The freshest kids
QD III (Producer), Israel (Director, Producer), Eric N. Brenner, Richie Colon, QD3 Entertainment (Firm), Brotherhood Films (Firm), Image Entertainment (Firm)
A break is a musical interlude during a song, and the dance style called breaking or b-boying on the streets began in the 1970s in (arguably), the Bronx, NY. DJ Kool Herc noticed that when he played break beats between songs, dancers reacted with their most impressive dance moves. He christened those dancers "b-boys" and "b-girls" or "break-boys" and "break-girls." The Black and Latino communities of NYC invented early hip-hop dance styles known variously as toprock, uprock, or breaking, while locking, popping, and electric boogaloo arose among Black Californians. This film presents an oral history of the form, using archival footage and interviews with founding dancers from both coasts
DVD Video, English, ©2002
QD3 Entertainment ; Distributed by Image Entertainment, [Los Angeles, CA], Chatsworth, CA, ©2002
Documentary videos
MPAA rating: Not rated.
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
51577091
Introduction
B-boys
Hip hop
Kool Herc
Break
1st B-boys
Foundation
Latin godfathers
Birth of rock steady
Wild style
West coast
Media explosion
And by 1986 they tried to dead it
Rap music and big business
Resurgence
New fresh kids
B-boy events
Rock steady anniversary
Breakin' through
International heads
B-boyology
Rockin' steady
End credits
Special features: Music videos (17 min.); Uncut B-boy battles (34 min.); B-boy spotlight (15 min.); Interviews (16 min.); The hand of hip hop (6 min.); Highlight reel (30 sec.); Gallery [slide show] (2 min.)
Commentators, KRS One, Donald D, Afrika Bambaataa, Mos Def, Ken Swift, Rhonda Windham, Tony Tone, JDL, Kool DJ Herc, Melle Mel, Phase 2, Spice Nice, GrandMaster Cas, Mr. Freeze, Grand Mixer DXT, Crazy Legs, Mr. Wiggles, Keith & Kevin, Spy, Trac 2, Pop Master Fabel, Speedy, Jo Jo, Batch, Kid Nice, Sundance, Frosty Freeze, Ran Dee, Lennie Len, Lil' Crazy Legs, Fab 5 Freddy, Bobbitto, Kid Nice, Action, Michael Holman, Glidemaster, London, Skeeta Rabbit, Baby Huey, B-Boy Steve, Lil' Cesar, Orko, EZ Roc, Fred 'The Penguin' Berry, Mr. Animation, Suga Pop, Poppin' Pete, Bugaloo Sam, Talib Kweli, Pauley Shore, DJ Eclipse, Mr. Re, Remind, Poe, Freeze, Rakim, Q-Tip, DMC, Powerful Pexster, Fat Joe, Bas One, B-Boy Ivan, Crumbs, Flo Master, Super Dave, Steel Teal, Asia One, Henry Chalfant, MC Serch, Redman, Shaky Shake, Debbie Allen, Will I Am, Pfife.
Editor, Joel Watson ; music supervisor, William "Rhandi" Bannister ; 16mm cinematographer, Cristos Moisides ; cameras, Ilan Laks, Steve Rees, Adam Bachenheimer [and others] ; original score by QD3, Mr. Wiggles, Femi ; archival footage by Henry Chalfant & Michael Holman.
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