Agreed with almost everything you said but punk rock (its most basic element) originated in New York. It's two most famous forms, emo and hardcore, did definitely originate with the DC scene.
D.C Is the most influential place in America
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Agreed with almost everything you said but punk rock (its most basic element) originated in New York. It's two most famous forms, emo and hardcore, did definitely originate with the DC scene.
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i gotta give y'all new.b's although philly nikkas do them too
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You should be proud of your city, but how does it go from listing the influence of your city''s culture to saying that you are the most influential city?
If it's one thing that I've always admired about DC, is that they are their own universe and aren't clone/copy of other cities.
When you're in DC, there's no confusion about where you are. Can't say that for some cities.
Slang, gear, still thriving Black owned clothing lines, high tube socks, gogo,mambo sauce,etc
I haven't been visiting in a long time, but I noticed and admired that it had a culture that was visibly distinct.Instantly visible when you touch down there.
You're reaching about being the most influential ,though.....either recently or historically I'd put other cities ahead in terms of influence.
That’s a fact but DC definitely was doing it first. New balance got a whole marketing campaign talking bout “DMV home of the new balance”
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is the company based out of DC?
the reason I ask is that years ago, a dude hear claimed that Boston dudes put New Balance on the map first. I called BS because I told him Boston had nationally popular act at the time he was referring to, and NEVER EVER did we see any of the 5 members of New Edition wearing NBs. Even looking back on their old photos and magazine covers. If the brand was really poppin like that, one of them would have been rocking them in pictures.
Then I asked him was the company based out of Boston?
EU was a nationally popular band in the 1980s with multiple members, what's the chance of me looking at "doing the butt" video and seeing somebody rocking NBs?
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had to google it, that shyt is Boston based but I think the company even recognizes that DC really made the shoes popular at least within the black community.
I agree with you OP. Not for the reasons you stated.
But I'm sorry, this had me dying.
Call a city under the mason dixon line a "northern city" brehs.
DC's also had the biggest influence on black education and academia
black politics
black professions
someone you look up to has ties to howard. or someone that that person looks up to has ties to howard.
on a national scale though, wall street dictates capitol hill which dictates the rest of america.
But I'm sorry, this had me dying.
Call a city under the mason dixon line a "northern city" brehs.
DC's also had the biggest influence on black education and academia
black politics
black professions
someone you look up to has ties to howard. or someone that that person looks up to has ties to howard.
on a national scale though, wall street dictates capitol hill which dictates the rest of america.
I thought this would be about govt and foreign policy yet it’s a thread about clothes and shyt.
interesting.
interesting.
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I thought this would be about govt and foreign policy yet it’s a thread about clothes and shyt.
interesting.
That's what's always on our minds unfortunately........ foolishness
The African American museum alone makes D.C. the dopest city in America real shyt.
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This DC JAM had Philly on lock though back In the day.
Im an OG with some insight about DC. I moved from Louisiana to DC in 2004. I spent over 10 years there and i can honestly say, the only places DC really influence in PG County and northern Va down to Fredericksburg. And Waldorf. Baltimore dont really fukk with dc. Neither does Richmond. I lived in Norfolk va from 2000 to 2003, they all gravitated towards NYC. They played a few gogo songs "overnight scenario, make a booty call" but that was about it. No disrespect but yall dont have much that's influential culturally.
Locs werent as popular in DC until Wayne took off.
Growing up in Louisiana we were influenced by houston and New Orleans. Houston was influenced heavy by LA, new orleans was too, but New Orleans started gravitating towards Nyc in the mid 90s.
I dont see anything anywhere with dc influence. Im the only one ive seen in Louisiana wearinh 990s. My girl calls them how to catch a predator shoes.
Locs werent as popular in DC until Wayne took off.
Growing up in Louisiana we were influenced by houston and New Orleans. Houston was influenced heavy by LA, new orleans was too, but New Orleans started gravitating towards Nyc in the mid 90s.
I dont see anything anywhere with dc influence. Im the only one ive seen in Louisiana wearinh 990s. My girl calls them how to catch a predator shoes.
Im an OG with some insight about DC. I moved from Louisiana to DC in 2004. I spent over 10 years there and i can honestly say, the only places DC really influence in PG County and northern Va down to Fredericksburg. And Waldorf. Baltimore dont really fukk with dc. Neither does Richmond. I lived in Norfolk va from 2000 to 2003, they all gravitated towards NYC. They played a few gogo songs "overnight scenario, make a booty call" but that was about it. No disrespect but yall dont have much that's influential culturally.
Locs werent as popular in DC until Wayne took off.
Growing up in Louisiana we were influenced by houston and New Orleans. Houston was influenced heavy by LA, new orleans was too, but New Orleans started gravitating towards Nyc in the mid 90s.
I dont see anything anywhere with dc influence. Im the only one ive seen in Louisiana wearinh 990s. My girl calls them how to catch a predator shoes.
Northern VA not even checking for DC
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1.) DC was not the first northern city to rock dreads
2.) Drug Dealers were rocking Versace before Biggie rocked them
3.) Florida - not the Deep South started dreads before anyplace in the south due to Caribbean influence.
4.) I’ve heard chief keef and several of his associates mention their favorite rapper was 50 cent. Didn’t know it was Fat Trel.
P.S - Newark, Irvington, and South Orange NJ dudes will probably not agree that you were the first northern city to start dreads.
Going deeper into dreads old school rappers like Busta Rhymes (Long Island), The Lost Boys (Queens), and Pharcyde (Cali) has people wearing dreads long before DC did.
as someone with Caribbean roots it’s always funny to see people in America have a discussion as to who and where started dreads. lol.