Lil Wayne = AFROPUNK??

lol of course not. Just wanted to get you guys' attention.
One of the cool kids at bkwd posted this video. The song is supposed to be on Lil Wayne's new rock album.

I actually don't think it's as terrible as I thought it was going to be.

Your thoughts?

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Permalink Reply by Devin on January 30, 2009 at 12:19am

Albert:The Alternative Negro said:
I happen to have flat feet,
That is all I needed to hear. Thanks answering my question.

Permalink Reply by Matthew on January 30, 2009 at 10:18am

Which people are you talking about GP?

Albert:The Alternative Negro said:

Ghettopunkrocker said:
I have a better question "Why the fuck would we want the same people that rejected us at our shows?" They have they're bastardized culture that is a mockery of what being black is. Why are we trying to get there approval? This is like some sideways "validation from massah" shit.

Yeah, Lil Wayne's experiment is a fuckin' gimmick. I mean, I know some guys who do Rap and R&B but if they had there druthers they would've done some more rock based music or fuse it with more experimental music. But, like I've said before, until Lil' Wayne proves to us that this is more than a gimmick, he's going to be suspect.

If Lil Wayne gets lumped in with the Afropunk movement, then David Lee Roth should be called the king of 80's funk.

Aneesah said:
Matt, you do have a point about Wayne. And indeed, he may open doors to kids who otherwise wouldn't care for rock music. But I think people are pissed off because what he's doing seems gimmicky and not genuine. He doesn't come off as the quintessential Afropunk or anything remotely close to it. So the people that live and breathe rock for as long as they can remember, see this as merely an opportunistic act to sell, sell, sell.

I can't imagine that he'll one day be compared in the same vein as the amazingly talented artists who perform at Afropunk shows. It's kind of horrible. I personally don't think this will harm Afropunk, though. His fanbase response doesn't seem to be all that great.

Applauds Ghettopunkrocker. Honestly, I thought the whole idea was to have a different movement and say fuck the acceptance. Now people are making it like we are just being different for the sake of being different to then get acceptance from the ones we tried to stray from... Wasn't the point to say fuck them, and fuck their acceptance? So the question is why the hell are you here if you're just waiting around for the day where they finally pick up on what you do; and why should you care? You're just creating the scene all over again, there for you are just warranting people to come in and shit up the movement again. And then what do you do? You go create another one and start bitching about how you want them to stay away.
I just have to say, no... If you can't finds this on your own then don't come at all. Forget Lil Wayne being the Gateway.

Permalink Reply by Matthew on January 30, 2009 at 10:44am

Hey Matt, Do you guys charge people to attend AFRO-PUNK events? Do you pay the artists? If you dont then you can forget lil wayne targeting this crowd....especially if these boards reflect the attendance numbers. Anyone who thinks the "AFROPUNK" authenticity is in jeopardy should check themselves. Santogold (Who, according to MTV is the AFRO-PUNK leader or some shit) put a song in a Budweiser commercial faster than you can say stiffed....and Saul Williams put a song in a NIKE commercial....nike? yeah nike....you just can not justify. do your homework Milford Sound in New Zealand

To Blacklizard:
Yes we do charge to attend some AP events. We do not charge to attend the festival which is attended by nearly 40,000 people. 90% of the time I do pay bands.
It would be really nice if you showed your support and attended one of the hundreds of shows I've put on for thousands of AP bands going on 7 years now.
You suggest I do my home work but you nothing about the artists your talking about, i happen to know both of them personally and managed one of them for years. Your casting stones because young brothers/siters have found a way to make money to live from their art? Actually I'm not sure if they are your brothers & sisters because you don't show your self. This is what i'm doing, building skate parks in minority hoods in NY for kids that are normally passed over. Enabling bands that would not get a shot to perform at some of the largest music festivals in the US. Taking money out of my pocket to pay for you to air your views on this site. Building community music programs for hundreds of kids in Brooklyn. My question to you is - what are you doing ?

Permalink Reply by 3amConspiracy on January 30, 2009 at 11:46am

Post Jack.....Can all these lil w**** threads be combined. He really doesn't deserve to take up this much space.

Permalink Reply by Lucky Church on January 30, 2009 at 11:52am

Well.... I personally feel he needs to get rid of his YES MEN!! Somebody needs to tell him to put the guitar away until he can actually play!! You don't need to play a guitar to be an artist!! He is trying to authenticate himself... yet he is just making himself look like a complete fool. My band "The J.U.S. Evolution" was offered to spend some time in the studio with him and teach him guitar but he backed out at the last minute because the Record Label (TVT) crashed and burned!!

Lil Wayne..... If your out there.... please stop embarrassing your self! You are talented but you are making a mockery of yourself!! Keep it simple till you get your weight up!! Leave the guitar strumming and solos to the professionals!! I am a fan and I don't want you to fall of because you chose to ignore the truth!! ROCK ON!!!