Diddy & Lil Wayne give secrets to success

I think the message here "You get out what you put into it" has really resonated with me for the past few years. There are things I'd much rather do like go out, dance, go to more b-boy jams, social events, and travel. However, I realize I'm setting the foundation up for me to live the lifestyle I want for the future. I'm still really young and I'm going to have to work my butt off. I have no problem with that. The thing is I really enjoy what I do! I love building relationships, influencing people, writing, and letting other people get value off the things I write about. My friend posted a quote about entrepreneurship and it really is a great message. You can check it out on my other blog here. Take a couple mins and really digest this knowledge. It might help you in the long run. Enjoy!

Jay-Z on what's the point of living average

MyComeUp is something I've been watching for the past year now. There are some really inspirational videos and some really good information that you can use for day to day knowledge.

Jay-Z is someone that I've always looked up to. Despite a lot of people saying he sold out, he's too mainstream, you really have to listen to EVERYTHING he says. He might rap over a nice beat and rap some catchy hooks, but you have to listen to everything he says a few times. There are a lot of hidden messages and double entendres.  He's also an excellent businessman that has a number of businesses....to see where he came from and what he has become now a real staple on culture and lifestyle is just something that most cannot fathom. Take a look at this interview featuring a slight breakdown of one of my favorite songs "Can I Live".

MASTERCLASS LEGENDS: WADE ROBSON

I remember I was around 16 when the Wade Robson Project came out in 2003. I gotten into b-boying and funk styles a couple years prior. There were some good b-boys like DoKnock on Star Search which just came back on the air back in 2002. It was a very interesting scene. There was a lot of creativity back then and that's what influenced me. I had heard about Wade Robson a while ago from the work he's done choreographing for various pop stars.

I'm kind of impartial to choreography especially when they claim it's "Hip-Hop". A lot of the "Hip-Hop" dances are really party dances that came from the Bronx in New York. Also, the choreographers never showed the history of different dances they took these moves from. In fact, that's one of the reasons why I can't watch So You Think You Can Dance. How does a judge like Nigel critique b-boying, popping, or locking when he's never stepped into a circle and held it down in the trenches. I think that's why I respect Wade Robson so much. Not just the fact that he was dancing with Michael Jackson at the age of 5, but he didn't take the route of simply taking classes and getting formally trained. It's not to say that's a bad thing. However, if you are doing a street style dance, you want to keep it as raw and authentic as possible. That's something you don't get from shows like So You Think You Dance. I bet right now Wade would hold it down in the circle if he had to..he gets my respect. Peep the clip below.