Nancy aka Asia One

While living in her hometown of Denver, Asia One opened the city’s first hip hop shop and workspace called La Casa del Fonk. She moved to the San Diego/Los Angeles area in 1994, and hooked up with the Universal Zulu Nation and Rock Steady Crew. Asia has been breaking for 11 years, and affiliated with The Rock Steady Crew, Eternal 2 Creations, Tony Tee Dance Projects, Malcolm McLaren’s Buffalo Girls, and currently holds it down with her production and dance company called No Easy Props Productions, established in 1997, and Essential Rockers Crew. No Easy Props Productions manufactures and distributes dance DVDs and hip hop–inspired clothing, and produces hip hop lifestyle events, performances, and workshops. Asia has performed and battled throughout the US, Europe, and Japan, has taken part in professional shows, seminars and workshops, and been featured in commercial (Pepsi) and print ads (Virgin Records). Asia can be seen in numerous breaking videos and several rap videos including Slum Villages’ Tell A Friend (Capital Records); Run DMC/Jason Nevin’s remix It’s Like That (Def Jam); Blackalicious’ Deception (Loud); DJ Swamp’s Bgirls video: and Malcolm McLauren’s Buffalo Girls—Back to School (Virgin Records). Asia is a spokesperson for Tylenol, and a team “Ouch” rider. Sponsors include Tylenol, Tribal Gear, Red Bull, Mixwell, and LRG ladies. One of Asia’s most successful events is The B-Boy Summit, now over 10 years strong. What started off as a free event strictly for b-boys and b-girls, to pay homage to the original hip hop dance form of b-boying, is now an annual four-day international conference incorporating all the elements of hip hop, as well as educational panels, DJ/MC talent showcase, funk styles segment, B-Boy/B-Girl breakoff, battles, Graff Expo, and hip hop marketplace. Currently Asia is working on B-Boy Summit Battle of the Sexes Event set for September 2006, as well as expanding into Europe with No Easy Props Europe. Asia is also an associate producer for the major motion picture Battle, coming out in 2007. She is enjoying her status of motherhood with a five-year-old daughter named Yasmin Joy.