My Story
STRYDER AKA THE HIP HOP TROOPER IS INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED PERSONALITY/ENTERTAINER THAT BRINGS AN EXCITING COMBINATION OF HIP HOP CULTURE AND STAR WARS.
HE INSTANTLY BECAME A HUGE FAN FAVORITE THE FIRST TIME HE CRANKED UP THE VOLUME ON HIS BOOMBOX AT DRAGONCON, WHERE IT ALL BEGAN back in 2011. STRYDER HAS BEEN DOING this NOW FOR OVER TEN YEARS, SHOWCASING SEVERAL SCREEN ACCURATE KITS THAT ARE FREQUENTLY CALLED UPON FOR FAN FILMS, ART WORK MODELING, PRODUCT ADVERTISEMENTS, LARGE VENUE CELEBRATIONS, CELEBRITY ENTOURAGE ADDITIONS AND MORE.
SINCE THEN THE HIP HOP TROOPER BECOME THE MOST VIRAL STORMTROOPER ON THE INTERNET, AND EVEN GOT INVITED TO JOIN HIP HOP GODS RUN DMC ON STAGE FOR A CONCERT. FROM A TV SHOW HOST TO A PRESENTER AT THE GEEKIE AWARDS. THE HIP HOP TROOPER SPENDS EVERY YEAR ATTENDING AS MANY pop culture CONS AS POSSIBLE AND IN BETWEEN DOES COUNTLESS FUND RAISERS FOR CHARITY INCLUDING A YEARLY 10 MILE HIKE IN HIS SANDTROOPER GEAR RASING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. IN ADDITION, HIP HOP TROOPER AND HIS CREW DO A YEARLY CHARITY FOR THE HOMELESS AND TRAVEL TO SOME OF THE MOST IMPOVERISHED AREAS OF LOS ANGELES TO GIVE NECESSITIES TO THE HOMELESS.
HIP HOP TROOPER MERCHANDISE & ACTION FIGURES HAVE NOW BECAME EVEN MORE VALUABLE AMOST COLLECTORS THEN VINTAGE STAR WARS TOYS. he even did a toy with the man himself ron english.
from BACKING UP MASCOTS AT NBA GAMES to dj'n during complex con and even selling out a the house of blues. his ONLINE presence has produced OVER 100 MILLION HITS and counting.
DJ, DANCER, INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER AND POP CULTURE ICON, there is only one hip hop trooper.
but nothing makes him happier than seeing people cosplay as him.
JUST A FEW OF THE APPEARANCES INCLUDE THE CHRIS HARDWICK SHOW AND FESTIVAL, MUSIC VIDEOS WITH THE MARTIN BROTHERS, CORY DEE WILLIAMS AND EVEN THE BLACK EYED PEAS.
ONE OF HIS FAVORITE EXPERIENCES WAS APPEARING ON BROWN BAG WINE TASTING WITH WILLIAM SHATNER NOt TO LONG AGO, AND THAT WAS FOLLOWED UP SHORTLY BY PERFORMING ON STAGE WITH VANILLA ICE DURING HIS 80’S TOUR AND CO HOSTING AN EVENT WITH SIR MIX-A-LOT.
ALSO FEATURED IN EMPIRE MAGAZINE, GQ magazine MAN OF THE YEAR ISSUE, AND EVEN MADE THE FRONT COVER OF WWD & a few Star Wars books.
his OFFICIAL CLOTHING line can be found on the endlesstees website and many pins,stickers and posters on this site (storenvy)
JUST ONE LOOK AT THE VIDEOS ON THE HIP HOP TROOPER WEBSITE AND YOU’LL SEE A DRASTIC DIFFERENCE IN WHAT HE BRINGS TO THE hip hop & pop culture COMMUNITY.
his boombox collection continues to SURPRISE many hip hop enthusiasts and collectors.
your never know where you might find him, or what box he will be blasting. but when you do, you will find out very quickly that hes no costume gimmik.
i do it for the culture, BECAUSE the culture made me who i am today - stryder aka Hip hop trooper.