ACDC Crew : the Battle is over, but the WAR is not.

It's been about a week since the The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History went primetime. ACDC and Invisible Children have been paired up from the beginning to help raise awareness and money for the forgotten kids of Northern Uganda. So far, through the ACDC TShirt sales, they have made over $50,000 dollars for the charity. Now it's Miley and Mandy's turn!

They challenge Miley and Mandy to put their M&M Cru tshirts on sale online and throw 100% of the profits to whatever charity they choose.

They believe dance can change the world. And since this battle has begun, and the tshirts started to sell, they have been. More kids are getting educated, more kids have books, dorms, clean water because of YOU guys and girls!!

The battle is over, but the war wages on.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more updates...

ACDC Crew : the Battle is over, but the WAR is not.

ACDC Crew vs M&M Cru Final Dance Off

Who won the dance off between ACDC Crew and M&M Cru? The final dance was broadcast on the 2008 Teen Choice Awards yesterday. A winner of The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History was declared with the help of Fergie. Watch the clip below and find out who wins the competition.

ACDC Crew vs M&M Cru Final Dance Off

ACDC Crew vs M&M Cru on 2008 Teen Choice tonite

Watch The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History continue to prime time TV tonight on FOX. This will be the last dance performance in their dance battle at the Teen Choice Awards. Who will win ACDC Crew or M&M Cru? Tune in tonite 8pm/ 7pm Central and find out.

M&M Cru revealing a little of what you can expect on the 2008 Teen Choice Awards

2008 Olympic opening ceremonies leaked

A Korean film crew form SBS gained access to the China's Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium yesterday to rehearse the Korean broadcast of the Olympic Games. While inside, the crew secretly filmed a rehearsal of the opening ceremony. The video is banned on the Chinese news site Sina.com and has been taken off YouTube in mainland China.

Apparently, the ceremony is over 3 years in the making and cost over $300 million. The report claims the video features over 10,000 performers including kung-fu fighters, trapeze artists and traditional Chinese dancers. To get the the 10-second Olympic countdown, the latest laser technology was used.

Watch the leaked 2008 Olympic opening ceremonies

China's Olympic Cheerleaders

Cheerleading squads from Beijing, Guangzhou, and Sichuan show their Olympic spirit. They've got a wide range of styles. Which dance routine is the best?


Beijing's cheerleaders


Guangzhou's cheerleaders


Sichuan's cheerleaders

ACDC Crew vs M&M Cru Official Announcement

Last week, we told you about the ACDC Crew and M&M Cru battle on Teen Choice Awards. Well, here's the official announcement of the LIVE face to face dance battle. On Monday, August 4th 2008 there will only be ONE standing. Be a witness to history as the BIGGEST ONLINE DANCE BATTLE IN THE HISTORY OF YOUTUBE becomes the BIGGEST LIVE DANCE BATTLE IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND.

TEEN CHOICE AWARDS is the event.
Gibson Amphitheater is the venue.
And there WILL be a winner determined that night.

What began as a fun dance battle ends face to face. So mark it in your calendars as the ACDC Crew and the M&M CRU go head to head.

Millions will watch as we finally take this battle from ONLINE to PRIMETIME.
Crew Assemble!!!!

MONDAY AUGUST 4th 2008, FOX - 8pm/ 7pm Central

ACDC Crew vs M&M Cru Official Announcement

Supreme Soul vs Jabbawockeez

This could be the infamous battle Shane Sparks referenced on America's Best Dance Crew 2. This was during Body Rock 2006 in San Diego, CA with a battle between Supreme Soul (aka Soul Sector) and the Socal Allstars, a conglomerate of dance crew (Jabbawockeez, Full Force, and Boogie Monstarz). This was set up as a NorCal/SoCal battle.

on the left. Representing Northern California is Soul Sector (now Supreme Soul):
bionic, jsmooth, johnny, naytron, micky, and tony

on the right. Representing Southern Califonia is So Cal Allstars:
kevin (Jabbawockeez), gary kendell(Jabbawockeez), phil (Boogie Monstarz), joe (Boogie Monstarz), ronnie (Full Force, now Super Cr3w), and richie (Culture Shock)

Supreme Soul vs Jabbawockeez Part 1


Supreme Soul vs Jabbawockeez Part 2

Supreme Soul tutting with DJ QBert

Supreme Soul dance crew members Bionic and Pharside show how it's done King Tut style advanced versions! This was filmed in 2004 at DJ Qbert's old place in Daly City, CA

Supreme Soul tutting with DJ QBert Part 1


Supreme Soul tutting with DJ QBert Part 2

ACDC Crew and M&M Cru battle on Teen Choice Awards

The biggest dance battle in YouTube History is moving to TV. The dance battle between ACDC Crew and M&M Cru is coming to the 2008 Teen Choice Award stage. The dance crew featuring Jon M. Chu and Adam Sevani of "Step Up 2: The Streets" is about to declare a winner when the two crews face-off in a final showdown at Teen Choice 2008 airing Monday, Aug. 4 (8:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.

Host Miley Cyrus will also perform her new single "7 Things," joining previously announced performer Mariah Carey, who will perform her latest single "I'll Be Lovin' You Long Time."

Participants and attendees of the Teen Choice 2008 include Shia LaBeouf, Rachel Bilson, David Cook, Channing Tatum, David Archuleta, Lil Mama, LL Cool J, Demi Lovato, James Marsden, Katharine McPhee, Leighton Meester, Jordin Sparks, Sophia Bush, Josh Holloway, Ryan Sheckler, Steve Carell, Chris Brown, Scarlett Johansson, Zac Efron, Pink, Danica Patrick, Selena Gomez, JoJo, Minka Kelly, Jesse McCartney, Chad Michael Murray, Chace Crawford, Kristen Bell, Drake Bell, Mischa Barton, Brittany Snow and Hayden Panettiere.

Miley Cyrus - 7 Things Music video

Supreme Soul supports Project Michelle

If you missed it, on last week's show, Supreme Soul was wearing Project Michelle t-shirts during their rehearsal. Bionic from Supreme Soul talks more about Project Michelle during an America's Best Dance Crew rehearsal. Michelle thanks Supreme Soul for supporting Project Michelle and wearing Project Michelle t-shirts on America's Best Dance Crew. You can still help Michelle find a bone marrow donor to fight leukemia, go to Project Michelle.

Bionic from Supreme Soul talks about Project Michelle


Michelle thanks Supreme Soul

Dancing Inmates get LOW

The Philippine prisoners who brought you the orange clad version of "Thriller" are back with a new routine -- this time to rapper Flo Rida's "Low." Could the next dance crew for America's Best Dance Crew come from this prison?

Watch the dancing inmates get low

Rick Trooper

Another great video from Danny Choo the Tokyo Storm Trooper


You got Rick Rolled by the Tokyo Storm Trooper
What is Rickrolling? Rickrolling is a prank where a person provides a Web link they claim is relevant to the topic at hand, but the link actually takes the user to a music video for the 1987 Rick Astley song "Never Gonna Give You Up".

Junior Jabbawockeez

We posted a video of Lil Demon for the ACDC Crew a few days ago. We stumble across a pair of kids, Josh (11 yrs) & Jeremiah (7 yrs,) mimicing the Jabbawockeez MJ's PYT on MTV's America's Best Dance Crew. They practiced all the moves by watching it on YouTube. Apparently, they learned the whole routine in less than 24 hours. These Junior Jabbawockeez have no professional dance training.

Watch the Junior Jabbawockeez

Lil Demon on ACDC Crew

Jon M. Chu promotes his Step Up 2 DVD release, but also introduces us to Lil Demon aka Anjelo. This little kid is now an honorary member of the ACDC Crew. We can see why after watching this video. His sickest move is a backflip into the worm. Also Jon M. Chu alludes to the upcoming LIVE M&M Cru vs ACDC Crew battle coming soon...

Watch Lil Demon

ACDC Crew promotes Step Up 2 DVD

Here's members of the ACDC Crew helping to promote the DVD release of Step Up 2

Step Up 2 DVD release

Step Up 2 isn't the The Biggest Dance Battle in Youtube History, it's the directorial debut of Jon M. Chu. The 2004 USC graduate recruited dancers off of YouTube and MySpace to be part of Step Up 2. (One of those dancers is Adam Sevani aka Moose. Without Adam, the ACDC Crew would not have been created.) Jabbawockeez was also in the film before they won America's Best Dance Crew. The rain sequence in the movie is also Jon M Chu's idea inspired from "Dancing in the Rain."

Here's the synopsis for Step Up 2

"Step Up 2 the Streets" is the follow-up to the smash hit "Step Up," which ignited theaters in August 2006. When rebellious street dancer Andie (Briana Evigan) lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold onto her old life. When she joins forces with the school's hottest dancer Chase (Robert Hoffman) to form a crew of classmate outcasts to compete in Baltimore's underground dance battle The Streets, she ultimately finds a way to live her dream while building a bridge between her two separate worlds.

Featuring the directorial debut of award-winning up-and-comer Jon M. Chu, "Step Up 2 the Streets" reunites much of the production team behind the original film including "Step Up's" cutting-edge hip-hop choreographer Jamal Sims, who is joined this time by choreographers Hi-Hat ("hip-hop's high diva of dance") and Dave Scott ("Stomp the Yard").

Buy Step Up 2 DVD

Watch the Step Up 2 Trailer

Director Jon M. Chu and actor/dancer Harry Shum promoting Step Up 2 DVD

So You Think You Can Dance - Bollywood Edition

Earlier this week, So You Think You Can Dance had the show's first Bollywood routine. Katee Shean and Joshua Allen got the dance selection after picking it from a hat. Although there were many skeptical people, the pair walked away with the best performance of the night. They danced to "Dhoom Taana" from the "Om Shanti Om" with choreography by Nakul Dev Mahajan. (Bollywood dance routines are very difficult.) This routine will go down as one of the season's most memorable and will definitely end up on the tour. BTW - Nigel Lythgoe has tried to get a Bollywood routine on the show for 3 years.

Watch Katee Shean and Joshua Allen doing a Bollywood number on So You Think You Can Dance.

Shaolin Warriors of Chinatown on America's Got Talent

Last week, the Shaolin Warriors of Chinatown made an appearance on America's Got Talent. Shaolin Warriors of Chinatown performed a combination of street fighting, acrobatics and dancing. They got the nod to got to Vegas.

According to their myspace account, "We are a group of Shaolin martial artists from the Henan province in China who are residing in Los Angeles, CA. We currently teach and perform throughout Southern California."

Watch Shaolin Warriors of Chinatown on America's Got Talent

Jabbawockeez Drama on the East Coast

UPDATE: One of our bloggers didn't get all the facts right on this post. Apologies to SCAT Productions as their flyer did state their cause in small print on their flyer. Also three members of Jabbawockeez (Kevin Brewer, Phil Tayag and Chris Gatdula ) showed up towards the end of the "Rebuilding the Bridge" event to say some words on stage to support the Sichuan Quake event. They ended up staying for a meet & greet, took photos, signed autographs and passed out T-shirts. Jabbawockeez took care of their fans and the cause. Here's some fan footage when Jabbawockeez got announced.




Lots of drama surrounding the booking of Jabbawockeez performances on the East Coast this weekend for July 12th. Apparently, the Jabbawockeez were booked by both SCAT Productions and Rebuilding the Bridge (an event helping the China Quake Victims). For July 12th, SCAT Productions got the Jabbawockeez, while Rebuilding the Bridge lost their top act with days before the event.

On the "Rebuilding the Bridge" site, this message appears:

Due to unforeseen conflicts in scheduling, the Jabbawockeez are no longer part of the lineup for this event. On behalf of all the individuals and organizations involved, we are deeply sorry for this development. We are nonetheless extremely excited by the roster of artists who are performing.

On the Jabbwockeez website, the SCAT Productions event is being promoted. (It's going to be tough for the "Rebuilding the Bridge" event to re-promote without their top draw.) The Ningin.com message boards lit up for awhile on the Jabbawockeez controversy until the thread was taken offline. Ningin.com is a backer of the "Rebuilding the Bridge" event. Miss Info of Hot 97 in NYC, who is supporting the "Rebuilding the Bridge" event, voiced her concerns on her blog here and here.

...a disturbing tale of what happens when you have the wrong people repping you and claiming to be out to “do good in the hood."...

...But while some fans are putting the entertainment over the mission, which I cant respect, much love to all the folks who are support this 100% non-profit event (to one of the largest aid organizations in the world, Mercy Corps….not an unlicensed undocumented charity). I am doing everything I can to make sure you’ll be more than happy...

When you read between the lines on what is going on here, money is clearly a factor. If you take a look at how the marketing was done for the events. SCAT Productions flyers say nothing about the charity they support, only on their website. "Rebuilding the Bridge" flyers clearly state the charity they support. While not all the information is out in the open, the nasty truth will come out sooner or later. Bottom line, it's the charity that matters. Bypass all the drama and contribute directly to the cause you want - donate to Mercy Corps or Children's Chance in Connecticut.

The promo video got taken down for the "Rebuilding the Bridge" event. However, you can still hear the PSA by Amy Chang - Remember the Jabbawockeez will not be at this event.

Shockers - all-male cheerleading team

The Wall Street Journal wrote an article about the all-male Japanese cheerleading group Shockers. The 24-member Shockers squad defeated 14 all-female teams to win a national cheerleading competition in Japan a few months ago.

The Shockers team focuses on moves that take advantage of their physical strength. In one, several men form a tight circle and together toss a smaller teammate four or five meters in the air, catching him just before he hits the ground. A still showier move is the "Scorpion," in which three members hold up a fourth, who stands on one leg and extends the other leg behind his head -- similar to the Biellmann spin position in figure skating. Only two team members can pull that off, though.

Maybe we will see the group in one of the plethora of dance shows broadcasting on TV.

Watch Shockers in action

ACDC Crew sends message to M&M Cru

ACDC Crew tells the M&M Cru to "Better Get More Ice Cream" for The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History. ACDC Crew created a continuation teaser video from the M&M Cru comeback video. In this video, we get introduced to the BRObots. The BRObots are the ACDC crews answer to the GAYliens.

Here's a quote from the ACDC crew video post.

After being depressed about the ACDC's last video and eating ice cream to binge the pain, Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux tried to end it with their last video...but it's not over until there's only ONE winner. And there WILL be a winner.

LIVE. IN PERSON. DETAILS TO COME.

THE BIGGEST ONLINE DANCE BATTLE IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND WILL NOW BE THE BIGGEST DANCE BATTLE IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND, PERIOD.

PS That's MADD CHADD at the end and the Song is "ROBOT ROCK" by DAFT PUNK you can buy it on iTunes ;)

PPS The M&M Cru has their GAYliens...well we have the BROBOTS. More to come from the BROBOTS..

If you want to represent ACDC crew, you can still get ACDC Crew T-shirts.

Watch the ACDC crew BRObots

The Mikado Project Goes From Stage To Film

"The Mikado Project," a feature film directed by Chil Kong is currently in production and shooting in Los Angeles. (Over the weekend, the opening night of the show was shot.) The musical comedy (based on the stage performance written by Ken Narasaki and Doris Baizley and adapted for film by Chil Kong), tells the story of a struggling Asian American theater company that in a desperate publicity stunt to save their company decides to produce a modern reconstruction of Gilbert and Sullivan's, "The Mikado."

"The Mikado," one of the most beloved comedy operas by legendary collaborators, Arthur Sullivan and W.S. Gilbert, first opened on stage in 1885 in London. The story was set in Japan (considered an exotic land to the British during that era) which allowed Gilbert & Sullivan to satirize British politics. However, by doing so, Asians around the world and Asian Americans today have found this opera hard to embrace—making the notion of Asian American actors performing "The Mikado" controversial and palatable only through a comedic reconstruction.

The story begins with the news that The Angry Buddha Theater Ensemble, has lost its leading male actor, Jace (David McInnis, "Never Forever"), to a primetime gig on TV. Without Jace's star power the company faces imminent demise. Lead by Lance (Allen Liu, "Flower Drum Song"), a scrappy artistic director secretly living out of the back office of the theater, the members of the group fight over the idea of putting on "The Mikado," which to some in the company is the equivalent of reviving "Charlie Chan" or "Kung Fu".

"We are using the story of this Asian American theater company in the same way Gilbert & Sullivan used a Japanese story to comment on their society," says producer Quan Phung. "Hopefully, we can laugh at ourselves while shedding light on the challenges facing Asian American actors or any actor of color in Hollywood today."

We see the conflict most vividly through the eyes of three women in the troupe: Viola (Tamlyn Tomita, "The Eye"), a veteran finding her way in a young actor's world; Cheryl (Erin Quill, "Avenue Q") a half-Irish, half-Chinese, feisty actress whose indignation masks her insecurities about being a lead; and Yuri (Yuri Tag, Kaba Modern on MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew") who is young, naïve, and oblivious to any negative connotations from art or life. These three women guide the story through their experiences as Asian American women in Hollywood and along the way we are given a window into the lives of the other members of the theater company and provided a glimpse into what binds them to the company. Through it all, they learn that what it all means is that they are not just a group of misfits, but a family.

"This story came out of my very own personal experience in the Asian American artist," says director Chil Kong. "I am the artistic director of an Asian American theater company called Lodestone, based in LA, and we went through 10 years of introspection about the landscape of Asian Americans in arts and cinema. The one thing I know for sure is that history is evolving and my goal is to create a really good and entertaining story. For me, a musical comedy was the best way to go to address anything we had to say about being Asian Americans or 'The Mikado.'"

The most notable component of the film that audiences won't be able to see but will certainly hear, are the new hip-hopera versions of the Gilbert & Sullivan's musical compositions—outstanding beat box and rap mixes. The dance numbers are choreographed by members of the dance troupes, Kaba Modern and Jabbawockeez, from Randy Jackson's hit show on MTV, "America's Best Dance Crew," giving the movie a whole new identity to an old operetta.

Cast (in Alphabetical order as of 6/1/2008)

RAYMOND J. LEE - Teddy ("Mama Mia" on Broadway)
ALLEN LIU - Lance ("Flower Drum Song" Broadway revival)
RIZWAN MANJI - Sam ("Charlie Wilson's War")
DAVID McINNIS - Jace ("Never Forever")
GERALD McCULLOUCH - Dennis ("CSI", "Law and Order", "NCIS")
ERIN QUILL - Cheryl ("Avenue Q")
FREDA FOH SHEN - Mrs. O'Malley ("Primal Doubt", "Red Doors")
YURI TAG - Yuri ("Kaba Modern of MTV's "America's Best Dance Crew")
TAMLYN TOMITA - Viola ("Tekken", "The Eye")
RYAN YU - Ben (Kissing Cousins)


Watch a clip from the stage version of the The Mikado Project

America's Best Dance Crew 2 - Asian American Edition

Four dance crew have already been ousted before the season premiere of America's Best Dance Crew 2 on June 19. Eliminated are New Jersey's Shh!, Full Effect, Houston's HIStory, and Orange County's Team Millenia. Asian American representation is strong for America's Best Dance Crew 2. Take a look at some of the dance crews.

California's Supreme Soul

James “Slim” Dang
Alfred “Mitch” Sanedrin
RJ “KoolRaul” Navalta
Jonathan “Bionic” Bayani

Las Vegas' Super Cr3w

RJ “Rockadile” Puno
Ronnie “Ronnie Boy” Abaldonado
Angelito “Vex” Casal

Houston's SoReal Cru

Brian “Burna” Puspos
Jackie “Jackstar” Lautchang
Mark Fucanan
Ailyn Joy “Eye Candy” Isidro
Patrick “Pat” Lam
Brian “Ian” Fucanan
Andrew “Goodfoot” Baterina

Philadelphia's Phresh Select

Jay “Rukkus” Jao
Lor “Blao” Song

DC's Boogie Bots

Ryan “Gesture” Dalisay
Miguel “Migs” Almario
Joesar “JPizol” Alva
Michael “Magic Mike” Arellanno

Detroit's A.S.I.I.D (aka. And So It Is Done)

Joseph “Joey” Antonio

Sass x7

Madeleine “Mads” Camacho

Distorted X

Keana “Kiki” Noons

Los Angeles' Fanny Pak

Cara Horibe

Xtreme Dance Force

Alvin "Pino" Ramirez

Watch the America's Best Dance Crew 2 auditions

Kevjumba and Happyslip Dance Battle and Youtube Gathering

Today, Happyslip and KevJumba will be attending the Houston YouTube Gathering. Here's more information about the Youtube Gathering:

When:
Sunday, 6/15/08
12 noon to 5pm

Where:
Marq*E Entertainment Center (meet at the fountain)
7620 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024

If you think you can make it, you will need to sign up to this site and then make your comment below that YES you will try to meet up with us!

Looks like over 500 people will be attending. Maybe you will see a dance battle there.

Watch the KevJumba vs Fred G. Dance Battle for Happyslip. (Don't confuse this dance battle with The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History).

National APIA Presidential Townhall online

National APIA Presidential Townhall is now available online. Some of the highlights include Seriously the band, Kaba Modern, Tamlyn Tomita, Beau Sia, Camille Velasco, and Mike Honda. Van Tran represented John McCain, Hillary Clinton was taped, and Barack Obama was live via phone.

Kaba Modern Legacy performing at APIAVote Presidential Town Hall


Beau Sia at APIAVote Presidential Town Hall


Camille Velasco performing at APIAVote Presidential Town Hall

M&M Cru Comeback

Here's the latest video for The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History. M&M Cru answers back with a major comback complete with a helicopter, b-boys and b-girls (the b-girlz got some sick skillz), Harujuku girls, Emmanuelle Chriqui (You Don't Mess with Zohan), Chris Kattan, Ryan Seacrest, Joey Fatone, Carson Daly, Michael Rapaport, dancers from Step Up and Step Up 2 (Jenna Dewan & Channing Tatum), David Blaine, Pedro from Napoleon Dynamite, ACDC crew members Jon Chu and Adam Sevani.

It's not over yet!!!!

Here's more information about the M&M Cru Comeback

Choreographer's rate for this video: $0.00
Dancers rate for 75 dancers: $0.00
Cost for Helicopter: $0.00
Director's Rate: $0.00

This video was made on the passion and love for dance. We made it for no other reason and it was made with no other means. We didn't buy this video. We made it by calling friends and people we knew and asked if they wanted to donate their time and energy to be a part of the video. The best part of making this video was seeing people jump on board and be as passionate about dance as we are.

Watch the M&M Cru Comeback

Mochi comes close on Step It Up and Dance Finale

Michelle "Mochi" Camaya came up a little short in the Step It Up and Dance Finale. She delivered a strong performance, but alas it was not enough. She was the only female that made it to the finale. If you are in New York, you can catch her in "The Lion King" on Broadway.

Watch part of the Step It Up and Dance Finale


Get to know Michelle "Mochi" Camaya

Gamblerz Crew wins 2008 R16 Korea Sparkling World BBoy Championship

Gamblerz Crew is one of the sickest b-boy crews in the world. You can see the crew in Planet B-boy and the upcoming Hype Nation. The power moves and stunts that this crew has are unmatched. Recently, they won the R16 Championships in Korea.

The R16 World B-boy Championships & Urban Arts Festival was created in 2007 as an experiment to see if through the support of the government and a nation as a whole, youth created cultures can be weaned off the need to appease and survive off the short attention span of mainstream media and corporate sponsorship. An event of massive proportions was designed to bring a spotlight to the b-boys and b-girls of the world as they celebrate in the world and culture in which they thrive.

Watch the following battles from R16
Round 3: Gamblerz Crew (Korea) vs Brazil All-star Crew (Brazil)
Round 3: Rivers Crew (Korea) vs Top 9 (Russia)
3rd vs 4th place: Rivers Crew (Korea) vs Brazil All-star Crew (Brazil)
Finals: Gamblerz Crew (Korea) vs Top 9 (Russia)

Click the playlist button on the video below to see all the videos

Walk It Out With JabbaWockeeZ

Did you ever want to learn the latest dance moves? Or dance like the JabbaWockeeZ? Now you can learn online. Shane Sparks sits down with America's Best Dance Crew, JabbaWockeeZ to break down the hot moves from some of today's biggest music videos.

Walk It Out With JabbaWockeeZ

Return of the Bgirl by Masia One featured on YouTube

Over the past few months there have been lots of buzz about b-boys (Planet B-boy, Alwayz Be Boyz, Hype Nation), but what about the b-girls? Take a peek into the b-girl culture with Return of the Bgirl by Masia One. It's featured on YouTube today. This Asian female rapper has got some mad skillz along with the b-girls in the video too!! Here's more about Masia One.

Masia One was born in Singapore, grew up in Vancouver BC and moved to Toronto. She discovered Hip hop culture as a young girl in Singapore after stumbling upon a bootleg version of a Public Enemy Tape in a marketplace. In her formative years, she dabbled in all elements of Hip hop culture including graffiti and break dancing but her accomplishments lie as an emcee.

In 2003 she started her own record label, The M1 Group and debut her first album, Mississauga. In a short time span, the M1 Group released 3 videos that gained national airplay to correspond with the album including the Much Music Video Award nominated Split Second Time. This marked the first time a female has been nominated for this award in the category of Hip hop.

Masia One is currently finishing her sophomore release. PULAU (The Islands) will debut Spring 2008. Following a trip back to Singapore early 2006, Masia One was reminded and inspired by the island of her birth. This visit was followed by a journey to various islands internationally including Malaysia, Indonesia, Hawaii, Japan and Jamaica, solidifying the new album concept. PULAU promises to pay tribute to both her Canadian and South East Asian heritage as well as explore the influences of her new found musical environments. With a solid team of producers and collaborators, Masia One is set to once again push the boundaries of Hip hop and will continue to set a new standard for independent artists in the music industry.

Watch Return of the Bgirl by Masia One


Add Masia One as your Myspace friend.

Ryu and Chun Li salsa dancing

With our recent posts about Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li and Kristi Yamaguchi winning Dancing with the Stars. What would it be like to combine the two together? Street Fighter and Dancing!!

Here's Ryu and Chun Li salsa dancing

More outtakes from the ACDC Crew

More hype and fuel added to The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History. More outtakes from the ACDC Crew was posted online. Jon Chu's dog Monster is getting more involved in this video. Maybe we'll even see Monster dance. The M&M Cru's "GINMORMOUS" video is due out next week on June 10th. Stay tuned!!

Watch the outtakes from the ACDC Crew

M&M Cru is Ending the Dance Battle

Tune in June 10th at 7pm PST as the M&M Cru responds back to the ACDC Crew in "The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History". M&M Cru's upcoming video is billed as "The Dance Comeback of the Century". Let's see what Miley and Mandy have in store for us. Here's a little taste of what to expect coming up.

20k screaming fans supporting M&M Cru at a Miley Cyrus concert. Miley calls out Lindsay Lohan for being in the ACDC video

Outtakes from the ACDC Crew

For those following The Biggest Online Dance Battle in YouTube History, here's a couple outtakes from the recent ACDC crew video. The latest ACDC crew video was the best so far in this battle. It's filled is celebs all over the place. If you want to join the Adam/Chu Dance Crew, you can get a shirt, get a logo, or make a video. BTW - getting a T-shirts supports invisiblechildren.com, an oragnization building schools in Africa.



Chris Brown & Adam Sevani Freestyle Dance Outtakes