Definition Of Dope: The Best Performances And Moments From AfroPunk 2015
For many New Yorkers, Brooklyn's annual AfroPunk Fest is a can't-miss event. For two days straight, people local and out of state flocked to Commodore Barry Park to submerge themselves in all facets of black culture.
With an assortment of food stations, live art installations near each stage, merchants selling homemade crafts, activists setting up shop anywhere they could stand and top-notch music acts—rock, hip hop, soul, alt, folk acts and more showcased the black community's diverse palette—all in one spot, nothing was left out. And not to mention all the beautiful, stylish folks using the park as their personal runway.
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Even the artists that took the stage like Raury, Kelela, Kelis, Lion Babe, Sam Dew, Thundercat and Lenny Kravitz, to name a few, acknowledged how much of a highlight it was to be performing for such a colorful crowd inside and out. Our sentiments exactly. Flip through and see what we felt were the best on- and off-stage takeaways from AfroPunk 2015.
Kelela
Kelis
Lauryn Hill
Lenny Kravitz
Lion Babe
Sam Dew
SZA
Thundercat
The crowd was totally unfiltered and uncensored.
The creative vibes in the crowd were palpable.
The important matters at hand were not swept under the rug.
Beauty in every hue was there everywhere you turned.
Artists were in on the crowd lovin.'
Celebratory shenanigans were in full effect.
There was nothing but love to go around.
