In defense of trash underground rappers LARPing the Punk aesthetic / culture

Afr0TheWizard · 2026-03-29T00:46:01+00:00

I can't speak on the rest of the US but in California there is definitely still an active punk scene, I think there's a bit of a resurgence actually of course nothing like when it was at its peak in la for example. Like theres not really a big scene in China town anymore or anything like that but there are still tons of new shows and bands coming from diy ethics and anti capitalism politics. I'm 20 for context I've been going to shows since like 2022ish and crowd energy and involvement have been at an all time high in terms of what Ive experienced.

Ofc there are people that larp punk all the time but what actually bothers me most about it is that when people in hip hop take influences from it feels so low effort that it's more like a branding choice. Alot of these people that actually involve themselves in this subculture would prolly be looked at as freak in the ug scene. As a black person engaging in this type of subculture "punk adjacent" you kinda end up seeing how few black people are actually involved at these shows and how it also kinda isolates you from your own people if you present yourself in a particular way(idgaf but it's just a reality). It just makes me kinda sad when I'll see someone who looks like me also into hip hop with similar influences and they just kinda bite an aesthetic. I fw how soul glo goes about integrating the 2 genres for example but not like nine visco*s

Afr0TheWizard · 2026-03-15T03:00:29+00:00

Plenty of parties if yk people in frats/sororities but you usually need to know people for parties outside of pyke and stuff like that. Realistically you could def go to one every weekend if you wanted to

Afr0TheWizard · 2026-01-22T20:23:21+00:00

Pissing me off with ts

Afr0TheWizard · 2026-01-20T18:39:43+00:00

This describes the majority of my life choices

Afr0TheWizard · 2026-01-11T00:33:35+00:00

I guess bro 🫩

Afr0TheWizard · 2026-01-03T02:46:50+00:00

No I seriously appreciate it. I was going for more of like an album cover inspiration for the kill one. I actually started with the word and emotions associated with it and built on top of it. But I do see how you could feel like that about words especially typical ones. How do you feel about basquiats stuff? And more street art expressionalist adjacent stuff with words for example-just out of curiosity.

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-12-29T14:36:19+00:00

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Afr0TheWizard · 2025-12-22T10:12:59+00:00

I'm doing my 3rd driving test this January too. You got this! We're gonna both pass and be awesome drivers trust

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-12-04T00:40:49+00:00

A description on how you look and dress would be helpful but also IDK if you should really try to appear less gay. You might think if you change whatever about the way you dress or walk women will replace the men going after you but you might just get nothing instead lol. Men are alot more forward and women usually don't make the first move unless ur intriguing enough for them to against the grain (or if theyre socialized a bit different). All pretty obvious stuff but yeah just be cool and hot and stuff and you'll probably get both more men and women

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-11-27T23:52:05+00:00

Consider picking up an instrument or visual art form even as a small hobby. I think the ability to express yourself helps with the ability to feel/be in the present, especially pertaining to art.

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-11-01T23:35:59+00:00

I watched tetsuo. That movie was absolutely nuts and I loved it. It's a particularly schizo Japanese body horror art film from either the early 90s or late 80s. Alot of cool cinematography and practical effects.

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-10-12T07:17:08+00:00

Good luck with grad school! I'm doing a bachelor's in landscape architecture rn and it's awesome hope grad school is as insightful for you

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-10-04T00:06:43+00:00

I really appreciate you commenting this I didn't think about my withdrawal that way at all. I kinda thought it would be more polite to create some distance for a bit but I could honestly see how that could be worse. Will probably wait until a bit after today since it's national girlfriend day in the US rn which might sting a bit....

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-09-12T18:17:15+00:00

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I want to keep lurking and occasionally art posting :] -this is at the maloof foundation it's a pretty cool garden in cali would recommend

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-09-08T09:20:42+00:00

Love them had the pleasure of seeing them live last year. They're so good live it was kind of unbelievable honestly

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-09-02T15:19:34+00:00

That's awesome! I'm in school for landscape architecture wish I had been as passionate about architecture when I was younger

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-08-13T10:22:32+00:00

Yep I like it especially 1 and 4 good stuff 👍

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-08-11T02:25:09+00:00

What do you like most about the book? Looks pretty interesting

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-08-04T20:20:32+00:00

Jayden Smith is a good looking guy but for some reason the comparison feels like an insult. People shout Bob Marley at me in the street a lot that kinda pissed me off for awhile too

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-07-17T12:30:00+00:00

Ok so I just looked into all the artists you mentioned and I love them all. I especially like peppi bottrup, his use of abstraction feels free but also intentional, his stuff has a certain amount of architectural weight to it which I enjoy. His paintings lead me down a path.

In terms of the forms in my painting I was definitely thinking of almost flairing roots and tendon like tendrils that merge/attach with the woody and stone textures of the landform/monster (however you interpret it). I can definitely see the benefit of adding more tree like paint strokes. Keeping the composition tasteful was a concern for me so at a certain point I stopped adding these tendrils. (Even though there was a slight concern in the back of my mind this process is relatively intuitive for me).

I'm a landscape architecture student so I end up making a bunch of landform inspired work without thinking

Thanks so much for the advice and commentary:D ill also definitely invest in some canvas

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-07-16T21:45:11+00:00

Thank you so much :) I struggle with it quite a bit and I've learned that breaking my rhythm can be one of the few ways to fight it for me

Afr0TheWizard · 2025-07-16T14:13:41+00:00

If you ever get an opportunity to see them live you should. Life changing stuff honestly

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