Who popularized the dreads hairstyle. Florida cats or bay area cats

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Lil Wayne had them like 09. It was pop im the bay by then

Wayne had them in 04

 

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There's a difference between who started it

And who made it popular

And the answer to who made it POPULAR today

Is unquestionably

Chicago

Disagree Wayne made it popular when is was hot

 

[CashmereThoughts]

fl nikkas is the most known for dreads in the US. period.

 

[LunaticVillage415]

Funny thread. I'm a nikka from the Bay and I remember when dreads were only rocked by a small number of conscious dudes, black hippies/stoners, or lyrical miracle new york influenced hip hop dudes. Mostly the latter. I always saw it as something New York popularized, at least originally.

I'm from the Bay too. When I think old school Bay centric hairstyles, I think fingerwave perms (i.e. Dru Down, Rappin 4Tay), rat tails, shags. Dreads weren't the wave in the Bay until the early 2000's with the Hyphy movement.

 

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[CodeBlaMeVi]

Those are plats not locks.

 

[FukYaFeelings]

FOH! Y’all love our style from the earlier music to our current slang.

We send too many transplants up there.

What slang on y’all a do we be using

Too many cultural ties and migration patterns between the two cities for this to be true.

Nawl

 

[™BlackPearl The Empress™]

Far as I can remember, DMV nikkas been rocking dreads since the late ‘90s and early ‘00s. I think I’ve seen a few pictures of OG’s rocking dreads back in the mid ‘90s as well.

RVA nikkas been rocking dreads for a minute too.

Dreads were everywhere when I came here in 2002

 

[CodeBlaMeVi]

What slang on y’all a do we be using



Nawl

fukk nikka.

Calling firearms sticks.

Slide as in going somewhere or making a move.

Call locks dreads or referring to a male as a dread head.

If someone calls a pill, a bean, you’re welcome.

 

[Another Man]

There's a difference between who started it

And who made it popular

And the answer to who made it POPULAR today

Is unquestionably

Chicago

Nah. Drill didnt get big till 10-11 ish and dreads were already trending long before that. Lil Wayne had everyone and their brothers growing dreads round carter III era, then Waka blew em up even more. Dreads were def already popular in the south prior to that though cuz when me and some fam went down to ATL bout 05, dread heads were everywhere.

 

[FeloniousMonk]

Bay nikkas dreads is diff

Depends on the era you speak on..

In the early 90's, you only really seen hip hop cats rocking dreads.

Streets cats in the Bay didnt hop on the wave till late 90's early 2k.

 

[FukYaFeelings]

fukk nikka.

Calling firearms sticks.

Slide as in going somewhere or making a move.

Call locks dreads or referring to a male as a dread head.

If someone calls a pill, a bean, you’re welcome.

 

[Gold]

Forida, not even close.

As far as who made it mainstream for the rest of the US? Probably Wayne

 

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On the eastcoast and down south i was mostly foreigners w dreds. they really become “popular culture” until Lil John and Ying Yang

... Which was after Mac Dre

 

[Stuntone]

A lot of Caribbean influence in Florida and Louisiana. I saw lots decades ago.

Wayne really blow them up. Especially in places like DC.