James Brown the Godfather of soul, known for being one of the driving forces that influenced the creation of Hip-Hop music. James Brown’s music wasn’t the only aspect of his talent that influenced generations, it was also his dancing that changed the world.

One Cypher interviewed OG dancer, Legendary of the Soul Brothers about the recently produced Hip-Hop dance documentary, The Suns of James Brown. We highly recommend this documentary to those who consider themselves as real Hip-Hop Dancers.

OC: What is The Suns of James Brown about?

Legendary: The Suns of James Brown is about the Energy and Light that the Godfather of Soul Shined upon us. James Brown’s energy was so powerful and radiant that when he touched each one of us in the film, we became Sources of Divine Light as well, and it is our obligation to the Boogie nation to continue representing the Soul, and thus we became The Suns of James Brown. The Suns of James Brown are the creative pioneers of Street Dance that were spawned from The Godfather of Soul. The Lockers, Mr. Animation, Buddha Stretch, B-Boy Ivan, the Soul Brothers, Scoob and Scrap Lover, and Elite Force. Every style and component of the Street Dance Culture is covered with this Supreme Team. We are the Suns because when we boogie, we put that heat on your ass with combinations that are Fire!! But more importantly, we are just paying homage to the one that started it all, James Brown.

OC: What was it like getting together with all the featured dancers on the dvd?

Legendary: Getting together with all the cats from the different eras was truly godly, amazing, crazy, very fun, and very inspirational. See, Dancers have some of the biggest ego’s the earth has ever produced, myself included, but once you get passed whose the best in a battle, or which crew is the hardest, and you break it down to the least common denominator, which is respect and love for the dance culture, we had to unite. The Suns of JB is a powerful movement and unit. I called the hardest dancers pound for pound and said “let’s put the smash down and stop playing with these fools!” Cats didn’t hesitate, blink an eyelash, or stutter, and like the true soldiers they are, they said “Let’s go!” There was no questions and nothing to talk about, cats just strapped on their boogie shoes and got ready for war. And we are doing this for James Brown too; it was inevitable that we had to come together as one force. For me, it was even greater because I got to sit with each player and vibe for the past year on a personal level and created lifetime bonds that are beyond just the dance floor now.

OC: What exactly inspired you to create this dvd?

Legendary: First and Foremost the Godfather of Soul was the sole inspiration. Once the Godfather made his Exodus on December 25th 2006, we as the Suns of James Brown had to keep the Soul Alive and ignite and spark each other now. For example, Brooklyn Terry and iLL Kosby of the Elite Force/Mop Tops was also the source of energy that kick started this project because they made me love the dance game again. I never lost love for the dance but I fell out of love with the dance game (business). I saw those cats getting busy on youtube and I knew instantly they were OG’s just by the way they got down, its something that’s unexplainable, you just know it. I had never met them personally up to that point but since they were affiliated with Buddha Stretch that’s all that needed to be said, and we hit it off immediately like brothers, Suns of JB.

OC: Drop some knowledge for those who don’t know. Who are the Soul Brothers?

Legendary: The Soul Brothers started back in 86’ by the Founder of the group Daddy Thell. The Soul Brothers were actually 8 deep back then. This was in the Freak Beat Era or Trendy Scene which some folks call it. What some hip hop heads don’t know, the rapper Defari was one of the dopest Soul Brothers at one time. In my opinion he was a far better dancer than he is a rapper and not dissing his rappin’ just keeping it real, that fool was wicked on the dance floor, one of the best to ever do it. When Hip Hop came into the picture during the Golden Era, (89-91) that’s when the Soul Brothers broke it down to the three, the people are most familiar with, Kraig E., V-Love, and Legendary. We brought a unique style of dance that involved consistent combinations inspired from the Soul, which separated us from the basic 1-2-3-4 style of dance that is Imagecommon in this profession. We had a nice run with MC Def Jef in the days when dancers danced for rappers. But we always did Soul Brother Dance Shows. Our mentors The Lockers always told us that since they put in the work and laid the foundation for groups like us, we didn’t need to dance behind any artist cuz they changed all that already, so we had to make sure our name stood strong. That’s why we were never known as Def Jef’s dancers but The Soul Brothers. We did a lot of Television Shows (In Living Color most notable), a lot of touring (from jazz bands to hip hop), choreography (Bell, Biv, Devoe most notable) but what the people loved us for the most, was the battle. We were battle dancer’s period, that’s how we made our name in the boogie game, taking fools out!!!

“The underground scene is still cool in some spots but a lot of dance heads forget that at some point of the night you have to get the honey dip. In the club atmosphere, we battled to get the girls in the end. We danced in the circle to ultimately get some trim. The culture and love for the dance was displayed on stage, but in the underground club, it was war and lust.”

OC: Which dancers inspired you when started dancing?

Legendary: The Lockers was my main inspiration. When I first saw them as a kid it blew me away. The clothes they wore, and the moves they did were greater than any so called great ballet or trained dancer I had ever seen. They were natural; they looked like real men I could relate too. And as you get deeper into the dance you want to find out who inspired the Lockers, and it leads you to James Brown and Jackie Wilson, you study those cats and who inspired them, which leads you to the great tap legends like the Nicholas Brothers, Jimmy Slyde, Snake Hips Turner, and the Berry Brothers. You keep digging and you end up in Africa and that’s how the Soul Brothers style as well as every dancer in Suns of JB style comes full circle.

OC: How do you feel about dance today? In both the underground scene and in the mainstream media?

Legendary: How do I feel about dance today? It depends on whose doing the dancing. But for the most part I love it. When I see Poppin Pete busting at 47 years old, better now than he was in 1979, it is truly inspirational. I know in ten years I will still be dope. When I see Jimmy Slyde still hitting combinations and slides at 75 years old and still cold, I love it. The underground scene is still cool in some spots but a lot of dance heads forget that at some point of the night you have to get the honey dip. In the club atmosphere, we battled to get the girls in the end. We danced in the circle to ultimately get some trim. The culture and love for the dance was displayed on stage, but in the underground club, it was war and lust. Cats now just dance in circles all night with no real purpose, sometimes its four and five circles going with no relation between man and woman. Now the mainstream will always be a little soft and pop but like anything in life it’s the truth versus the foolishness. Some mainstream stuff is straight bullshit like a B2K “You got served” movie but some stuff is cool like the JABBAWOCKEEZ Crew on the Randy Jackson Best Dance Crew Show. It’s soft but it’s real because they are not perpetrating and just stealing moves and calling them their own. They pay homage to the OG’s they got it from, where as an Omarion who is the young homie that I love, and who should be the rawest dude in the R&B game but he’s too nervous, will snip a cats style and pretend like he made it up and never give props the OG’s in public. O’s mother is a Cutty Mack so there is no excuses for that behavior. That’s why it is never hardcore versus mainstream it’s always truth versus foolishness. JABBAWOCKEEZ is Truth… “You got served”, is Foolishness… both mainstream but one is real and the other is fake, you can smell it in the room.

OC: What is it about Hip-Hop Dance that makes it Hip-Hop?

Legendary: Hip hop Dance is not just a dance, it is a lifestyle, and it is a culture. When a dancer leaves the boogie circle, the hip hop in him/her doesn’t stop. For example, when I returned to College I approached it the way I would take dancers out on the floor. The classroom was the circle, my essays were filled with combinations, and I beat professors down with the lyrics of KRS ONE, Rakim, and P.E. that were in me from dancing, that’s straight hip hop. Anybody can do the Electric Slide or the Running Man but what makes it hip hop is when someone takes that dance and does something with it that inspires the onlookers, not how fast you do it, or how many flips tricks and twist you add to it but what you did with the dance at the particular moment that moved the crowd.

OC: What is the best way for someone to learn Hip-Hop dance?

Legendary: The Best way for someone to learn hip hop dance is from the elders that came before them. Like I said in Suns of JB, “there are rules, regulations, and guidelines that you have to follow to keep the dance culture in perfect harmony.” Now these rules only apply to those that want to do this for life. The Mop Tops, Scoob Lover, Animation, or the Soul Brothers wouldn’t have the impact they made on the dance movement without learning and paying homage to the Lockers, James Brown and the Tap dance legends. Just because of the movie Tap and learning from the elders, we knew that eventually we would have this all-star team just like them. Those cats were battle rivals back in the days, just like us, they got together as one unit for the movie Tap, just like us, and they have continued to do shows together since the movie, just like we are going to do after Suns of JB. If we looked at them as old and played out like most youngsters do, we wouldn’t be having this interview now. Learning from your elders doesn’t require you to do what they do. The Lockers said the Soul Bros are one of the only groups that reminded them of themselves. Now the Soul Bros have never hit one Locking move in our routines, but the Lockers recognized that we followed the rules. Buddha Stretch is called the Black Fred Astaire and yet he has never worn tap shoes, but the OG Tap Legends recognize him as that because Stretch knows the culture of the Dance. Hip hop Dance is therapeutic, it relieves stress, and arthritis and even the Surgeon General said a hip hop dancer can live to be a healthy 109 years old, now that’s hip hop dance baby.

OC: Who are some of your favorite dancers of then, and also today?

Legendary: My favorite dancers then, and then meaning the hip hop days, were Buddha Stretch, Henry Link, Scoob and Scrap Lover, Fendi, Marquest, and the sistas, Selema, Shane, Asia, Afro, and Pluke. Today my favorite dancer is Brooklyn Terry, and all the dancers that are still active that I mentioned above. I do like Chris Brown when he is in street mode; I think if he joins us he will be the rawest singer/dancer since MJ. It’s hard to put Chris Brown with us right now because if they took his microphone away would he stay faithful to the boogie game and keep dancing. MJ would do it without question.

OC: You recently did a lecture along with ill Kosby of the Mop Tops not too long ago. What was the main purpose of the lecture and what topics do you guys usually cover?

“Anybody can copy a dance move, that ain’t shit, but when you create a move that people still enjoy 20 years later is very special.”

Legendary: iLL Kosby and I put it down at UCLA not too long ago and the topic that particular day was “Healing the Body with Rhythm and the art of Dance” Cliff Love original Whodini dancer showed up and Street dance Historian Frankie D. was in the house as well. iLL Kosby showed excerpts of his soon to be released dance documentary “Everything Remains Raw” and believe me it is an excellent piece of work. I’m mad that it’s not out right now. You really need iLL’s documentary in your life to appreciate Suns of James Brown to the fullest. The main purpose of the lecture was to educate the people on the ability to heal the body with dance. Most dancers have long healthy life spans. We don’t get sick, injuries to our bodies heal naturally and fast, our lung capacity is enormous, heart rate and stress levels are steady and our spirit stays youthful. But in order to understand what dance can do for the body your mind has to be right first. Anybody can copy a dance move, that ain’t shit, but when you create a move that people still enjoy 20 years later is very special. Laughter heals; good memories make life worth living, and what better gift to give people that you may never even meet but happiness because of your dancing ability. Dancing provides all these elements. The college lecture circuit is a really hot avenue and they want it raw and uncut. They don’t want that light-weight shit. Schools like Harvard as yuppie as you think it is, have real pimps and the original black panthers doing lectures up there and they love it. Topics vary but the foundation is always hip hop dance.

OC: In the DVD, Animation is mentioned as one of the 5 top poppers. Who did you feel are the other 4?

Legendary: This is an easy one here, Poppin’ Pete, Bop N’Andre, Mr. Wiggles and Pop N’Taco. Now this is My 2008 Top 5 when you include Mr. Animation. Bop N’Andre and Mr. Wiggles have been blowing me away lately, they are in a cold zone. (No I didn’t forget Shrimp but he’s on my 2009 list) Now let’s take a look at My personal Top 5 Poppers of 2008, and why I chose them. Each one of those dudes is 10 years older than me and they all have new styles right now in rare form. I see my future in them. Pete is 47 with a style better than the one he had as a 17 year-old Boogaloo and in the one he had in Breakin’ Most young dancers don’t even know they can boogie forever because they don’t do their homework. Jimmy Slyde just died at 80 (Boogie in Peace) he was still dancing at 80 and ripping it before he died. Now back to Mr. Wiggles. He has a whole new style and according to the squares his career should be over but it just started all over colder than ever. You can’t even call those cats’ dancers you have to call them “inspiration” in the flesh. Look at how young those cats look without plastic surgery. Look at the shape their bodies are in. Look at all the women that are still love with them. Now tell me this ain’t the # 1 urban art form, whooooo!

OC: There was a segment in the documentary that featured a style of music called Freak Beats, that had a very similar sound to Electro with its very high tempo. Were Freak Beats used in routines more often than standard Hip-Hop music at one point? What was it that brought dancing back to Hip-Hop music?

Legendary: Yeah man, at that time Freak Beats were the biggest records in the LA dance movement even though Run-DMC was the Kings of Hip Hop, LL Cool J was cracking, and Kurtis Blow was hot. For real hardcore street dancers even then, it was about the ladies, ya dig. In LA, You weren’t getting no parts of the Trim with Shell Toe Addidas on from the cute girls with the Prince records, New Edition Posters, and Michael Jackson buttons but Egyptian Lover was, The World Class Wrecking Crew was. Uncle Jams Army brought Run DMC to the LA Sports Arena for their first appearance, so in our eyes Egyptian Lover was just as big as Run DMC. We still played the early hip hop but it was sped up just like the freak beat records, real fast, extremely fast. Run would be sounding like Ralph Tresvant singing candy girl. The Freak Beats went with the look and movement we had then which was spawned from the SKA Movement mixed with the elements of Afrika Bambataa and Soul Sonic Force, Prince, Gang Bangin’, Premo’s and Clove cigarettes, High Yellow Girls with Chlamydia, the Preppie look, Michael Jackson buttons, and Poppin’ stirred into one. That’s a sick mixture ain’t it?

Thank GOD hip hop brought us back home. The Pro-Black Rap Movement changed the game in every positive way possible. That’s what brought things back to hip-hop. Rakim, KRS, Public Enemy and X-Clan set the new bar. I converted my Morris Day perm into a High Top Fade, I swapped my swap meet jewelry for African medallions, ya dig! That was the most beautiful time in my life and those teachings remain with me until this very day

OC: How do you feel about styles such as Krumping (LA), Turfing (Bay Area), and Footworkin’ (Chicago).

Legendary: The new dance styles are doing what they do and some are just doo-doo but that’s how the game goes so I roll with. You know what I used to like? Kids 12 and under that did the Harlem Shake correctly. I thought that was some fly ass shit. I didn’t like to see grown men doing that shit looking all skinny and sick. Those kids in that G-Dep video were raw. I would have love to give them the game, they was ready. I love that Footworkin’ from Chi-Town and I like that Steppin’ too. The Bay Area always comes with the fly styles I need to get up there soon too I’m way overdue, trippin’ for real. Krumpin’ has the potential to be great but it has to develop a little more. If they take the Tribal aspect of it to the next level it would be the shit. Like I said, when your young and dancing a 30 second solo is all you need. When you turn 40 you have to do 4 minute solos and whole songs. I can’t see a Krumper doing a 5 minute solo the way they Krump today, he would be exhausted. They only use one lung when they Krump and that can cause severe brain damage.

OC: With The Soul Brothers originally being freestyle dancers, was there a point where you guys experimented with other styles as well?

Legendary: That is the whole concept of the Soul Brothers, mastering different styles. Only a small select crowd over the years has been able to see us in different elements. For example, when hip-hop started to fuse with jazz, like Tribe called Quest, Guru, and Diggable Planets, the Soul Brothers would dance with real jazz bands and get deep in the craft, we did some memorable shows with the Brand New Heavies. I dabble in Tap and Afro-Cuban Dances, V-Love is good at Salsa and Mambo, Kraig E. likes Soul and African Dancing. There comes a point in your career when you have to experiment with other dance styles to perfect your patented style. With no disrespect intended, how can I create a new style to Hurricane Chris “Hey Bay bay”, after I created a style to Rakim’s “Musical Massacre” that has me employed 20 years later. I have to dance to Anthony Hamilton, Eryka Badu, Classic Soul Music, and Jazz just to stay ahead of the game and continue to flow with fly styles for 2008 and beyond. For the past 3 months I’ve been dancing to Jay Z’s American Gangster, Gladys Knight, Al Greene, Ice Cube, Mos Def, and Teena Marie. Our foundation will always be hip-hop but just like in school, in order to receive your Master’s Degree in one field you still have to pass your general education classes first, ya dig.

OC: What is foundation to you, and how important do you think foundation is for dancers in general?

“Jimmy Slyde danced for 65 years. The question is How come dancers don’t study what he did to achieve that longevity. Don Campbell has put in 40 years come 2009. Poppin Pete has 30 + years in the game. Soul Bros and Elite Force have 20 + years in the game. The one thing we all have in common is a solid foundation and that spiritual connection. We stayed true to the game.”

Legendary: Foundation is the most important element in dance and in life. You can’t build a brick house on top of floor made out of tooth picks, feel me? Like I said in Suns, there are rules regulations and guidelines to this dance game. When you have a solid foundation it creates that spiritual connection. I’ve never been to Russia but when I get their I guarantee you I will hook up with the flyist people out there because we recognize each other, we live by the same codes and principles. The old Hoofers can see me and Stretch coming from across the room because of that connection. Jimmy Slyde danced for 65 years. The question is How come dancers don’t study what he did to achieve that longevity. Don Campbell has put in 40 years come 2009. Poppin Pete has 30 + years in the game. Soul Bros and Elite Force have 20 + years in the game. The one thing we all have in common is a solid foundation and that spiritual connection. We stayed true to the game.

OC: When B-boying blew up in the mainstream with movies like Breakin, Breakin 2, Beat Street, etc, it brought Bboying to an over-saturated level where people thought it was played out after awhile. While the true B-boys stayed faithful through it all and the Bboying culture is now stronger than ever, do you think that we are going through that same cycle with Hip-Hop dancing, seeing all stuff like America’s Best Dance Crew, So You Think You Can Dance, Step Up, You Got Served, etc.

Legendary: Hip-hop dancing has been going through that cycle and eventually just like b-boying, it will get stronger. That’s an example of following the rules regulations and guidelines. We as hip hop dancers have to look at the history of the B-boys and the hoofers to understand our position. We have to look at their triumphs and their struggles and make it work for us. It’s just a cycle that gets out of hand. True b-boys weren’t mad that their style blew up it was just that they forgot about the OG’s when the money came in. Rock Steady never fell off but when it came to commercials and things, you saw actors spinning on their backs with warm up suits on, posing in the b-boy stance. And then you get some rookies that start believing they are better than the OG’s because they are getting the work. But in the end the truth comes to the surface and like you said b-boying is stronger than ever with the OG’s as the major part of it. Sometimes negativity is good. Just because the movie “You got Served” was so weak it made the people bring us back out to the forefront. They did not like that foolishness and they were like, “Where’s Stretch and the Soul Bros and Scoob Lover at, cuz this is some bullshit!” And here we are, back again stronger than ever because of a movie that was perpetrating punk shit. America’s Best Dance Crew is mainstream but it’s good for the game. The kids are having fun, they acknowledge the OG’S when they do their styles, they don’t steal moves they pay homage, and they are not hurting the game they are helping it. True Cliff Love would be a better host than Mario Lopez and Stretch would be a better judge than lil mama but it’s cool. That show even educated me. It made me understand why the mainstream gravitates to shows like that instead of going to see Mr. Wiggles in Vegas because anybody can do basic dance moves. A Soul Brother or Brooklyn Terry, or Poppin’ Pete dance class is kind of difficult to teach to a regular person that just wants to dabble in dance for a minute. Our basic movements are so far in advanced it is not as simple as it sounds or looks. But you can watch that show, get up off your couch, do the running man, and have fun with it.

OC: What do you think the true dancers should do to prevent the over saturation and misrepresentation of dance culture in the mainstream? We’re not saying dance in the mainstream is bad, but what do you think should be done, so that the complete truth is shown on a mainstream level?

“These documentaries like “Suns of JB” and “Everything Remains Raw” will bring the truth to the mainstream… Sometimes the real is too real and you have to dilute it sometimes.” Un-cut heroin will kill you and we are raw like that. As OG’s we have to make our outlet stronger and more accessible to the people that want it raw. We have to purify the mainstream or we’ll be swimming in sewer water the rest of our career.”

Legendary: That’s our job and we should be doing a better one. That’s why Suns of James is doing so well because that’s what the people have wanted to see. They are like, “damn that’s what I’m talking about, about time!” Not only do we have to educate the up n comings but we still have to show the older crowd we are still putting in work and they can come see us now instead of reminiscing about the styles we did in the Golden Era of Hip Hop. The hip hop heads in the states don’t know we are still working overseas until they see us on you tube or watch our documentaries. There’s room for everybody but we have to establish a stronger True Dancers market. Everybody’s favorite dancers are still grooving but we are always scattered around, its time to see the SB’s, Wiggles, Elite Force, etc. all on the same stage and The Suns of James Brown is making that happen. Hollywood does its part by keeping the real dancers in the shadows of foolishness but it’s our job to put that heat on Hollywood so we will always shine. These documentaries like “Suns of JB” and “Everything Remains Raw” will bring the truth to the mainstream. But like my cutty Daddy Thell said, “Sometimes the real is too real and you have to dilute it sometimes.” Un-cut heroin will kill you and we are raw like that. As OG’s we have to make our outlet stronger and more accessible to the people that want it raw. We have to purify the mainstream or we’ll be swimming in sewer water the rest of our career.

OC: We would love to see The Suns of James Brown Documentary in the Theaters. Are there any plans of doing special screenings anywhere else?

Legendary: Like I said now is the best time for Suns of James Brown because I’m getting it to all the right people first. All the screenings have been for the people who deserve to see it first. The ones that have kept our name ringing for 20 years and it has been a beautiful ride. They are getting to meet their favorite dancers at the screenings and get to see us boogie live. I will be getting to the Bay soon to show it, I have no choice; I’ll be violating the rules if I don’t. I plan to show it all over the world. My next screenings are going to be on the Soul circuit. Clubs that have live soul bands and that element ya dig. We have frequent screenings all over the place but they just don’t be in places you would expect them to be but when have the Suns of James Brown ever did anything simple…ya dig!

OC: Random question, what is your all-time favorite Hip-Hop track? How about James Brown track?

Legendary: My favorite all time Hip Hop track, whooo that is a tough one… I have so many that changed my life but since this is a dance interview I’m going to stick with the dance mode and say “Wrath of Kane” by Big Daddy Kane. I used to solo to that when the Soul Brothers took it to that other level. My favorite James Brown Track of all time is “Give it Up or Turn it Loose”, In the Jungle Groove Version, no question.

OC: Where can people buy the dvd Suns of James Brown?

Legendary: Right now Suns of James Brown is exclusively for the people. I want to make sure all the people that love the Boogie Game get it first. Once Hollywood jumps in, it will turn into the Suns of Elvis starring Cuba Gooding Jr. and Justin Timberlake or some silly shit like that, so I’m keeping it sacred as long as I can. Most people contact me direct on my page www.myspace.com/soulbrotherlegendary

Mailing Address:

Legendary

3035 West 15th Street Suite #208

Los Angeles, CA 90019

I have it in a few mom & pop stores across the world and the response is off the chain.

OC: Will we expect a sequel anytime soon?

Legendary: It’s already in pre-production. I wasn’t planning on a sequel but the people want it, so we are really are going to give them the business this time rugged and raw. Whooo, the Suns of James Brown II, I’m already laying the foundation right now. It’s going to be super fly with all new, never seen before footage. I’m also going to do a 5 DVD series showcasing the different styles of dance. Henry Link, Cliff Love and I are going to do a DVD showcasing all the smooth cats on the dance floor like Jimmy Slyde, Snake Hips and ourselves. Then I’m doing the hardcore styles featuring Kraig E, Stretch, Animation, Berry Bros etc, a House DVD, Most Unique Styles DVD, etc.

OC: Where can people learn more about The Suns of James Brown or The Soul Brothers?

Legendary: In this century anybody can find you and get the information personally. People hit me all the time asking all the questions they ever wanted to know about dancing and my family life. You can hit me up on myspace.com/soulbrotherlegendary or youtube/same name. I have a website I don’t even use anymore becuz of these other means of networking. Once you hit me up I will put you in touch with Elite Force (www.eliteforcecrew.com), Scoob Lover (myspace.com/johnnyfamous), and any of the Suns of JB you want to meet. The New Edition Fan Mail days are over just e-mails now up close and personal, lol.

OC: Thanks for doing this interview with us. Any last shout outs?

Legendary: On behalf of the Suns of James Brown, I have to thank all the people that supported our gift of dance for the last 20 plus years, and etching us a spot in dance history among the greatest to ever do it. I can’t even describe in words the feeling that I get when I meet people that still support our dance and the Suns DVD. A couple of supporters e-mailed me and told me what the DVD meant to them and it broke a grown man down in tears of happiness. This shit is amazing. I knew people would dig it but I didn’t expect the vibe to be like this, man it’s overwhelming. I also want to shout out the players in the Suns DVD for uniting as one and allowing the people feel that heat and good energy once again. To Buddha Stretch and the Mop Top family, Kane and Scoob, Mr. Animation, Cliff Love, Ivan, The Soul Brothers, and the Lockers, I love you cats like brothers and first cousins, and most proud of our accomplishments, lets keep doing what we do.

*About Legendary

It’s all in the name…

The Legendary is 1/4 of the explosive dance group and Hip Hop pioneers The Soul Brothers. A True Master in the art of Freestyle Dance and Hip Hop Boogie, Legendary owes his longevity in the dance game to his universal spiritual nature and the inspirational friends that he keeps in his cipher. Along with his comrades the Soul Brothers, their greatest contribution to the art of Freestyle Dance was introducing and solidifying, consistent combinations at a time when the four-count routine was law. Fueled with an Afrocentric style, hardcore mentality, and the desire to make history, the Soul Brothers created a style that could not be hated, contradicted, or detested. After a beautiful run in the Golden Era of Hip Hop, Legendary left the dance circuit to pursue other interest in life but never ever intending to lose his boogie skills.

The Legendary is the happiest single-father the earth has ever seen, and raising his hard hitting linebacker of a Son named Jelani, which means powerful, is just as exciting if not more thrilling than ripping up the dance floor.

The Legendary also returned back to college with the same tenacity he displayed onstage and graduated with honors with a Bachelors Degree in Communications in 2007.

The Legendary OG Cutty Mack is also one of the coldest authors of the new century, self-publishing the underground best sellers, “I’m a Bachelor… it’s not by choice,” The greatest hip hop love story ever, “Dubie” a funny tale about the neighborhood hustler, and the brutal gangster trilogy, “Young Locs on the Westside.”

Legendary has coached Youth Football for the past seven years and won back to back Super Bowls with the reigning two-year undefeated Greater Crenshaw Bears in the Snoop Youth Football League.

The Legendary’s finest work to date is the dynamic documentary showcasing the Masters in the art of Freestyle dance and Hip Hop Boogie, “The Suns of James Brown.” A fourth novel is also in the Legendary’s plans. Currently Legendary lectures on the art of Hip Hop dance and Culture and performs regularly as a solo artist and with his group The Soul Brothers.