In no particular order except the first two:
1) Ghostwriter. Word! (associated acts: SLJ, Spike Lee, Julia Stiles and don't forget Marcella P. Lowry as Jamal Jenkins grandma)
2) Wu-Tang Clan because within the family, they also had individual economic freedom. Even the Mob doesn't roll like that. Xtra credit for making the word "clansmen" less scary.
3) Las Echo Parque Ladies from Mi Vida Loca. "I chose this life for myself."
4) Panthers. They kinda set the stage for a lot of the leather on this list. Panther Beret>Annie Hall Beret. Now they wear Cosby sweaters and Obama black tees when they table at UC-Berkeley. Forever stylin.
5) The Warriors from the movie of the same name, that is apparently being remade with Ice-T as the head dude who gets shot in the beginning (he would . . .) Why the team does not use "Warriors come out and playayay" to start their games is beyond me. Honorable mention: Rival gang, the Lizzies as NYC's first documented queer girl street clique.
6) The Ramones. Lil known fact: took their name and jackets from P-Reekin' street gangs.
7) The Greasers from The Outsiders. Practically a repeat of #6 but points for being that cool in Oklahoma City.
8) Wassup Rockers. I did the formula and they are well within my cougar number. Also, this was how I imagined Carlos' childhood when he told me he got hasseled by a cop whilst skating, but then he mentioned he had blue hair and was wearing a Slipknot shirt.
9) Oasis. The Brothers Gallagher will fuck you up! Or eachother up! Second only to Elastica in brit-pop fierceness. So fierce they tried to start an East Coast/East East Coast rivalry with Jay-Z. What?
10) Wayans Family (we love you, Kim! and your Tracy Chapman impression!)
(the first in a series of la Kim's young adult book for mixed kids)
DQ'd: Babysitter's Club, 12 Apostles.
Did marina write this? Whether this post gets my full support or not depends on the answer to that question.
ReplyDeleteyes she did. why would i write about this? do i write like an asian child?
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