Alien Ness...So Fresh
"You got this record playing, just take time to listen to it." - B-Boy Alien Ness
"If you ain't doing what Alien Ness is doing, you ain't doing nothing." - Wyclef Jean of the Fugees
"The brother definitely proved to be out of this world." - Popmaster Fabel, Heirophysics/Rock Steady Crew
"Alien Ness is one of the illest b-boys out there." - Grand Wizard Theodore, Creator of the "Scratch"
"Alien represents real hip-hop and I am proud to know him. I hope he succeeds in every way." - Kurtis Blow
"The quintessential b-boy…it's in his soul." - Grandmaster Caz, Cold Crush Brothers
"He's numero uno…The original…b-boy killer." - Afrika Bambaattaa, Godfather of Hip Hop
"He came to break!" - Crazy Legs, Rock Steady Crew
The homegirl B-Girl Asia One (No Easy Props) hooked me up with a copy of the double DVD from Alien Ness, Bronxstyle/the blueprint. I just finished checking it out for the first time, and I'm floored (no pun intended). Since I shot some flix of Ness a few years back at the RSC Anniversary, he's been one of my favorite B-Boys to watch. But this shit is ridiculous!
First of all, for those who've never been to a B-Boy/B-Girl jam, Rocksteady Anniversary celebration, Universal Zulu Nation event, B-Boy Summit, Freestyle Session, etc. let me begin with some background on Ness. A B-Boy since 1982, he's been down with a number of crews over the years such as Electric Ave Rockers, Dance System 10, the NYC Breakers, B-Boys in Action/Bronx B-Boys/Boogie Down Productions, High Performance, Heirophysics, Rock Steady Crew, and the Universal Zulu Nation. He got a lot of his skills and foundation from two O.G. B-Boys, Buck 4 and Kuriaki, both of whom went back to the essence (God bless their lives). "Buck 4 used to tell me to practice slow," explains Ness on the how-to DVD, "and to think of different combinations and variations." In fact, Ness dedicates this to everyone he's learned from, including Buck 4, Kuriaki, Crazy Legs, Popmaster Fabel, Icey Ice, Mr. Wiggles, Sugar Pop, Melle Mel, Steelo, Sab, Wicket, Trac 2, and many more.
Article comments
1 - Aaman
Music section?
Does this review come with a free dictionary?
Just kidding - interesting styling
2 - Queen MJ
Thank you...I think.
Any terms you'd like a definition for just post right here and I'll provide one or get one straight from the B-Boy in question, Alien Ness.
Word.
3 - HW Saxton
This vid sounds really cool. Does it have a lot of history about the early days and Herc's parties,in the park and the Tunnel all of that kind of stuff and so on,etc?
Also what's the soundtrack like? Do you get a lot of old school? And is it just hip hop? Or also Electro,Old school funk
and soul jams? Curious.
4 - Eric Olsen
super as always MJ, thanks! Looks like the pic at the top isn't coming through.
I remember the time! I actually worked for a while on the set of Breakin', believe it or not.
5 - Alien Ness
blueprint v2.0 coming soon b/w Whjile you were sleeping.....
thanx for the love
6 - Queen MJ
Peace HW. There are an AWFUL lot of breaks used as the soundtrack behind the dance in these two DVDs. There's not a lot of time spent on the history of Hip Hop or B-Boying in general, just Ness's personal history as a B-Boy which he discusses at the same time he's showing you how to Break.
I'll try to get him to come back here to post more specific info about the soundtrack!
Peace