Jump Britian and Jump London: Free Running and Parkour

This a documentary about Parkour or Free Running. Basically they run and jump and climb stuff in the streets of London and Paris.

So not only do these guys run and jump off buildings and stuff that is awesome, they have built a philosophy of life around it. Parkour is more about efficient movement and Free Running is more about aesthetics and looking awesome.

I've always loved climbing trees and freestyle walking so I'm totally going to bring this to Kansas City. Maybe not the philosophical crap as much as the jumping off stuff and looking cool.

Here is Jump London. The first Channel 4 Parkour documentary.

Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes

If Hip Hop interests you at all watch this Documentary. It's an hour but it is worth it.

This originally aired on PBS as a part of the Independent Lens series. Byron Hurt set out to talk about violence, gender roles, and homophobia in Hip Hop. Read more about it here.

Here is my take:

This is big. Every kid who likes Hip Hop needs to see this or at least think about these things. To paraphrase my friend Jason it is sad to see any group of men grow up to idealize a stereotype, but it is situation that needs to be explored. The part about major labels controlling the contracts and therefore controlling the types of Artists we all see I found especially troubling. Oh yeah and Chuck D is my hero.

Long Live Intelligent Hip Hop.

Mama Lou Strong Woman

This is my cousin. How awesome is this.

Nick Has Fun With Floss

This is so gross. And so funny. It is long but it is totally worth it for the sounds he makes at the end.

Grape Fun with Billy and Dane

A game to play with grapes