[Los Angeles, CA] : QD3 Entertainment Chatsworth, CA : Distributed by Image Entertainment, c2002.
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Notes:
- DVD Region 1, NTSC Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 surround, DTS 5.1.
- 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 … [et al.] original score by QD3, Mr. Wiggles, Femi archival footage by Henry Chalfant & Michael Holman.
- MPAA rating: Not rated.
- 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.
- 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.).
Subjects:
- Break dancing.
- Break dancing — History.
- Break dancing — United States — History.
- Hip-hop — United States — History.
- Dance — Folklore.
- New York (N.Y.)
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
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