hip hop what people say is like it’s a it’s a statement I am here you know you
it’s a statement I am here you know you
it’s a statement I am here you know you don’t want to disappear you want to you
don’t want to disappear you want to you
don’t want to disappear you want to you want to be present physically and
want to be present physically and
want to be present physically and afterwards as a legend or for the things
afterwards as a legend or for the things
afterwards as a legend or for the things you’ve done
when you talk about the b-boy community
when you talk about the b-boy community it’s pretty big you can go to any city
it’s pretty big you can go to any city
it’s pretty big you can go to any city around the world and you can meet people
around the world and you can meet people
around the world and you can meet people is but it goes beyond that because it’s
is but it goes beyond that because it’s
is but it goes beyond that because it’s not just b-boying and hip-hop culture
not just b-boying and hip-hop culture
not just b-boying and hip-hop culture you got breaking emceeing DJing and
you got breaking emceeing DJing and
you got breaking emceeing DJing and graffiti art among other elements like
graffiti art among other elements like
graffiti art among other elements like beatboxing and stuff like that so if you
beatboxing and stuff like that so if you
beatboxing and stuff like that so if you connect with somebody else who’s a hip
connect with somebody else who’s a hip
connect with somebody else who’s a hip hop head you know you can connect with
hop head you know you can connect with
hop head you know you can connect with people on deeper levels beyond just
people on deeper levels beyond just
people on deeper levels beyond just dance with art with music it’s kind of
dance with art with music it’s kind of
dance with art with music it’s kind of like couchsurfing but you tried the
like couchsurfing but you tried the
like couchsurfing but you tried the people you go to for sure the boing
people you go to for sure the boing
people you go to for sure the boing itself demands so much time energy
itself demands so much time energy
itself demands so much time energy practice that whether you like it or not
practice that whether you like it or not
practice that whether you like it or not you’re constantly practicing together
you’re constantly practicing together
you’re constantly practicing together some of the v boys practice almost every
some of the v boys practice almost every
some of the v boys practice almost every day you’re dancing together after that
day you’re dancing together after that
day you’re dancing together after that you’re having food together you’re
you’re having food together you’re
you’re having food together you’re talking together you’re going out and
talking together you’re going out and
talking together you’re going out and partying together so it becomes a
partying together so it becomes a
partying together so it becomes a community of its own the people who
community of its own the people who
community of its own the people who start out don’t realize that they will
start out don’t realize that they will
start out don’t realize that they will see the moves and try to attempt to
see the moves and try to attempt to
see the moves and try to attempt to replicate it but in order for you to
replicate it but in order for you to
replicate it but in order for you to learn it you have no choice but to
learn it you have no choice but to
learn it you have no choice but to practice and become part of the b-boy
practice and become part of the b-boy
practice and become part of the b-boy community if you will in order to
community if you will in order to
community if you will in order to understand the mentality the history
understand the mentality the history
understand the mentality the history like in any other sport you don’t do
like in any other sport you don’t do
like in any other sport you don’t do addition to getting crews you know it
addition to getting crews you know it
addition to getting crews you know it they’re super cruise and stuff like that
they’re super cruise and stuff like that
they’re super cruise and stuff like that but it’s it’s really for me it was
but it’s it’s really for me it was
but it’s it’s really for me it was always I would hang out with a bunch of
always I would hang out with a bunch of
always I would hang out with a bunch of of people and that would form a crew or
of people and that would form a crew or
of people and that would form a crew or the crew already exists and I wouldn’t
the crew already exists and I wouldn’t
the crew already exists and I wouldn’t hang hang out with them and I would
hang hang out with them and I would
hang hang out with them and I would become part of the crew so I’m in a lot
become part of the crew so I’m in a lot
become part of the crew so I’m in a lot of different truths and I you know lived
of different truths and I you know lived
of different truths and I you know lived in a lot of different places over the
in a lot of different places over the
in a lot of different places over the years on the beginning and just like
years on the beginning and just like
years on the beginning and just like you’re very like you try that spun you
you’re very like you try that spun you
you’re very like you try that spun you can try a couple of move it’s fun but
can try a couple of move it’s fun but
can try a couple of move it’s fun but more you break after 15-20 years and you
more you break after 15-20 years and you
more you break after 15-20 years and you see everything and you like yo I I know
see everything and you like yo I I know
see everything and you like yo I I know nothing
when I look back and you know and wonder
when I look back and you know and wonder like okay how did this all start I think
like okay how did this all start I think
like okay how did this all start I think you know when when I was younger I saw
you know when when I was younger I saw
you know when when I was younger I saw other people breaking for the first time
other people breaking for the first time
other people breaking for the first time I went to a community center and I saw
I went to a community center and I saw
I went to a community center and I saw people doing like windmills and head
people doing like windmills and head
people doing like windmills and head spins so this is already like the the
spins so this is already like the the
spins so this is already like the the wow effect you know before even
wow effect you know before even
wow effect you know before even understanding that all it’s a dance that
understanding that all it’s a dance that
understanding that all it’s a dance that wow effect for me was like one thing
wow effect for me was like one thing
wow effect for me was like one thing weighs about man this is something I
weighs about man this is something I
weighs about man this is something I want to learn basically I started off as
want to learn basically I started off as
want to learn basically I started off as a young kid I was doing all kinds of
a young kid I was doing all kinds of
a young kid I was doing all kinds of athletic sports I was always involved
athletic sports I was always involved
athletic sports I was always involved with like just like i said at every
with like just like i said at every
with like just like i said at every sport i was doing it and then basically
sport i was doing it and then basically
sport i was doing it and then basically at a high school dance i saw this this
at a high school dance i saw this this
at a high school dance i saw this this kid Alti know who’s in my class it’s
kid Alti know who’s in my class it’s
kid Alti know who’s in my class it’s guys saw him do a windmill and dance and
guys saw him do a windmill and dance and
guys saw him do a windmill and dance and basically it was like set right there I
basically it was like set right there I
basically it was like set right there I was like okay I got it I gotta learn how
was like okay I got it I gotta learn how
was like okay I got it I gotta learn how to do that basically the same guy that
to do that basically the same guy that
to do that basically the same guy that inspired him lived in my neighborhood a
inspired him lived in my neighborhood a
inspired him lived in my neighborhood a Latino and he was one of the first as
Latino and he was one of the first as
Latino and he was one of the first as well that like you know I kind of like
well that like you know I kind of like
well that like you know I kind of like learned some moves off of and yeah
learned some moves off of and yeah
learned some moves off of and yeah formed a little crew and we were like
formed a little crew and we were like
formed a little crew and we were like competing I got into it cuz I was
competing I got into it cuz I was
competing I got into it cuz I was bullied in high school the bully that
bullied in high school the bully that
bullied in high school the bully that was bullying me was breaking and I
was bullying me was breaking and I
was bullying me was breaking and I wanted to prove that I could dance
wanted to prove that I could dance
wanted to prove that I could dance better than him so I started training
better than him so I started training
better than him so I started training and practicing and yeah I kept with it
and practicing and yeah I kept with it
and practicing and yeah I kept with it he stopped I don’t like competition so
he stopped I don’t like competition so
he stopped I don’t like competition so like sports is more competition so I was
like sports is more competition so I was
like sports is more competition so I was just like and I find a way to express
just like and I find a way to express
just like and I find a way to express myself because I didn’t like to talk a
myself because I didn’t like to talk a
myself because I didn’t like to talk a lot so dancing you don’t need to talk
lot so dancing you don’t need to talk
lot so dancing you don’t need to talk and I didn’t have anybody to express to
and I didn’t have anybody to express to
and I didn’t have anybody to express to at home and stuff like that so when I
at home and stuff like that so when I
at home and stuff like that so when I found breaking that brought me to the
found breaking that brought me to the
found breaking that brought me to the highest point of my life and I mean that
highest point of my life and I mean that
highest point of my life and I mean that was the best
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