Who is the modern equivalent to Jimi Hendrix in black music?

[Rozay Oro]

There is the best answer.

That’s a terrible answer and I like Cudi.
He’s the reason these lil fake rock star rappers exist. They just don’t have the same palette Cudi has.

 

[brickfare]

didn’t expect to see fantastic negrito or tosin mentioned here

I’d prolly say Omar Rodríguez-López

 

[mamba]

None. Hendrix was a once-in-a-lifetime talent.

Consider the short amount of time he was a major public figure. He accomplished all those things in roughly three years.

Kanye has been around damn near 20 years. And his mark on music is nowhere near what Hendrix left.

 

[The Fade]

If we’re talking straight guitar, Tosin Abasí. Every new virtuoso is using his techniques and buying his guitars. He’s a beast. He’s better than all of them

 

[seabreeze80]

Everyone listed doesn't even have an ounce of the talent Hendrix had. Prince is the only one who somewhat compares to him. Doom's music is appreciated by his fans but most people don't know who he is to respect him. The Weeknd does not like his music referred to as r&b so there goes that.

 

[Low End Derrick]

Sudan Archives
Blood Orange
Dean Blunt
Tyler, The Creator
Mansur Brown
etc

 

[NoirDynosaur]

Jimi Hendrix, Sista Rosetta Tharpe, BB King, George Benson, Wes Montgomery (inventor of octaves!), Muddy Waters, Charlie Christian, and Chuck Berry played a pivot role in black rock music. Nile Rodgers gets a large honorable mention as well!

As for mastery, work ethic, and passion, the most comparable is Prince.

 

[BlackDiBiase]

jimi hendrix is a con thats why, he was put on by the british so they have to claim the goat taste and pioneers in everything.

he sold no records and outside his guitar skills couldnt sing nor write worth a damn, ask anyone to name 3 jimi hendrix songs they couldnt but they probably have the stoners poster and tshirt.



and to answer your question. Jagga Jagga Jagga!






studio version :



if i was a wrestler this would be my intro.

 

[315]

The vibe in this thread is negative

 

[315]

But I don’t expect too much from nikkas on this forum
You’ll call him a hipster cac, c00n
Knowing damn well most of you probably called Jimi the same thing
But gotta stay in the faux problack persona for daps

A lot of you don’t venture outside of TLR

Albums - Fantastic Negrito - Have You Lost Your Mind Yet?

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

Our people don’t respect the value of differences from one another.

Even Hendrix caught hell from black folks for not playing “black” nvm that his teacher was Curtis Mayfield or his contributions to the Isley Bros. especially Ernie.

Black folks have bad reactions to worldly views. Azalea didn’t pop off in the beginning because black folks don’t like house music

Gary Clark Jr. is one the most talented brothers to pick up a guitar in a while but black folks don’t like guitars.

The Internet with Syd the Kid is a talented progressive band but nikkaz don’t want to hear progressive cohesive arrangements over true R&B vocals

One paper maybe in reality people will go out they way to talk shyt or bring you down for being black and playing power chords

Jidenna tried to dress like Morris Day & rap, look how it went

It’s weird, immature, stupid, etc but that’s life huh

You're using the word nikka way too much in this post and you're reaching with a lot of assumptions

 

[L2014]

You're using the word nikka way too much in this post and you're reaching with a lot of assumptions

 

[Pazzy]

Kid Cudi

HELL NO.

 

[Pazzy]

No one

Jimi was a one of a kind

Exactly, the nerve of these folks to think there is an answer.

 

[O³ (O cubed)]

Master p

You jest but his producers did change up the hip hop sounds.