Jim-NASTIC, in my opinion, is one of the most clever bboy names I’ve come across. I know some will rag on me for featuring another member of Maximum Efficiency (MEC) in just under a month, but credit goes out to them for responding to my emails so enthusiastically and rapidly. So here I go again, this time with Nastic. Originally from the Philippines, Nastic moved to Toronto, ON in 1992 at the age of10.

“In the Philippines, I had little knowledge of MTV. The only rap we knew there was MC Hammer. When the running man came in, that’s the first time I experienced hip-hop”

While in Toronto, Nastic’s rebellious brother introduced him to the bad-ass culture of gangsta rap. He didn’t know of any positive aspects of hip-hop until he discovered bboy videos years later. After much convincing, Bigglez – a close friend of Nastic – persuaded him to try breakdancing. He was a member of the bboy crew, Catullus until he started practicing with a crew from Scarborough – Maximum Efficiency. Three years later Nastic started to realize that “bboying and breakdancing were totally different. Bboying has a whole culture to live by while breakdancing is a concept conceived by the media.”

Soon after, MEC added a couple more members, Piecez and Stylewalker. Sound familiar? Nastic’s most memorable experience with his crew was when MEC re-entered the scene in July 2005, competing in Pop, Lock and Load, hosted by Benzo of Bag of Trix.

“MEC keeps it raw on and off the floor. Keep a look out for the MEC promo!”

You can catch Nastic next in London, ON. He will be competing in one of Canada’s largest bboy battles, Rock the Spot, this Saturday, March 24th. You can hit up bboy Nastic at nastic101@hotmail.com for more inquiries.

Until Friday, keep your heads up high… or in the books.