Here’s a mini-doc of lifestylers in London town. Based on the ‘Lo-Life movement started here in NYC these kids are trying to replicate the images of Polo clad street soldiers.
The film is interesting because these kids are totally image driven without understanding the actual backstory or the living history. They shout Thirstin’ Howl and Rack-Lo tho’ so they have some of the history in place.
Lo-Down In London from Broken Antenna on Vimeo.
I think these dudes are learning that love and loyalty is more than just the clothing you put on. It’s the armor you wear as soon as you leave your flat, or your project apartment. If you didn’t put on your armor you might not make it back home.
Without going thru the fire with your brothers you wouldn’t understand why these garments mean so much to certain people. Folks got hurt for wearing ‘Lo in a city that was desperately teetering between the haves and the have nots. That day might return again. Make sure you have your love and your loyalties in order.
Kids destroying their own neighbourhoods in LON right now, for the sake of plasmas and mobile phones. What they don’t see is they are speeding up the gentrification process and doing the governments own work for them. They are marginalizing their own communities even further. Now we’ll give birth to the next generation who will be even angrier.
I’m torn between mockery and empathy for these dumb– or should I say capital I Ig’nant– motherfuckers…
… In the same mix of emotions I feel for the NO STYLE city kids caught up in their inane ‘bloods’ versus ‘crips’ bullshit.
Fuck Polo everything 2011: why not collect some goddamn BOOKS? Any kind, please, I’m getting desperate here (and know the story of DP losing his comic books for barely pennies on the power of the dollar).
** That ** truth, along with Melle Mel’s, is what people should their actions on.
Broken glass everywhere!
DP is for the children.
LOLife
yo pen excuse my language but that was a fucking sick and hope to see more