Tony Hawk gives update on iconic Wesley Snipes “race war” meme

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New Jack City featuring Wesley Snipes’ Nino Browns crying while pointing a gun at his best friend. “When the race war is happening and I gotta kill Tony Hawk,” @SilentHooper wrote along the image.The original Tweet was shared tens of thousands of times and even caught the attention of Tony Hawk. “I appreciate the hesitation,” he replied.The exchange went down in internet history and was recently reshared by X account Internet Hall Of Fame, racking up more than 5.5million views.

Earlier this week, Hawk responded to the revived meme.“We squashed the beef. Let love rule,” he wrote alongside an image of both him and Wesley Snipes shaking hands.We squashed the beef.

Let love rule. pic.twitter.com/hHMbHymQLG— Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) February 18, 2025The meeting happened at the 2022 Oscars, with Hawk later sharing the image on his Instagram story alongside the caption “no war”.

He went on to say he “explained” the meme to Wesley Snipes. “His reply: ‘New Jack!,” Hawk added.Back in 2019, Snipes distanced himself from a planned remake of New Jack City. “I don’t particularly like the idea of recreating drug culture.