they are always one of the first to read & respond! :)
An amazing family. All of them
I like Run's house.Its very positive and far from the bullshit depicting blacks on most cable channels including BET.
i loveeeeeee diggy so mch i am his number 1 fan i love him he is so sexc!!!!!!!!!
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