THE REBEL LIFE
Wurkk’Sum twerks something for the cause
Dallas dancer shows that there is unity in Dallas hip-hop community
By GEZUS ZAIRE
Rebel Life Media/www.ClevelandHipHop.net
I told you all at the beginning of The Rebel Life series, that we would sometimes feature folks from other cities than Cleveland. Wurkk’Sum has brought happiness to thousands in the Dallas area and on Youtube.
How?
She is a twerkin’ sensation. A slimmy with a donk – what is supposed to be an oxymoron like chicken fried steak, dark light or old news. It doesn’t make sense when you think about it, but when you see this under 20 but over 18-year-old twerker at work there is no debate. And before you naysayers open your mouth, it’s not fake. No extra padding, this hind is as authentic as the bar-b-que sauce at B&M.
The moral of this interview is that twerkers are good for something besides arousal. They actually serve as great marketing tools for independent rappers. Cleveland, pay close attention to the keywords we use in this story such as unity and family and let’s learn from our southern friends. Ass shaking and hip-hop are great, but if we are all divided and only looking out for self, then it’s all for nothing.
Zaire: Tell us in Cleveland about club life in Dallas and the role that you play?
WS: Club life in Dallas is crazy. No matter what club you go to in Dallas, it’s always jumping. Us Dallas people know how to party. My role is a promoter and a twerker
Zaire: In so many cities you hear about how black people are against each other, but in Dallas it’s always talk about unity. How has your city figured it out, where so many others are far behind when it comes to sticking together?
WS: Well in my opinion Dallas is like a big family. We try to help each other out as much as possible. You are not going get nowhere if you’re bringing the next person down.
Zaire: The twerkin’ phenomenon is big on Youtube and at the club. How did you get introduced to it?
WS: Well twerkin’ has always been something I did since [I was] 13 at parties, but I can say I just start shaking my ass by myself (laughs).
Zaire: Is it true that the twerkers play as big a role as radio djs by helping rappers get their music out? For example you can put a video out and get 10,000 views in a few days.
WS: Yes we do. People watch our videos to see us twerk. As they are watching it, they catch on to the song we’re dancing to. I had a video with over 50,000 views.
Zaire: Ok here’s a question I’m sure you have heard before. Twerkin’ can appear to be similar to stripping. What keeps you from taking it all the way there?
WS: The difference in twerkin’ and stripping is we don’t take off our cloths and it’s a big difference in the two which people should understand. I keep twerkin’ because it’s a self thing. I just like twerkin’ for fun. Not knocking strippers but I’d rather keep my clothes on.
Zaire: As a twerker do you get paid to make club appearances in Dallas?
WS: Yeah I have a couple of times. But if you don’t put yourself out there, nobody will want to want book you.
Zaire: What song have you helped make famous out of your area due to twerkin’?
WS: “Twurkk Lil Mama” by WeWurkk
Zaire: Have any of your fans noticed you in public? If so, what was the exchange like between you and them?
WS: (Laughs) Yes. It’s scary to me because I remember a time I was in Walmart and I heard somebody bust out and say “Wurkk’Sum!” (Laughs) I was like, “What the fuck?” But most of my fans come up to me at clubs.
Zaire: How are you presented in clubs? Are you on stage, or just part of the crowd? Give us a visual of what goes down when Wurkk’Sum shakes the club up?
WS: I’m presented as a regular person. Sometimes I dance on stage or on the dance floor with my girls. I’d rather be on the dance floor. That’s where it gets real.
Zaire: How do the fellas contain themselves when dancing with you? Has anything ever gotten real crazy?
WS: I always turn the fellas heads when I’m twerkin’. Yes some crazy things have happened while I was twerkin’. Not going to talk about it.
Zaire: Guess what goes on in Dallas stays in Dallas. In closing this interview, what can the world expect from Wurkk’Sum throughout the rest of this year?
WS: A lot of promoting and more ass shaking (laughs).
Zaire: Thanks a lot and maybe we will see you in Cleveland twerkin’ sooner than later.
WS: Yes hopefully.
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