Archive for February, 2009


China Streetball put together an online freestyle battle that included 22 contestants. Check out all of the videos on their YouTube channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/ChinaStreetball

Here’s a few of the vids that caught my attention from the battle



Tommy Baker took some time out to give us his thoughts on the freestyle scene, how he developed his signature style, and more.

1.You were the first to really start doing 3 ball freestyling. What inspired you to take that direction? How did you come up with the idea?
Well, I did not just come up with the idea as you see it now. It is a vision that has grown with me over the years from a child… long before the days of the internet and You Tube. It was The Harlem Globetrotters that I saw performing basketball tricks first and it was Tanya Crevier who gave me the idea of tricks with 3 basketballs. I saw her dribbling 3 balls at Wembley (London) in the early 1990′s. However, the inspiration for my ariel juggling has come from the world of circus and juggling. There have been so many different artists and acts that have caught my attention over the years. Read the rest of this entry »


Papo came with something all his own on Dime55′s first mixtape. He brought in a few dance steps, endless combos, mind blowing shirt tricks, and still has one of the smoothest styles and flows to date. He was one of the true creative leaders during his time.