Periodically, we need to check credentials to weed out the spies, posers, and undercover gangsters (reformed gangsters are fine) and make sure you are a real grownhead. Soooooo, you truly are a grownhead IF….

148) … you didn’t goto a Super Bowl party, but instead watched the game at home with your kids around.
149) … you remember when the Patriots got steamrolled by the Super Bowl Shufflin ’85 Chicago Bear (RIP Walter Payton)
150) … your Super Bowl party was catered (you might also be “bougie” but that’s a different list)
151) … you remember when Tom Brady was a back-up
152) … you actually RSVP’d a Super Bowl Party and didn’t just “fall through”
153) … you remember when the New York Giants were all about LT – Lawrence Taylor
154) … you thought Madonna was moving a little slower during her half-time show

Periodically, we need to check credentials to weed out the spies, posers, and undercover gangsters (reformed gangsters are fine) and make sure you are a real grownhead. Soooooo, you truly are a grownhead IF….

141) … you actually use coasters

142) … you stay in on a Friday…on purpose…and it’s alright.

143) … all these movies remakes just wanna make you see the originals.

144) … you keep more food than beer in the fridge.

145) … you take your lunch to work ‘cause its cheaper than eating out everyday.

146) … you meet people who were born in the year you graduated from high school.

147) … when athletes retired you thought they were old, now you check and you’re older than they are.

(It’s cool to kick it about PE and Mantronix, but if you’re going to claim the title of grownhead, we’ve gotta make sure you’re really down. Therefore, you truly are a grownhead IF….

134) … having sex in a twin bed is out of the question.
135) … your car insurance goes down and your car payments go up.
136) … “Celebration” by Kool & the Gang was one of the hot new songs when you first heard it at a school dance
137) … you wished could go to the nightclub Natalie’s owned by Gladys Knight on New York Undercover
138) … you made time on your schedule to watch Sister, Sister
139) … after you got all growed up with a good job and money you went out and bought an Adidas sweat suit (like Run-DMC) cause you never had one when you were a kid.
140) … your kids used your old clothes as a costume (and those said clothes used to be yo BEST flygear from back in the day)

Grownheadz is a community of lovers of hip hop who came up in the Golden Age through the Renaissance, and does not condone discrimination against young bucks, old heads or the other man. But you can only truly call yourself a grownhead IF…

127) … you hear your favorite song in an elevator
128) …sleeping on the couch makes your back hurt.
129) …you’re in charge of the BBQ on July 4th
130) … you do not expect friends to help you move anymore.
131) …you look forward to a dull evening.
132) …your best friend is dating someone half their age and
              isn’t breaking any laws.
133) …you start to worry about your parents’ health.

Periodically, we need to check credentials to weed out the spies, posers, and undercover gangsters (reformed gangsters are fine) and make sure you are a real grownhead. Soooooo, you truly are a grownhead IF….

121) …you remember eating fried baloney sandwiches with the slits on the side that used to bubble up in the center.
122) …you watch the Weather Channel
123) …you remember before there was The Source, Vibe, or Sister 2 Sister there was Right On
124) …the first “reggae “ songs you knew were Electric Avenue by Eddy Grant and Pass the Dutchie by Musical Youth
125) …you remember the cartoon Battle of the Planets with G-Force (not a bad name for a rap group)
126) …you remember who Rodney Allen Ripley was

Maybe you rocked dookie braids and leather Africa medallions, Lees and Adidas, Cross Colours or dunks. But that is not the measure of a grownhead. While we don’t condone discrimination against young bucks, old heads or the other man, you can only truly call yourself a grownhead on Valentine’s Day IF…

115) You ever stayed up late taping chocolate hearts to cards, one for everybody in your class (thanks to peanut allergy kids, this can get you expelled now)

116) You ever sent or received a note saying: Do you like me? Yes [] No []

117) You remember when dances began with all the boys posted up on the opposite wall from the girls.

118) You waited hours with your tape deck on pause to craft the perfect mixtape for your boyfriend or girlfriend

119) Said mixtape contained any of the following artists: Jodeci, The Boyz, LL Cool J, Bobby Brown or Freddie Jackson

120) You were sad when you threw out the mixtape, either because it melted or you realized the public library is the only place with equipment old enough to play a cassette tape

Got more Grownhead ID checks? Post them below!

Grownheadz is a community of lovers of hip hop who came up in the Golden Age through the Renaissance, and does not condone discrimination against young bucks, old heads or the other man. But you can only truly call yourself a grownhead IF…

111)… 6:00 AM is when you get up, not when you go to bed
112)…you remember when Lauryn Hill could do a show without crying, praying or being 4 hours late and it didn’t cost $75 either (DAMN)
113)…on New Year’s Eve you went to bed…BEFORE the new year.
114)…you know even in death, Teena Marie’s hood pass goes deeper than Robin Thicke’s EVER will (R.I.P Teena we’ll miss you)

Since we don’t have passwords, secret handshakes or ID cards we need to figure who amongst us does not belong. Who amongst us is not really a “grownhead.” There is only one way to tell (pause), YOU are a grownhead IF…..

104)…you remember when female MC’s had to be good on the mic and not just “freaks”

105)…you actually gave a damn about the mid-term elections

106)…when you watch Michael Vick run around the field for the Philadelphia Eagles it just reminds you of the original high-flying def-defying black quarterback Randall Cunningham

107)…when the time changes it throws you off a little

108)…you remember when Anita Baker actually got played on the “young” radio stations

109)…your friends marry and divorce instead of “hook up” and “break up.”

110)…you use the phrase “What you mean you never heard of…” more and more

He's come back from the grave...for candy.

You know you’re a grownhead if:

97. You actually went house-to-house, not to a mall, to trick-or-treat

98. You trick-or-treated in your own neighborhood, at night, with a bunch of other 8-year-olds and no chaperone

99. The Exorcist made you scared of the Devil

100. You spent at least one Halloween in a church basement at an “Autumn festival”

101. You bobbed for apples without anyone once pointing out that it was an unsanitary coldsore-mono-strep throat express

102. You know the catchphrases to Child’s Play and The Stepfather

103. You argued whether Michael, Freddie or Jason were the worst

104. You remember when grownups didn’t dress freaky for Halloween

It’s cool to kick it about PE and Mantronix, but if you’re going to claim the title of grownhead, we’ve gotta make sure you’re really down. Therefore, you truly are a grownhead IF….

90)…you saw the trailer for A-Team and remember when Mr. T was actually considered a scary dude
91)…you can’t really believe it’s been 20 YEARS since In Living Color was on TV
92)…you’ve uttered the phrase, “I wonder what the kids are listening to?”
93)…you remember the USFL
94)…you still buy CDs because you like to read the liner notes
95)…next-gen video games have too many options; you’d rather just play galaga online
96)…you were let down by Nia Long’s “sex scene” in Boyz N the Hood