Jerwaun Suddun shared their story and experiences with us recently and you can find our conversation below.
Jerwaun, really appreciate you sharing your stories and insights with us. The world would have so much more understanding and empathy if we all were a bit more open about our stories and how they have helped shaped our journey and worldview. Let’s jump in with a fun one: What’s more important to you—intelligence, energy, or integrity?
I would say Energy is more important to me. Energy never lies and it never dies. Energy cant be created nor destroyed, only transferred or transmuted. And with all of that, energy will show or tell me all it is I need to know.
Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Im Renegade, the leader & pioneer of the Michigan Krump dance movement known across the Krump world as DirtyGloveBvck (Buck). I have been and still being the driving force to present, represent and cultivate the street dance culture of Krump which is originally from South Central L.A, into different cities in Michigan with home base being my home of Detroit, Michigan. I am currently a Professor at Wayne State University for the 2025 Fall Semester teaching Krump for a 2nd time under African Diaspora Technique 2 to dance major college students. I also have been choreographing for grade school students for shows & performances. And also just finished my 4th year of teaching dance in summer school programming across the city with Motor City Street Dance Academy.
Thanks for sharing that. Would love to go back in time and hear about how your past might have impacted who you are today. What part of you has served its purpose and must now be released?
A part of me that served its purpose and must now be released is when I went by the moniker “the villain of Detroit”. It’s purpose was to stand up for Krump in the city of Detroit when Krump was being mocked and appropriated. Being willing to battle any and everybody whenever for the respect of Krump culture, a culture that has saved peoples lives around the world but still being made fun of or used incorrectly or in a disrespectful way for monetary gain. Being a standing strong force for that respect to be implanted into the Detroit dance scene meant having to be misunderstood or maybe even disliked by some. Being “Villianized’ for standing up for the same culture that saved my life and is still saving lives of new people I bring into Krump.
What did suffering teach you that success never could?
What suffering taught me more than anything was to rely and lean on God. Times will get hard, things will happen even during success, but in suffering God has shown me over and over again how much he is here behind me, looking out for me even when it may seem like he isn’t. Suffering taught me how to strive through the pain and keep creating, how to allow vulnerability to be my power or ally, how to know that in the end no matter what it is I will always be alright.
Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Where are smart people getting it totally wrong today?
Where I believe smart people are getting totally wrong today, is not understanding reference point. Something that music artist Tyler The Creator spoke about in an interview that opened my eyes to a different understanding. Smart people believe that what they see, or what their “outside” looks like or consist of, because they’re smart, is what it is everywhere and that is not truth. Our outsides will be different via surface level things like music we listen to, how and where we were brought up and other things we like. Beyond the surface, on a subconscious level, what we believe in and think about on a constant also creates our world around us. This is how we can all live on the same planet but in different worlds. As Tyler said, someones reference point will say that nobody is listening to his music when or where they go out, which doesn’t make them necessarily wrong, but also doesn’t make them right because millions of people do and know he’s a multi-millionaire recording artist. So understanding reference point is a huge gap I’ve began to see after hearing it. If someones reference point is very small, even if they are very “smart” are they really? or are they just extremely knowledgeable in what it is they do know? Something to ponder on.
Okay, so let’s keep going with one more question that means a lot to us: What is the story you hope people tell about you when you’re gone?
The story I hope people will tell about me when I’m gone is how much Integrity I operated within. I hope they tell how much I let Integrity carry most of my actions and how I moved around with things and people. I hope they tell the story of the impact I’ve had on the lives of all the people I danced with or taught dance to, children and adults alike. I hope they tell the story of how resilient I was through it all.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: jt_vs_renegade
- Facebook: Jerwaun Suddun
- Youtube: renegadekrumpofficial3431
Image Credits
VoidCeeGee on Instagram.
