Monday, November 20, 2006

The End of a project but we still rockin!!

YES YEs people of the sun..party peoples.. it's gettin chilly now..
Rokafella had just returned from teh BAttle of the YEAr when kwikstep JAcki Brown and her approached teh last B girl sit down. the national "B girl Sit Downs" came to an end in Chicago on October 28 2006 and plans are already in the making to continue the movement. The women who rock non stop are building the future and making the best of the present by learning from the past. R U with us?? Lady Champ held her successful event at the sports lounge and the out of town ladies in attendance were VEndetta and SEvere, AIko, BABy Love and me la ROka... big shout to the ARmory.. and to Phase II ..pictures will be posted soon. a doc/film is in the works..lotta stuff goin on..
WE are all proud of Kwikstep who represented at the VH1 Hip-hop Honors ..against all odds. Then Kwik and Rok performed at the Delta LAtin GRammy's After Party with DJ Henry Knowles to a jam packed crowd of loving party goers. Big shout to Joy PRentice who hooked it up.
The Bronx River sessions kicked off to a good start with Dirty, Reflex, MAcho and heads from the neighborhood. THanks to Jason Garcia and the other JAson too..
Classes at the YMCA were also well attended by both beginners and intermediate b girls. and it has just begun..
Speaking of which- JAckie Brown, Infini-T and La Roka sang their hearts out at the Universes Ten Year Anniversary as Future amazed all with his waves. Big Shout to Rocism who with a fever and all danced up a rain storm along side of Kwik and Tomomi to round out the show. Thank you goes out to THE Universes for their years of service to the community and for honoring us with an award. Rha Godess' words go deep when she broke down how in Hip-hop, ten years is like ten dog-eat-dog years which comes out to about 70 years.. WORD!!!!!
**Congratulations to NBK for their performance at PLanet Hip-hop show and to DJ SParkle on teh same evening line up.. we see you woman..warrior woman!
**Congratualtions to all involved in the "I LAnd" workshop, it was an honor to work with you.. it was an honor to meet master KUMU Robert Cazimero.. blessings to Keo Woolford and Roberta Uno and the whole production team and staff at the Asia Society.
We are preparing to perform in NJ and in MAnhattan later in the month and the new year already is beginning to shape up. Kwik heads out to Rotterdam to speak on a syposium about Hip-hop & the media and the resilience of the community. Rok heads out to BRazil to the BC ONe in Sao Paolo. Big shout to Morgana and Thomas. WE hope you are enjoying your Fall season adn if you have a moment check out an afican class at DJONIBA Drum and DAnce Center. (www.djoniba.com) We been taking class and it is a spiritual experience as well as working your muscles.. Big shout to the HIp-hop Association in their 5 year anniversary. WE will miss True R& B legend GERald LEvert-our conodolences go to his family..STay up y'all and keep your eyes open..we got work to do..... A-che!