Freestyle 85 - Hip Hop @ Covent Garden

[madedigital]

Dean and keith feathers mode3 shit this is wayback have you got more?

[djdee2]

SUPREME FORCE -nottingham

[azjass10]

Does anyone have the full version of this event? Old school UK landmark events, seem to be kept back by a small % of selfish idiots, who just want to hold on and not share the past. A whole generation are missing out on what I believe, were the defining moments in UK hiphop. This shit is almost 25 years old, so surely, if this clip was put together, then their MUST be a full version!!

[neilzinho]

I was there too, first record was PSK - Schoolly D as I recall. Ain't that a young Goldie at 2.09 ?

[stevesolo1]

Yeah Def - remember PSK - from that day on, all i could remember was those reverbed out hats, snares, & kicks going round & round & round !! Producers still sampling em & replaying em to this day - what you can do wit a Roland & Reverb heh!

[TAWDIGITAL]

Nice!

[jackal2513]

great memories

that's my old pal Jan in the bg at 1.35

he was in Live to Brea k at the time

[djpogo]

jan ??

in live to break ?

[negroantonio28]

also cant forget..krew from laylow,rock city crew nottingham,supreme rockers, tdk krew, twilight,non stop,second2none,born to rock(break) and the rest of the old skool uk krews of the 80s just too many to remember.

zulu nation 4ever peace

[negroantonio28]

everybody was there every krew from across the uk represented and flying their colorz.live to break,zulu rockers,smac19,the bboys,brokenglass,sidewinders,­zodiac,sidewalk,jedi rockers,

klymaxx,tnt rockers,london allstars,prince jammers,fresh freeks,hot feet rockers,system breakers,renegade krew,

new wave krew, ossies krew,global flyboyz,micron,technical poppers.zulu nation peace

[negroantonio28]

this was real tru real hip hop elements, writing,rappin,djing and breakin, brings back memories of SPATZ,ELECTRIC BALLROOM camden,AFRIKA CENTRE covent,THE LYCEUM..and the LONDON GLC HIPHOP JAM at the jubilee gardens, londons largest ever OPEN AIR LIVE HIPHOP JAM hosted bt tim westwood,

[Jimpsterz]

anyone know the name of the brake hes back to backin from 2.55 till the end of the vid,  wicked break!!

[djpogo]

micky mouse march

you get get it on one of the ultimate breaks comps now

cant remember what vol

[moshhon]

YES yes i remember this event...what sweet memories.!!!..anyone remember the Lyceum gig...Bambataa et al ..Shaw theatre!?!..Spatz too !!! ahh....real b-boys never grow old....we should meet up and battle in covent for old times sake....

[congocalypso1968]

who are ?....i used to known as Mystery mc of the FamilyQuest...hit me back....(.lol....check out kat wid his fake accent..lmao)

[djpogo]

i was there

got audio of those show will try to up load them when finish converting them

[PrAnG2000]

@djpogo

I still have a cassette of the Shaw Theatre convention that you, Dazzle Fresh, Cosmic Jam and DJ Streets Ahead performed at.

Red Alert and Jazzy Joyce were there too.

[djpogo]

ARTFUL DODGER HAS MOST OF THE FOOTAGE FROM THIS JAM

HAVE TO SAY R.I.P TO SIPHO AND COSMIC JAM

A FEW MORE NAME CHCKS IN THI VIDEO

DJ CUTTIN KAY zakie d from the trail blazers

MC MELLO , B.BOY PERVEZ,GOLDIE,CAT(thats the dude mcing) dj billy biznizz, hoffmister,

and zakid from trail blazers the music is from an old skool

jam session i wil post some of them up later

[Squeaky2370]

Hi Adam,

Just seen the video of Uk Fresh everyone wearing the 'Live to Break' shirts I printed your dj-ing in one.

Wondering if there are any more videos such as Wembley Arena, Spatz etc..

See if you can guess who this is... I'll give you a clue you put cs gas through my letter box years ago!!

Hope the music is doing well, Let me know if there is any.

[toolwielder]

ok thats mode 2  talkin ron was "mode " do you have any pics from westborne park ? that was some awesome shit

[karayazi27]

Best old skool footage ive seen so far,every one was there.

[djfuze187]

3.59 what is the song being played with the female voise i been after it for years.

[djfuze187]

brilliant

[GAZZA251170]

OLD SKOOL!!!

[crisbreak]

good video and good songs!i would like all songs in the video!there is someone tell me the names songs?sorry my english!!please i need this music!i love hip hop old school!!

[victornewman06]

Nice!!!!!

[rade1969]

type in skam 1 for a old skool uk bboy battle between krew jam and break jam 1985

[scotfree68]

i was there on stage breaking me ? lee .preves. spider b .all the old school .love to see more has any body got some .if any of live to break is out there post me . SCOTFREE68

[DJAnil]

Wicked stuff thanks for sharing, great to see some authentic old skool UK material, Pogo looks mad young on the turntables there!

[Linbirdie]

Hey I was there yeh,me the original Glen G from Nottingham City. That was a true old time B.Boy jam. Good Break Beats, the first time I heard Champ By Mohawks being cut up. Hey i still got the original cover story from the Magazine the streets,from 1985 !

[Macapple130]

The video was done as a promotional, The event was set up by Sarg V, Spider, Budah (CFM), and various others. It ran all over the weekend with a preview then the main event in the evening. Cosmic, Custmaster Swift, Dj Imperial, DJ pogo, loads more during the day. The question is for the people who were really there who was the 2 NYC artists that played out the event?

Ill tell you Master O.C and Crazy Eddie and Whodini. Grandmaster D set was on fire.

[dallasbaby]

Does anyone know where this footage comes from? I'm doing film research for a documentary on dancing in Britain in the 20th C and am keen to include some of this great material. Was it broadcast at all (I can't seem to find it!). Many thanks.

[lewisham692]

I was there it was a really good event, open circles and the music was fresh. That was a milestone in U.K Hip Hop

[vinylmasakist]

Memories..looks like spatz oxford street at the end.

[RABBI2717]

sorry bud but the end of it is the roxy in new york taken from the film hip hop a street history a bbc production from 85...i have heard of the spatz in london and it was the place to be back in the 80's

[lewisham692]

Spatz,37 Oxford Street, Saturday lunchtimes. Dolby took me there and the joint was jumping. Family Quest, guest DJ's and breakers galore. The place was tiny with a very small dancefloor.

[repo136]

I have heard of this event but never actually seen footage of it! Is that The Mickey Mouse Club break at the end?

[lewisham692]

Yes Indeed.

[nipper]

JEEEEEEEEESUS!!! I remember this day, I still got a load of photos of allthe canvasses and shit. THanks for the memory!

[SargentV]

Sargent V  The Supa Souljah 1985 The Glider Master Cosmic Pop Force Hip Hop Roadshow MC Thats Me On Stage holding it together The Video Is Open Access Hip Hop

[Linbirdie]

Respect Sargent V,hey you used to hang with Rock City Crew back in the day, You and Capt C, Pepsie,.I was a freelance popperback then, wow.Hey what happened to Danny Francis, Feathers,Darnel and Bazel,Dolby D, King Breaker ? and not forgetting Soul Boy ? Hey I have a photo from the Steets magazine 1985,you in it !

[MannyFresh6]

check my vids if you wanna see what dolby is up to

[djpogo]

Sargent V IS STILL DOING SMALL PROMO PARTIES,

Danny Francis DOES POPPIN WORK SHOPS AND HAS HIS OWN MAG Feathers, IS A SINGER NOW

BAZEL NOT UP TP MUCH BUT HE STILL POPS

Dolby D JUDGES ALOT OF THE B.BOY COMPS AND MCS

King Breaker DOES SOME B.BOY WORKSHOPS

Soul BoY MOVED TO ITALY AND RUN A HIP HOP CLUB

ALOT OF THESE DUDE G TO BREAKIN CONVENTION EVERY MAY JST TO LINK UP

[DJTouche]

Yes! I was there. What an event. MC Westrock owned the stage that day, in a sheepskin. Zaki Dee and Pogo look like kids!

[onword47]

Real Biz!!!