A fivetime World Champion and leader of phillys longestrunning breakdance crew illadelph phlave, Ben Boxwon Barnes is one of the principal forces behind breakings debut at the 2024 olympic games. When i was young and arrogant, i used to always say, like, im going to get a mural. Im going to get a nike shoe. And im going to be the best in the world by the time im 25. You got two out of three. Were waiting on the nike deal were waiting on the nike deal. You guys have a whole program, hip hop fundamentals. Can you break that down for us . Man so its a lot like School Assembly programs, teaching about the history of hip hop and why its important. Youre going to learn a little bit about the dance. Its going to end with a performance. Whoa nice man one thing i love about philly, in particular, there are amazing dancers in the underground. Part of the mission is, can we create some kind of sustainable work for these artists who dont get recognized . Sibley scoles is it cool to be able to have
Laying] the exorcist believer finally, i made it to the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection, philadelphia im a little embarrassed to say this, but its my first trip to the city. But im excited to experience what all the hype is about from the food, the arts, the fashion, the culture, and, of course, the music. Can we talk about the music for a second . Theres a lot to see here. And i want to take you with me. So lets go. [theme music] singing got to give up and be my, be mine. Sibley scoles the minute you touch down in philly, you learn the best way to get to the heart of this city is by pounding the pavement. Philadelphia currently holds the title of americas most walkable city and is home to a plethora of public art. It may also be the nations most photogenic city. Were in phillys gayborhood, which, as the name suggests, is a neighborhood that for decades was sort of the epicenter of queer life here in the city. For the longest time, this was kind of a part of town that lot
Theres a lot to see here. And i want to take you with me. So lets go. [theme music] singing got to give up and be my, be mine. Sibley scoles the minute you touch down in philly, you learn the best way to get to the heart of this city is by pounding the pavement. Philadelphia currently holds the title of americas most walkable city and is home to a plethora of public art. It may also be the nations most photogenic city. Were in phillys gayborhood, which, as the name suggests, is a neighborhood that for decades was sort of the epicenter of queer life here in the city. For the longest time, this was kind of a part of town that lots of people didnt want to go to after a population loss. And the gays took it over and turned it into a jewel. So youll always just see art Conrad Benner oh, my god, its everywhere. Sibley scoles wherever you are. Conrad benner yeah. I dont know if anyones told you they have a favorite intersection, so let me be the first. This is philadelphia muses is what this