The Berlin Wall and India make The Jerk Movement possible!!!

The Jerk/Skinny Jeanz Movement is a byproduct of the fall of the Berlin Wall and India running out of currency about 20 years ago….WHAT?....Yup, the factors that have allowed young kids to go online, build social networks, create copy-written intellectual properties, and network to manufacture goods at lower prices abroad, are all results of international political policies. To explain this concept of how politics has affected The Jerk/Skinny Jeanz Movement here is an excerpt from “The World is Flat” written by Thomas L. Friedman:

The fall of the Berlin Wall on 11/9/89 unleashed forces that ultimately liberated all the captive peoples of the Soviet Empire. But it actually did so much more. It tipped the balance of power across the world toward those advocating democratic, consensual, free-market-oriented governance, and away from those advocating authoritarian rule with centrally planned economies. The Cold War had been a struggle between two economic systems – capitalism and communism – and with the fall of the wall, there was only one system left and everyone had to orient himself or herself to it one way or another. Henceforth, more and more economies would be governed from the ground up, by the interests, demands, and aspirations of the people, rather than from the top down, by the interests of some narrow ruling clique. Within two years, there was no Soviet Empire to hide behind anymore or to prop up autocratic regimes in Asia, the Middle East, Africa, or Latin America. If you were not a democracy or a democratizing society, if you continued to hold fast to highly regulated or centrally planned economics, you were seen as being on the wrong side of history.

For some, particularly among the older generations, this was an unwelcome transformation. Communism was a great system for making people equally poor. In fact, there was no better system in the world for that than communism. Capitalism made people unequally rich, and for some who were used to the plodding, limited, but secure Socialist lifestyle – where a job, a house, an education, and a pension were all guaranteed, even if they were meager – the fall of the Berlin Wall was deeply unsettling. But for many others, it was a get-out-of-jail-free card. That is why the fall of the Berlin Wall was felt in so many more places than just Berlin, and why its fall was such a world-flattening event.

Indeed, to appreciate the far-reaching flattening effects of the fall of the Berlin Wall, it’s always best to talk to non-Germans or non-Russians. Tarun Das was heading the Confederation of Indian Industry when the wall fell in Berlin, and he saw its ripple effect felt all the way to India. “We had this huge mass of regulation and controls and bureaucracy,” he recalled. “Nehru had come to power [after the end of British colonial rule] and had a huge country to manage, and no experience of running a country. The U.S. was busy with Europe and Japan and the Marshall Plan. So Nehru looked north, across the Himalayas, and sent his team of economists to Moscow. They came back and said that this country [the Soviet Union] was amazing. They allocate resources, they give licenses, there is a planning commission that decides everything, and the country moves. So we took that model and forgot that we had a private sector . . . That private sector got put under this wall of regulation. By 1991, the private sector was there, but under wraps, and there was mistrust about business. They made profits! The entire infrastructure from 1947 to 1991 was government-owned . . . [The burden of state ownership] almost bankrupted the country. We were not able to pay our debts . . . Sure, we might have won a couple of wars with Pakistan, but that did not five the nation confidence.”

In 1991, with India running out of hard currency, Manmohan Singh, the finance minister at that time (and now the prime minister), decided that India had to open its economy. “Our Berlin Wall fell,” said Das, “and it was like unleashing a caged tiger. Trade controls were abolished. We were always at 3 percent growth, the so-called Hindu rate of growth – slow, cautious, and conservative. To make [better returns], you had to go to America. Well, three years later [after the 1991 reforms] we were at 7 percent rate of growth. To hell with poverty! Now to make it you could stay in India and become one of Forbes’ richest people in the world . . . All the years of socialism and controls had taken us downhill to the point where we had only $1 billion in foreign currency. Today we have $118 billion . . . We went from quiet self-confidence to outrageous ambition in a decade.”

This perspective, by Thomas Friedman, should allow one to see how it is possible in 2010 for teenagers in Los Angeles to collaborate with Jerkin Crewz in France and Germany on music and merchandise.

Social Networks Replace Local Drug Money for Teenagers Across America

The Skinny Jeanz Movement has started spreading an ideology of Social Entrepreneurship in cities across America. The best way to express Social Entrepreneurship is to outline why The Skinny Jeanz/Jerk Movement is anti gang violence. The word “gang” can be defined as a gathering or group of individuals. The violence comes into play when drugs become an economic source of empowerment and expansion for the participants of the organized group. There are an estimated 392,000 teenagers involved in gang culture across America.

The Skinny Jeanz/Jerk Movement is comprised of small gatherings of teenagers labeling their groups as “Crewz” who wear a uniform aesthetically separating them from gang affiliation. The difference between gang culture and The Skinny Jeanz Movement is the methodology of how they achieve economic empowerment and expansion. Gangs are 100% offline, in the streets, and engage in the hand distribution of a product called “drugs”. Their growth model is to occupy territories, usually through intimidation and violence, in order to monopolize drug distribution in a particular geographic location.

The economic growth of Jerkin Crewz solely derives from their ability to expand their online social network. For example, Crewz like The Ranger$, UCLA Jerk Kings, and Kream Kidz have less than 5 members a piece yet each crew independently has attracted millions of fans and curious individuals to their online social network. With their social networks, the Crewz have created strategic partnerships with Fortune 500 companies through the creation of intellectual properties like songs and viral videos and have manufactured items such as apparel and merchandise. In closing, Social Entrepreneurs are ambitious individuals who identify problems in their community and use creative business models to improve the given situation. If you are in a Jerk Crew, Google “Social Entrepreneurship”.

Tammy Maxwell plans Summer International Tour for "The Ranger$"

Entertainment industry veteran, Tammy Maxwell, talks about her first time seeing her son Julian Goins wearing Skinny Jeanz and the Ranger$ 2nd CD.

Shariff: When did you first hear about the “Go Go Power Ranger$”, and what motivated the name change to "The Ranger$”?

Tammy: When my son came home after hangin out at Hamilton looking for a few guys to jerk with. He told me he saw a girl with the name on her Aim and decided to use it. Later after he wanted to make it a professional crew I told him he would need to change the name because it would be a legal issue. So he changed it to The Ranger$

Shariff: How long have you worked in the entertainment business? What motivated you to be involved in entertainment?

Tammy: Entertainment has always been my passion since I was a little girl. I have been in the business since I was a teenager. I started out as an actress doing stand in and body double work. I am a member of SAG and AFTRA I later got into music being a singer songwriter and composer. I also play the keys. I have worked in radio as an engineer, in promotions and also assist the program director for a major radio station. TV and films as an AD and Pr and editor over the past 30 years. I started my talent management business 10 yrs ago and named the company after my daughter Chance (Chance Talent management) I started the business in order to manage my children's careers who have also been in the business since they were children.

Shariff: Who are the current members of The Ranger$ and what have been some of the highlights of the last year and a half?

Tammy: The current members of The Ranger$ are my son Julian Goins, Langston Higgins, David ‘Spotlight’ White Jr. and Dashawn ‘Day Day’ Blanks. Highlights of the last year and a half have been our 1^st cd/dvd release in Nov 2009, becoming the face of NJA, working with Snoop, teaming up with Power106 for their Power games every tues and thrus, Forming a relationship with pop sensation Justin Beiber, Our sponsorship with Vlado Footwear and Neff Head gear.

Shariff: Are The Ranger$ looking to sign a deal with a major record label, why or why not?

Tammy: Of course we are open to discuss a deal but to date we are more focused on staying independent. All that they have they built from hard work and on our own. I want the boys to be able to hold on to what they built without someone coming in and changing who and what they are and what they stand for in the jerk movement.

Shariff: What has been the impact of The Jerk Movement on the rest of the world? What role does the Ranger$ play in this world impact?

Tammy: I believe the impact on the jerk movement has been the Ranger$. The Ranger$ are worldwide and kids write all the time about how the Ranger$ inspire them to work hard and that anything is possible if you believe in yourself. My boys are role models for a lot of kids who have chose to stay out of gangs and off the streets. To do something you love and that is a positive. As long as there are Ranger$ there will remain a Jerk Movement, at least in my opinion.

Shariff: What did you think the first time you saw your son, Julian, wearing Skinny Jeanz?

Tammy: How ridiculous he looked. He would go in the alley behind our house and put on pastel colored skinnys and my black Ugg boots and video tape himself jerking.

Shariff: What can we expect from them Ranger$ in the future?

Tammy: To take over 2010, they have a lot of irons in the fire and are expected to reach the stars and that is exactly what they are doing. They are working on their 2^nd cd that will release summer 2010, a nationwide and international tour to start this summer.

Shariff: What was it like working with Snoop Dogg?

Tammy: The boys were so excited. Snoop is the best and very down to earth. He really appreciated the Ranger$ and continues to offer them opportunities to perform with him on video and live.

Shariff: What advice would you give managers looking to get involved in The Jerk Movement?

Tammy: Make sure that your focus and motivation is on the kids. We have lived our lives to this point and it is our job to help make a future for the youth. As long as you give back to the kids, God will take care of you and your business will prosper. The whole time I have been doing this , it has not been for me to make money but for my kids my boys (The Ranger$) to build a successful career and life for themselves and at the end of the day that is what truly matters is the kids.

Shariff: If you were in high school could you see yourself being involved in The Jerk Movement?

Tammy: Yes, I think that it is a positive movement and it is helping to keep kids off the streets and building self worth in them. They are somebody. And they are having fun doing it.'

The Skinny Jeanz Movement’s romance with high fashion continues in June’s LA Times Magazine.

Last week the LA Times informed me they will be featuring the Hedi Slimane photographs for VOGUE HOMMES Japan in an 8 page spread in their bimonthly magazine. It is too early to know if we will have the cover, but The Movement is crossing its fingers! The Hedi photos, along with VOGUE, have been featured on every high end fashion website around the world, and now the LA Times is doing their rendition of the romance between The Skinny Jeanz Movement and high end fashion. Young Ace of Kream Kidz is designing a viral video of the historical photo shoot for the Los Angeles Times website. And, a special Shout Out to Donovan Leitch for bringing Hedi Slimane and The Skinny Jeanz Movement together!

$1 Billion into Jerkin Will Revitalize the US Economy

Jerkin isn’t a dance movement, it is a business model. The Jerk/Skinny Jeanz Movement is the fastest growing business model in the world…..

”Shariff, what are you talking about? The Jerk Movement is about kids doin the Pin Drop, Reject, and the Dougie, wearin skinny jeanz”.....

Naw homie, Jerkin Crewz are what economists would call “organic social based businesses” focused on exploiting the imageries, personalities, and intellectual properties of a Crewz’ participants. If you ask me, President Obama should invest $1 billion of the stimulus funds into incubating these social based businesses called “Jerk Crewz”. Since the main focus of every Jerkin Crew is to exploit the images and personalities of its participants and the growth vehicle is contingent on the popularity of the brand, the job creation possibilities are infinite……

”Shariff, how can a Jerkin Crew have something to do with job creation?”

By becoming a member of a Jerk Crew you assume the role of participant in the Crewz’ on/offline promotions; in essence, the members of the Crew have a job of self promotion within a collective. A Crewz’ popularity determines its economic opportunity. Out of the thousands of Jerk Crewz existing around the world, only a few have been able to secure private funding to grow their business models. I should fill you in on the fact that in the near future the biggest commodity on US soil will be brilliant personalities with vast social networks. It makes perfect sense. The world wide web creates a vast need for content a thousand times that of television and cable combined.

In investing $1 billion dollars, our country could incubate 7-10 million businesses/Jerk Crewz, mostly organized by teenagers who are totally focused on exploiting their individual personalities across the world on the internet. With $1 billion spread across America, in the hands of The Jerk/Skinny Jeanz Movement, imagine how many bank accounts will be opened or how many different forms of apparel and merchandise items could be manufactured. Imagine how much money cities would save not having to spend money on gang and drug law enforcement. Or what about the decrease of prison populations or the trillions of tax dollars generated for the nation through the exchange of these personalities and brands?

I have a lot more logic to share around the ability of Jerk Crewz to revitalize the US economy, but the purpose of this blog was to announce the beginning of my journey to raise $1 billion for 7-10 million Jerk Crewz across the US to expand their business models. This effort can be best summed up by the lyrics of Legacy of the New Boyz in the song titled “So Dope”: “I’m dope and the dealer, I sell myself.”

Finland finds out about Jerkin mysteriously...

Da Rainmakerz are set to spread Jerkin across Finland.


Shariff: How old are you and where do you live?

Eghosa Agbonmoba of Da Rainmakerz: I'm 16 years old and I live in Turku, Finland


Shariff: How did you first hear about Jerkin?

Eghosa: I saw a New Boyz music video on youtube.


Shariff: Are the "New Boyz" being played on your local radio stations?

Eghosa: Not yet...


Shariff: What is the name of your Crew? Who are the members? How did you come together as a Crew?

Eghosa: My crew is - Da Rainmakerz and the member are: Me, Bini, Nasarr, Pekka, Mini and Gadir.. We started off jerkin for fun and one day decided to start a crew.


Shariff: Did you wear Skinny Jeanz before you started Jerkin?

Eghosa: yeah.


Shariff: When did you make your first Jerk video?

Eghosa: About a month ago..


Shariff: What was the most difficult dance step to learn? How long did it take to learn it?

Eghosa: pindrop/kneedrop it took about 2 days


Shariff: Who is your favorite Jerk artist and why?

Eghosa: Jinc ent. because they have crazy beats and dope lyrics.


Shariff: What is your favorite Jerk song?

Eghosa: Jinc ent.-super jerk


Shariff: What are the top 5 songs on your iPod?

Eghosa: i dont have an ipod haha


Shariff: Did you know there is a movie coming out about Jerkin?

Eghosa: yesss


Shariff: How would you describe your Swagg?

Eghosa: something that the ladies like


Shariff: How big is Jerkin in your neighborhood? Who was the first person you saw Jerkin in your neighborhood and how did they find out about it?

Eghosa: jerkin is getting bigger and bigger in Finland. First person in our neighborhood who was jekin was our crew member Bini. I don't know how he found out about it.


Shariff: What do your friends say when they see you Jerkin?

Eghosa: They thought it was cool


Shariff: Have you ever been to the United States?

Eghosa: not yet... coming next summer.


Shariff: Is there anyone you would like to give a Shout Out to?

Eghosa: Shout Outs to itoyz.. v-city.. ahmed... the ranger$... jinc. ent... and to my homies

Teens wake up early Saturday morning to JERK

The “Vlado Showdown” was one of the most positive Hip Hop events I have ever been to in my life! I was absolutely blown away by the vastness and diversity of the people who attended the biggest Jerk Function to date at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Saturday morning, April 10, 2010.

It was amazing to see 8,9,10, and 11 year olds in the Jerk Movement mimicking Jerkin veterans like the City Kingz (formerly known as UCLA Jerk Kings) Team Dummy, Indigo Unchained, and many others. There were literally kids walking around dressed and acting just like BB the Jerk and Anthony of Team Dummy.

According to Vlado’s website, there were close to 4,000 attendees www.vladofootwear.com . There were Jerk Crewz in attendance all the way from the UK. As a pre-promotion for the event, Vlado did an international viral video contest with the top 60 crewz earning an invitation to compete in the all day function with performances from Pink Dollaz, the Ranger$, Indigo Unchained, and many other Jerk celebrities. At the event I briefly spoke with the owner of Vlado Footwear, Jill Kim, and she said the event went better than expected and now plans to take the concept national.

The event gave me even more certainty in the future of The Skinny Jeanz Movement. There is an even younger generation of Skinny Jeanz wearing, internet using, self-promoters learning from the high school kids in the same way previous generations did during the era of Gangsta Rap and before that, Rock ‘n Roll.