Where did LowRiders start???????
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Myth: Latinos invented lowriding. This, says Brown, is the most widespread misconception about lowriding--a myth fostered by the media and the automotive industry. While Brown concedes that Latinos pioneered the paint and bodywork that have come to characterize lowriding, he contends it was African-Americans who first began experimenting with hydraulic pumps on street cars. He says that whites, as well, have played a significant but under-acknowledged role in the development of lowriding during its 60-year history.
"There's a lot of pain out there among black and white lowriders, who feel that they haven't gotten their due," says Brown, who keeps a shoebox full of letters from fans who write that his movies "tell it like it is." "Actually, black folks create a lot of stuff and then just move on. It's like rap music. The guys that pioneered the way for the industry have kind of gotten lost to history. Like Grandmaster Flash, he invented the mixer, but he didn't really get credit for it. The truth is, lowriding has always been a joint effort between Latinos, whites and blacks."
His movies--so far, Dip'n and Dip'n 2--chronicle the history of American lowriding through photographs, testimonials and interviews with South Central OGs--arguably, the pioneers of West Coast lowriding.
http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-Apr-29-Thu-2004/23751769.html
"There's a lot of pain out there among black and white lowriders, who feel that they haven't gotten their due," says Brown, who keeps a shoebox full of letters from fans who write that his movies "tell it like it is." "Actually, black folks create a lot of stuff and then just move on. It's like rap music. The guys that pioneered the way for the industry have kind of gotten lost to history. Like Grandmaster Flash, he invented the mixer, but he didn't really get credit for it. The truth is, lowriding has always been a joint effort between Latinos, whites and blacks."
His movies--so far, Dip'n and Dip'n 2--chronicle the history of American lowriding through photographs, testimonials and interviews with South Central OGs--arguably, the pioneers of West Coast lowriding.
http://www.lasvegasmercury.com/2004/MERC-Apr-29-Thu-2004/23751769.html
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