Thread: List of the 100 coolest black guys

Originally Posted by Zebrah

Hmmmmm. Are you sure?

Sun baked brown.

Originally Posted by Spartiate

Get out of here that guy was a nutcase.

Why do you think so?

Dr Dre


Him with Eminem

If Dre and Ice Cube are on the list then Eazy E should be on it.



And if Eazy E's on the list, his proteges - Bone Thugs N Harmony - should be on it too.



And if Bone is on it, then the Wu Tang Clan should be on the list as well.



And if The Wu Tang Clan is on the list, logic dictates that The Artist Formerly Known As Prince has to be on it.





You can't get any more badass that that.

also, Thugnificent.

Harlem Renaissance represent.















And me.

Originally Posted by Jeff777

Why do you think so?

He got better towards the end of his life, but his beliefs were absurd at the height of his popularity (when he was a member of the Nation of Islam).

Malcolm X - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Originally Posted by Jeff777

Marvin Gaye

I always confuse him with Marcus Garvey. If I hear I Heard it Through the Grapevine my instant reaction is 'This song sure is catchy, but I don't know that I agree with some of the more radical points of Garveyism'.

And then I remember I am mixing the two up.

Similarly if I ever hear black nationalism that appears to echo Garvey's African-centric stance on the standing of black Americans, my instant reaction is 'Is a century old diasporic rift between two groups as wildly heterogeneitious as these really relevant to the issues of today? I'm not sure, but if he argues as well as he makes catchy tunes, I'm sold.'

Every time.

Originally Posted by GavinGill

Michael Jordan

How could we forget the Air Man? Coolest man ever, not only the greatest basketball player ever, but a real class act. Today if someone tells you they are an NBA star, you think rapist or thug, Jordan was so cool, he could be bad-ass with family values and a humble attitude.

Originally Posted by Pan

Already mentioned...read slower.

My bad

One of my absolute heros MLK, major league badass. Lead a million people against the establishment and made shit happen. Hippie hero man.

I agree with ninja! Morgan Freeman!

and dangit, Pan, I wanted to put Denzel D:

Dozer
and
Tank

Originally Posted by ninja9578

How could we forget the Air Man? Coolest man ever, not only the greatest basketball player ever, but a real class act. Today if someone tells you they are an NBA star, you think rapist or thug, Jordan was so cool, he could be bad-ass with family values and a humble attitude.

He's generally considered an egotistical asshole, seriously that's the first time I've heard someone use the word humble when describing him. As for family values, let's not forget he cheated on his wife. (though I still agree he belongs on this list)

Anyways, adding to the list...

Deebo



Muhammad Ali


Biggie smalls


ODB


Malcolm X


Terry Crews



Eddie Murphy



Richard Pryor


Dave Chappelle


Jax from Mortal Kombat






EDIT: Ahhhh godamnit, I just looked through the posts and realized a lot of these guys were already named.

Aaron Mcgruder - Creator of The Boondocks.

B.B. (The) King


Aaron Neville


And I know he's been said before, but seconding Lajon Witherspoon of Sevendust:

We don't need no water.

Originally Posted by Catbus

We don't need no water.

Are they the original Village People?

People certainly have a broad definition of what's cool.

The 5th beatle. Billy Preston.

Morgan Freeman has a pretty bad deposit of cholesterol around his irises. See those light blue rings? Jeez, he's getting old.

Originally Posted by Siиdяed

People certainly have a broad definition of what's cool.

I think 'cool,' in itself, is a pretty broad term.

Dave Chappelle and Sandy (guy I work with)

Originally Posted by Oneironaut

I think 'cool,' in itself, is a pretty broad term.

I think you just rephrased what I just said.