Def Jef feat Etta James - Dropping Rhymes On Drums

If my energy had a soundtrack, it would be this song. The balance of conciousness, delivery, danceability, and lyricism has had me in it's grip since '89. To this day, the second that this song comes on, you will find me on the dancefloor letting my body get back in touch with it's energy.

MUST HAVE MOVIES-The Freshest Kids

The Freshest Kids brilliantly chronicles the birth, death, and reemergence of the B Boy and all encompassing facets of break culture.

Director Israel's passion for the B Boy world exudes with every frame, and the work put into such a film constitutes the highest acclaim. Being a B Boy student myself, this movie solidifies itself as the ultimate primer on hip hop, graffiti art, and of course highlights power moves, top rock, flair, low rock, and freezes as it tries to reaffirm breakin as a cultural phenomenon refusing to fade. The Freshest Kids touches on the dismantling of breakin by the government and the transition to crime many dancers took after the saturation of the market in the 80s. The reunions of today are still pockmarked by cop interference. At one point, B Boy "elder" Crazy Legs turns to the camera after riot cops rain in, "All this over dancing..."



Even if I hated everything hip hop, the film itself is done with such technical and directorial deftness that I would have taken notice and commended it.

It's hard to express what b-boying does to you, it's too visceral to try explaining. However, this film is such a charge to the core that it's impossible to not want to battle right after seeing it. I suck so I'd get burned right away but after the moves showcased in this movie, I'm humbled already.

Here are a few of my favorite things...Shoes and Music

I was going to write about my take on this, but it's better if you watch the vid first.

30 minutes of Fresh

Living Legend DJ Jazzy Jeff doing it Live. Mad Skillz on EMCEE duty. Refill your inspiration bucket.

Here's the Track List

1. Cell Therapy – Goodie Mob
2. Git Up, Get Out – Outkast
3. Luchini – Camp Lo
4. Warning – B.I.G.
5. Whoa – Black Rob
6. 10 Crack Commandments – B.I.G.
7. Passin’ Me By – Pharcyde
8. Gwen McCrae – Rockin’ Chair
9. Danger – Blahzay Blahzay
10. Stay With Me – DeBarge
11. One More Chance – B.I.G. (Both Remixes)
12. I Wish – Carl Thomas
13. Flava In Ya Ear – Craig Mack
14. Fu-Gee-La – The Fugees
15. You Know My Steez – Gang Starr
16. Da Bichez – Jeru the Damaja
17. Bad – LL Cool J
18. It Ain’t Hard to Tell – Nas
19. Put A Spell On You – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
20. Kick In The Door – B.I.G.
21. Lost Ones – Lauryn Hill
22. Ooh – De La Soul ft. Redman
23. Take That – Da Beatminerz ft. Flipmode Squad
24. Act Too – The Roots ft. Common
25. Real Hip-Hop – Das Efx
26. Boom – Royce Da 5′9″
27. Survival of the Fittest – Mobb Deep
28. Quiet Storm – Mobb Deep
29. Story to Tell – B.I.G.

An orange's worst fears realized

If I were to get an Ipad, I'd def pick up this app.

Groovemaker, the popular music remixing app for the iPhone and iPod touch, has now made its way to the iPad. Offering the same features and capabilities as the earlier versions, Groovemaker for the iPad takes advantage of the larger touchscreen and offers increased control over loops.

Groovemaker for the iPad is available in four different versions: Free, House, Hip-Hop, D’n'B (Drum & Bass). While Groovemaker Free comes with a 120-loop pack, the House, Hip-Hop, and D’n'B versions come equipped with over 300 loops each for the price of $9.99.

Visit IK Multimedia or iTunes for more info.

The Hip Hop Belt

No longer do you have to be a superhero to wear a do-it-all utility belt. Emily Carr design students Justin Alm and Jack Curtis created The Hip-Hop Belt, an “educational tool for younger children” to assist in learning about hip-hop DJ‘ing and sampling. The belt features a mixer, two turntables w/ rotary sensors, and an ultrasonic sensitive kill switch.

The Hip-Hop Belt from Justin Alm on Vimeo.