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HIPHOP TIME LINE

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HIP HOP MUSIC IN JAMAICA THE 1940S THOMAS WONG BETTER KNOWN AS TOM THE GREAT SABASTIEN BEGAN USING A BOOMING SOUND SYSTEM AND AMERICAN RECORDS TO STEEL CROWDS FROM

LOCAL BANDS

1950 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC COMPETITIONS BETWEEN TO MAJOR DJS IN JAMAICA LEADS TOTHE SOUND CLASH

COXSONE DODDS DOWN BEAT -VS- DUKE REIDS THE TROJAN THESE DJS BATTLE IT OUT WITH EXCLUSIVES AND SPEACIALS

1956 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP CLIVE CAMPBELL OTHER WISE KNOWN AS DJ KOOL HERC WAS BORN IN KINGSTON JAMAICA AND WOULD EVENTUALLY BE KNOWN AS THE FATHER OF HIP HOP CULTURE

WRITING (GRAFF) VAUGHN BODE CREATES THE CHEECH WIZARD CHARACTER THAT BECAME FAMOUS WITH

WRITERS ALL OVER THE WORLD

1959 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP THIS IS A SECTION OF A PARAGRAPH TAKEN FROM The evolution of rap music in the United States

by Henry A Rhodes WITH REFERENCES TO Steven Haver in his book Hip Hop the Illustrated History of Break Dancing Rap Music and Graffiti

In 1959 Parks Commissioner Rober Moses began building an expressway through the heart of the Bronx As a result the middle class Italian German Irish and Jewish neighborhoods disappeared overnight In addition businesses and factories relocated and left this borough These exiting middle classes and businesses were replaced by poor black and Hispanic families Accompanying these poor people were crime drug addiction and unemployment

httpwwwhiphopcitycomhistoryevolutionofraphtm

1962 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC JAMES BROWN RECORDS THE LIVE AT THE APOLLO (LP) THAT FEATURES A DRUMMER

NAMED CLAYTON FILLYAU

CLAYTONS DRUM SOUND ON THIS RECORD INFLUENCES THE NEW DRUM SOUND KNOWN TODAY BY HIP HOPERS AS THE BREAK BEAT

1965 BACK TO TOP

WRITINGGRAFF AROUND THIS TIME BROTHERS LIKE CORNBREAD OUT OF PHILADELPHIA WERE STARTING THE

WRITING GRAFF MOVEMENT

1967 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP KOOL HERC MIGRATES TO THE BRONX FROM JAMAICA AT AGE 12

HE WOULD EVENTUALLY ATTEND ALFRED E SMITH HIGH SCHOOL AND BECAUSE OF HIS SIZE AND THE FACT THAT HE WORKED OUT ALLOT KIDS WOULD REFER TO HIM AS

HERCULES AND EVENTUALLY HE WOULD BECOME A WRITER AND CHANGE HIS NAME TO KOOL HERC

HIP HOP FUNK DANCE OAKLAND NATIVE IRON MAN (ALBERT MILTON) PERFORMS ON LOCAL JAY PAYTON

TVSHOW HIS STYLE WAS CONCIDERED A COMBINATION OF THE JAMES BROWN SKATE WITH ELEMENTS OF PANTOMIME WHICH WOULD LATER BE THE FORGROUNDS TO MANY OF THE FUNK STYLE DANCES

AUDIONAUGHTSCOM

1968 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP AROUND THIS TIME A GANG BY THE NAME OF THE SAVAGE SEVEN WOULD HIT THE STREETS OF THE EAST BRONX AND EVENTUALLY BECOME THE BLACK SPADES THEN THE ORGANIZATION

AND ULTIMATLY THE ZULU NATION

HIP HOP MUSIC OCT 29th JAMES BROWN RECORDS A BBOY ANTHEM GIVE IT UP OR TURN IT LOOSE

WITH NATE JONES ON THE DRUMS (KING RECORDS)

HIP HOP FUNK DANCE AROUND THIS TIME A BROTHA BY THE NAME OF RUBBER BAND ALONG WITH ANOTHER BROTHA

BY THE NAME OF APACHE BOTH FROM BROOKLYN TOOK A POPULAR NEW YORK CITY GANG DANCE AND BROUGHT IT TO THE NYC DISCOS AND THUS WAS BORN THE DANCE WE KNOW TODAY AS UPROCKIN ROCKIN AND BECAUSE OF HOW BROOKLYN WOULD MASTER THIS DANCE WE

WOULD LATER CALL IT THE BROOKLYN ROCK UNITEDUPROCKERS

1969 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC OCT 1st JAMES BROWN RECORDS THE FAMOUS SONG SEX MACHINE

WITH JOHN STARKS ON THE DRUMS (KINGRECORDS)

NOV 20th JAMES BROWN RECORDS THE CLASSIC FUNKY DRUMMER WITH THE FAMOUS CLYDE STUBBLEFIELD ON THE DRUMS (KING RECORDS)

1970 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC THE LAST POETS PUT OUT THERE FIRST SELF TITLED ALBUM ON DOUGLAS RECORDS THEY

EVENTUALLY MAKE AN IMPACT ON HIP HOP CULTURE

DEEJAY U-ROY HOTS JAMAICAN POP CHARTS WITH 3 SONGS IN THE TOP TEN FEATURING A STYLE KNOWN AS TOASTING ONE OF THE FOUNDATION FOR WHAT WOULD SOON

BE CALLED MCing (RAP)

HIP HOP FUNK DANCE DON CAMPBELLOCK a Trade Technical College student

accidently stumbles across creating a dance called CAMPBELLOCKING wich will eventually be featured on SOUL TRAIN and take the world by storm

AROUND THIS TIME IN OAKLAND CAL GROUPS LIKE THE BLACK MESSENGERS AND THE BLACK RESURGENCE (GROUPS THAT PERFORMED FOR THE BLACK PANTHERS AND RALLIES

DEALING WITH THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT) WERE DEVELOPING AND INNOVATING A STYLE OF DANCE BASED ON ROTC DRILLS TO MUSIC THEY WOULD ALSO CREATE A STYLE CALLED

CATCH ON THAT WOULD FURTHER ADVANCE THERE STYLE OF ROUTINES THESE ARE THE MORE GROUND WORKS TO STICKIN STEPIN AND MANY OTHER FORMS OF FUNK DANCE

1971 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC

ARETHA FRANKLIN RECORDS THE FAMOUS BBOY SONG ROCK STEADY WITH BERNARD PURDIE ON DRUMS

WRITINGGRAFF AROUND THIS TIME A YOUNG GREEK KID GOT INSPIRED BY SEEING JULIO 205 TAG THE HE

DECIDED TO PUT HIS NICK NAME NEXT TO A 183 STREET SIGN AND THUS WAS BORN THE FAMOUS TAKI 183

TAKI 183 DOES AN INTERVIEW FOR THE NY TIMES WHICH SETS OFF A WRITING SPREE 1972

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HIP HOP MUSIC MAY 9th JAMES BROWN RECORDS A SONG THAT WAS A LINK TO BBOYIN GET ON THE GOOD

FOOT WITH DRUMMER JOHN STARKS

JIMMY CASTOR BUNCH RELEASE A BBOY ANTHEM ITS JUST BEGUN (RCA)

RUFUS THOMAS RELEASES DO THE FUNKY PENGUIN (STAX) WRITING (GRAFF)

EVA62HARRY89 JUNIOR161 CAY161 AND CC10 PAINTED WHAT IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PAINTINGS TO DATE ON A BRAODWAY LINE SUBWAY STATION

THE SOUL ARTISTS CAME TO GHETTO FAME Tracy 158 Futura 2000 and Ali

SUPERKOOL223 DID WHAT IS NOTED AS THE FIRST MASTER PIECE HE WOULD FURTHER HIS PIONEERING ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH WHAT WOULD BE THE FIRST TOP TO BOTTOM PIECE ( HONDO ADDED TO THIS ACCOMPLISHMENT AS WELL) SUPER KOOL ALSO PUT THE FIRST OVEN CLEANER CAP ON A SPRY CAN TO MAKE WIDER SPRAYING THUS

WAS BORN THE PHAT CAP

HUGO MARTINEZ STARTS UNITED GRAFFITI ARTISTS TRACY 168 THE INVENTOR OF THE WORD WILD STYLE STARTS A MAJOR WRITING CREW CALLED

WANTED

HIP HOP FUNK DANCE THE BLACK MESSENGERS PERFORM ON THE GONG SHOW BUT BECAUSE OF THE

CONTRAVERSY OVER THERE NAME THEY WERE ONLY ALOWED TO PERFROMUNDER THE ALIAS MECHANICAL DEVICES

SOUL TRAIN TAKES OFF ON TV 1973

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HIP HOP HIP HOP MUSIC DJ KOOLHERCS FIRST JAM 1520 SEDGWICK AVE BRONX NYC

IT WOULD BE FOR HIS SISTERS BIRTHDAY PARTY HIS STYLE OF MUSIC WAS MADE TO GET THE CROWD JUMPIN HE DID THAT BY BUYING TO COPIES OF EACH RECORD AND ELONGATING THE BREAK PART (THE FUNKY DRUM SOLO SECTION) OF THE RECORD BY MIXING IN BOTH RECORDS BEFORE THE BREAK WOULD END THUS WAS BORN WHAT

WE CALL TODAY BREAK BEATS

THE REGGAE MOVIE THE HARDER THEY COME STARING JIMMY CLIFF FEATURES THE TALENTED SCOTTY TOASTING ON THE SOUNDTRACK

THE ZULU NATION WAS FOUNDED BY A YOUNG STUDENT OF STEVENSON HIGH SCHOOL IN THE BRONX NAMED AFRIKA BAMBAATA

ORIGINAL A BBOY CREW CALLED THE ZULU KINGS

HERCS FIRST DJ JOB AT A CLUB CALLED THE TWILIGHT ZONE BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS RELEASE THERE BREAKTHROUGH LP

CATCH FIRE

THE JAMAICAN GROUP MICHAEL VINERS THE INCREDIBLE BONGO BAND RELEASE A BBOY ANTHEM WITH THE HIP HOP HIT RECORD

APACHE (PRIDE RECORDS) ON THE BONGO ROCK ALBUM THIS ONE TIME MOTWON SESSION GROUP WICH WAS RUMMORED TO HAVE BEEN THE BAND

BEHINDTHE TEMPTATIONS CLUOD NINE WOULD MAKE A COVER OF THE SHADOWS APACHE AND BLOW IT UP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST (IF NOT THE GREATEST) BBOY ANTHEM OF ALL TIME

THE RECORD HUSTLERS CONVENTION WAS RECORDED BY LIGHTNIN ROD OF THE LAST POETS

WRITING (GRAFF) NEW YORK MAGAZINE DOES AN ARTICLE ON WRITING THAT FEATURED A DRAWING DONE IN

BUFFALO MARKERS BY SNAKE1 AND AN EL MARKO TAG OUTLINED WITH A BALL POINT PEN BY STAY HIGH WHICH HELPED TO SPARK THE USE OF BLACK BOOKS AND GIVES AN AWARD TO

TAKI FOR BEST PIECE

HIP HOP FUNK DANCE AROUND THIS TIME YOUNG DANCERS WOULD HIT THE PARTIES THAT KOOL HERC WAS PLAYING

AT AND THE MUSIC THAT HERC PLAYED INSPIRED THESE YOUNG CATS TO DO MOVES THAT WOULD LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR HIP HOP DANCE HERC SEEING THESE YOUNG DANCERS WOULD EVENTUALLY CALL THEM BBOYS (AS WELL AS PEOPLE WHO WOULD SHOW UP TO JAMS AND

BREAK SHampT UP) WHICH WOULD LATER BE INTERPRETED AS BREAK BOYS BEAT BOYS OR BRONX BOYS

SUCH NOTABLE DANCERS WERE KLARK KENT THE NIGGA TWINS SAU SAU TRICKSIE JAMES BOND THE AMAZING BOBO EL DORADO MIKE AND MANY MORE

SOMEHWERE DURING THIS ERA A LEGENDARY BATTLE TAKES PLACE BETWEEN TWO OF THE TOP BBOYS OF ALL TIME

SAU SAU -VS- TRICKSIE THE OUT COME WAS SAID TO BE SAU SAU WINNING IN A GREAT BATTLE

1974 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC JUL17th JAMES BROWN RECORDS THE SONG THAT BECAME THE FOUNDATION FOR DRUM

PROGRAMING FOR RAP RECORDS FUNKY PRESIDENT WITH ALLAN SCHWARTZBERG ON THE DRUMS

AROUND THIS TIME ONE OF HIP HOPS ALL TIME CROWD PLEASER DJ MCS LOVE BUG STARSKI STARTED MAKIN REFERENCES TO THIS CULTURE USING THE WORDS

HIP HOP ACCORDING TO LEGENDS LIKE BAMBATTA STARSKI IS ONE OF THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR

THE WORD HIP HOP AS A SLANG AND A NAME FOR THIS CULTURE

WRITING (GRAFF) NYCs MTA FIGHTS BACK AGAINST WRITING BY STARTING A WAR ON GRAFF

HIP HOP AND FUNK DANCE MICHEAL JACKSON DOES HIS FAMOUS ROBOT TO DANCING MACHINE

1975 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP HERCS GETS A JOB DJING AT THE CLUB HE WAS AFTER THE HEVALO CLUB IN THE

BRONX

AROUND THIS TIME HERC WOULD GET A BROTHA BY THE NAME OF COKE LA ROCK TO SAY CROWD PLEASER RHYMES ON THE MIC WHICH WOULD THEN LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR MCIN OR LATER

KNOWN AS RAP

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ GRAND WIZARD THEODORE INVENTS THE SCRATCH WHILE TRYING TO HOLD A RECORD IN PLACE WHILE HIS MOTHER WAS YELLING AT HIM THE NEEDLE WAS STILL ON THE RECORD SO IT

MADE THAT SHIGA SHIGA SOUND WHICH HE LATER ON TURNED INTO THE SCRATCH

WRITINGGRAFF GRAFF CULT HERO AND UNDERGROUND COMIC BOOK LEGEND VAUGHN BODE DIES BUT

HIS LEGEND WILL LIVE WITH GRAFF WRITERS FOR ETERNITY

1976 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP THE MERCEDES LADIES WERE FOUNDED THEY WOULD PAVE THE WAY FOR FEMALE MCS

Baby D Sherri-SherRD SmileyZina-ZeeDJ LaSpankEve-a-Def The Mercedes Ladies were the sister group to the Original LBrothers DJ Grandwizard Theodore Mean Gene Busy Bee Starski (not Lovebug) Ruby Dee Waterbed Kevie Kev Master Rob We were DJ Baby Dee DJ RD Smiley DJ La Spank MC Sherri-Sher MC Eve-a-Def MC Zina Zee We became honorary Zulu Queens in 1978 because the Queens had beef with us and thought we didnt respect Lisa Lee (Not True We dug Lisa) Bam deaded that by making us ZULU Queens so there could never be beef

DJ AFRIKA BAMBAATAA PLAYS AT THE BRONX RIVER CENTER TDK TBB AND ROCKWELL -VS- STARCHILD LA ROCK (FEATURINGTRAC 2 SPY AND JOJO)

WITH THE HELP OF JOJO AND SPYS PATTENTED SHOE SHINE RUTENE STARCHILD TOOK THE BATTLE

1977 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC THE CRASH CREW WAS FORMED IN HARLEM NEW YORK EK Mike CLa Shubee Barry Bistro

G-man Reggie Reg DJ Darryl C

DJ KOOL HERC WAS NEARLY STABBED TO DEATH AT ONE OF HIS PARTIES PARLIAMENT RELEASES THE FUNK HIT FLASHLIGHT (CASABLANCA)

KRAFTWERK A GERMANBAND RELEASES THE FAMED SONG TRAN EUROPE EXPRESS WHICH WOULD LATER BE THE FOUNDATION FOR AFRIKA BAMBAATAAS ELECTRO FUNK SOUND

WRITINGGRAFF THE TRANSIT AUTHORITY STARTS A MAJOR BUFF IN A CONEY ISLAND TRAIN YARD WITCH WOULD

COST THEM $40000000 ANNUALLY THEY USED A CHEMICAL MIX OF PETROLEUM HYDROXIDE WHICH WAS REFEREED TO AS ORANGE CRUSH BY WRITERS (NAMED AFTER AGENT ORANGE WHICH

WAS USED IN THE VIETNAM WAR)

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE THE FAMED ROCK STEADY CREW WAS FORMED BY ORIGINAL MEMBERS JOJO JIMMY DEE

AROUND THIS TIME A PIONEERING GROUP FROM WHICH A BROTHA BY THE NAME OF BOOGALOO SAM (WHO CREATED THE DANCE CALLED POPPIN AS WE KNOW IT TODAY WITH ITS ROOTS IN

THE WEST COAST FUNK STYLES THAT CAME BEFORE THEM ) ALONG WITH MEMBERS TICKIN WILL SCARECROW SCALLY CREEPIN CID POPIN PETE

TWISTI FLEX DON PUPPET BOOZER ROBOT DANE SKEETER RABBIT AND MANY OTHERS THEY FORMED THE GROUP

THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS (note alsoPOPPIN is reffered to as the continous flexing of the muscles to the beatnot waving

tutting botting filmore strutting sacing or other styles that SAm and the EBs did not create)

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HIP HOP MUSIC THE DISCO FEVER OPENS ITS DOORS AND BEACOMES A POPULAR HIP HOP CLUB IN THE

BRONX

WHIPPER WHIP AND DOT ROCK FORMED A GROUP CALLED THE GESTAPO CREW WHICH WOULD LATER LEAD THEM TO CREATING ONE OF THE GREATEST MC CREWS OF ALL TIME

THE FANTASTIC FIVE MCS Grand Wizard Theodore (Theodore Livingston) Waterbed Kev (Kevin Strong) Master Rob

(Robin Strong) Dot-A-Rock (Darryl Mason) Prince Whipper Whip (James Whipper) Ruby Dee (Rubin

Garcia)

A COMPANY NAMED ROLAND CREATES THE 808 DRUM MACHINE HIP HOP DANCE

BREAKIN BBOYIN BEGINS TO DIE DOWN IN THE BRONX AND MANHATTAN GHETTOS

AROUND THIS TIME THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS WOULD DO A PERFORMANCE ON SOUL TRAIN THAT WOULD EXPLODE ALL OVER THE WORLD WHERE EVEN A YOUNG MICHAEL JACKSON

WOULD EVEN ASK THEM TO TEACH HIM

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HIP HOP MUSIC GRAND MASTER FLASH FORMS ONE OF THE GREATEST MC CREWS OF ALL TIME

GRAND MASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE MCS Grandmaster Flash (Joseph Saddler) Melle Mel (Melvin Glover) Kidd Creole (Nathaniel Glover) Cowboy(Keith Wiggins) Rahiem (Guy Williams) Mr Ness aka Scorpio (Eddie

Morris)

ANOTHER ONE OF THE GREATEST MC GROUPS OF ALL TIME WAS FORMED THE COLD CRUSH FOUR CHARLIE CHASE TONY TONE GRAND MASTER CAZ EASY AD

JDL AND ALMIGHTY KG

(SPRING) FIRST RAP RECORD EVER RECORDED BY A NON RAP GROUP KING TIM III (PERSONALITY JOCK)

BY THE FATBACK BAND

FIRST RAP HIT RECORD RAPPERS DELIGHT

BY THE SUGARHILL GANG

FIRST HIP HOP RADIO SHOW MR MAGICS DISCO SHOWCASE WHBI IN NYC

THE MC GROUP FUNKY FOUR PLUS ONE MORE IS FORMED KK Rockwell (Kevin Smith) Keith Keith (Keith Caesar)LilRodney Cee (Rodney Stone) Jazzy Jeff (Jeffrey Myree) Sha Rock

(Sharon Green) THEY WOULD LATER RELEASE TWO CLASSIC SONGS RAPPIN AND ROCKIN THE HOUSE AND

THE ALL TIME GREAT THATS THE JOINT

WRITING GRAFF MARK BODE (THE SON OF LEGENDARY ARTIST VAUGHN BODE) STARTS WORKING AT AGE 15

FOR HEAVY METAL MAGAZINE AND CONTINUES HIS DADS LEGACY HE ALSO STAYS CONNECTED WITH THE GRAFF WORLD THAT EMBRACED HIS FATHER AS WELL AS

HIS OWN WORK VAUGHN amp MARK BODE

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE A YOUNG CRAZY LEGS AND HIS COUSIN LENNY LEN BATTLE JIMMY DEE (THE ORIGINAL

PRESIDENT OF ROCK STEADY CREW) AND JIMMY LEE TO GET INTO ROCK STEADY THEY LOST BUT THE MADE IT IN THE CREW

AT THIS TIME IN THE BRONX BREAKIN BBOYIN IS CONSIDERED PLAYED OUT BUT NOT FOR LONG

1980 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP SAT NOV 15 JAM AT ECSTASY GARAGE FEATURING GW THE ADORE FANTASTIC 5 KOOL DJ AJ

BUZY BEE STARSKI MEAN GENE GREGSKI MERCEDES LADIES FANTASY 4 EROTIC DISCO BROTHAS AND MORE

DEC 19 A SLAM DUNK DISCO JAM FEATURING SHA ROCK (OF THE FUNKY 4)-VS-LIL BIT (OF THE MEAN MACHINE)AND GM CAZ (OF COLD CRUSH 4)-VS-CHIEF ROCKER STARSKI AND

MORE

HIP HOP MUSIC ZAPP RELEASES A FUNK ANTHEM FOR POPPERS IN THE WEST COAST

MORE BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE (WARNER BROS)

THE PUNK GROUP BLONDIE RELEASED THE RECORD RAPTURE WHICH FEATURED LEAD SINGER DEBBIE HARRY DOING WHAT SHE CONSIDERED RAP BUT BY MAKING MENTION OF LEGIT HIP

HOPERS AS FAB 5 FREDDIE AND GRAND MASTER FLASH THE SONG IS WIDELY EXCEPTED IN THE HIP HOP COMMUNITY AND HELPS TO FUSE THE PUNK AND HIP HOP SCENE TOGETHER

AFRIKA BAMBAATA RELEASED ZULU NATION THROW DOWN PT 1 ON PAUL WINLEY RECORDS

WRITINGGRAFF FAB FIVE FREDDY PAINTS THE FAMOUS TOP TO BOTTOM CAMPBELL SOUP CANS ON THE IRT

LINE

SEEN PAINTED THE HAND OF DOOM TOP TO BOTTOM WHOLE CAR DONDI PAINTED THE CHILDREN OF THE GRAVE 23 TOP TO BOTTOM WHOLE CAR

HIP HOP FUNK DANCE (THE NEW YORK POST REPORTS) THE HIGH TIMES CREW WAS ARRESTED FOR BBOYIN IN A

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS TRAIN STATION

THE TALKING HEADS UTILIZE THE SKILLS OF ONE OF THE GREAT POPPERS OF ALL TIME POPIN PETE

IN ONE OF THE FIRST MUSIC VIDEOS TO FEATURE A FUNK STYLE DANCER

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HIP HOP MUSIC FUNKY 4 PLUS ONE MORE MAKE THE FIRST NATIONAL TV APPEARANCE ON NBCS

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

COLD CRUSH 4 -VS- FANTASTIC 5 AT HARLEM WORLD WITH FANTASTIC WINNING A CLOSE AND CONTROVERSIAL BATTLE

GRAND MASTER FLASH RELEASES ONE OF THE GREATEST DJ RECORDS OF ALL TIME THE ADVENTURES OF GRAND MASTER FLASH ON THE WHEELS OF STEEL

MARCH 6 FLASH-VS-CRASH JAM AT THE AUDOBON BALLROOM ALSO FEATURING DJ AJ AFRIKA BAMBAATA SOULSONIC FORCE COSMIC FORCE AND FANTASTIC

5

DJ WHIZ KID (RIP NYC) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE AT THE AGE OF 36 BOB MARLEY DIES OF CANCER

GRAFF NOC PAINTED THE FAMOUS STYLE WARS TOP TO BOTTOM WHOLE CAR

AN ART GALLERY CALLED FASHION MODA WAS UP AND RUNNING EXHIBITS ON 3RD AVE IN THE BRONX

FEATURING ARTISTS LIKE CRASH LEE DAZE KEL SHY 147 AND MANY MORE

Duro Cia becomes the first graffiti artist to be interview for a tv speacial channel 2 the summer 1981along with Crash and Lady Pink

HIP HOP FUNK DANCE THE FAMOUS BATTLE ROCK STEADY CREW -VS- DYNAMIC ROCKERS AT LINCOLN CENTER

WHICH WAS COVERED BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC THIS BATTLE HELPED BRING BBOYIN TO THE MAINSTREAM

ROD STEWART FEATURES A TOP LOCKER POPPER COOL POCKETS OF THE CHAIN REACTION DANCE GROUP

IN HIS HIT VIDEO YOUNG TURKS

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HIP HOP ABCS 2020 PRODUCES AN EPISODE THAT TAKES A LOOK AT THIS NEW CULTURAL PHENOMENON

NOW NAMED HIP HOP CULTURE BY AFRIKA BAMBAATA

CHARLIE AHEARN FILMED WILD STYLE THE MOVIE THAT FEATURED HIP HOP IN ITS PUREST FORM

WITH LEGENDS LIKE ROCK STEADY ELECTRIC FORCE LOOSE BRUCE AND PAULIE GEE DOUBLE TROUBLE COLD CRUSH 4 FANTASTIC 5 BUZY BEE STARSKI LEE PINK DAZE CRASH ZEPHYR

THE ROXY ROLLER RINK ON 18TH ST IS TRANSFORMED INTO ONE OF THE GREATEST HIP HOP CLUBS OF ALL TIMESPROMOTED BY KOOL LADY BLUE (MANEGER OF RSC) THIS CLUB WILL

LINK THE DOWNTOWN CROWD ALONG WITH THE PUNK SCENE AND THREW IT IN WITH THE RUFF AND RUGGED HIP HOP SCENE

THE NEW YORK CITY RAP TOUR TAKES OFF FOR EUROPE AFRIKA BAMBAATA ROCK STEADY PHASE 2THE DOUBLE DUTCH GIRLS GRAND MIXER DST AND

THE INFINITY RAPPERS FAB 5 FREDDYRAMMELLZEE FUTURA 2000 AND DONDI TAKE EUROPE BY STORM

THE FILMING OF THE UNDERGROUND EUROPEAN FILM BREAKOUT

TOOK PLACE FEATURING THE ELECTRIC COMPANY ELECTRIC FORCE CRASH CREW MC DEBBIE D WANDA D GRAND MIXER DST AND THE INFINITY RAPPERS

HIP HOP MUSIC KOOL MOE DEE BATTLES AND HUMILIATES BUZY BEE AND BECOMES ONE OF THE MOST

FAMOUS OLD SCHOOL BATTLES OF ALL TIME

IN MAY AFRIKA BAMBAATA AND THE SOUL SONIC FORCE (MC GLOBE POWWOW AND MR BIGGS) RELEASE THE FAMOUS RECORD PLANET ROCK ON THE TOMMY BOY LABEL REPLACING THE MORE TRADITIONAL BREAK BEAT ERA WITH THE NEW KRAFTWORK STYLE MUSIC MIXED WITH

HIP HOP CALLED ELECTRO FUNK

GRAND MIXER DST(NYC) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE GRAFF

PRINT MAGAZINE FEATURES A SPREAD ON HENRY CHALFAUNTS PICTURES January 1982 the first over seas issue of print magazine show case graffiti artist which lee tf5 appear

on the front cover Duro Dondi Crash Shy 147 Daze Futrue zephyr haze Ail soul artist the start of a globe graffiti movement

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE ROCK STEADY PERFORMS IN THE ORIGINAL NIGHT CLUB THE RITZ ALONG WITH BOW WOW WOW AND AFRIKA BAMBAATA AND THE JAZZY 5 ON THIS NIGHT RSC ALSO BECAME

PART OF THE ZULU KINGS

ROCK STEADY CREW PERFORMED IN THE FAMOUS DISCO STUDIO54 FOR THE FAMED ARTIST ANTONIO LOPEZ

KIPPY DEE RAVI KING KIETH FROSTY FREEZE CRAZY LEGS RIP 7 KEN SWIFT MR FREEZEAND ALSO MR WIGGLES IN HIS FIRST PERFORMANCE WITH RSC

KEN SWIFT AND CRAZY LEGS GET INTO AN ARGUMENT AT ROCK STEADY PARK AND BATTLE IT OUT ON THE CONCRETE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HALF COURT

PVERALL CONSENSUS KEN SWIFT IMPRESSES THE ONLOOKERS WICH INCLUDE MEMBERS OF SALSOUL AND SOME ROCK STEADY

ROCK STEADY CREWS POPPIN SQUAD THE ELECTRIC COMPANY BATTLES DOUBLE TROUBLES ELECTRIC FORCE AT CLUB NEGRIL

ELECTRIC COMPANY SIDE SIDE KIPPY DEE RAVI KING KIETH MR FREEZE WIGGLES AND FABEL

ELECTRIC FORCE SIDE LIL SPUT EASY AL JESSIE LIL MARKY CEE

ROCK STEADY CREW SPLIT UP INTO TWO GROUPS ONE HALF WENT ON TO FILM THE FAMOUS SCENES IN THE MOVIE FLASH DANCE

THE OTHER HALF WENT ON TO FILM SCENES IN A MOVIE CALLED PORTFOLIO FEATURING THE WORLD RENOWN PUERTO RICAN FASHION ARTIST ANTONIO LOPEZ THAT WAS LATER SHELVED

SUGAR POP FROM THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOO VISITS NEW YORK AND HOOKS UP WITH MR FREEZE MR WIGGLES FABEL POWERFUL PEX FLIP ROCK AND LIL LEP FROM THERE THE

CROSS COLLABORATIONS BETWEEN EAST AND WEST COAST DANCE BEGIN IN WIGGLES HALLWAY IN THE BRONX THEY BEGIN TO TRADE INFORMATION AND DANCE STYLES AND TAUGHT SUGAR POP ORIGINAL BBOY STYLES THUS MAKING HIM THE FIRST WEST COAST BBOY AND THE FIRST

PERSON TO BRING BBOYIN TO CALI

1983 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP

THE WILD STYLE TOUR TAKES OFF FOR JAPAN FEATURING COLD CRUSH FOUR ROCK STEADY CREW

FIRST EVER REAL HIP HOP SHOW TOURS LA SPONSORED BY CELULOID RECORDSFEATURING PHASE 2 DST INFINITY RAPPERS LIL LEP MR WIGGLES AND

AFRIKA ISLAM

THE FABULOUS FUNK FANATICS PRESENT BRONX HIGH SCHOOL ROCKATHON JAM

FEATURINGWHIZ KID (RIP) INFINITY RAPPERS DEBBIE D DST DJ SWAN NYC BREAKERS COLD CRUSH 4 THE FORCE MCSGW THEADOREFABEL AND WIGGLES THE

HERCULORDS AND MORE

HIP HOP MUSIC GRAND MIXER DST LENDS HIS SKILLS TO LEGENDARY MUSICIAN HERBIE HANDCOCK TO

RECORD THE TOP HIT ROCKIT

THE SON OF BAMBATTA DJ AFRIKA ISLAM STARTS HIS OWN HIP HOP RADIO SHOW BASED ON ORIGINAL BREAK BEATS AND RAW MIXES CALLED

ZULU BEATS ON WHBI

DJ AFRIKA ISLAM WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE (LA)

GRAFF STYLE WARS AIRED ON PBS

A DOCUMENTARY THAT FOCUSED ON WRITERS OF THAT PERIOD WRITERS LIKE MIN CAP CASE 2 MARE 149 SKEME SEEN AND MANY OTHERS

THE FILM ALSO FEATURED FOOTAGE FROM A BATTLE BETWEEN ROCK STEADY AND DYNAMIC ROCKERS

MR WIGGLES AND HIS FRIEND WITNESS THE POLICE BEATING OF GRAFF WRITER MICHAEL STEWART WHO LATER DIED IN THE HOSPITAL

we were coming out of the underground night club and saw the police beating him and he was screaming loud so the police beat him more we walked by and stoped and Willie said wait a minute this aint right but the police cut him off and said get the fuck out of here or well do this to you so we left and thenext thing we know the news was splattered with the murder of MICHAEL STEWART Willie tried to call the news and stuff but they claimed

they already had enough wittnesses

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE

ROCK STEADY CREW WERE FEATURED IN THE MOVIE FLASH DANCE ROCK STEADY CREW WAS FEATURED IN THE FAMOUS BUFFALO GALS VIDEO BY MALCOLM

McLAREN

GLADYS KNIGHT AND THE PIPS FEATURE TOP BBOY CREW NEW YORK CITY BREAKERS IN THERE HIT VIDEO SAVE THE OVER TIME FOR ME

TOP NYC HIP HOP DANCERS PERFORM AT THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS HONORING CATHERINE DUNHAM

FEATURED IN THIS PERFORMANCE WAS MR WIGGLES AND FABEL (MAGNIFICENT FORCE) ACTION KID NICE GLIDE MASTER FLIP ROCK LIL LEP POWERFUL PEX AND MR WAVE

(NYC BREAKERS) LIL NORMSKI ACTIVITY THE DYNAMIC DOLLS AND A FEW OTHER DANCERS

CRAZY LEGS ( ROCK STEADY CREW) -BATTLES- LIL LEP ( NEW YORK CITY BREAKERS) IN A CLUB IN THE BRONX

LEGS SENDS SOMEONE FROM HIS CAMP OVER TO LEP AND SAYS LEGS WANTS TO BATTLE YOU LEP AGREES THEY BOTH GO AT IT MOVE FOR MOVE THEN LEP THROWS A ONE SHOT HEADS SPIN LEGS ANSWERS BACK WITH ONE OF HIS OWN THEN BEFORE LEP CAN PUT

HIS WRIST BAND UP TO DO A 1990 LEGS THROWS IT FIRST

BOOGALOO SHRIMP (TURBO) POP N TACO AND SHABADOO (OZONE) ARIVE IN NYC ON TOUR WITH LIONEL RICHIE AND HOOK UP WITH MR WIGGLES (magnificent force rock

steady crew) FABEL(magnificent force rock steady crew) AND PEX(nyc breakers) we practice in there hotel and exchange styles and ideas it was a meeting grounds where

we actually taught and influenced each other before the movies were done we taught them some breakin and up rockin (you can see the influenece in shrimps footwork and when Shabadoo and Shrimp uprocked on the beach in the movie BREAKIN) and we

explained more detail and history of the culture from graffiti to mcin and terminologies and in return they also taught us poppin and lockin and showed us how to dress (and you can see in the santa clause scene at the burning spear where we dressed like them when we were poppin in BEAT STREET) after the practice sessions we all performed for Lionel

Richies after show party and continued influencing each other before the movies were filmed

1984 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP THE MOVIE BEAT STREET CAME OUT AND FEATURED ROCK STEADY CREW MAGNIFICENT

FORCE NEW YORK CITY BREAKERS SHANGO KOOL HERC TREACHEROUS 3 DOUGIE FRESHAND MANY MORE LEGENDS

THE MOVIE BREAKIN WAS RELEASED WICH FEATURED AN ALL WEST COAST LINE UP STARING SHABADOO BOOGALOO SHRIMP IT ALSO FEATURED POPIN PETE POP N TACO

ICE T AND MANY OTHERS

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ CHEESE WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE (PHILLY)

WRITING (GRAFF) HENRY CHALFAUNT ALONG WITH MARTHA COOPER PRODUCED THE FAMOUS GRAFF BOOK

SUBWAY ART

1984 Duro Cia becomes the first graffiti artist to appears on the front cover of a book call Getting Up subway graffiti in new york city by craig castlman

time line in 1981 Duro Cia Shy147 Crash Lady Pink Ali sa meets with the chairman of the mta where they declear war with transit and art vs transit was born

HIP HOP FUNK DANCE both movies BEAT STREET and BREAKIN were released and major tours began all over

the world It was in France that the BEAT STREET tour finally clashed with the BREAKIN tour we all went to a club in Paris we jamed all night and continued the exchange of

respect and culture and as NYC bboys we were very impressed with SHRIMPS footwork at the time

CHAKA KHAN FEATURED BOOGALOO SHRIMP SHABADOO AND POP N TACO IN HER HIT VIDEO I FEEL FOR YOU

KLYMAX FEATURES AN ALL TIME GREAT POPPER POP N TACO IN THE MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM VIDEO

FAST BREAK ( MAGNIFICENT FORCE) -BATTLES CRAZY- CRAZY LEGS(RSC) DURING THE FILMING OF THE BATTLE SCENE OF THE MOVIE BEAT STREET THEY GET INTO A SHORT BUT HEATED BATTLE WITH BOTH THROWING ALOT OF FOOTWORK FAST BREAK DOES SOME TOP ROCK AND THEN YELLS

COMBINATIONS FOR THE NATIONS CRAZY LEGS AND JUMPS INTO A CLASSIC FAST BREAK RUNLEGS ANSWERS BACK WITH AN AMAZING RUN OF HIS OWN THEN IVEY ICE JUMPS IN A

THROWS SOME POWER COMBINATIONS AND THE CYPHER ENDS

KEN SWIFT(ROCK STEADY CREW) - BATTLES- ACTION (NYC BREAKERS) DURING THE BEAT STREET TOUR IN FRANCE THE OUT COME KEN SWIFT STARTS TO PUT IT ON ACTION AND ACTION

GOES IN HIS BAG AND PULLS OUT A MOTORCYCLE HELMIT AND DOES HEAD SPINS THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME HELMIT WERE USED IN A BATTLE THE BATTLE EVENTUALLY TURNS INTO A

CREW SCENERIOAND ENDS IN A DEBATE ABOUT THE HELMIT

BOOGALOO SHRIMP (TURBO) POP N TACO AND SHABADOO (OZONE) ARIVE IN NYC ON TOUR WITH LIONEL RICHIE AND HOOK UP WITH MR WIGGLES (magnificent force rock

steady crew) FABEL(magnificent force rock steady crew) AND PEX(nyc breakers) we practice in there hotel and exchange styles and ideas it was a meeting grounds where

we actually taught and influenced each other before the movies were done we taught them some breakin and up rockin (you can see the influenece in shrimps footwork and when Shabadoo and Shrimp uprocked on the beach in the movie BREAKIN) and we

explained more detail and history of the culture from graffiti to mcin and terminologies and in return they also taught us poppin and lockin and showed us how to dress (and you can see in the santa clause scene at the burning spear where we dressed like them when we were poppin in BEAT STREET) after the practice sessions we all performed for Lionel

Richies after show party and continued influencing each other before the movies were filmed

1984 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP THE MOVIE BEAT STREET CAME OUT AND FEATURED ROCK STEADY CREW MAGNIFICENT

FORCE NEW YORK CITY BREAKERS SHANGO KOOL HERC TREACHEROUS 3 DOUGIE FRESHAND MANY MORE LEGENDS

THE MOVIE BREAKIN WAS RELEASED WICH FEATURED AN ALL WEST COAST LINE UP STARING SHABADOO BOOGALOO SHRIMP IT ALSO FEATURED POPIN PETE POP N TACO

ICE T AND MANY OTHERS

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ CHEESE WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE (PHILLY)

WRITING (GRAFF) HENRY CHALFAUNT ALONG WITH MARTHA COOPER PRODUCED THE FAMOUS GRAFF BOOK

SUBWAY ART

1984 Duro Cia becomes the first graffiti artist to appears on the front cover of a book call Getting Up subway graffiti in new york city by craig castlman

time line in 1981 Duro Cia Shy147 Crash Lady Pink Ali sa meets with the chairman of the mta where they declear war with transit and art vs transit was born

HIP HOP FUNK DANCE both movies BEAT STREET and BREAKIN were released and major tours began all over

the world It was in France that the BEAT STREET tour finally clashed with the BREAKIN tour we all went to a club in Paris we jamed all night and continued the exchange of

respect and culture and as NYC bboys we were very impressed with SHRIMPS footwork at the time

CHAKA KHAN FEATURED BOOGALOO SHRIMP SHABADOO AND POP N TACO IN HER HIT VIDEO I FEEL FOR YOU

KLYMAX FEATURES AN ALL TIME GREAT POPPER POP N TACO IN THE MEETING IN THE LADIES ROOM VIDEO

FAST BREAK ( MAGNIFICENT FORCE) -BATTLES CRAZY- CRAZY LEGS(RSC) DURING THE FILMING OF THE BATTLE SCENE OF THE MOVIE BEAT STREET THEY GET INTO A SHORT BUT HEATED BATTLE WITH BOTH THROWING ALOT OF FOOTWORK FAST BREAK DOES SOME TOP ROCK AND THEN YELLS

COMBINATIONS FOR THE NATIONS CRAZY LEGS AND JUMPS INTO A CLASSIC FAST BREAK RUNLEGS ANSWERS BACK WITH AN AMAZING RUN OF HIS OWN THEN IVEY ICE JUMPS IN A

THROWS SOME POWER COMBINATIONS AND THE CYPHER ENDS

KEN SWIFT(ROCK STEADY CREW) - BATTLES- ACTION (NYC BREAKERS) DURING THE BEAT STREET TOUR IN FRANCE THE OUT COME KEN SWIFT STARTS TO PUT IT ON ACTION AND ACTION

GOES IN HIS BAG AND PULLS OUT A MOTORCYCLE HELMIT AND DOES HEAD SPINS THIS MARKS THE FIRST TIME HELMIT WERE USED IN A BATTLE THE BATTLE EVENTUALLY TURNS INTO A

CREW SCENERIOAND ENDS IN A DEBATE ABOUT THE HELMIT

INCREDIBLE BREAKERS TAKES IT TO KEN SWIFT AT THE ROXY KENNY BEING BY HIM SELF THAT DAY INCREDIBLE STARTS THROWIN THERE INOVATIVE POWER MOVES THAT THEY ARE WELL KNOWN AND RESPECTED FOR KEN SWIFT THROWS HIS FUNKY COMBOS AND FREEZES CLOWNING CHINOS BUMMY SNEAKERS THEN FLIP ROCK JUMPS IN FOR KENNY AND THE BATTLE HEATS UP BUT THE OVER ALL OUT COME IS DEBATABLE BUT THE WORD ON THE STREETS IS INCREDIBLE

WAS TOO ILL WITH THE POWER FLAVA

1985 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ EASY G ROCKWELL (NYC) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE

MC BUZY BEE (NYC) WINS THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR MC BATTLE

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE ICEY ICE BATTLE THE YOUNG UP AND COMING BBOY FREDDIE FRESH

FREDDY HAD STUDIED ICES STYLE AND TOOK HIS MOVES TO THE NEXT LEVEL THE BATTLE WAS HEATED WITH FREDDIE DOIN AN ICEY ICE MOVE AND SAYING I BEAT YOU WITH YOUR OWN

MOVES OVER ALL THE BATTLE WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN WON BY FREDDIE FRESH

1986 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ JAZZY JEF (PHILLY) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE

MC GRAND MASTER CAZ (NYC) WINS THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR MC BATTLE

DJ CHEESE (US) WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION HIP HOPFUNK DANCE

ORCO (LA) -BATTLES- GERMAN (BRONX) TWO OF THE WORLDS BEST POWER MOVER COLIDE AT THE CLUB DEVILS NEST IN THE BRONX IT TURNS INTO A HEAD SPIN BATTLE WITH ORCO

BEATING GERMAN

FIRST OG HIP HOP DANCER TO ACCOMPLISH A BROADWAY SHOW MR WIGGLES AND STEVE GLAVIN WERE AMONG THE FIRST TWO DANCERS TO ACHIEVE

THIS IN THE TONY AWARD WINNING SHOW MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD WIGGLES WOULD GO ON TO PERFORM IN TWO MORE BROADWAY SHOWS

CHESS AND LARGELY NEW YORK

1987 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC THE ALBUM CRIMINAL MINDED HIT THE STREETS AND PUT BOOGIE DOWN PRODUCTIONS

ON THE MAP THE ALBUM IS NOW CONSIDERED ONE OF THE GREATEST HIP HOP RECORDS OF ALL TIME

SCOTT LA ROCK AND KRS ONE MAKE UP THE GROUP

SCOTT LA ROCK IS KILLED IN A VIOLENT MURDER IN THE BRONX AND A LEGEND IS CREATED

THE KOOL MOE DEE -VS- LL KOOL J BATTLE ON WAX BEGINS WITH MOE DEES HOW YA LIKE ME NOW AND THEN LLS JACK THE RIPPER MOE DEE WOULD THEN HIT HIM WITH A CLASSIC

REBUTTAL LETS GO THEY WOULD CARRY ON UNTIL THEY FINALLY MET AT A CONCERT IN ST LOUS(CHECK 1988)

DJ CASH MONEY (PHILLY) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE MC GRAND MASTER MELLE MEL(NYC) WINS THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR MC BATTLE

DJ CHAD JACKSON (UK) WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION 1988

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HIP HOP MUSIC KOOL MOE DEE FINALLY CATCHES LL KOOL J AT A CONCERT IN ST LOUIS AND PUTS A

SPOT LIGHT ON LL AND CHALLENGED HIM TO A BATTLE ON STAGE LL WOULD REFUSE SO MOE DEE WENT INTO THE FAMOUS RHYME BREAKING DONE THE LETTERS LL AND

SLAMMED THE MIC ON THE FLOOR IN VICTORY

DJ SCRATCH (NYC) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE MC MICKEY D (NYC) WINS THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR MC BATTLE

DJ CASH MONEY (US) WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION

1989 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC ONE OF HIP HOPS GREATEST MCS PASS AWAY MC COWBOY FROM THE FURIOUS FIVE MCS

DJ MIZ (PHILLY) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE MC FRESHCO(PHILLY) WINS THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR MC BATTLE

DJ CUTMASTER SWIFT (UK) WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION 1990

BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ STEVE D (NYC) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE

MC KID JAZZ (NYC)WINS THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR MC BATTLE

DJ DAVID (GERMANY) WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION HIP HOPFUNK DANCE

BATTLE OF THE YEARS FIRST EVENT ORIGINALLY TITLED THE INTERNATIONAL BREAKDANCE CUP

FEATURED PERFORMANCES BY TDB (GermanyUK)Crazy Force Crew (Switzerland) City Rockers (Germany)

A BBOY CREW FROM EUROPE BATTLE SQUAD COMES TO NYC TO SEEK OUT OLD SCHOOL DANCERS THAT INSPIRED THEM STORM NEXT ONE (MAURITZIO) AMILIO SWIFT ROCK

AND BGIRL MUCHELA MAKE A MAJOR IMPACT ON NYC BBOYS AND ARE CREDITED FOR HELPING TO PRESERVE THE DANCE FORMS IN EUROPE AS WELL AS TAKING POWER MOVES

TO A HIGHER LEVEL

1991 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC SOURCE MAGAZINE THROWS THE WILD STYLE 91 JAM

FEATURING COLD CRUSH FOUR ROCK STEADY CREW KRS ONE POOR RIGHTEOUS TEACHERS AND ULTRA MAGNETIC MCS

DJ SUPREME (DC) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE MC SERGE (CLEVELAND) WINS THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR MC BATTLE

DJ DAVID (GERMANY) WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION HIP HOPFUNK DANCE

JIMMY CASTOR INVITES THE ROCK STEADY CREW TO PERFORM WITH HIM AT CLUB SOB TO A LIVE VERSION OF A BBOY ANTHEM ITS JUST BEGUN

CRAZY LEGS KEN SWIFT BUCK 4 MR WIGGLES AND FABEL DANCED ON THIS NIGHT IT WOULD BE BUCK 4S LAST PERFORMANCE

THE TURTLE MASTER BBOY BUCK 4 PASSES AWAY THE AWARD WINNING DANCE DOCUMENTARY EVERYBODY DANCE NOW AIRS NATION WIDE ON

PBS FEATURING CRAZY LEGS AND MR WIGGLES OF THE ROCK STEADY CREW HELPING TO TRIGGER

THE RE EMERGENCE OF ORIGINAL HIP HOP DANCE

THE ROCK STEADY CREW AND THE RHYTHM TECHNICIANS PERFORM THE PLAY TITLED SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW AT PERFORMANCE SPACE 122

A PIECE INSPIRED BY THE DEATH OF FAMED BBOY BUCK 4 THIS SHOW WOULD EVENTUALLY LEAD THEM TO FORMING THE GROUP GHETTORIGINAL

BATTLE OF THE YEAR HAS THERE FIRST BATTLE WITH THE WINNERS BEINGBATTLE SQUAD FROM GERMANY

1992 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ MIX MASTER MIKE WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE (SF)

ROCK STEADY DJS (Q BERT MIX MASTER MIKE AND APOLLO US) WIN THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE THE ROCK STEADY CREW AND RHYTHM TECHNICIANS WOULD PERFORM IN THE KENNEDY

CENTER HONORS HONORING NON OTHER THAN THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS THEY RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION LED BY GREGORY HINES AND WERE SECRETLY TAKEN

BACK TO A CLOSED ROOM E BY THE REQUEST OF GENE KELLY JUST SO HE CAN PERSONALLY MEET THEM

1993 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC A TRIBE CALLED QUEST PUT OUT THERE THIRD LP FEATURING A WHO IS WHO IN HIP HOP COVER AN OLD SCHOOL MEETS THE PRESENT SCHOOL COLLABORATION IN WHICH ROCK STEADY CREW

ALSO PARTICIPATED

DJ 8 BALL (SF) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE MC SUPERNATURAL(NYC) WINS THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR MC BATTLE

THE DREAM TEAM (ROCK STEADY DJS) WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION

BATTLE OF THE YEAR winners are Rocksteady Crew (UK Chapter) Awayz Rokin TuffTom TC BreakTuff Tim TwistEvo and

Dizzy Lee1993 European Battle of the Year ChampionsPeace Kev Mono

1994 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ NOISE (DENMARK) WINS NEW MUSIC SEMINAR DJ BATTLE

JUDGEMENTAL (CHICAGO) WINS THE NEW MUSIC SEMINAR MC BATTLE

DJ GHETTO (PHILLY) WINS THE US EAST COAST DMC CHAMPIONSHIP DJ SHORTCUT(SF) WINS THE US WEST COAST DMC CHAMPIONSHIP

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE THE FIRST BBOY SUMMIT WAS PRODUCED ON AUGUST 31st

IN ATTENDANCE WAS ROCK STEADY AND AIR FORCE THE BBOY SUMMIT WILL BECOME A TOP ANNUAL EVENT FOR HIP HOPERS ALL OVER THE WORLD TO

GATHER

1995 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC 9495 DJ ROC RAIDA WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION

Eric Wright died the 26th March 1995 after only two month of knowing he had aids HIP HOPFUNK DANCE

FEB 95 LIL CAESAR FROM THE AIR FORCE CREW TAKES OVER A LEGENDARY WEST COAST EVENT AND BRINGS IT BACKTHE RADIOTRON BECOMES ANOTHER OUTLET FOR WEST

COAST BBOYS POPPERS AND LOCKERS AS WELL AS THE ENTIRE CULTURE IN THIS BATTLE RENEGADES TIE FOR FIRST AGAINS FREESTYLE THAT MADE FOR AN

HISTORICLA BATTLE

RENEGADES BATTLE STYLE ELEMENTS CREW AT THE RADIOTRON IN CALIFORNIA WITH STYLE ELEMENTS CREW THE WINNERS A CLASSIC BATTLE BETWEEN TWO YOUNG GROUPS REPPIN FOR

THE FUTURE OF BBOYIN

ROCK STEADY CREW -VS- THE JAPANESE CREW IMPERIAL JBS AT THE 95 BBOY SUMMIT DECISION WAS MIXED

THE FIRST REAL HIP HOP SHOW TO HIT OFF BROADWAY OPENS AT THE MINNETTEA LANE THEATER NYC

JAM ON THE GROOVE FEATURING GHETTORIGINAL DANCE COMPANY

1996 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ NOISE (DENMARK) WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE ROCK STEADY -VS- THE YOUNG AND UP AND COMING STYLE ELEMENTS CREW AT BBOY

SUMMIT 96 DECISION WAS A TOSS UP BUT REMIND BECAME AN INSTANE STAR IN THE BBOY WORLD WITH

HIS GUTSY ADITUDE ACCORDING TO KUJO

BBoy Summit 3 February 96 BBoy Cisco from Sunflower Breakers begins to battle against Stretch and Ruby Real from Rock Steady Members from Goof Troop and Floor Rockers soon

join the battle and eventually Style Elements jumps in

RADIOTRON 4 ACCORDING TO KUJO Radio Tron 4 February 96 X-Men from Bakersfield took 1st place and a brand new crew called Soul Control took a close second Soul Control had an almost totally different lineup at the time and it even included the bboy now known as Iron Monkey Flat Top wins the

popping contest

OCT96 RENEGADES -BATTLES- ROCK STEADY AT A JAM PUT TOGETHER BY ORCO CALLED THE BATTLE ZONE

IT GOT KINDA HEATED WHEN SWAY FROM RENEGADES DID A NASTY DISS TOWARDS ASIA ONE AND EASY ROCK RIGHTFULLY JUMED IN AND BEEF ED BUT RENEGADES WERE HOT THAT NIGHT

JAZZY J WAS IN GREAT FORM ACCORDING TO KUJO

Battle Zone circa October 96 Renegades (Jazzy J Wicket Zwae) vs Rock Steady (Flomaster Orco Easy Roc Asia Yoski Stretch Ruby Real and I think Honey Rockwell) The battle ends when Easy Roc strikes Zwae and Zwae gets the shit beaten out of him by security guards The security guards are stopped by none other than Fresh Zwae is then

thrown out of the venue

RADIOTRON 7 ACCORDING TO KUJO Radio Tron 7 October 96 Soul Control wins the bboy crew competition Flat Top wins the

popping contest (again)

1997 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ A TRAK (CANADA) WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE STYLE ELEMENTS - BATTLE- ROCK FORCE AT THE TRIBUTE TO THE ELEMENTS JAM

ROCK FORCES GERALD MAKES A GOOD SHOWING AND GIVE SEC A RUFF BATTLE BUT SECREW PULLS IT OFF

FEB BBOY SUMMIT 4 97 WHAT SEEMED LIKE A NORMAL PEACEFUL HIP HOP GATHERING ENDED IN A RIOT WITH THE LA POLICE TAKING THINGS TO FAR WHILE EXAGGERATING A SO CALLED POLICE BEING HELD HOSTAGE IN THE OUT DOOR EVENT THE LA POLICE CAME IN RIOT GEAR AND WERE SEEN ON FILM BEATING PASSER BYS THAT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE EVENT ASIA ONE EVENTUALLY SUED THE LA POLICE FOR THERE GOOF UP

March 97 BBoy Profit of Goof Troop died from gunshot wounds received in a drive-by in LA Dozens of LA bboys attend his funeral

OCT 4TH BATTLE OF DA YEAR 97 STYLE ELEMENTS (USA) WINS THE EVENT WITH INCREDIBLE EASE AND EVEN SUCKERS THERE OPPONENTS INTO AN UNEXPECTED POSE FOR A PHOTO AFTER A MEMBER A SEC

LANDS A FLIP INTO A FREEZE WITH HIS ARM AROUND A MEMBER OF SOUTH SIDE ROCKERS THAT DESTROYED ALL HOPE FOR THE GERMAN BASED CREW

BEST SHOW SOUTH SIDE ROCKERS BEST DANCER CRUMBS

NOV 21ST A WEST COAST BROTHA BY THE NAME OF CROSS ONE PRODUCES THE FIRST FREESTYLE SESSIONS EVENT BBOY BATTLES 1

WITH BBOY IVAN MASTERING THE LATEST POWER MOVE WITCH HE CALLED THE STAR TRACK BUT WOULD LATER BE INNOVATED IN MANY FORMS ONE MORE NOTABLE THE AIR

FLARE THIS STYLE OF MOVE HAS BEEN CREATED IN MANY DIFFERENT AREAS AND STYLE THE

MOST NOTABLE INNOVATORS OF THIS MOVE ARE ICEY ICE NINJA FREEZE(NYC) FREDDIE FRESH THE AXLE (NYC) FRESH THE 360 FULL TWIST(CALI) AND JAZZY J THE AIR FLARE

(CALI) Soul Control vs Abstract FlavaWest Coast Rockers results in a tie

Radio Tron 8 earlymid 97 Abstract Flava wins the bboy crew competition Their group includes Frankie Flav Ruin Iron Monkey Poe from SEC Cuser Brik Roc G-Wiz and his

brothers and Stuntman Thomas Guzman of Chain Reaction shows his documentary on locking and popping (I forget the name) publicly for the first time at this event Air Force

Crew performs with a reformed New York City Breakers as a gesture of good will and peace between the West and East coasts

December 97 The music video Run DMC vs Jason Nevins Its Like That filmed Includes Kujo Man One (Renegades) Will Power and Mr Animation (Air Force Crew) Asia

One Cuser (LA Breakers) Medusa others Dancing is choreographed by Lil Cesar (Air Force Crew)

1998 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC DJ CRAZE (US) WINS THE WORLD TECHNICS DMC DJ COMPETITION

WRITING (GRAFF) DONDI BORN DONALD WHITE 37 YEARS AGO PASSED AWAY ON OCT2 DUE TO

COMPLICATIONS RELATED TO PNEUMONIA

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE KMEL BATTLES STORM (GERMANY) AND CATCHES HIM OUT THERE IN A CYPHER

OVER ALL CONSENSUS KMEL WON

FREESTYLE SESSIONS 2 FEATURES A BATTLE BETWEEN KAITEN CLUB-VS- SOUL CONTROL WHERE AIR FLARE COMBINATIONS WERE POPULARIZED BY MEGAMAN AND SOUL

CONTROL Soul Control vs Kaiten Club Breakers aka Guru Guru Ibaraki (Japan) Abstract Flava (under another name) defeats Foot Soldiers (now known as Rhythm Bugs) from San

Diego in the crew competition

Floor Wars 2 mid-98 Enerjetic and Tails vs Remind and Flomaster Chuck and Omar Love of Soul Control defeat Remind and Flomaster in the finals

Ultimate BBoy Session 2 April 98 Germany USA vs Europe 2 on 2 exhibition battle Kujo (Soul Control) and Man One (Renegades) vs Benny (Basel City AttackFlying Steps) and Karim (Actuel

ForceThe Family) as well as Mauricio (RSC)

NOV 7TH BATTLE OF DA YEAR ROCK FORCE (USA) WINS A CONTROVERSIAL BATTLE AGAINST THE FAMILY( OUT OF FRANCE) BECAUSE OF A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY BREAKING A NUMBER ONE RULE OF

BATTLING NEVER TOUCH AN OPPONENT

NOV 20TH FREESTYLE SESSIONS 3 FEATURES A BATTLE WITH AN AMAZING ALL STAR BBOY TEAM

THE FLYING TORTILLAS (FLO MASTER POE ONE STORM IVAN WICKET SPIRIT SUPER DAVE)

-VS- SOUL CONTROL (WITH PABLO DOIN TWO AIR FLARES IN A ROW)

December 98 BBoy Gerald (Rock Force Crew) is shot in a drive-by Later fully recovers

1999 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP FEB 15TH A WELL RESPECTED MC BIG L WAS SHOT AND MURDERED IN HARLEM

SEPT 10-12 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME HONORS HIP HOP LEGENDS WITH A HIP HOP MUSEUM AND CONFERENCE TITLED Roots Rhymes and Rage The Hip Hop Story

FEATURING SUCH LEGENDS AS DJ KOOL HERC DON CAMPBELLOCK (INVENTOR OF LOCKING) BOOGALOO SAM (INVENTOR OF POPING) AFRIKA BAMBAATAKRS ONE DSTGRAND MASTER

FLASH GRAND WIZARD THE ADORE KEN SWIFT THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS HENRY CHALFAUNT CHUCK D AND MANY OTHERS

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE BBOY SUMMIT

FLO MASTER AND WICKET OF THE FOOTWORK FANATIX CREW BATTLES K MEL AND WICKED

OVERALL CONSENSUS WAS FLO AND KMEL WAS A TOSS UP WITH ALLOT OF PEOPLE LEANING TOWARDS KMEL BUT WICKET(FF) WAS THE STAR THAT NIGHT BEATING WICKED WITH JUST FLAVA

AND FOOTWORK ALSO DURING THIS EVENT

SKEETER RABBIT BATTLES THE LEGENDARY CREATOR OF BOTIN BOPIN ANDREacute THERE WAS ALLOT OF TALKIN BACK ANDREacute FORTH THAT ALMOST LED TO A CREW BATTLE

ANDREacute BOPIN RON AND BOPIN PRINCE AGAINST THE BOOGALOOS BUT SKEET TOOK OVER THAT DAY AND THE OVER ALL CONSENSUS WAS SKEET WON

K MEL STEPS TO BBOY IVAN AND WHAT STARTED OUT AS A BATTLE TURNED INTO A SH$T TALKIN MATCH

NO MATTER KMEL GETS THE PROPS FOR TAKIN IT TO EVERYBODY WIN LOOSE OR DRAW

SKEETER RABBIT BATTLES THE LEGENDARY CREATOR OF BOTIN BOPIN ANDREacute THERE WAS ALLOT OF TALKIN BACK ANDREacute FORTH THAT ALMOST LED TO A CREW BATTLE ANDREacute BOPIN RON AND BOPIN PRINCE AGAINST THE BOOGALOOS BUT SKEET TOOK OVER THAT DAY AND THE OVER

ALL CONSENSUS WAS SKEET WON

ZULU ANNIVERSARY KENS SWIFT AND K MEL GET INTO HEATED EXCHANGES DURING A BBOY CYPHER K MEL STEPPED TO KENNY AND THE BATTLE KEPT STOPPIN AND GOING

FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT OVER ALL CONSENSUS KEN SWIFT GOT THE BEST OF HIM

THE FIRST FUNK STYLES EVENT WAS THROWN BY THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS TO FOCUS ON POPPIN AND LOCKIN THE TWO MAIN COMPONENTS TO FUNK DANCE

WITH PERFORMANCES BY THE ELECTRIC BOOGALOOS DEMONS OF THE MINDS TETSU AND OZ FROM JAPAN

Freestyle Session 4 February 99 Soul ControlFlying Steps vs some super crew consisting of Iron Monkey Bug Id Bandit Homwerk Wyze9 West Coast Rockers others

SEPT 18TH BATTLE OF DA YEAR SUICIDAL LIFE STYLES( HUNGARY) BEATS ROCK FORCE ( USA) FOR 1ST PLACE

2000 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOPFUNK DANCE BBoy Summit 6 February 00 Massive Monkees (Juseboogie and Twixx) win 2 on 2

contest

ROCK STEADY ANNIVERSARY A SPECIAL SET UP FOR THE BATTLES THREE ROUNDS 1ST ROUND TOP ROCK 2ND ROUND

FOOTWORK 3RD ROUND GO ALL OUT BATTLES INCLUDE HEATED MOMENTS WITH TECHNIQUE DESTROYING REVEAL AND

VIETNAM COMING BACK FOR VENGEANCE AND DESTROYING TECHNIQUE THE BATTLE ENDS WITH YOUNG BBOY SHORTY FROM VEGAS BEATING VIETNAM IN A CONTROVERSIAL

DECISION

UK BBoy Championships Suicidal Lifestyle from Hungary defeats Barcelona Addictos from Spain in the finals

Freestyle Session 6 November 00 Souls of Fire (Soul Control and Circle of Fire) vs Knuckle Head Zoo Souls of Fire vs Battle Monkeys (Kujo head-butts Do-Knock) Massive Monkees vs Battle Monkeys Cali-Texas vs HaviKoro Battle Monkeys vs HaviKoro Cali-

Texas defeats Massive Monkees in the finals

OFF National Championships December 00 Rhythm Bugs vs Skill Methods HaviKoro vs Circle Of Fire HaviKoro defeats Skill Methods in the finals

OCT 14TH BATTLE OF DA YEAR FLYING STEPS(GERMANY) BEATS WASEDA(JAPAN) FOR 1ST PLACE

2001 BACK TO TOP

WRITING (GRAFF) MARE 149 DESIGNS THE LIFETIME ACHIEVMENT AWARD FOR BETS MUSIC AWARDS WHITNEY

HOUSTON WILL BE THE FIRST ARTIST TO RECIEVE THIS GRAFF INSPIRED SCULPTURE His approach to the BET award was inspired by a new concept called transitism which deals with the intellectual interpretation of Wild Style art movement forms and light

Elements of Transitism were utilized in the creation of BETs award said Rodriguez I wanted the award to allude to excellence understating a rise above diversity with the

intersecting of star powers to represent will and force

HIP HOP DANCE THE FIRST ANNUAL LORDS OF THE FLOOR EVENT TOOK PLACE IN SEATTLE MAY 12 SPONSORED

BY REDBULL 1ST PLACE LA BREAKERS 2ND PLACE BOOGIE BRATS 3RD PLACE STYLE ELEMENTS

ALSO AN UNEXPECTED GRUDGE MATCH BETWEEN KEN SWIFT AND KMEL IN THE AFTER PARTY

WHO CAN ROAST THE MOST Mrach 3RD and 4th 2001(MiamiFlorida) For the 1st time ever battles are setup in Boxing

match type themes using one bboy from Florida and one from somehwere else which were voted in online

ABSTRAK VS REMIND BEBE VS VEITNAM LEGO VS` JUSE BOOGIE EKSZOOBERANT VS GHOST BETA VS SOULSTICE CANDY VS A-BGIRL

these competitors went at it for a grueling 10 rounds and to add to the conterversy no judges

(WHO CAN ROAST THE MOST 5 OCTOBER 5TH AND 6TH 2001 K-MEL VS REVEAL CLOUD VS MOY BOO ROK VS LIL ROK TELLS 1 VS IRON MONKEY FLIPZ VS CHINO PRIZM VS REINEN

DEVEE VS BIONIC MAN)

2002 BACK TO TOP

HIP HOP MUSIC Legendary hip-hop DJ Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot and killed in a Queens studio on

Wednesday (October 30)