DEF: D.J. Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince “Parents Just Don’t Understand”
Philadelphia-based duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince made eight appearances on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart, with five of those songs reaching the Top 20. Their run of hits began with their first charting single, “Parents Just Don’t Understand,” which on this date in 1988 climbed to a peak position of number 12, where it would spend two weeks. “Parents Just Don’t Understand” by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince is today’s Daily Eighties Flashback.