Uncle Ricky sings "Offer True Love"

[Video Link] "Uncle Ricky is Ochen Kaunda. He was trained to sing in Uganda by his uncle who called himself the northern king. Coming to California a year ago, he pursues the grand American musical dream and reaches higher than the skies. He promises that it will be serious."

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ummmm, no
http://doran.pacifist.net/ Doran

Double Rainbow!
Bucket

I think this guy has sent me email asking for my help. Something to do with a financial transaction. Seemed legit.
- seabasstin
  
  All them African’s look the same dont they?
  I mean who cares if Nigeria and Uganda are more then 3600 miles apart, that their culture, language, etc are completely different, and that they are on opposite sides of africa… dork…
  - http://twitter.com/unclerickylove uncle ricky
    
    offer true love in all angle evry thing will be ok just dance
zombiebob

I think it’s interesting. Sort of good, sort of bad. good for what it is of course.
RJ

A dubstep remix would actually improve it.
Antinous / Moderator

I say, Professor, have you seen Gilligan? I can’t seem to find my cap.
ill lich

Finally someone to knock Mark Gormley off his throne.

I’m serious, I mean that as a compliment. Really.
LegalizeFreedom

Is that Flavor Flav?
http://twitter.com/Somatika Zoe Stumbaugh

I watched this video just to see the opening b-roll be of Santa Cruz, CA and proceeded to shat bricks.
voiceinthedistance

That’s very generic booty being shaken there.
- Paul Renault
  
  Stop crying. The Queens:
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyiRLhc8suo
- http://twitter.com/unclerickylove uncle ricky
  
  yeah it is real
turbanhead

He’s no Bangs – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmJbJs-9ST0
- zombiebob
  
  Wow, how did I miss that?
EH

He’s as substantial as a lot of pop music, why not?
10xor01

Haven’t seen such a nautical hat in pop music since Captain & Tennille!
senorglory

in my youth, i fell in love with a girl with pink hair. i never told her.
juepucta

Is this for real or is this like your south african albino trailer park rappers? Is the Diplo endorsement imminent?

-G.
tsa

What a brilliant clip. LOL!
J B

Catchy.
http://twitter.com/Mguttatus Mguttatus

I like the surfer on flat water carving it up!
polossatik

the first time Yakety Sax does not enhance a video…
Layne

Will no one think of the poor, American rappers whose livelihoods are being stolen by cheap, imported African rappers offering true love?
Write your congressman and tell him to protect hip-hop that’s 100% Made In America!
- http://twitter.com/unclerickylove uncle ricky
  
  the world is spherical and rotate on it axis never to be base on attitude but all what can make the world strong is unity , togetherness and offering true love uncle ricky say so lol thank for ur thought
narddogz

I like him. Catchy tune, silly video and he is actually singing! For some reason the song reminds me of New Edition.
Blazeldude

I actually thought this was going to be good.

How wrong I was.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Calum-McKinney/38005228 Calum McKinney

Boom captains hat, boom colors, boom soaring bridge. I actually thought this was going to be good. How right I was.
gws

Yeah. I was sorta horrifascinated so I watched the whole thing. It’s pretty bad, but then again where’s MY music video in which I sway back and forth in front of a green screen and offer true love to a series of appalling women? (Actually, Pink Hair is kinda cute.) Gotta give him credit for doing what he wants.
- http://twitter.com/unclerickylove uncle ricky
  
  yeah brave idea thank u
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_RZOOL5ZAVJ7NGB3OV5MO7L6RTI Rom

The song is fine — an informed, worldly fusion of African music, Caribbean reggae, and American R&B. And he can sing — much better so than your average Idol tryout. It’s the video that’s corny.
http://meterandmath.wordpress.com Meter Andmath

Wish him the best of course, but, just no. Yeah the video is corny, but more than anything he needs to work with someone else on the music, lyrics, & well voice & singing…

@gws: Pinky is kinda cute. I’d love to see more of her in other poorly conceived low budget videos
patrick dodds

No.
http://twitter.com/unclerickylove uncle ricky

yeah eey, uncle ricky ones more in the studio its gonna be serious, of cuz it is thanks for all your ideals views which are so important to me and my team because u can say what u say ,so we can say what we gonna say together i promise to do my best to make every thing serious than seriossss greetings
ruckbomb

Mad Decent
- http://twitter.com/unclerickylove uncle ricky
  
  the abillity to be critical can be changed to some thing constructive like offering true love or what do u thing guys i like all my fan thank for taking ur time to say what u say i like all the bad and good
http://twitter.com/unclerickylove uncle ricky

lets offer true love to our fiancee, true love last, true love is the bes,t follow uncle ricky on twitter u will like it i promis it is serioussss
Nelson Olara

As we listen and react in our different ways to the music, let’s reflect upon our lifestyls and see if we are offering the “True Love” which is the main theme in Uncle Ricky’s track. Perhaps “True Love” not “Ture Lus”t might slow down the divorce rate in our society.