 What's crazy about hip-hop, kids started doing this because they had no other options. Their parents couldn't put them in a dance class, so they created their own dance, their own music, their own art. And so you have to create something from scratch. Hip-hop is a culture. It's a community. And the values that it represents is peace, love, unity, and having fun. And we really believe that regardless of where you come from, what you're dealing with, these values will allow you to break free. I grew up in a pretty rough side of Houston. At the time, gangs were really heavy, drugs were really heavy. I mean, that's all there was. And so I was really trapped, man. I was trapped because I knew what was right and what was wrong. It's funny, you know, when I first discovered dancing, it was actually when I had a 9mm at a middle school talent show. Like five minutes before the talent show closes down, the lights go dim. And all of a sudden you see these dudes coming out like spinning on their backs or hands or heads and just top rocking. And so seeing it right there and there, it just literally just impacted me. And I was like, yo, I want to do that. Immediately, it led me to do better in school. My relationship with my parents got stronger. I started getting rid of friends I didn't want to be around because that's what I wanted to get good at. I just wanted to do that. There was freedom to it. There was love. There was acceptance. And it was coming from hip-hop and changed my life, man. B-Boying created opportunities. People in the neighborhood he grew up in normally wouldn't have. That idea of getting out of where he was, I think pushed him a little more to become what he is today. You know, I've been to 50 countries around the world, then national commercials, feature films, tours with multiple celebrities and upcoming artists. In 2010, I was honored by Rock Steady Crew with the Spy Award, which is the most prestigious award for B-Boys and B-Girls. God put dancing in my life. And when I dance to me, it's 110% spiritual, man. I literally forget about everything that I'm dealing with. I put myself in a space where it's just me and my artistry. I put myself in this place because nothing becomes wrong. Everything is right. And when you can learn to do that with something that you're passionate about, I believe you're going to reach different heights in your life. You know, hip-hop is a culture. It's a community built from different ethnicities from around the world who are all passionate about these four elements, Breaking, MCN, DJing and graffiti art. And at Break Free, we're able to teach this and create a structured program where kids can learn every single element, every single day. We're probably the first and only hip-hop school in the world. We really promote healthy living, self-expression and empowerment. Kids leaving here feeling like they're superheroes that they can do whatever they want to do. I started it with $5,000. I mean, we didn't have no budget, but we made it happen. In his mind, he wants the kids in his community to have the dreams that he did and to create opportunities for them they probably didn't know they could. What I hope for is for kids to just have a memorable moment where there was positive role models in their life to support whatever it is that they wanted to do. Cullen was bullied a lot in school. And then later on, he was diagnosed with Asperger's. And to see Cullen go from being bullied and then to being one of the most talented kids, probably in the city of Houston, is amazing to me. You can make your own way of getting out of bullying and that's what breaking did for me. It helped me get away from that. He just loves what he does and I think that's the most beautiful part about it because he broke free. So that passion that you carry, that passion that you carry, you have to pour it in to everything that you do. The most important thing about what Break Free does, man, is not just the hip-hop culture side of things, is that there are life lessons being taught every single day. But hip-hop is about fun, it's about peace, it's about love, it's about respect, it's about unity. And we got to learn all these values because for me, there's freedom in what we do and it makes me feel good. Every day is tough. There hasn't been a time at Break Free where it's easy. You know, I'm married with two kids. We sacrifice a lot to keep Break Free growing but it's motivating for me, it drives me, man. When I think about my wife, when I think about what I've been through, when I think about my parents, when I think about my family, when I think about Break Free, my students, my team, I want to give them the world. He's the best. To me, he is the best. It's easy to sit down and think about all the negative things, man, but there's just so much good happening that why would I even let that weigh me down? You know what I mean? Like, it doesn't even matter. And I'm just so thankful that, like, you know, I'm able to reach millions of people by spinning on my head, you know, and people are coming up to us and, you know, like, just kind of inspired by just some kids from the hood. Since Break Free opened, I knew that it was going to be a tough struggle, you know? But I truly believe that the values that it carries will eventually hit people's hearts and people want to be a part of it.