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Heat Rock One smoking Cat's in the Cyphers!!!

Team UGHH in the building.

4/20/09

4/15/09

FRESH NEW DROPS FOR THE LADIES!!!

4/12/09

Happy Easter everybody!!!

4/10/09

Some random pictures we found from the Goodlife Bar. Cold chilling with my peoples from the Proletariat and Ish-O-Matic from Nice to the Face.

4/8/09

Stuff Magazine presents Rising Stars in Boston.
By Erin Souza and photos by Ian Barnard.

Mayan Tamang

To call the Floorlords Hip-hop legends is like saying the Sox are pretty good at baseball. The nearly 30-year-old breakdancing crew is like the John Hancock building — a piece of the Boston landscape that is synonymous with the city but also holds a worldwide reputation. For proof that the group continues to attract fresh and fierce talent as it nears its fourth decade, look no further than 28-year-old Mayan Tamang, an urban renaissance man with breaking, photography, videography, and fashion-design experience under his streetwear belt.

Mayan the Lion of Zion, as he’s known to the guys in his crew, has been a member of the Floorlords since 2006, realizing a dream first sparked when he saw the b-boys perform at a show almost 10 years ago. “It was always my dream to become a Floorlord after seeing them,” he says. In 2006, he also launched Mayan Tamang Limited, his line of T-shirts and hats that’s been picked up by streetwear giant Karmaloop and other like-minded shops.

If Tamang’s got anything in spades — aside from refreshing humility and incredible talent — it’s heart. It was his love for all things hip-hop that got this Boston native watching old-school breaking videos and drawing graffiti. Channeling his passion for the new and unique, he traveled to his father’s native Nepal and Japan, learning international styles of street dance and drawing inspiration from his travels and all types of dancing: ballet, funk, disco, you name it. Up next for the young multi-tasker? Karmaloop just scooped up a bunch of his limited-edition hats, and he’s looking forward to performing with the Floorlords in Miami on April 25 for their United Styles hip-hop show. Even in the steamy South, we know this Boston phenom will have no trouble taking the heat.

4/07/09

Some of the hottest events coming up!!!

4/04/09

Thanks for supporting our 777 Traveling Gallery and Battle Boutique at the Attic in Central Square. Once again Heat Rock One, The Floor Lords, and Mayan Tamang brought another serious BBoy jam on a very rainy, yet productive Sunday. Congrats to A-Boogie for taking home the $200 cash prize and killing the dance floor. Madd props to Jet Liem & Step 2 (Problems Kru) taking home $500 cash. Thanks to all  the crews, artists, DJ's, families, spectators, the Attic staff, and Hip-hop heads that came out to support this movement. Big ups & muchas gracias to our Battle Judges B-boy Macho, Flight and Megatron.

My two cousins stopped by to show some love!!!

DJ Leanski is slick on the turn tables.

Lady Beast in the building.

4/1/09

Mass Glory was hella fun this year. It was wild seeing so many dance crews of all styles uniting under one roof. We wanted to give special thanks to everybody who supported & showed love this weekend. Keep rockin' the new Mayan Tamang Spring 09 flava. Madd props to the Dangerous Stylez Crew for throwing the jam.

Snap 2 repping the new A_Ronious x Mayan Tamang T-shirt. Only 50 ever made!!!

This kid is the future of Hip-hop Culture.

Miguel and J Schlo holding it down at booth.

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