Bobbito, Boricua Renaissance Man by Abby Addis Robert "Bobbito" Garcia is a man of many trades and talents. A pioneer and activist in the hip hop community for over a decade, Bobbito is a J, record-label owner, entrepreneur, journalist and radio show host. As a member of the Rock Steady Crew, an organization dedicated to preserving the art of breakdancing, in 1993 he helped organize the now-renowned spoken wordpoetry nights at Nuyorican Poets CafŽ in New York City and he lectures widely on college campuses and at media events on hip hop related topics/issues. Bobbito is simultaneously involved in several projects such as running Bobbito's Footworks, an online specialty store that offers rare hip hopmusic and clothing. He also owns Fondle'Em Records, his vinyl-only independent hip hop music label, and co-hosts The CM Famalam Radio Program every Thursday night/Friday morning from 1AM to 5AM on WKCR 89.9. Additionally, Bobbito maintains his website, www.cucumberslice.com, writes a monthly column in Vibe magazine, travels internationally for Djing gigs and acts in movies. After having cameo appearances in films such as "Above the Rim" and "Summer of Sam", Bobbito welcomed the challenge of his most recent role in "A Prison Song," New Line Cinema's upcoming film, which is directed by Darnell Martin (I Like It Like That), written by rapper Q-Tip (who also acts in the movie) and stars a diversity of talent such as Robert DeNiro, soul singer Mary J. Blige, rapper Fat Joe and rock star Elvis Costello. "It's a multi dimensional role. I play an inmate who is socially and politically conscious. He's an activist, he's educated. It was an emotionally draining character and now I have a real appreciation for what actors go through." Noting that Latinos in Hollywood are often typecast, Bobbito adds that he sees this situation improving. "I do think that there are a growing number of people who are socially and ethnically conscious andwho are writing scripts to address the broad spectrum of Latin people. Hopefully roles such as mine in 'A Prison Song' will continue to become available and will help to lessen the stereotyping of Latinos." (for more news about Latino's in music and radio go to http://www.latinoimpact.com)