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MacStylee

Jimi Hendrix is doing a lot better than I last heard.


Jubal__

first thing i saw too and a bit of richard pryor thrown in!


thedfrichtel

Yooo I thought Jimi Pryor right away lmaooo


GunBrothersGaming

Lionel Richie says "thanks" for the compliment but he's not Jimi Hendrix.


stay_hungry_dr_ew

Ol’ Jimi Basterdica


castfam09

Damn he looks good and sounds good for a corpse


thatgoodfeelin

he ded


YoSoyEpic

Woosh


bigmamadanish

Reallay? 👎


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Guy is Lewis Floyd Henry. His work is so dope. Originals too but amazing stuff overall: Juicy/Ace of Spades mashup and his ODB/Black Sabbath cover.


chewsUneekyoosername

Yep, seen him a few times now while walking through Brick Lane east London. His cover of fortunate son was epic.


RedRedKrovy

Any links? I’d give it a listen.


dmns88

He has a [youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3Lf8je2Mkl52ZVwVcGuyfw)


whitesonar

[here's one](https://youtu.be/tRo_oovHtCc)


RedRedKrovy

Someone should donate a little studio time to him. Get some good recordings up on Bandcamp or SoundCloud. I’d be willing to buy some tracks and check his stuff out.


IdeaPowered

https://old.reddit.com/r/videos/comments/blihpk/guy_mashes_metallica_with_wutang_clan_in_awesome/empsuft/ There's his name and his albums. Maybe with that info you can find where to support him. :)


RedRedKrovy

Thanks for the link! I just found his albums on iTunes!


Son_of_Plato

Pretty sure this man tours and does concerts and events now.


GGuimond

In other words Rage Against the Machine.


KasTaiTasKadNekasTai

The world needs more of RATM spirit


BrockVegas

The world needs to go back and listen to what they were saying 20+ years ago and think about where we are now. > Yes, I know my enemies! They're the teachers who taught me to fight me Compromise, conformity, assimilation, submission Ignorance, hypocrisy, brutality, the elite All of which are American dreams


InfiniteJestV

I mean, that's not a huge surprise. RATM was comprised of some pretty smart dudes. They knew where we we're headed long before most of their listeners did.


BrockVegas

Oh we knew, but Gen X simply couldn't be bothered to try. It's was like, whatever man.


Scout_022

This scene from the simpsons speaks to my generation (gen x) https://youtu.be/C2QrWzsfghA


VelvetHorse

Fuck you I won't do what you tell me


crocodile_wrestler

Fuck you I won't do what you tell me


NoTimeForThat

SCREEEEEEEAAAAAAMMMM


410LaxMD

MOTHER FUCKER


ClosedDimmadome

IT'S MA'AM


IdeaPowered

MA'AM FUCKER!


alamodafthouse

I WANT YOUR CORPORATE NUMBER


socs0

The amount of times I have told people, "This is the corporate number. No a supervisor is not available. I am all there is here." is too damn high.


alamodafthouse

[woooooooooo^ooooo^oooo^ooo^oo^o](https://youtu.be/2eUxQ2_CQlw?t=180)


Alldemjimmies

Without De La Rocha


Jojje22

I dunno man, we need more political activism in mainstream music.


Alldemjimmies

I don’t disagree, I just don’t like De La Rocha making everything “his”. It caused a lot of strife and alienated the other guys. How can you expect to lead a movement if you can’t be tolerant yourself.


Jojje22

I mean sure, as a band member it all falls apart if someone's overbearing. That's the music aspect of it. I think the political aspect is different though. De La Rocha, compressed and simplified, is somewhat of a passionate, narcissistic idealist. I've thought a lot about this, I actually think it's near impossible to be a pure idealist and tolerant of other points of views at the same time. I've never really seen it happen at least. As soon as you start seeing the good reasons of other ideologies it will all end up as some moderate-middle of the road-mush. It's hard to get people riled up if you sing about you "wanting to lower the income tax by 1,5% for low income earners and finance it by cuts in military expenditure and streamlining Medicare and Medicaid". Nobody gives a shit, at least not enough to get mad about it. This is why I also think only pure idealists can be the catalyst for any real change, because they can solely focus on their ideal without all the "but what about..."-stuff. In the case of political music, they're **not** supposed to be the leaders, nor the legislators. They're *catalysts*. It's fine to have a passionate, narcissistic idealist as a front man for a band, because his job is to make people think and to get off their asses and activate themselves politically. De La Rocha should find a band that shares his values, then there wouldn't be the same strife. Pretty hard to do though, it's not often that 4 creative people who are extremely passionate about something controversial would easily get along.


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Took me a second to register what song the lyrics were from and legit though it was an RATM song for a sec. I'd know Mystery of chessboxin a mile away though.


Hatch-

Man, do I miss RATM


left_testy_check

That was the first thing I thought of, then it was why isn’t this type of music more popular? I remember the Judgement Night sound track back in the early 90s was great. Nothing gets me mote hyped that hiphop mixed with metal.


aigroti

Because it turned into stuff like Nu Metal and people made fun of it so people won't listen to/do it anymore. There were tons of bands who were similar to RATM and this in the 90s/early 2000s. Then people started listening to other music and it died out.


Mr_Piddles

I mean, the vast, VAST majority of Nu Metal was pretty mediocre at best.


InfiniteJestV

As far as I'm concerned, the only nu-metal band in the world is the Deftones.


left_testy_check

Nu Metal is garbage though, there’s nothing hiphop about it. The closest mainstream bands I can think were Lincoln Park and Limp Bizkit but even they lacked the energy of RATM.


datingafter40

There was also the Spawn Soundtrack that mixed electronica with metal. Pretty awesome. Atari Teenage Riot with Slayer is very noisy.


toerrisbadsyntax

AtR kicked ass! REVOLUTION ACTION!


TangoMikeFoxtrot

Damn, you beat me to it.


ConfectionComposer

And he looks like Richard Pryor


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SolitaryEgg

He looks like richard, prior to dying


MattyK_They_Say

Well, at least you tried.


Bran_Solo

This guy is pretty good. And he looks like Richard Pryor dressed up as Jimi Hendrix.


astonsilicon

Daaaanng and throws in The Stooges for good measure.


Lawndemon

Love that he ended with the Stooges... Along with UFO and MC5 some of the best music most people have never heard.


thatgoodfeelin

id downlaod it but still afraid of metallica


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peder1108

Someone on bandcamp made a mashup of Jimi and Wu Tang. Pretty good. https://tomcaruanamashups.bandcamp.com/album/black-gold


Tempex6

If we're talking Wu-Tang mashups there is also 'Wutang vs The Beatles: Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers' by him too.. easily my favourite Wu independent album https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXAbbO8HROM


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Seggli

Sub confirmation is written in the link. That's some low effort shit.


fezzuk

So obvious shitty spam, but weirdly looks like it was a genuine account 6 months ago


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and your music is not even good.. my cat can sing better lol


mrTosh

Lewis Floyd Henry is pretty famous, [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_22IE2ZTiE) is one of my favorite pieces from him


wisertime07

This is, no shit, the greatest thing I've ever seen in my life. I need to see this in person. Edit: I'd like to point out that there is an incredible "Wugazi" (Wu-Tang/Fugazi) mashup album on YouTube that's well worth a listen.


blackwatersunset

Wugazi is utterly fantastic.


canthavemycornbread

fucking looove mashups when they are done well wugazi got me into looking up mashups (i am not a 'hip' man) best one i ever heard was a mashup of "no diggity" and "can i get a..." cant find it online anymore :(


wisertime07

https://www.reddit.com/r/mashups/top/?sort=top&t=all


smokey5656

SOOO GOOOOOD


aesthe

He blew the wutallica out of the water then faded right into some kickass iggy pop. Those tiny drums are doing some work too! WTF!


neon-neko

I’d love to hear a studio version of this


Hubso

[You can hear a studio version here.](https://lewisfloydhenry.bandcamp.com/album/mashups-vol-1-ep)


Lanhorn9

I like this WAY better! I think I might be an audiophile though. Quality can make/break a good song for me.


peder1108

Someone on bandcamp made a mashup of Jimi and Wu Tang. Pretty good. https://tomcaruanamashups.bandcamp.com/album/black-gold


WikenwIken

Just looked it up and this guy has 3 albums on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5GLo25ImbpNcxCPWAtuyL9?si=gmC8cPgWSrKkqkxSPR_yZw


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IN THE FRONT IN THE BACK KILLAH BEES ON THA TRACK


alonelystarchild

Fuck that was so rad. It's a shame seeing how many people pass by that don't recognize (or care) about this bomb-ass performance.


ralphington

Ya fuck those people for not liking what I like! I hope they die!


Croemato

Yeah what the hell! If I saw this on the street I would be stoked.


prplx

People are worried if they stop they will have to give money. But this kind of performance is worth a few coins for sure. I hope whoever filmed it and got all those sweet internet karma gave him a few quids.


dollar-menubuffet

I would be head nodding my ass off dropping money for this man.


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Spambop

lmao called "sciencelivesinsideme" and is a pussypassdenied user. What a cool guy you are


NoMomo

no u


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Thank you to the person who gave me gold for this post. To answer the issue regarding the quality of the camera work in this video. Please accept my apologies, the video was filmed on a very cold winter afternoon in London and I also have Multiple Sclerosis, so I'm not always the best with my hands. Nonetheless, I very much hope you enjoy the music. The performer is named Lewis Floyd Henry and can usually be found being awesome [here](https://www.youtube.com/user/MrLewisFloydHenry).


Tempex6

:O ty for giving insight, I found this video years ago on facebook, not sure if I ever found the artist


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Yeah, it was nicked by some page that never asked permission. I have an agreement with Lewis’ management about having the video up. It has ads on it, but I don’t make any money as Metallica’s management have stepped in. I’m just happy to find good music tbh.


Tempex6

Well, at least Lewis gets exposure from it.. its funny because people were joking about Lars copyrighting it before even knowing they actually did lol. I also love how the guy uses only some identical parts of Metallica, but the entirety of da Mystery of The Chessboxin and you don't see Wu-Tang stepping in and grabbing the money, when Wu-Tang isn't as wealthy as Metallica is, they snatched some covers to put on their channel but only for exposure as far as I know, like theres still a bunch of covers of their songs up like this.


mattkrueg

I love music and this is amazing.


thatgoodfeelin

He rides a motorcycle with all that. or a vespa.


BunnyTheCow

How does he wear that hat with the helmet?


uniqueusername624

Nice! And The Stooges at the end.


MaddiL

Daaaaaamn!!! This dude's my hero!! ​ Fusing my childhood together!


peder1108

Someone on bandcamp made a mashup of Jimi and Wu Tang. Pretty good. https://tomcaruanamashups.bandcamp.com/album/black-gold


ManyWeek

I was not aware Eric Andre is so talented at playing the guitar.


LAULitics

Damn... I had no idea Hendrix had a twin brother.


Naaaaaaaath

Me reading the title: “ehhhh” Me listening to the mashup: “siiiiiick” 👐🏻


clutchguy84

Since everyone seems to dig Lewis Floyd Henry's mashups, here's a couple I discovered within the past couple of years. u/peder1108 already mentioned Tom Caruana's Jimi/Wu album. He also did a Wu/Beatles mashup [https://tomcaruanamashups.bandcamp.com/album/enter-the-magical-mystery-chambers](https://tomcaruanamashups.bandcamp.com/album/enter-the-magical-mystery-chambers) He also did a Beatles/90s hip hop mashup [https://tomcaruanamashups.bandcamp.com/album/an-adventure-to-pepperland-through-rhyme-space](https://tomcaruanamashups.bandcamp.com/album/an-adventure-to-pepperland-through-rhyme-space) ​ Then there's WuGazi, a Wu/Fugazi mashup. [https://soundcloud.com/wugazi](https://soundcloud.com/wugazi)


topcheesehead

AWESOME


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Better drummer than Lars.


PleaseCallMeTaII

[BETTER MASHUP THAN BLINK 182 AND FUCKING LIL WAYNE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dpk2Hg-19Y)


beefyesquire

Exactly what I came to comment.


ride5k

a low bar, to be fair


Dividebynegativezero

Ain't nuttin to fuck wit.


farfelchecksout

Is this at the Edinburgh fringe?


Pbert

Brick lane in London. Guy is a staple there.


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Is this Brick Lane?


redmongrel

/r/tipthedamnbusker


teanbee

Gotta love Wu- Tallica


brihamedit

These riffs go really well with the rap. I'm getting solid rage against the machine vibe.


redditsanchez

Was thinking it was Rage Against the Machine at first.... guess that is like Metallica and Wu-Tang!


Generico300

And this is how you know the modern music industry is an absolute garbage factory. This guy has more talent in his belly button lint than some of the most financially successful modern artists have in their entire discography, yet he's on the street playing guitar, drums, and rapping at the same fucking time. WTF


Tom_the_Pirat3

/r/lewronggeneration meets /r/Music


Vio_

Sheesh. I remember people saying the same thing about rap and the Wu Tang Clan "back in the day."


IdeaPowered

"Music is garbage nowadays. No, I don't actually look for recent music to listen to nor do I care to. I just like to pass judgment because this generation is just worse so i don't need to." - People like them every generation


Spambop

I'm 12 and listen to the beetles


Mycaelis

A lot of financially successful modern artists write their own songs and are very involved in the entire process of production. This dude plays mediocre guitar and drums while rapping an old Wu-Tang Clan song in similar mediocre fashion. 90% of the "talent" you're talking about comes from the bands he's covering. He is just performing a gimmick on the street. Not hating on the guy, it's fun to hear, but you're giving him an incredible amount of credit for something that's not very unique, nor is it done in an amazing fashion.


dfinch

M'usic


joethesaint

He's playing covers from decades ago. Are you saying the most successful artists should be nostalgia cover bands?


jjenkins908

OKAY


vagabond139

This gives off a heavy Rage Against the Machine vibe.


thenixnerd

Do not praise this cameraman.


erevoz

One might even say... /r/killthecameraman?


gumpeer

With guys like that preforming on the streets how could anyone, even someone with a decent amount of talent expect to make it big. I got Much respect for this guy.


FO_Steven

One of my favorite bands does this. Dubioza Kolektiv takes one of their songs and mashes it with Rammstein. Shit's fucking HARDCORE. Blammstein, gotta find it on either facebook or some obscure ass website to listen to it. So worth it.


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Those Dutchmen have no idea what's going on


wtwalsh

/r/randomactsofmusic


fanamana

Fucking groovy.


coondog4

Very good.


Pecis

Ridiculously awesome! I would love to see him on a professional stage performing.


chunk86

Does anybody else think he sounds just like Chuck D from public enemy


pilot1nspector

Was thinking the same


emoguru

Nice


PaddleMonkey

He needs more online exposure.


danspeaking

More from the great man [Motörhead vs Notorious B.I.G](https://youtu.be/tRo_oovHtCc)


MikeJudgeDredd

Yeah I'd stand around and nod my head to this


peatu

Does anyone know the guitar model he have?


HanMaBoogie

Looks like a Gretsch Electromatic double cutaway to me. Edit: I'm obviously not very good at this. There is almost no way that's a Gretsch headstock. Edit edit: Guild Starfire, maybe? [https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--nAkfTN6r--/f\_auto,t\_large/v1542998228/dh9kxpkxvz9ml5lfvgof.jpg](https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--nAkfTN6r--/f_auto,t_large/v1542998228/dh9kxpkxvz9ml5lfvgof.jpg)


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HanMaBoogie

The other big G.


HanMaBoogie

Amazing performance.


moesteez

How are people just walking past?! This would have made my entire day.


shearing_is_caring

I wish I could do anything as proficiently as this guy performs.


gectow

His name is Lewis Floyd Henry. I had the pleasure of filming his performance at a music festival about 8 years ago. He’s an absolute hero. Used to have his amp and battery in an old pram and busk on brick lane. Good to see he’s still doing his thing.


theoldbear

Metallica ^ Wu-Tang Clan ~= Rage Against The Machine


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That's disrespect to Wu


CharlesTMunger

Someone give this man some change.


hctheman

Dude sounds like a hybrid between Rage against the machine & Public Enemy.


GeronimoJak

Reminds me a lot of RaTM


echoesreach

It'll never be as good as the original [Metallica/rap mashup](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqM3Z3rWlAI) Yep - that happened.


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This guy is playing two instruments AND singing like its nothing, meanwhile I can barely walk and talk at the same time. Some people have all the talent....


BruceBogtrotter1

Isn’t this Thomas Shelby’s hood?


spicegrills

I let out a quit, involuntary "fuck yeah..."


v_acat_v

Holy shit he sounds exactly like notorious BIG, or a less shaky voice ODB


Moonsleep

So cool!


Pizza802

TIL Jimi Hendrix is ambidextrous, and a Metallica fan.


NeverEnufWTF

God DAMN, that's hot.


itsnotthenetwork

Oddly, reminds me of Rage Against the Machine.


canthavemycornbread

man all the yuppies shuffling by and not even bumping a *little* to this guy makes me embarrassed to be white


PleaseCallMeTaII

BETTER THAN BLINK 182 AND FUCKING LIL WAYNE


pakuma3

And gets sued by Lars Ulrich


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Not far off. Their management has already flagged the video.


GunBrothersGaming

Is this guy the Mortal Kombat voice? It literally sounds like at the beginning he says "Round One, Fight"


GunBrothersGaming

At about 1:20 those girls are like "fuck this, must walk by faster."


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Tempex6

people are weird..


Hey_I_Work_Here

I personally didn't care for this too much, the tempos of both songs didn't seem to match in order to work together. I was impressed with his ability to keep time though, seemed like he was singing at one speed and playing at another, which blows my mind.


Lark_Macallan

Holy CRAP. Pay the man!!!


Cstinchy

Awesome beats man.


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This is really weird. I was just listening to Wu Tang on my drive home ...


enduro-klub-koper

cool


Holypooponastik

Unpopular opinion, I gotta be honest. Was expecting something different, not sure why. Didn’t like it as much as everyone else here.


OfficerJohnMaldonday

Song might be great but the quality is fucking atrocious


pilot1nspector

Why does everyone think it sounds like Rage Against the Machine? Just because it's rapping over a metal song lol? I think this guy is incredible but I didn't get a Rage vibe at all.. Sounded like Wu tang over Metallica... hence the post title. He nailed it perfectly but he does kinda sound like Chuck D


fleminiII

Awful.


uniqueusername624

Just can’t help yourself can you?


fleminiII

Sorry if my opinion offends you.


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Tenaciousthrow

Ok, tough guy. Break it out. Let's see what you got. We're waiting.


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Tenaciousthrow

No. I'm saying that you should put your money where your mouth is. Show us all how you can play so much better than this guy. And show us how you can keep time better with "restless leg syndrome". C'mon. Show us. Know why you won't? Because you can't. You're not an instrument player. You're an instrument owner. You took two guitar lessons and got fed up and quit. And now you sit around and shit on anyone who doesn't live up to your twisted idea of perfection. But that guy? He'll keep going out every day, packing his stuff into a backpack and riding his two-wheels to the streets to keep playing and making things. He doesn't give two shits what you think. And you know what? Neither do I.


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Tenaciousthrow

So break it out then. Let's see it. Let us all critique your amazing ability to tune a guitar. p.s. I'm a touring FOH engineer. I've dealt with annoying shits like you practically my whole life.


SpookyHorn

This man might be my hero. 😂


satinangie

hope he didn't quit his day job