Photo Recap Of The Scene At Afropunk Fest

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There must have been some pretty heavy rain fall early in the spring. How else do you explain the bumper crop of festivals that have sprung up this year in late August? In the past two weeks alone there have been three great hip-hop festivals; the venerable Rock The Bells Festival in New Jersey, the inaugural Made In America Festival in Philadelphia, and the eighth annual Afropunk Fest in Brooklyn.

The two former fests might have had some bigger names clogging up the lineups, sure. But this year’s Afropunk Fest really saw the event come into its own. With performances from big names Erykah Badu, TV On The Radio, Das Racist, and Janelle Monáe, to local favorites like Ninjasonik, Body Language, Phony Ppl, and featuring an art wall, a skate park, and breakdancing (!), Afropunk Fest definitely wins for coolest and (dare I say it) hippest outing.

Check out some exclusive images documenting the Afropunk festival weekend experience after the jump.

Reggie Watts performs at Afropunk.

Just one of the many ladies dressed to the nines for Afropunk Fest.

Some kids tearing up the skate park at Afropunk Fest.

Believe it or not, the skate park at Afropunk Fest was the site of the occasional wipeout.

Breakdancing is alive and well at Afropunk Fest.

Cleaning up near the end of the night at Afropunk Fest.

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