Beat Street Roxy Battle (HD)

[AkeemlmeekA]

this was the most violent thing in the 80 no worries no problems

[DeboDaPro]

Dam I miss this Era!

[eastsidevon]

MY ISH....

[POSHON3R]

this is what you call a real street battle. bboy...... not this gay as shuffle tecktonik bullshit, it takes skill an time to bboy. it show how far you can push your body.

jus saying :)

[RedHotChilli88]

aint nuttin but a G thang

[TheAfricanPoet]

Dope shit

[thegreatjay1]

OH YEAH... I CAN'T FORGET THE END WAS DOPE TOO. RAMON!!! RRRHA

[thegreatjay1]

I STILL GOT MY VHS TAPE OF BEAT STREET AND BREAKIN'... LOOK AT HOW MANY TIMES CRAZY LEGZ WENT. THIS AND THE SUBWAY PART CLASSIC...

[TheKaserock]

you should of started where Bronx rockers come in the club with the background music shadows of the night playing. yo there's beats street lets serve them!!! part. it is in here but not hd. 

[RetroLova]

This film just inspired me to want to be a B Boy back in the day!! :)

[TRAnsblf]

(1:25) how he grabs his nuts before crushing them

[cstyle10]

One person should kill themselves.

[downforcemedia]

I was deeply into the hip hop culture back in 1982 - 1985. Beat Street was the definitive break dance movie. This scene was its masterpiece and captured the excitement and competitiveness of East Coast break dancing better than any other before or since. It didn't get any better than Rock Steady Crew vs. NYC Breakers at the Roxy. This scene - and the subway uprock battle scene from the same film - are what I remember most about my personal hip hop obsession. Thanks for posting this clip.

[prie71]

that turn mr waves making,its almost unreal

[ThePONYtkm]

Como se llama esa pelicula?

O es nadamas un video?

[arquitectodigital2]

@ThePONYtkm

SE LLAMA BEAT STRET Y SE ESTRENO EN 1984 EN LIMA MESES DESPUES DE BREAKIN

[Solar703]

I remember wen dis 1st came out, we went 2 da movies early in da day, and stayed in dere till da last showing at 12, u could do dat back den just stay in da theater all day wit no problem!!!!!! Studied everything we saw!!!!!!!

[DJMusic48]

damm wtf ever happened to them :( bring back the old generations!!!!!

[avel393]

I get goose bumps eveytime i see this scene in beat street. this is definitely my favorite scene. It brings back soooo many memories. I loved that period in my life.

[allgood077]

yo I like went to the movie's 3 time's as a lil kid to see this movie and even know afirca bambada personaly I'm 33 and grew up with some of the (rsc) nobody should ever talk bad about this movie. where do you think we get crews like the jabbawakees from .

[ElGRINGODEMEDELLIN]

Man Doze is totally wack! Every time I see it, I ask my self,"what the hell was he thinking?" Nothing but mouth; I remember him in WildStyle; all talk......blah, blah, blah......

[ElGRINGODEMEDELLIN]

Respect to all bboys. I grew up in this unforgetable era in time. I do have to say that Beat Street (NYC Breakers) killed the Bronx Rockers(RSC) though. What was Doze thinking with his uprocking move on Mr. Freeze? It was ass. Really surprised at the outcome. But overall what an incredible performance! Hip-Hop Dont Stop!

[1874mija]

we, 1984 dance in frankfurt germany !!!

[WhiskeyQS]

The roots, I can see a lot of bboys today do some of this stuff, even down to the toprock.

[assoverteakettle]

It's RSC and NYC Breakers. How much more "real bboys" can it get? :-S

Most things are commercialized and exploited and become fads but it will remain legit to those that choose to keep it legit.

Also consider that if it weren't for commercialization it may have just faded away on the streets of 70's Bronx and Brooklyn.

Instead of exploitation maybe better to think of it as RSC and NYC Breakers inspiring generations throughout the world.

As for what bboying is about...everything evolves.

[seth3esq]

@assoverteakettle true dat

... imagine if all the world had as an intro to dancing was Rerun from "What's Happenin'?" or Shabadoo and Breakin'?

[ThoughtseizeBeats]

Like it man! =D

[peanutbutterbear27]

like no body can tell

[druizsr]

who won that Battle? It's hard to say.

[assoverteakettle]

With all the international b-boy competitions going on I'm surprised no promoter has thought of having surviving members of both crews to throw down old school style 25+ years after and let them settle it once and for all! Afterall, a lot of these guys are still active on the scene.

[outlaw4490]

whuahah the first breaker in the blue (RSC) i always thought it was a boy but.. its a girl! hahah! B-girl baby love! forgot about that gheghe

[outlaw4490]

RSC killed them in style. NYCB only did powermoves thats not bboying its a dance soo to me RSC won

[BEATROCKER1000]

Fresh to death windmills!

[harrybaules]

Personally I think Beat Street stole the show. With the exception of Crazy Legs and Kuriaki I've always felt Rock Steady Crew put on a lame show in the movie.

[jayblac]

CRIPS WON LOL

[assoverteakettle]

@BBOYPTRK Depends. NYC Breakers helped popularize power moves and acrobatics. RSC looked down on power moves as fancy acrobatics and favored freezes, combinations, and downrock footwork. So I guess it depends on what you consider style. But in honesty, it was just a movie and probably choreographed for the heroes, the Beat Street crew (played by NYC Breakers) to win. Some of the old school guys from both crews lurk at Youtube so maybe they need a rematch!

[lipoicacid]

@assoverteakettle I had to be choreographed because I saw Ken Swift do a much better head spin than Lil Lep in a video which aired before or when Beat Street hit theatres.

[sancs21]

them days you did not need a knife or a gun to get street cred.!! good old days

[DFrizzleNizzle]

this is true bboying. nowadays you have like almost half of the people in the bboy community that are powerheads.

[scooshlebush]

takes me back....i must have watched this roxy battle a million times kooriakies windmills are unbeatable......brilliant

[mainface]

much prefer the early 80's breaking myself dont get me wrong there are some insane guys out there now, but the over gymnastic side of it now has taken some of the "cool" away

fairy flying......a great man once said

[jvelez1370]

@Mog087 the days of battling on the dance floor

and not with guns thats what days i was a teenager

back then i live through it i know what iam talking about

[jayblac]

BLOODS VS CRIPS DANCIN LOL

[jvelez1370]

classic movie scene

takes me back in time

those were the days:)

[MrChristopheFrance]

please? who is the music and the title as well?

[wishpackers]

The dancing and moves in this movie are so good it's just surreal.

[RjSlippy2]

Could someone tell me the move Crazy Legs busts out 3:01 - 3:07?

Thank you.

[drzflyest4]

@RjSlippy2 called 2 leg swipes

[RjSlippy2]

@drzflyest4 Thanks, gotta practice up on that stuff.

[assoverteakettle]

@RjSlippy2 Swipes

[outlaw4490]

@RjSlippy2 thats just a swipe

[Olewarius]

Song?

[RjSlippy2]

@Olewarius Arthur Baker - Breakers Revenge

[CitySkin09]

Crazy Legs had them on the ropes...then Kuriaki came in and just killed 'em. Absolute dope...

[Mestizo71]

I still love this movie just for the music and the breaking. I hope it is eventually released on blu-ray.

[b00too]

rock steady won....NYC just had faster windmills

[sumaran72]

WOW in HD thanks for posting, i yous to be able to do all this moves till i broke my rist, still one of the best times of my life

[nbonaddio]

IMO, NYCB had better power moves but RSC killed them in style. Of course, this was all somewhat setup for NYCB to win because the main character in the movie (Lee) was down with them. Powerful Pexter and Mr. Wave both kill it, but Kuriaki takes it for me - power AND style.

Either way, both crews are absolute OG legends. To history, it doesn't matter who won, since both are hall-of-fame crews.

[lipoicacid]

@nbonaddio Buck Fours' turtle was a power move.IMO it was the best move.RSC moves look easy but when you try them you realize which crew is better.Also Crazy Legs did a much better headspin in a video dated possibly before Beat Street.I think the battle was choreographed.

[bboybarbie]

zTHIS IS LEGEND!!!!Without these guys there wasnt even breakdance so if ya call them wack your a loser.

[mortezof]

These guys are originals...Mr wave, Kuriaki and Buck 4 were amazing..But for overall smoothness I would have to say that "Action" from nyc breakers (red head band) was smooth as butter!!

[THUqSTER]

song? 5:00?

[photonprojector]

Thanks for the clip, I watched beat street every day for a whole summer with my friends a long time ago, good memories, nice one :)

[perezjl1969]

Thanks for the comment. I also watched this movie, many times over, trying to learn some moves, back in the day ('84).

[mostunknown09]

.....so Rock Steady Crew is better than the New York City Breakers? I don't think so, they were jus STRAIGHT ON during this movie scene is all!!

[icecoldkilla555]

wats that footwork move at 1:28, the guy in the blue, the footwork he's doing i cant tell which steps he's doin so yah any1 mind tellin me?

[lipoicacid]

That is straight classic footwork.Him,Crazy,Mr.Freeze and Kuriaki had the best IMO.

[gioman1]

its just a variation of 6 step

[Macker51]

@icecoldkilla555 its atomic 6 step

[outlaw4490]

@icecoldkilla555 i think thats a 4-step

[assoverteakettle]

Wonder why Mr. Freeze, and Frosty Freeze didn't appear with Rock Steady Crew in this movie?

[lipoicacid]

Don't know but Mr.Freeze would have matched Mr.Wave and Frosty had a better head spin than Lep in the Wild Style days.

[rcole718]

Beat Street won this.

[lipoicacid]

hell no.

[assoverteakettle]

Hell yes. But then again it was all choreographed for Beat Street (NYCB) to win because they're the heroes in the movie.

[sonoflipoic]

crazy legs had the wickedess windmills.

[assoverteakettle]

Crazy Legs has the cleanest, smoothest windmills in that battle but Chino "Action" Lopez's windmills at 1:40 are insanely fast! Powerful Pexter wins across the board on style points...as usual. That guy was invincible in his day.

[lipoicacid]

For style you cant beat Crazy and Ken Swift.

[KyMace]

Sick moves but this is how the commercializing of bboying began. Bboying isn't just power moves; it's a dance, which is misrepresented in clips like this. Real bboys actually play with the music and spend time on footwork and even toprocking. That stuff is admirable and actual dancing but hollywood just wants to see acrobats and that's why so many ppl don't even know that real bboys are dancers, not acrobats.

[assoverteakettle]

True, but if it weren't for Hollywood showcasing "break dancing" as it was known back then, and all its power moves, then b-boying may have died in 70's New York. It was because of Hollywood glamorization of it that exposed it to all the kids in the world, like Europe and Asia, who would keep it alive and evolve it way after it faded away in the U.S. Also the word, "break dancing" shouldn't be a dirty word even tho many B-boys young and old hate that name. It's part of its history.

[stanislaus76]

@KyMace very true im a popper turned upcoming b boy and im just tryin to do what i love

[seth3esq]

@KyMace what? I knew most of the guys in both crews and they toned it down ... WAY DOWN ... for this clip. Maybe what you're saying is true for movies like Stomp The Yard, but NYC & Rock Steady were there when it began. Why is it when underground gets some exposure it's commercializing or selling out?

[nikkilench]

So sick....OG shit

[ejektro]

Your info is wrong.. "Beat Street" breakers are the NYC Breakers.. The guys in Blue "Bronx Rockers" are actually the Rock Steady Crew. So its actually Beat Street do battle with the Bronx Rockers.. "Nyc Breakers do battle with Rock Steady Crew" ;)

[perezjl1969]

Thanks for the info, I have updated the description

[popmoore]

Best scence in the whole movie old school real HIPHOP!

[magnumx23]

Moment @ 3:54 reminds me of the intro of a boss character for a video game. He has the best part of all the Bronx Rockers, imo. The best part of the song and the best camera work, too. Like he's a boss in a video game.

[psiprophet]

One of the illest dance battle scenes of all time!!!