Afro-punk

Afro-punk (sometimes spelled Afropunk or AfroPunk) refers to African Americans and other black people in the punk subculture. Although Afro-punks make up a minority in the North American punk scene, they represent a majority in predominantly black regions of the world that have burgeoning punk communities, such as in parts of Brazil and Africa. There are many punk rock bands with black members, and several with lineups that are all black.

Notable bands that can be linked to the Afro-punk community include: Fishbone, Whole Wheat Bread, Bad Brains, Noisettes, Suffrajett, Suicidal Tendencies, El Pus, Dead Kennedys and 24-7 Spyz. Afro-punk has become a movement, comparable to the grassroots punk-related movements of the gay community in queercore, and of women in the riot grrrl scene. More mainstream manifestations of Afro-punk include the song "Channel Zero" by Public Enemy, rapper Ice-T's heavy metal band Body Count, the song "P.E. 2000" (based on Public Enemy's "Bring The Noise") by Puff Daddy. Other related manifestations include the song "Anarchy In The USA" by Deejay Punk-Roc, punk elements in the music by UK Grime rapper Lethal Bizzle, and the song "Undercover Anarchist" by UK rapper Silver Bullet.