Kool Boy West coast Poplockin Interview

Over 30 years ago Kool Boy was determined to make a career from the art of pop lock and throughout he has lived his life and made his living from doing just that. He has performed in many music videos by artists such as Snoop Dogg, DJ Quik, Badd Lucc, Big Wy, the Def Tones, WC of the Westside Connection, and Kendrick Lamar just to name a few. He has toured across the country with legend rappers such as Suga Free and Afro Man. Kool Boy founded WestCoast Pop Lockin Entertainment. Under his company, he has several dance crews the WestCoast Pop Lockers, Compton Pop Lockers, and the Hoodbotic Puppets. In July 2008 Kool Boy made history by being the first dancer to win at the West Coast Hip Hop Awards.Kool Boy has done choreography on Snoop Dogg’s Dogg After Dark show which aired on MTV and has taught dance throughout Southern California. Some of his accomplishments are writing, recording, directing, and producing his own song and video entitled, “If You Aint Poplockin, You Aint Doing Nothin.” Currently, he has three DVDs in circulation. Kool Boy has also produced, directed, and hosted a show called Poplock T.V. which was in rotation on Compton access channel 28. He has successfully organized events and shows pertaining to the art of street dance. Kool Boy was internationally recognized as he was featured in a full page article in Germany’s BackSpin Magazine, October 2008 Edition. Kool Boy made history for the second time by being the first dancer to sign on with Jazzy Management. This management team represents rap artists such as Eastwood, Kam, and G-Malone just to name a few