Massive Monkees | b-boy Granite Rok

A Q&A with Granite Rok of the Massive Monkees

coosh: If you weren't dancing, what would you be doing with your life?

Granite Rok: Probably be doing everything that I'm doing now like partying, working, have my own place, traveling; but instead of breaking I would probably be doing something else exciting. Like maybe skating or swing dancing. Or djing.

coosh: What's your all-time favorite moment as a Massive Monkee member?

Granite Rok: Winning the last France battle called Hip Obsession (2008).

coosh: Who's your favorite b-boy/b-girl?

Granite Rok: As far as who is my favorite to watch would be a toss up between Juse and Free.

coosh: What do you do right before a battle?

Granite Rok: Warm up, stretch, meditate on the moves I'm gonna do.

What are the other Massive Monkees saying about Granite Rok?

"He has the laugh - it's kind of like a cackle that makes you laugh, too, though for no reason. Super clean breaking, the cleanest in the crew." Ana Banana Freeze

"This guy cracks me up. Loves to joke around. Moves beautiful when he breaks." Tim The Pit

"Granite is solid when it comes to b-boying. Cool cat, a person you can count on." Jeromeskee

"The pretty boy. Very proper, neat and clean in his disposition. Very presentable. He looks at old dancers and he gets "it". It's very precise. You see it in his dance. It's all about presentation with him." Twixx

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Breakin'

Win or lose, at every event when the competition is done, I make sure to get wasted. Here is one such moment.

We used to break in socks, it was a 90s thing like headspin helmets. This picture came out of a shoebox in Iron Mike Brysen's closet.

10/06/08

tags: Massive Monkees, B-Boy, Granite Rok, Dance

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coosh Approved

The last scene with the armbar routine was my favorite part. We did real breakin, an original Massive Monkees routine we pioneered but it was funny with the ongoing spins by Lazy. I was dyin with that one. All the others were sorta funny, but when they get old... Man. Plus that script was my idea so I like it better. I use the coosh on every plane trip I take whether I'm battling or headed to the beach life in Hawaii. Traveling is not too active but it stayed on when I got up to go to the bathroom. I haven't been running or jumping with it but we already saw it could do that. The bass could be better, we need some low end because I keep it bumpin. That's my style. I can't help it I love music even if it deafens me.

09/10/08

tags: Massive Monkees, B-Boy, Granite Rok, coosh