Since there has been such a high demand for women’s stuff…we are releasing a this new tank for for summer! If your going to the beach our going out… Get it while it last ladies!!! Get yours here!!!

 

Crumbs: needs no introduction to the bboy community, for over a decade he has been the man to beat, consistently staying on top with his explosive,innovative style. The 90s saw the emergence of the most unforgettable dynamic duos of all time, with partner Remind, illustrating to the bboy community what a true Batman and Robin (Superman) team should be: flow with styles that complimented each other perfectly, yet sharing elements of similarity and contrast.

Whether it was rocking cyphers, solo battles or crew battles, Crumbs has always left the audience breathless with a sense of awe, at the same time leaving other bboys to take notes. Fresh of his battle with the versatile Hong 10, Crumbs illuminates to us his view of the battle. Dig deeper into mind of one of most influential bboys of all time, as Civil picks  the brain of Donnie Counts Jr.

 

For our readers who are unfamiliar with whom you are…please address yourself and let them know what you do.

My name is Donnie Counts Jr. aka Crumbs. I am a BreakBoy in short a Bboy. I do other things as well but that is my passion, my art and my job.

In my eyes bboying has changed quite a bit; and I came into the scene in the early 2000’s. The same generation as Battle Monkeys, Knuckle Head Zoo, Floorgazms and many others…I have only been around to witness ‘some’ things change. What has changed from your perspective? What things would you change about bboying today?…and what are some things from the past that newer generations don’t have?

Well obviously everybody is going to have different views on this but I can only speak on what I’ve seen change from when I started Bboying from then till now. There is negative and positive in everything so I’ll try to give a balanced answer.

In my eyes the main thing that has changed from the early 90′s to now is the major lack of creativity. Not just creating moves, but majority of heads can’t even find an original way to compose those trendy moves in thier own way. There is a lot of clones these days. Same moves, same flows, same combinations and same mentality. I seen this transition starting to happen around the year 2005. Thats really when I seen the “traditional” Bboy style take over and when i say that i mean the “traditional” with no originality to blend with it.

The difference from the era I came up from and the era now is that we were never scared to be ourselves. We are all about progression. There are too many followers these days and not enough leaders. I truly feel that many people follow trends because they are dying to be accepted. They want to be “In the circle.” I’ve seen a lot of Bboys that were dope back in the early 2000′s with original moves etc.  conform to the popular way to break of today and basically throw what made them dope in the trash. I see some of these heads like that and i’m like “are you serious!” That dude was ill and now he’s just basic. Too many of these kids jumped in that hot tub time machine!

Now don’t get it twisted. In no way am I clowning the basics or the original formula of this dance. By all means, please learn the basics. Do your research about this dance. Understand it. The key is to grow from the knowledge and try to bring something to the game as well, like the original Bboys did. They were creative. They created all the basics thats popular today. Do you honestly think all the Gee’s want to see everybody only doing what they created in the beginning? I don’t think so. That was the late 70′s & 80′s. It’s 2010! The beautiful thing about this dance is that there is no limitations. Thats the difference from then to now. Majority of heads are making themselves limited and we never had any limitations and never will. The good things from then till now is that heads are rockin the beats better these days and there are some super athletes out there. Most of those super athletes are only good at one style and can’t put it all together but that one thing they do is AMAZING! Thats the only really good point i can make. Long answer I know but It’s a good question.

I would like to bring up one battle I have watched countless times. One of my favorite battles to watch is style elements vs. Renegades at Radiotron 1996… How much does this battle mean to you and what were your thoughts going into it?

Man that battle was the beginning of a new generation. It was huge. I believe that battle meant so much to all Bboys involved and still does to this day. It is a timeless battle. In one word… historic. That was easily the best battle of the whole 90′s decade. So many heads got inspired to break just from watching or hearing about that battle. It changed the game for sure.

Going into the battle I felt confident and hype. I knew that Renegades were the crew to beat. I knew that they were pretty much untouchable in the power aspect. What made me feel so confident is that I also knew that we could at least hang in that area and we also had many other angles that made our crew so unique that we could hit them with. By no means did we easily win. It was a very close battle.

How did you feel when Jazzy J did that monster power set…haha…

Well honestly i was happy when he came through. I was happy when anyone from Renegades came through in that battle cause we wanted a war. Nothing less. In all honesty, the floor got super slippery 5-10 minutes into that battle. It was summertime, lots of heads in the spot and very hot. So a lot of us were slipping. I’ve seen Jazzy J hit better combos then he did in the battle against us but I know it was because the floor was hard to deal with. Still what he pulled off was amazing. Especially for that time. We all could have done better but we had to work with the conditions we had in the moment.

Are bboy crews more like teams nowadays…or do you think crews still have some strong ties that holds them together?

I’d say 50/50. You got real crews still. You also have teams or super crews as they say. Everybody knows who the real crews are and who the made up teams are. If you look at our crew Killafornia, a lot of heads think that we are a super crew because everybody is good in our crew. That is far from the case. Every member we have known, been dancing with for years and have chemistry with. For instance our newest member Machine got in the crew well over a year now. We have been knowing him and dancing with him for a long time. Still he had to pay his dues with us before he officially got in. I believe he was grinding and doing battles with us for about 2 years before we even considered it. Thats how we work. It don’t matter how dope you are. There has to be that chemistry and it has to make sense. A super crew is hand picked good individuals put together to try and win competitions. Killafornia is no where near that. I’m sure everyone can seperate the real from the fake quite easily.

What was your most memorable battle and why?

I have a lot of memorable battles so it’s hard to point out just one. I’ll give you 2 crew and 1 solo. The 2 crew battles would be The 1996 Renegades battle like i said before it was the beginning of a new generation. Another crew battle would be our battle against South Side Rockers at Battle Of The Year 1997 because once again it was the first time exposing our unique styles to europe live.  Heads had no choice but to love us. I would say my most memorable solo battle would probably be my battle vs Benji in France because at the time he was looked at as unbeatable. He was tearing through cats and thought he could do the same to me. I was suppose to get destroyed. Just like I am in every solo battle I do. When you been in the game for so long and done so much, people pray for your downfall. Unfortunately for them, I didn’t allow that to happen. In that battle everything was against me. I was shockingly to me, the underdog and had to battle him in his country. I love that though. I like the extra pressure. So basically i loved that battle so much because i got to shut everybody up… again! I love showing heads that either if you hate me or love me, you have no choice but to respect me on the dance floor. Or else you get your ass handed to you.

Looking back at the Hong10 battle…How would you critique yourself?

First I would say that definitely is not one of my best battles by far. There is reasons for that but speaking truth sometimes can be looked at as excuses so I wont even go there. That being said… looking back I thought I did really good for being in the situation I was personally in. I know for a fact that 90 percent of Bboys would have quit. I showed a lot of heart in that battle. In fact, I was all heart in that battle. Disregarding all that, breaking down the battle i thought Hong 10 had better energy, speed, endurance and blow ups then I did. On the flip side, I thought I was way more original, the better dancer, showed many more styles and more looks than he did and I also thought I was cleaner. What made me look bad was obviously my lack of energy. That being said I truly felt that I still won that battle by 1 round. I watched it with a lot of respectable Bboys and asked them for their honest opinions and  mostly every single one of them scored it round for round the same way I did. Only 1 person thought it was a draw and 1 other thought he won.

No disrespect to Hong 10. I am just giving my opinion. I think he is amazing and I critique myself as well as him. I thought he crashed a lot in our battle on his chest and on his hip. A lot of heads don’t see that cause he has a very fast style. They think that crashing is just part of his style cause he can flow out of crashes well. He also kind of showed the same style almost every round. I came out with a different style every single round. As far as dancing to the music, I feel like he has gotten better in that area but in our battle every time he hits the floor he gets in rapid speed and is no longer on beat. He hits a beat every now and then, don’t get me wrong, but majority of it is off beat. If you look at every one of my rounds in that battle from top to bottom I am flowing to the beat the whole time and never fall off. Most of the beats the Dj played in this battle were Hip Hop beats. So I was In that speed and mode. It looks like he is breaking to a fast breakbeat every round. Also I have to point out that He did signature moves from me, poe, reveal, boo rock and remind in our battle. I only did me. All that being said I thought he came hard and I definitely got the best Hong 10 that night. If I didn’t think he was one of the best in the world I would not have taken this battle. This is just how i look at this battle and Im sure if you ask him, he will see it totally different. I wish I could have given him a better battle that night.

If you had to make a Fantasy bboy team…who would be on it and why..

A fantasy Bboy team huh… wow i guess it would be Myself of course lol Remind, Machine, Ivan, Ruen, Moy, The End, Kill, Hong 10, Physix, Thesis, Ken Swift, Crazy Legs, K Mel, Orko and Flo Master. Damn that would be nuts!

Quick questions:

Biggest inspiration- Im inspired by lots of different things, not just people but I’ll just say my biggest Bboy inspirations. Ken Swift, Crazy Legs, Mr. Wiggles, Sidewalk Breakers, Every one of my crew members from Style Elements and Killafornia, Flo Master, Orko and Lil Cesar.

Best bboy ever- I don’t believe there is a best Bboy ever and never will be. This dance is too diverse to pick out just one.

Best current bboy- Once again no current “best” bboy. That can change day to day.

Can you do tombstones- No I don’t have good tombstones at all. Never really practiced them.

Favorite break beat- My 2 favorite breakbeat would have to be “The Mexican” by Babe Ruth and also “In a gadda di vida” by The Incredible Bongo Band

Can you explain your purpose behind your webisodes “The Crumbs Chronicles”

Well the main reason behind these webisodes is just to spread a message, give training tips, help elevate the scene and just for fun and entertainment. The main message behind “The Chronicles” is to find yourself and don’t let anybody tell you how to do your thing. I believe every member in our crews Style Elements and Killafornia embody this and it shows in our dance. If you look at our crew, nobody dances the same. so I show them a lot in different settings. A lot of crews these days, almost every member dances alike. So hopefully “The Chronicles” will inspires heads all around the world and start to diversify crews. Thats what I do them for. Also I think It would be a good reality show on TV. So Hopefully It can get picked up. Of course on TV it would be cut down to the most memorable stuff but I just use a lot of stuff for different looks and moments. I try to show all sides of “The Bboy.” The serious, the funny, the skills etc. I really feel like “The Chronicles” is something refreshing and has never been done and thats what I am all about.

Any future projects we should be looking out for?

Just be looking to see me in more battles. Movies, commercials music videos etc that is all irrelevant. Look for me at the jams. Also make sure to check out past and future webisodes of “The Crumbs Chronicles”  at this link

Shout outz

Just one big shout out to the whole world. Peace to every one and keep living your dreams.

=Thanks to Crumbs and all the bboys and b-girls out there World Wide! Civil Los Angeles 2010 “Supporting Unity”=

=The shirt Crumbs is wearing in the pictures can be found here!=

      

Be ready this Wednesday for our exclusive interview with Bboy Crumbs.To get more familiar with his battles, I have posted some of his most famous wars between Renegades vs Stylelements,Hong10 Vs Crumbs, and of course Crumbs Vs Benji! Watch these battles and see what he has to say this Wednesday. Here is a preview of what Crumbs has said about his battle with Hong 10…” It looks like he is breaking to a fast breakbeat every round. Also I have to point out that He did signature moves from me, poe, reveal, boo rock and remind in our battle. I only did me.”-Crumbs

=Crumbs Vs Benji=

=Crumbs Vs Hong10=

=Style Elements Vs Renegades=

 
 

On May 22, the Catholic Church celebrated the feast day of St. Rita of Cascia, who the late John Paul II called “a disciple of the Crucified One” and an “expert in suffering.” In Spanish-speaking countries as “La Santa de lo imposible” (the saint of the impossible), St. Rita has been popular throughout the centuries.

The Catholic Church in the Philippine at Baclaran celebrated the feast day of Sta. Rita de Cascia, today Sunday May 23rd..

 

 

Residents hold up posters with the image of the Virgin Mary as they take part in a religious procession honoring patron saint Santa Rita de Cascia in Baclaran, Paranaque south of Manila May 23, 2010.

 

Filipino boys races to blow powder out of a plastic cup using a straw during the town fiesta in suburban Baclaran as the the town celebrates the feast day of their patron saint, Sta. Rita de Cascia,

 

The kid who blows out and clear the cup from all the powder wins. You can see the winner!. It is the kid on the left with the red t-shirt. He is holding his cup high, empty of all powder, and happy to win and have fun. It is all part of the fiesta to celebrate the feast day of their patron saint, St. Rita.

And there is more to this Fiesta. Residents watch a street performer blows fire into the air during a religious festival celebration patron saint Santa Rita de Cascia in Baclaran.

Spanish bullfighter Julio Aparicio was severely  injured and in critical condition after being gored through the throat by a bull last Friday.

The Bull’s horn went though the tongue and penetrated the roof of the mouth, fracturing the jawbone.

The Seville native, a member of a well-known family of matadors, was in grave condition last night but expected to survive.

Civil LA has landed in Japan. We are being sought where street wear is expressed… The Mad Drip is on Display..

 

The Civil LA selection in Japan…