1. Real Name: seth Nick/tag name: vortex
2. How long have you been interested in the culture called ‘Hip Hop’? about 4 months
3. What element of hip hop influences you the most? I like it all
4. What made you first interested in that element? trying each one out
5. Do you just take part in one element or do you take part in more then one? I take part in beat boxing I try a little Mcing and the b.boying and graff too
6. What Crew/s are you a member of? I am a proud member of runcorns 2bad crew
7. Who is your crew leader or are you all equal with in the crew? We is all equal
A b-boy:
1. How did you become interested in b-boying? The crew members showed me it and I treid it and became interested in it
2. How did you learn the moves/breaks, or did you teach youself? I was taught a little but I practice by myself mainly
3. What is your favourite break move and how long did it take you to learn this move? Headspin and I aint learnt it yet but im nearly there
4. Are you part of a crew? Yea 2 bad crew
5. Did you have to battle other crew members to become part of this crew? No I was invited although I did battle and beat ex member nako
6. Do you have a favourite break beat? The Mexican by babe ruth
7. Is there a move, which you would like to do but you haven’t mastered it yet? Yes the windmills im practicing but I aint getting anywhere with it yet
8. How often do you practice? Almost everyday and whenever I have some free time
9. Have you ever taken part in a battle? Yes against ex member nako and I have mc battles pnutt he kicked my butt though
10. Do you have a favourite memory of a battle? Yea the look on nakos face when I beat him down in a b-boy battle
11. Which was the hardest battle that you have taken part in? mc battle against pnutt
12. Do you have a b-boy idol? krazylegs
DJ:
1. Are you a radio or live/club DJ?no but I do dj a bit
2. DJ Name? Dj vortex
3. Event/Crew you are involved in?a hip hop night that is being set up by krazyflame the 2 bad crew are helping out
4. What first made you interested in Djing? I heard a few friends doing it tried it and liked it
5. How long have you been Djing? About a year
6. Do you think dance is dead? No its not dead but hip-hop is taking over
7. What influenced you to pick hip hop as you chosen style? I love the break beats I love making them and producing them and tweaking and messing with them
8. What was your first hip hop record that you ever brought? Roots of hip-hop
9. Where did you learn your skills? I taught myself
10. Do you prefer vinyl or CD’s and why? Vinyl coz they are easier to mix with
11. When you are performing your set do you mix the music on a set of turn tables or using a CD mixer or PC? Turn tables
12. Do you have a favourite artist? Not really no I like a lot of djs
13. Who do you think is the most influential hip hop artists from the past, present and why? kool herc coz he was the founder of the breakbeat
14. Do you listen to many underground hip hop artists or would you say you listen to more commercial artists?I listen to a lot of commercial artists but still some underground
15. Can you recommend a underground artist who we should listen out for? No not really
16. How do you feel about female artists such as Eve? eve is kool she knows what she is talking about and shows herself very well in her songs and sets herself up well too
17. Do you think that they have a fair amount of airplay or should they have more compared to male artists? I think female artist should get a fair amount of air play
18. What do you think makes a good hip hop artist? The ability to express themselves and how they feel within the music
19. Do you think there is still a east/west coast divide in the USA? Yes most s defiantly
20. How would you rate UK hip hop? Uk hip-hop is kool but it needs to flourish a lot more and it will
21. Do you think the UK has a good range of hip hop or would you say the UK is more R&B or to pop to give good up and coming hip hop artists a chance? All upcoming hip-hop artists have a chance it’s the listners who need to click on and get involved if there were more listeners then hip-hop in the uk would be amazing
22. Do you like electro hip hop? Yea its kool
23. Are you good at scratching/mixing?not to bad at mixing not to good at scratching though
24. Have you ever Djed on the radio? If so, do you prefer playing to a live audience or on the radio?never done it
25. How do you feel when people get up to ‘dance’ to your music? Makes me feel good
26. Do you have any tips for budding DJs out there? Give the people listening what they want to hear not what you want to hear
27. Do you have any gigs coming up?the 2 bad crew are awaiting a meetingwith Halton fm 105.9 on your fm dial after the meeting we will be going on live to do 3 shows with Halton fm
Graffiti artist:
1. What is your tag?vortex 2bad crew
2. How did you come up with that tag? Its my crew name and the crew name
3. Have you always been good at art or just graffiti art? Or did it take years of practice?im still in training with my taggind skill still working on lettering
4. What influenced your style of art? The crew members are teaching me and giving me a big influence
5. Do you have a favourite graffiti artist? No not really there are some that I prefer and others I dont like
6. What would you class as graffiti and what would you just class as mindless vandalism?graffiti is art mindless vandalism is people scribbleing joe bloggs loves whoever graff is a style of writing leaving messages
7. What was your most daring piece of graffiti art? a 2 bad throw up that went wrong coz I was rushed
8. In your eyes what are the rules of graffiti art that all artists should follow? Be alert work in groups and keep an eye out for each other
9. Do graffiti artists have ‘battles’? sort of the are always battling to see how can get the best pieces in the most daring areas
10. Can you recommend the best spray paint to use? No not really
11. Can you describe your favourite or your most appreciated piece of art? Marks piece in his room
12. In how many cities/towns could we find your tag?just Runcorn for now well Wolverhampton to but not much
13. What do you think about the anti-graffiti vans? I think they should remove vandalism but tags and graff pieces should be left alone for at least ten years
Any other comments: yea 2bad crew 4life yo foxy yo pnutt yo krazyflame peace out from the 2bad crew yo vemon and the heartless crew goodluck venom you know what I mean peace out vortex.
