I’m black. I have no idea what the rolling stone logo looks like or that they even had a logo.
Is the Wu-Tang Clans logo more recognizable than the Rolling Stones?
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Considering I didn't even know the Rolling Stones even had a logo until this thread, I'm gonna say yes
I've seen those lips before but didn't know it was rolling stones logo.... everyone knows what the yellow W is. And it's way beyond rap. People rep wu tang and can't name 5 members of the group.
Crazy thing is walking to the subway with my kid I saw a young 20 something black girl with a RS face mask. But I'd argue at this point these are both the 2 most recognizable bsnd logos. Maybe Kiss as well.
RS stuff is at Walmart
Wu Tang is more poppin outside of the black community than in
CreepyMcCreeperson
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The thing about the Rolling Stones logo is it's become so ubiquitous that most people walking around don't even know that it's the Rolling Stones logo. At this point it's just a common recognized logo in American culture
The Wu Tang logo is ubiquitous, but because of recency and its unique shape, it's more commonly attributed to Wu Tang
You also gotta consider that some versions of the Wu logo have the name in it
The Wu Tang logo is ubiquitous, but because of recency and its unique shape, it's more commonly attributed to Wu Tang
You also gotta consider that some versions of the Wu logo have the name in it
MajesticLion
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To balkanized ears/minds, yes. Otherwise no.
I have no idea what the Rolling Stones Logo is off the top of my head. Without looking at the video I think it’s a mouth.
But it a lot more old white people out here so I bet more people know it.
Edit - looked it up and it is a mouth. But without the context of this thread I never would have known that was their logo.
But it a lot more old white people out here so I bet more people know it.
Edit - looked it up and it is a mouth. But without the context of this thread I never would have known that was their logo.
The Devil's Advocate
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It's a generational thing. A LOT of poeple over 40-50 will know the rolling stones logo the way we know wu. Black and white. Worldwide.
50 and under I'd say Wu, besides most will know the lips, but couldn't name rolling stones. They'd know that W instantly and even some would guess it right
50 and under I'd say Wu, besides most will know the lips, but couldn't name rolling stones. They'd know that W instantly and even some would guess it right
Cakebatter
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No. Every white millennial who knows about Wu-Tang has a parent who introduced them to the Rolling Stones first. Those same millennials haven't made their folks listen to a Wu-Tang album. In another 10 years, I might change my vote.
I remember white boys thinking Rap and Hip-Hop was just a fad back in the 90s. Today, those folks must be going crazy now that Rock Music is a dying genre, while Hip Hop is the mainstay of pop music today.
I remember white boys thinking Rap and Hip-Hop was just a fad back in the 90s. Today, those folks must be going crazy now that Rock Music is a dying genre, while Hip Hop is the mainstay of pop music today.
Yea but the thing about these logos is they've transcended the music. Some logos become that ingrained
You can go to Target and get a Wu Tang shirt
Thibk of recent years where you see all the rappers and young nikkas wearing Nirvana and Guns n Roses tees
At a certain level these discussions are about far more than the music and who heard it
Artificial Intelligence
Not Allen Iverson
If we’re saying who’s more popular.. we know the answer… the logo for Rolling Stones is popular but I’m not sure the common person today would recognize it (without the text)
Piff Perkins
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Rolling Stones have four times as many monthly listeners on Spotify than Wu Tang, have had some of the biggest tours on a near yearly basis for decades, and nearly every boomer knows who they are. I'd say the band and the logo are more recognizable since those types of people (older white plus subsequent generations) outnumber us.
