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Indirectly I learned alot from Rock Steady and New York City Breakers watching them in the movies. So I have to give thanks to them.
Directly my crew when I first started Rock City Juniors(1984ish) then when I got back into it in 93 OSA CREW(One Step Ahead) which was a fusion of Graff Writers, Bboys and just one big Party Crew, then another crew we used to practice with UGR(old party crew from San Diego), then Delivery Boys our H-O-R-S-E sessions were the illest(Rynen from Jabbawockeez was in that crew as well). I swear we all learned each others combos. Around that time we studied alot of videos like STORM, Air Force Crew, Bboy All Stars Australia. Learned alot of footwork and ofcourse power moves off those videos. Easy Rock used to live in SD he never technically teach me anything but just watching him get down was a lesson in itself. After that I got to learn alot of stuff from Robby Dynamic Wizards and Loose Caboose(basic Locking). Then I left to Japan and just bugged out with alot of bboys out that way and Wil Power Air Force Crew used to live out there as well back at that time around 96. Then in 97 I bugged out alot with Bboy Ivan. So I got influenced alot by these guys. Ofcourse my years as having a bboy hostile at my crib was crazy to I think I advanced the most when all these bboys would roll though and session. Reveal, JR, Iron Monkey, Vietnam, Reksick, and the host of others that used to come by as well but for the most part the Rhythm Bugz we all would just bounce ideas around I swear every day we would all make up new sets daily.
On another note being that most people here know me as a promoter want to shout out the folks that I pretty much learned how to grind from. From the drug dealers around the way haha, to some of the more influencial bboy/hip hop promoters. 3 Deep Street Promotions who taught me that Promoting is more then just bboy shit, we promoted nightclubs, records, music, mix tapes, movies whatever we could get paid on. Alex Aquino, Thomas of BOTY, who pretty much laid the foundation down to how to tour with stuff like this. Crazy Legs on how a HIP HOP JAM should be, Zulu Grems and Speedy Legs on throwing the ill Miami Jams in the 90s, and ofcourse my partner Polo Molina of Grassroots who has takin the production side of things to another planet.
Im sure theres alot more but I will figure it out and continue my list.
peace
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