Rewatching House Party, a True American Story

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by Alphonse Pierre

February 13, 2026

Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, a formal reconsideration of the Hudlin Brothers’ 1990 teen comedy House Party, plus bracing the cold for hot beats and gyros, and a lost Auto-Tune R&B gem from 2007.

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Originally published on Pitchfork on 2/13/2026