there are a few pivotal moments in the history of the frohawk in pop culture, and i’d like to quickly pinpoint them each.

in my opinion, the friendly-yet-intimidating superstar mr. t started out the afro-mohawk hybrid a minute ago. and i do mean a minute ago. the chicagoan actor, best known for his role as clubber lang in rocky III, was the youngest boy in a 12-kid household, and needed a way to stand out among the bunch and let people know he meant business. that’s when the frohawk came into play.

a few successful years later, he was able to make motivational videos for the youth, such as this (must watch):

recoupin’!

although mr. t has maintained his frohawk from before his rise to stardom to this day, his popularity has never peaked like it once did in the 80′s and 90′s. therefore, the masses have not felt uninspired to rock the frohawk since, and it lay dormant for many years. the man who brought it back? entertainment’s #1 role model, sean “puff daddy / p. diddy / diddy” combs.

in 2003, mr. combs decided to prove everybody in the world that he was that dude by deciding to run the new york city marathon. and like his alter egos, he needed to switch up the ‘do. his choice? the frohawk. i believe his primary reasons were its aerodynamic design and aesthetic appeal. well, it served him well. diddy punished that marathon in an impressive 4 hours and 15 minutes. pretty good for a guy known best for day 26 passing the courvoisier and rocking shiny suits to events back in the day. but he proved that he ran the city, literally. and with all with a frohawk. talk about an inspiring hairstyle.

diddy still is the man, but he abandoned the frohawk, and it again fell into retirement until the south decided to bring it back. nah, that’s not juicy j from three 6 mafia. that’s chad johnson, aka ocho cinco, of the cincinatti bengals. i didn’t really like the NFL until i saw how entertaining this guy made the game. he started rocking the wesley snipes inspired ‘hawk (thanks to my homie in the comments section for that!) in ’06, but didn’t really get it right the style until last season. i’m guessing that he’s perfected it for the ’08/’09, and is ready to get some TD’s in that end zone. maybe he’ll see the playoffs. maybe he won’t. he still fries people on that field with a frohawk.

whose next in the line of monumental frohawks? i want to say greg oden…

…but i don’t know enough about his court play to offer a worthwhile estimation. plus, who knows if he’s even rocking it during the season. he hasn’t played one NBA game yet. it looks and flows something marvelous, though.

am i missing anybody important? let me know.