January 20, 1992

[NDallasRuss]

Was a good day.

"The ONLY day where:

-Yo! MTV Raps was on air
-It was a clear and smogless day
-Beepers were commercially sold
-Lakers beat the SuperSonics
-and Ice Cube had no events to attend to was… JANUARY 20, 1992"

https://genius.com/discussions/1675...-ice-cube-referred-to-on-today-was-a-good-day

 

[Gonolz]

Was a good day.

"The ONLY day where:

-Yo! MTV Raps was on air
-It was a clear and smogless day
-Beepers were commercially sold
-Lakers beat the SuperSonics
-and Ice Cube had no events to attend to was… JANUARY 20, 1992"

https://genius.com/discussions/1675...-ice-cube-referred-to-on-today-was-a-good-day

I disagree with at least one of the conclusions. Beepers were definitely available in the late 1980's. I knew several drug dealers in my high school that had them as early as 1988. Besides, I remember skipping school with a friend and a couple hotties on that Tuesday in 1989. It was a warm spring day and we picked up some Corona with limes and hung out at a park. April 4, 1989 was a good day. I'm pretty sure that Ice Cube wrote that for me.

 

[NDallasRuss]

I disagree with at least one of the conclusions. Beepers were definitely available in the late 1980's. I knew several drug dealers in my high school that had them as early as 1988. Besides, I remember skipping school with a friend and a couple hotties on that Tuesday in 1989. It was a warm spring day and we picked up some Corona with limes and hung out at a park. April 4, 1989 was a good day. I'm pretty sure that Ice Cube wrote that for me.

They were available, but they hadn't yet picked up the social status/popular appeal that would have them being mentioned in a song. From some article on the internet: "By 1994, there were over 61 million in use, and pagers became popular for personal communications as well." It looks like they were available as far back as the 1950s.

 

[GoNolesTX]

Ahhhh... it was a good day. He didn't even have to use a Russian firearm.

 

[funksouljon]

April 26, 1992, there was a riot on the streets tell me where were you.

 

[GoNolesTX]

April 26, 1992, there was a riot on the streets tell me where were you.

That would be 4th grade GNT, adjusting to having glasses and being able to see things on the chalk board.

 

[OrlandNole]

April 26, 1992, there was a riot on the streets tell me where were you.

I was sitting at home, watching some TV.

 

[ggmike1992]

On January 20, 1992, I was 8 days into the job that I would retired from fron 26+ years later. Time sure flies.

 

[Random_John]

April 26, 1992 was the day after my brother's birthday and is my parent's anniversary. On that day I would have been in the 8th grade believing myself to be way cooler than I actually was and probably excited to get home to my Sega Genesis.

 

[NDallasRuss]

I was sitting at home, watching some TV.

While I was participating in some anarchy?

 

[funksouljon]

While I was participating in some anarchy?

First stop we hit was the liquor store, I finally got all the alcohol I can't afford.