The History of the Mighty Zulu Kings

Brief history of the MKZ by Alien Ness

The Zulu Kings were created on the same day Zulu Nation was, November 12 1973, and the were to be the official Bboy crew for the Zulu nation. This concept came about since the five brothers who helped Afrika Bambaataa organize the Zulu Nation, were all Bboys! The original members of the Zulu Kings are as followed: Ahmed Henderson, Aziz Jackson, Shaka Reed, Kusa Stokes and Zambu Laner.

As time went on Zulu Kings became bigger. One of the first 3 Bboys to get ghetto celebrity status was Robbie Rob, and most notably Beaver from the Zulu Kings, who set off the Bboy boom in the Bronx. Other early members include: Afrika Islam, Jazzy Jay, Pow Wow, Red Alert, D.ST, Trouble and Sundance.

“Any one who speaks on Bboy history, and doesn’t start with Zulu Kings, don’t know what true Bboy history is”says 1st generation Bboy pioneer Trac2.

As the years went by, all the original Zulu Kings started to fade,. Islam started to DJ as well as Jazzy Jay, Pow Wow. Biggs & Pow Wow became the Soulsonic Force, while Trouble and Sundance maintained Chapter 2 of the Zulu Nation, and ofcourse Bboy was getting “played out” by 1979.

By 1981 Bboying had new life in the form of the Rock Steady Crew. RCS were part of the first Hip Hop tour and were given the honor of carrying the tradition of Zulu Nation having a tight Bboy squad but this time “ boogie boys”were also included. RSC were the last crew to represent Zulu Kings until October of the year 2000, when Afrika Bambaataa decided to give Alien ness the honor of resurrecting the legendary crew by adding new, younger members to represent the the Mighty Zulu Kingz for Bambaataa. Alien Ness had a vision to not only include dancers, but to make it a Hip Hop organization that will boast the best dancers, DJs, MCs, producers and promoters worldwide and had successfully continued to do so for almost a decade.

ZULU KINGS MISSION STATEMENT: TO UPHOLD AND MAINTAIN THE TRUE ESSENCE OF AFRIKA BAMBAATAA'S VISION.

The newest members to be repping MZK are as follows (no more, no less)

THE GODFATHER

Afrika Bambaataa

PRESIDENT

Alien Ness - nyc

VICE PRESIDENT

Tyquan - ohio

THE COUNCIL AKA THE RIGHTEOUS ONES

Poe 1 - l.a., Floor Phantom – nyc, Katsu – japan, Smurf - l.a., Omar - texas

SENIOR MEMBERS AKA THE GHOST DOGS

Cream Monk – nyc, Aztek aka PoiznDragon – nyc, Karma – seattle, Ajax – sacramento, Sammy (B-smooth)

NYC

Connie Rok aka Coinz, Flex-Ablities, Dp1, Quic

LOS ANGELES

K-Mel, Hurri c, Casper, Asia 1, Kronic, Dirty Birdy

FUNK LAB

Kenny May (Meka), Rican- san jose, Joey, Funkmaster Phil, DJ Geo, DJ J-funk, Demone, Sky, DJ Havik, DJ WorldWise

ARIZONA

Chino D, House, Big Fenix, Turtle Roc

OHIO

Vix, Brooxs1, Squirt , Lady J

KANSAS

Bam

FLORIDA

Troll, Joolz, Tripple 777

NORTH CAROLINA

Allure4

UK

Mouse, DJ Timber, Pepito, Chilli

HOLLAND

Mario, Tyrone, Xisco, Menno

FRANCE

Gass

BULGARIA

Fuego

POLAND

Cetowy, Blady Kris

RUSSIA

Rezky, Flying Buddha, Robin

SPAIN

Bgirl Jess, MaxOne, Ale Man, Skizo Rokk

JAPAN

Bounce, Katsu, Dragon, Kb Fresh, Suga Kane, Taisuke, Suw, DJ Ike, DJ Mar, Kossy, Shintaro

KOREA

Benny Ben, Born, RedFoot, C4, Superman Ivy

TAIWAN

Aya, Arnold Lee, Choco, Big Mouth, Gino,Erick

AUSTRALIA

Mousa, Stacey Stash, Lama Roc, Eljax, Kid Drama, Nasa, Smerk4, Gucci Daz, Silenz, Beni Benz, QwesRoc, Rush, Nacho Pop, Kreate, Anijha

DA WALL KILLAZ (graff)

Damet1, Note, Kister, Mewt, Fuego, Moe, Bair, Silus

We are not interested in any more members, and look down at emails and PMS asking to get down from people we don’t even know.

For more info on Alien Ness and the Mighty Zulu Kingz check these sites and explore links to sites of fellow MKZ members:
www.ness4.com
www.myspace.com/bronxstyle
www.myspace.com/tyquan
www.myspace.com/mzk1973

Alien Ness, President of the Mighty Zulu Kings on the matter of asking to become member:

If you ask, you just lost your opportunity. I never put down anyone who asks because I think it’s dumb. Like how you wanna roll with a crew where you don’t know anyone in it, never met them, never hung out with them, and don’t even know if you will like them or if they will like you... Seriously, I get hundreds of emails asking the same question and I think it’s ridiculous.

Would you send an email to Crazy Legs asking to be in Rock Steady?
Would you send an email to Poe1 asking to be in Style Elements?
Would you send an email to Abstrac asking to be in Skill Methodz?
Would you send an email to Bruce Lee asking to be in Gamblers?
After reading this post, do you see how ridiculous the thought is?