How did Henry Rollins get big within black culture?

[sayewonn]

Which is why that role was funny.

Tony Hawk along With Rollins two of the chillest white guys

The follow up to this tweet is hilarious

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

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THIS shyt KNOCKED THE BLOCK

 

[African_brehda]

Seth Rollins >>>>>

 

[MrLogic]

When this happen....

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

Who

 

[ObsidianDev]

Didn't he grow up in Washington and L.A.? Anyways, he's being a real one. Punks, not racist skinhead or Nazi punks, but real punk rockers looked up to The Bad Brains. They were the quintessential Punk Band every other hard-core and punk band wanted to be in or emulate. Being from D.C. he had direct access to them early on. Also on a side note, the band Fugazi were heavily influenced by the GO-GO scene in Washington. The energy and the way the bands had so much command over the crowds was something they wanted to recreate.

This is pretty much it right here

Bad Brains the

Basically sums up the thread. A lot of people don't realize it, but early hip-hop and 80's American punk rock/hardcore (aside from the Nazi skins and edgelords within the scene) are pretty similar subject matter-wise. The music sounds different, but has the same attitude.

Speaking of "attitude" :

 

[Amerikan Melanin]

I know his face. He ain’t shyt to me.

 

[85 East]

My guy called in from jail to record this. Absolutely one of my favorites to this day

 

[Yaboysix]

nikka….WHOO!?

 

[old pig]

I know his face. He ain’t shyt to me.

lmao you musta watched sons of anarchy too…it’s fukked up that’s all I “know” him from

 

[Suge Knight]

Didn't he grow up in Washington and L.A.? Anyways, he's being a real one. Punks, not racist skinhead or Nazi punks, but real punk rockers looked up to The Bad Brains. They were the quintessential Punk Band every other hard-core and punk band wanted to be in or emulate. Being from D.C. he had direct access to them early on. Also on a side note, the band Fugazi were heavily influenced by the GO-GO scene in Washington. The energy and the way the bands had so much command over the crowds was something they wanted to recreate.

This forum would implode if they knew about the skinheads (not the racist ones) and how much they loved black culture and reggae/ska

My fav song by bad brains and awesome live performance...



Speaking of fugazi

 

[Alvin]

Basically sums up the thread. A lot of people don't realize it, but early hip-hop and 80's American punk rock/hardcore (aside from the Nazi skins and edgelords within the scene) are pretty similar subject matter-wise. The music sounds different, but has the same attitude.

Speaking of "attitude" :

Yep, also one of the reasons why old head white folk listen to wu tang and public enemy

 

[JadeB]

Punk rock and hip hop have a big overlap, especially in the early days. It's unsurprising that Henry Rollins have connections with hip hop.


Also


Idc if this is the generic thing to say but Black Flag was the best band out of the LA hardcore scene in my opinion

 

[Carl Tethers]

My guy called in from jail to record this. Absolutely one of my favorites to this day

Whole album is fire

 

[feelosofer]

He's friends with Rick Ruben and 80s punk rock and hip-hop crossed circles with each quite a bit. I got put on punk rock as a kid from my older brother he fukked with Sex Pistols, the Clash, Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys.