Preach!

Ayo,

This is that on point shit that no one can front on, like the man or not knowledge is being dropped.

Poe One on the think tank.

Thanks to : More than just a stance - http://morethanastance.com/features/sf/2009/11/a-cypherside-chat-with-poe-one/

Teaser: (Go to the site for full interview)

CHAPTER 8: WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN

It’s about no easy props, man. It’s about a struggle. It’s like the Bible says, who’s going into heaven? You gonna take the easy route to walk to heaven and see the gates, or you’re gonna see the rough road with the thorns and the snakes and everything like that. Go that route. Learn. ‘Cause if you go this route, you’re not gonna learn anything. You’re not gonna know what you did. They’re gonna ask how you got there. “Oh, I just walked straight.” On this side, it’s gonna be like, “Yo I had to crawl under here. I had to go through here.” … You learn a game plan to go through the hard part, the rough part, or through the dirt.

Breaking’s grimy. What’s up with all this pretty shit? What’s up with b-boys looking feminine? Their toprock is feminine, and they’re acting feminine with their butts out. And footwork with their butts out. Everything is pointy toed and with their little shoes—little ballet shoes. It’s like, dog, what is that? I know the style has changed, but when did it turn feminine?

We’re men. We should break like men. We grab a crotch. We grab a crotch ‘cause we mean it. It’s like wearing girl jeans. That’s cool. I’m not gonna diss nobody. Do what you feel. Women are women. Men are men. It’s like hip-hop—this is a machismo thing. Sorry to say.

When did it look cool to be a nerd breaking? A lot of people are gonna get mad about this, but this is reality. It’s about style, man. It’s about who looks the rawest. And the rawest doesn’t mean the hardest … Frosty Freeze wasn’t the hardest b-boy, but he was the rawest style. He was a clown. He was an entertainer. He had the drunken style. He bugged out. Kenny has the Muggsy, hard-edge, sharp-edge. Ness is just, raaaw, in-your-face. Legs is smooth and lanky. He shocks his arms. These characters left their fingerprint on what this whole b-boy thing is about.


Real Niggaz Know.


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