Taboo's martial arts movie

5 months ago 06th Jun 13:30

Black Eyed Peas rapper Taboo has promised that 'Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li' will be a classic.

The rapper plays Vega and, though he stopped short of criticising the original 'Street Fighter' movie, which flopped on release in 1994, promised the new installment will be "great".

Taboo said: "Let's just say this: 'Street Fighter' kicks a*s. I can't really say anything about the last movie, because that wouldn't be politically correct. But I have to say that this movie is great. For those 'Street Fighter' fans that are doubting, please don't doubt ? because this will shock a lot of people."

Taboo - real name Jaime Luis Gomez, says his character is "edgier" than the Vega in the 'Street Fighter' video games, and explained the training he had gone through for the role.

He added: "I'm the first Latino martial artist on the big screen. There's none in the caliber of movie that 'Street Fighter' is."

"I didn't train for those specific styles; I trained for Muay Thai kickboxing. I was previously trained since I was 12 years old for Tae Kwon Do, so I had formal training.

"I've never considered myself a full-fledged martial artist, but I incorporated that in my dancing, so people would always say, 'Oh, that's the ninja dude! That's the crazy martial-arts cat!' So that's what I'm known for."

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