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Tokyo B-Boys
The Perfection of Soul — Hip hop historians are big fans of ‘soul’ – that mythical inner state that makes you realer than real. But what happens when ‘spirit’ is packed in a box and shipped out to every corner of the globe? Can anyone learn what it means to ‘feel’ the beat? For the lockers, poppers and b-boys of Japan, perfection is as sacred as it gets.
Written by: Tetsuhiko Endo