Afro Punk 2009

Afro Punk is an event I make an effort to attend. Every year the vibes are good and there is absolutely no drama. It is truly a beautiful event to attend and if you’re open to different things can be extremely enjoyable. You can see BMXers, skaters, graffiti artists and of course the rock bands all in one area for free. The best part is the fashion. You see the girls come out looking all types of different and it’s inspiring. The best style I saw was a girl wearing all black and these huge pink leopard heels with red lips and green eyeshadow. It all sounds like it wouldn’t work but it did, the overall styling of the hair and jewelry brought it all together. My camera is broken so unfortunately I do not have any personal candids, but I got some from the site.

I was priveledged to see Janelle Monae perform yesterday. She is a great performer and truly entertained. Not only is her voice exceptional, her style is impeccable and dancing wacky. I think the most intriguing thing about her is the fact that she seems so mechanical. I wonder if she’s real or a robot…hence her whole gimmick of Metropolis and the robot falling in love. The highlight of her performance is most definitely the painting she created on stage. There was no rhyme to reason and the painting wasn’t great by any means. You saw people looking around confused and just staring at her oddly, but not talking sh*t. That’s the beauty of it. Everyone was open to her creativity and just accepted it for what it was. That’s how art should be. Thank you Janelle for proving to me that there are others out there like myself and it’s okay.

-Rudy H.

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