This Wednesday there will be another Cap City Cypher, open cypher bboy jam at St. Stephen’s in Columbia Heights. The last one was exactly what I love about bboying: good music, cyphers, people vibing and sharing knowledge, battling, laughing and training to get better. It’s an all ages free gathering of underground hip hop and [...]
Santi, Joelle, Jay and I saw First Name Basis perform at the mansion at Strathmore Hall at a Friday Night Eclectic Show. Props again to Strathmore Hall and all those involved for keeping these events going, our area is blessed to have such a beautiful venue to showcase our local artist scene. I really don’t [...]
Last Sunday we did another video shoot for Doin It In the Park, a song I’m doing with Suzi. It was me, Jay, JL, Javier, and Gyasi, and we spent about 6 hours outside that day enjoying the park and the city. We got some great footage, mostly tricking and establishing shots of the park. The [...]
This was an On Beat project, a collective I’m part of, comprised of artists and professionals who help underserved communities through charity, education, and artistic inspiration. Jay, Phannarith and I, with the help of Susan, Vanna, and Reuben, set up a linoleum in Dupont Circle on a Sunday afternoon. We brought with us bags, blankets, and socks [...]
Bat and I checked out the Sneaker Pimps show, at Lux Lounge on New York Ave. It was pretty dope, there were some hip hop performances (although the names of the performers escape me now), people were selling sneakers and related merchandise, you could bring pairs to buy/sell/trade, and of course there was a lot [...]
Mad Sole, spinning at Queen Makeda for the rest of the summer. No cover, drink specials every night, just some locals jamming to some funky funky funky hip hop records. share on your fb profile
So I volunteered at the Cherry Blossom Festival (Sakura Matsuri) a while back as a translator for the performers that were coming from Japan, and by a stroke of awesomeness a Japanese dance group came that specializes in Hip Hop dance… with nunchucks… Basically, they’re hip hop ninjas. They’re called Orientarhythm, and their concept is [...]
Metro Status, dedicated to the Washington DC Metro area, the train system that gets us around everyday, and anyone who’s ever found themselves without a car and on metro status. This is just my way as a dancer and a musician to express my appreciation for the city that supports myself and other artists. Cover [...]
