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Can you tell us some of the challenges that you faced or had to overcome as a bboy?

One of the biggest challenges I’ve had to face is the ongoing struggle that I have to balance out my school and dancing. Its really difficult to maintain a certain skill level while going to school full-time but part of my legacy that i would like to leave behind as a bboy is that it IS possible to be dope and still do well in school.
Its really important to realize this because the state that bboying is in now makes it really hard for dancers
that actually are full-time to live without struggling in the longrun.

What do you think of the people who only view bboying as a hobby?

Its cool to have bboying as a hobby because the potential for it to become something more than that is always there. Hip-hop in general is meant for every one to be apart of, and so even it is just a hobby one is still within the realm of Hip-Hop which is good because it leads to other things as well.

How do you motivate yourself as a bboy?

For me. Motivation comes from the journey of just constantly getting better.. Seeing what hard work can do up to this point makes one wonder just how far it can actually go? And while certain slumps do come at times I find its important to realize that thats natural. Sometimes one just has to step back in order to refresh the mind for a bit and remind yourself why you started bboying in the first place.

What is the most important thing do you think people should know about you?

That I’m just a human being constantly learning and elevating myself within the realm of life in general, not
separating it into just bboying or school or whatever else one may have in mind so that I may take in what it is to be a human in this lifetime as a WHOLE and not just one aspect of it.

What advice can you give for people that are starting out in the bboy community?

For people that are just starting out I would say to not just practice but TRAIN hard as well, and if it does
get to a point that you would like to do as much with this dance as you can, just remember to take everything that you do the next level by innovating any kind of inspiration you get, not just being as good as the person you look up to but BETTER.

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DJ GUNZ Remix Legend

If you haven’t had a chance to download DJ Gunz Remix Legend Volume 1, shame on you. Brooklyn Collective does their thing putting a new sound to and feel to every track. My favorite track is Jumpin Whoa. This Remix uses the Black Rob ‘Whoa’ instrumental behind the Jumpin Out the Window acapella giving it a new ‘street toughness’ to the song. It did make me stop and say WHOA.
I could be trippin though. You be the Judge.

S-Caliber

S-Caliber opened for Wale around this time last month, and since then hasn’t looked back. Now with over 59,000 total plays he’s released a cut called ‘Fly Till I Die’. Tell us what you think.

Tez McClain x Photographed by Hannibal Matthews

21 year old Atlanta boy Tez McClain understands the hustle in the hip hop industry. HE. DOESN’T. BELIEVE. IN. SHORTCUTS. Tez is a windy breeze on a hot sweaty day, can I say refreshing?! I love seeing new rappers coming into the game with somewhat of the old hip hop don’t stop mentality.

This young Clark Atlanta University graduate explained to me that he wanted to focus more on sociopolitical content, the good times, the crazy and wild parties and the importance of friendships in his rhymes. The rap game has changed dramatically and rappers tend to talk more about gang, drugs and violence. But Tez wants to try to take it back to the happy moments of hip hop, which isn’t a bad look at all!

It all started in 2007… Tez won a showcase at his university that eventually rewarded him studio time with Jazze Pha. He didn’t stop there… He won MORE contests and continued to network. His relentless networking eventually connected him with artists like Lil Wayne, Ludacris, Chingy, Kanye West and more. Now 2009, networking and endless drive allowed for McClain to drop his first single “I’m Fly” which hit the radio and major mixtapes hard.

Speaking of hard…Twitter? Myspace? Ohh Tez McClain goes hard, but when you’re new to the game, why not? I DON’T BLAME HIM! Hit him up on http://www.myspace.com/tezmcclain and listen to his music. His song Booty Call, which has 14,096 hits, is definitely a hit! What? He got a little blame it on the alcohol T-Pain & Jamie Foxx feel to it. And did I say it was a hit? Oh my bad, I’m just saying, no wonder why his Myspace page plays is so ridiculous. This boy got skills! His song Celebration has to be my favorite song though. It gave off that old school meets new school let’s dance it out feel good music.

You remember slick rick bed time story? You remember the smile you get when you listened to the song? If you don’t get a smile when you listen to Tez McClain’s flow then something’s wrong with you, yeah YOU! I’m just saying Tez got you on that new school meets old school hip hop let’s dance it out groove.

- “Hip Hop is alive and thriving, in an A hat and Nike Airs.”

Here is a track by an enlightening, intelligent, insightful artist known as Gif. The track is entitled ‘Piece of the Pie.’ Obviously we are biased. We like the track…and its not because he was featured on our mixtape either! Let us know what you think about it… And if you REALLY like it, go to his site www.iamthegif.com and download for free!

Random,aka Big Ran, is a conscious rapper with the flow of a monster. He is an educated man that has a way with his words. He speaks on his pain, heartache, experiences, and happiness within his music. I feel that he has impeccable delivery. Each word touches you soulfully when he expresses his experiences and thoughts…Big Ran is a TRUE emcee.

His song Push, which has more than 18,000 plays on his MySpace page (www.MySpace.com/random215), is one of his best songs lyrically. He speaks on his experiences growing up. In his lyrics, he explains that when things got rough, he had to push himself through. He makes many brilliant points and references in this track. He not only expressed how he had to push himself to be a better man but how he had to push himself for his family sake, for the individuals that fought for his freedom in the past, and for the future of the children and rappers coming up.

Raze the Bar Remix shows Big Ran’s competitive side in every which way. He addresses rappers that lie in their rhymes to receive praise for experiences that they’ve never gone through. “What I look like fronting to form a little change”. Clearly he’s against rappers that compromise what they stand for just to get their paper up. I wholeheartedly agree with him.

Random probably wont get the accolades he deserves because he isnt willing to compromise and commercialize his craft. He seems ok with this..because he’s doing something he enjoys and whats true. “Whether or not the label call, I’m still going to raise the bar”. – Random is definitely Encore Status.

–by blkbarbi3

Hip Hop Remix / Blend Showcase featuring Yung Image, Sagittarius Black, Common, Jay Z, Maino, 50 Cent, Lil Wayne & More. This one is heavy…..

To Download CLICK HERE or

http://www.djgunz.com/audio/mixtapes/DJGunzRemixLegendVol1.zip

TRACKLIST:
1.Remix Legend Intro ft. Common
2.Bk We Go Hard ft. Yung Image & Sag Black
3.Round + Round /Put It On – Biggie / Big L (Swagger Like Us)
4.Can’t Deny It / Kiss Of Death – Fabolous / Jadakiss (Swagger Like Us)
5.Royal Flush – Outkast ft. Raekwon (Boy Looka Here)
6.Victory – Biggie (Hottest In The Hood)
7.Family Conglomerate – Jadakiss / Fabolous
8.Made You Get Up – Jadakiss / Nas / Ludacris
9.Brooklyn Set It Off – Kardinal Offishall / Clipse
10.I Get It In (Hustler’s Anthem) – 50 Cent
11.Banned From TV – Nore ft. Nature, Pun, Cam, LOX
12.The Future (DJ Gunz RMX) – Joe Budden ft. The Game
13.Put Ya Hands Up (DJ Gunz RMX) – Jadakiss
14.What Ya Mama Gave Ya – Sagittarius Black
15.Swagger Like Us Megamix – Kanye West,Jay Z, Lil Wayne, T.I.
16.Swing N Pop Champagne – T.I.
17.So Paid To Swing – Akon / Lil Wayne
18.Life Jumpin’ – T.I. ft. Rihanna
19.Jumpin’ Whoa (Out The Window) – Ron Browz
20.Sukk A Bottle – Cam’ron ft. Lil Wayne
21.However You Shut Em Down – Maino
22.You’ll See – Biggie
23.Machine Gunnin’ (How Many MCs) – Biggie
24.Help (Electric Relax) – Lloyd Banks / Keri Hilson
25.Runnin’ Away(Brooklyn Girls) – Pharcyde
26.I Know (Brooklyn Girls) – Jay Z
27.All Fallz Down In College – Kanye West ft Syleena Johnson
28.1-9-9-9 – Common ft. Talib Kweli, Sadat X (Jesus Walks)
29.Why – Jadakiss ft. Anthony Hamilton (Jesus Walks)
30.So Fly Curtain Call – Nina Sky
31.Things We Do For Love – Horace Brown ft. Jay Z
32.Let The Encore Rock – Kevin Rudolph / Lil Wayne
33.Rockin That Prom Queen – Lil Wayne
34.Whatever You Like (Turnin’ Me Off) – T.I.
35.What Them Girls Like (Turnin’ Me Off) – Ludacris / Chris Brown
36.Amazingly High Powered – Scarface
37.Outro