I remember watching this a kid. I think was in 1984 during the inauguration of president Regan. And to this day nobody can't come close to popping like Mr. Wave! NOBODY!!!
A true the story, the CHIEFROCKERS through george lamond (before he made it big) went to meet some people at a manhattan studio for a possible show connection and on the way there while the whole NYC CHIEF ROCKERS CREW got of the 4 train, the NYC BREAKERS along with lil alex was gettin on the train (this happen after this show) both crews noticed each other but were a few trains away from each other as one got off and the other got on for anything ever to transpire
Also from the NYC CHIEF ROCKERS - there was lil GREG who lil Alex was cool with and had praticed with him and the crew at the ECHO PLACE BASEMENT in the BRONX a place where breakers from all over would go and practice- there was mentioned beef about how lil alex took lil gregs helicopter headspins but nothing ever came out of it as a battle was concern
To Gproducshizz- but at the same time this show aired there was kid already from the bronx know as FLAREMASTER who was down with the NEW YORK CITY CHIEF ROCKERS and he was already doing like 15 FLARES straight. every one knew about him
the black guy with the footwork is excellent. he had some clean footwork in beatstreet also. but for me i think u will be very hard pressed to find a better all round breaker than lil alex at this time although kuriyaki and powerful pexter would have run him close or maybe tied with him. but he was phenomenal - he is a one man crew himself. check out the old school battle in the links from 1984 - he takes on the whole crew himself and there is nothing he cant do. flares/windmills headspins etc
Incredible Bongo Band - 'Apache' is the artist and title of the song. You can find this one and plenty of other old school samples at this link to the Street Beat Records "Ultimate Breaks & Beats" collection. I have a few of this vinyl somewhere with my tech 1200's.
Go to undergroundhiphop and search street beat records for "Ultimate Breaks & Beats" Youtube wont let me post the link so you'll have to do it this way.
Or just google street beat records and click the link at undergroundhiphop and scroll down the page until you see "Ultimate Breaks & Beats". It's the 19th track on this collection of 174 /198 tracks. Listen to some of the songs on this collection and it'll bring back memories of the 80's. You had to be a DJ to know of this company in the 80's and 90's.
thanx funkman, i got the LD from Pex too, kid was mad fresh, theres that battle on here too with lil Alex versus Alien ness if ya didn't kno(i'm sure you do tho) thanx all the same..
@Gproducshizz Before break dancing, there was capoeira some of break dancing roots come from this martial arts. Which was a fighting form that was hidden as a dance.
Everytime i watch this it just takes me back to a time where Hip Hop was still crawling for mainstream exceptance...My have we grown still then huh? Dont stop wont stop
i remember watching this when i was younger, first time i saw them dancing in spandex! i was like, what? and who was that new short dude at the end? i don't remember him in beat street! lol
they need to do this for Obama's anauagaration. maybe reunite the original memebers of the NYC or the new rock steady crew...bring that shit back to the ol' school, the positive aspects of hip hop.
OMG...this is iconic. This reminds of what just happen with Obama. I was fucking in awe when i saw these doods...I'm not Puerto Rican but i gotta give it up to them....
For anyone who was alive during this time,This performance was what people in the South Bronx and every other urban wasteland of the United States wanted to take place. This wasn't to "dance for massa", it was to show the "elite" that despite the fact that these young ghetto youths were left for dead in the late 60s ,1970s and the 1980s, they were still standing. They arose from burned out buildings and federal budget cuts that lead to school programs ending.They had prevailed regardless.
Jive Spencer thank u so much for posting this. I remember watching this with my mother and sister. This video is just proof that Black people and Latino people in New York City knew this culture was the future of the world
Anyone In the Hip Hop World Should Know the GodFathers Of Hip Hop!RSC/NYCB The O.G's Of The Boogie We Get Our Bboy On To Today..Thats True Story!Also R.I.P To Main RSC Sukiyaki You'll always Be A Legend In The Hip Hop World Son God Bless,And Thanks For The History Of Hip Hop! PeaCE Out!
This was what bboying was all about. There are bboys who still can't rock it like that. By the way does any1 know the name of the bboy at 3:06 in the blue doo-rag? I know all the others but I can't remember him. He did future floors, flares and a nice little headspin. That kind of shit was top class back then. Peace!
I cant remember his name but he was the latest edition to the crew right before they splitted up according to an interview he used to trained with them all the time since he was a little kid.
His name was lil Alex not much info about him but his style was evidence that bboyin hadnt even peaked yet even tho it was dying in the eyes of the mainstream...always wondered what happen to this cat
You can sort of see the bridge from the second generation to the third generation in this kid. That flare into the windmill (continuous back-spin to be b-boy correct) was way advanced for that time.
Respect bro, thanx 4 giving me the name of that cat, 'lil Alex' good to see someone who knows about the old skool, when bboying was bboying. Peace! from the UK
i thought i left a post with a link but i dont see it?? anyway search "NYC rare old battle 1984" and you'll see lil Alex in a rare Battle with other known bboys Pretty good battle amonest the youth and up and comming
First i want to say thanks for putting this on youtube because we lost the old betamax tape we had and second he's my younger brother and last he's not active ! Again thanks alot for the props and for putting this up and the other ones you have
i remember this back in the day when we was breakin,this shit was inspiring and pushed breaking even further down here in new zealand the streets of south auckland
That was the biggest moment in B-boying that decade !! I was 14 years old then. Did you hear those Stiff acting Rich Devils have to start coming out of their arrogance and applaud in the middle of the routine ?? The Reagan's Loved it. Look at their smiles ! The Zulu Nation's Popularity went through the roof worldwide !!! I miss the NYC Breakers. I loved dynamic, and rock steady also. But....NYC was more polished with the routines. Never sloppy on National TV , on the streets, or in movies.
I was 12 years of age and living in Germany during the cold war. This very moment was such an inspiration for the lower creatures like me living in Germany. Thank you musicians, artists back in those days.
just remember one thing.. we started before TODAYs standard become or where ever in the sack of there father and egg of there mother..just be reall we started 1st.. HYPO Queens New Yorks... 1980 my friend.... not attacking just making it clear... there buck-4 crazy leg Boogie down Bronx ... Airborn , Tiny, Flip from Queens the 1st just be aware..and yes my name is HYPO..
Actually, all of the toprock steps you see today, were around since the 70's and 80's, it's just that NYC breakers never really used those steps ever.
The outlaw spins, indian steps, salsa fronts, salsa steps, salsa spins, switches, and toprock shuffles, were all around way back in the day, but were barely ever televised seeing as television only cared about showing the dynamic power moves, with very little toprock and footwork.
Guys remember todays breakers like Cico and KYS know what they know cause of guys NYCB and RSC back then there were no YOUTube or videos to bite moves,everything was learned from scratch and with own imagination.
lol, and you're the same guy who dissed Ken Swift and Lil Lep, for still using the same moves nowadays, that they used in the 80's. Be consistent with what you say, you're the one who stated in the Ken Swift vs. Kmel video, that Kmel had a machine gun, and Ken Swift and Lil Lep, brought small handguns, that really bugs me, your disrespect for someone so vital.
Iam being consistent! Nycb are always going to be my favorite crew and i give them all the credit for what bboying is now.but its true 20 yrs later little lep goes to battle and all he does is his swipes with a headspin that was a hell of a move in a 85 but not today so the samething goes for swift.I can understand if you're doing it for fun but if ur in a battle bring better stuff.
but thats my point If they're in the 40's then they should stay home or battle other over the hill bboys if they are not going to bring competive moves.Let me remind you again,Picture USA military going to Irag with the same planes they used in world war 1,come dude i know you love Swift but u cant having to fight a 20 yr old.
Wrong analogy. It's more like, Swift is America, and who since World War 1, has built up his arsenal more effectively, and is even strong now than he was in World War 1. The only difference is, is you think blowups are the main "war" weaponry in bboying, when you're wrong, foundation,
flavor, character, style, are the main things FIRST, and you put blowups on top of that. So while a guy may have bigger blowups than Kenny, he has the main things that are considered more important in bboying down better than anyone else.
Blowups and tricks are the ammunition/bullets in bboying. But style,
flavor, foundation, finesse, those are the actual weaponry. So a guy with a sloppy, faulty gun system with horrible accuracy, being too heavy to move efficiently. Yes you may have better bullets, but your weapon can't even aim properly to hit the target clean and on the mark.
bullets/ammunition, but his weaponry has perfect accuracy to actually hit its target where it matters, more control, reloads faster, etc, so it takes out the others before those others can actually even hit the mark perfectly in the first place.
To the average spectator, they might think, "wow that gun shoots with a bigger
bang sound and looks cooler!" But the expert in the field knows the less flashy weapon with seemingly softer explosions, is the weapon that can take out the targets efficiently, and are more effective in a battle environment.
You're the spectator, you're the one thinking the "boom" is what matters first.
than the entire world of bboys today, they don't need to do all the moves that are around now, it's unnecessary for guys like them, because they can kill without those.
You're a breakdancer, not a bboy, you never were a bboy, still aren't.
By the way, NYCB had better athleticism, and moves, than RSC did back in the day, but guess which crew is remembered more from the 80's? That's right, it's Rocksteady crew, because they had more style and flavor, and more complex footwork, which is exactly why,
Ask anyone who Ken Swift or Crazy Legs is, most likely they will know. Ask someone who Lil Lep, or Chino is, no doubt those two are legends, but more people majority wise will know the names of swift and legs, that's not my opinion, that's a fact.
they may not have gotten as much "wow's", but in the long run, they are imprinted more in the minds of those who saw them.
I'm in no way saying NYCB didn't have style, they had MAD style along with their flavor, I'm just saying that it's not the athleticism that will make a deep artistic imprint that will last, it's one's artistic style.
awebo se la rifaban en sus tiempos yo recuerdo cuando veia peliculas y salian en ellas y desde ahi me gusto el break dance pero nunca tube quien me enseñara y nade lo bailaba en esos tiempos deso de como 1994 pero bueno alfin lo aprendi y lo ejecute y asi o are asta que el cuerpo aguante je sale ahi nos vemos
Yo that was an incredible set from beginning to end. Can somebody tell me where I can find the set they performed on SoulTrain (84 or 85)to "Renegades of Funk"?
not one of the best nyc performances...a lot of the moves were fucked up and not smooth...still way ahead of their time though along with rsc. if u check out rsc they never put a foot wrong in their live performances and are the ultimate professionals. nyc are often wack in comparison.
RSC as a group doing moves together were good, Idivudually they didn't have much, buck 4 had the baddest turtle but couldn't do anything else, ken and Devious had only footwork the only complete breaker was teriekki and Crazy legs had a little bit of variation but no power moves.
isnt teriyaki a japanese dish...i think u mean kuriyaki..... anyway if you look at some of their videos u will see they had much more than what you mention: windmills, footwork, headspins, etc...but i agree KURIYAKI was the best. he was my favourite (RIP)
What windmills?? the only one that could do windmills without hands was Kuriyaki your favorite japanese dish, crazy legs headspin was 1/2 shorter than little lep!
you need to get out of those japanese restaurants and do more research guy. check out some of the rsc videos on this site and u will see ken swift, buck 4 and crazy legs all have windmills - none as good as kuitiyaki though. there is more to rsc than beatstreet...try the sashimi - i hear its good for the brain.
I remember watching this a kid. I think was in 1984 during the inauguration of president Regan. And to this day nobody can't come close to popping like Mr. Wave! NOBODY!!!
Rholt71 1 day ago
fucking dope
AsianSoAnday 1 month ago
A true the story, the CHIEFROCKERS through george lamond (before he made it big) went to meet some people at a manhattan studio for a possible show connection and on the way there while the whole NYC CHIEF ROCKERS CREW got of the 4 train, the NYC BREAKERS along with lil alex was gettin on the train (this happen after this show) both crews noticed each other but were a few trains away from each other as one got off and the other got on for anything ever to transpire
daizy1169 3 months ago
Also from the NYC CHIEF ROCKERS - there was lil GREG who lil Alex was cool with and had praticed with him and the crew at the ECHO PLACE BASEMENT in the BRONX a place where breakers from all over would go and practice- there was mentioned beef about how lil alex took lil gregs helicopter headspins but nothing ever came out of it as a battle was concern
daizy1169 3 months ago
To Gproducshizz- but at the same time this show aired there was kid already from the bronx know as FLAREMASTER who was down with the NEW YORK CITY CHIEF ROCKERS and he was already doing like 15 FLARES straight. every one knew about him
daizy1169 3 months ago
LIL ALEX TOOK THE SHOW 3:04
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duxducenyc 7 months ago
at 2:00, I Love Windmills (cement, concrete, dance floors, drama stages, indoor basketball courts, etc etc etc)
thebrucedeeuoukayeey 8 months ago
The Bruce Deeuoukayeey Dominating Force
thebrucedeeuoukayeey 8 months ago
nice transition swipes to flare and the guy at 0:45 was trying to do the same XD
Davidkix 8 months ago
Damn!! Flip Rock killed it!!!
hisan01 10 months ago
waaaaaaaaaaaoo!!! copadicisimo este video!! apenas lo vi me puse a bailar!!
elpibito6 11 months ago
Now That's A Crew! Pablo D
StudioNarvaez 1 year ago
Flip Rock is the best bboy of his generation!!!
BeBboyHeaven19 1 year ago
Woohoo! 0:44 finally MR. WAVE!!
bahijd 1 year ago
the black guy with the footwork is excellent. he had some clean footwork in beatstreet also. but for me i think u will be very hard pressed to find a better all round breaker than lil alex at this time although kuriyaki and powerful pexter would have run him close or maybe tied with him. but he was phenomenal - he is a one man crew himself. check out the old school battle in the links from 1984 - he takes on the whole crew himself and there is nothing he cant do. flares/windmills headspins etc
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blackmaskboy 1 year ago
I wanted to assfuck these guys when I was jus a young gay thing.
Or wuz it I wanted them to assfuck me??
I cant remember now.
GayWorldOrder 1 year ago
very nice
MrEnforcer911 1 year ago
Regan dig breakdancing. r.i.p regan
systemtel 1 year ago
Sorry, the song is actually # 17 on that collection.
ABC1MCE2 1 year ago
name of song??
gorillazfan32 1 year ago
Incredible Bongo Band - 'Apache' is the artist and title of the song. You can find this one and plenty of other old school samples at this link to the Street Beat Records "Ultimate Breaks & Beats" collection. I have a few of this vinyl somewhere with my tech 1200's.
ABC1MCE2 1 year ago
Go to undergroundhiphop and search street beat records for "Ultimate Breaks & Beats" Youtube wont let me post the link so you'll have to do it this way.
ABC1MCE2 1 year ago
Or just google street beat records and click the link at undergroundhiphop and scroll down the page until you see "Ultimate Breaks & Beats". It's the 19th track on this collection of 174 /198 tracks. Listen to some of the songs on this collection and it'll bring back memories of the 80's. You had to be a DJ to know of this company in the 80's and 90's.
ABC1MCE2 1 year ago
Sorry, it's actually # 17 on that collection.
ABC1MCE2 1 year ago
@gorillazfan32 apache...by bongo band
cirus101 1 year ago
damn yo i miss the old school, THESE ARE TRUE BBOYS WITH HEART AND SOUL
bboydeathrow 1 year ago
man i still have this on vhs
stylefreaks 2 years ago
man I love youtube,i would never of gotten to see these classic moments.
DMANN1972 2 years ago
who was the kid with the swipe flare mill combo? never seen him with nycbreakers before
STEPASAUR 2 years ago
That kid was Lil Alex, he joined when Glidemaster passed away.
funkman70 2 years ago
thanx funkman, i got the LD from Pex too, kid was mad fresh, theres that battle on here too with lil Alex versus Alien ness if ya didn't kno(i'm sure you do tho) thanx all the same..
STEPASAUR 2 years ago
dang 1:05 to 1:25 dat dude had a fresh style dat caught my attetion =]]
FResHHHhh =D
bboyblaze10 2 years ago
at 3:17, that lil guy did the first FLARE ever, i dont care what anybody says!!!
Gproducshizz 2 years ago 7
@Gproducshizz Before break dancing, there was capoeira some of break dancing roots come from this martial arts. Which was a fighting form that was hidden as a dance.
bigjrome42 1 year ago
@Gproducshizz bboy london
flipxadoboxkanin 1 year ago
@Gproducshizz - this was the guy who went up against GL in BS with a one-legged-swipe
bgreen991 2 weeks ago
that was the first nyc breakers raw! I rember now!
letherwolf68 2 years ago
Too dope, man. TOO DOPE.
hibikino 2 years ago
anyone know where to find the clip from where they dance for the queen and king in Denmark?
ibfresh21 2 years ago
jivespencer has it. hit em up for it.
king6970 2 years ago
lol the outfits
j009aguar13 2 years ago
word up
kuriaki1971 2 years ago
Everytime i watch this it just takes me back to a time where Hip Hop was still crawling for mainstream exceptance...My have we grown still then huh? Dont stop wont stop
gdamage 2 years ago
Opp since then huh? ;)
gdamage 2 years ago
paste this to 2 other videos
go to your channel and see your comments
Thunda1986 2 years ago
wow... " mr wave " went all kinds of "electro-boogie" on reagan's ____ ;o)
emailkenny 2 years ago
Always loved these guys! Shame about the lame camera direction which misses some great action.
antonswerve 2 years ago
when waz dis in the 80's
Lilzachman 2 years ago
mr wave is the best
c mon
noaarnhem 2 years ago 5
Damn Mr. Wave was the best dude in there... RIDICULOUS!
XxStreetNinjaxX 2 years ago 3
i want to know what that song is called
theegyptianlover 2 years ago
The Incredible Bongo Band - Apache
Kevinegan21 2 years ago
It was sampled from an english band called the Shadows (which included a certain cliff richard, I believe). Quality tune. BBoy Wind
millsbomb007 2 years ago
Legendary.
GOSJSU 2 years ago 3
Damn I know they were like "WHAT THE HELL IS THIS" Regan and Nancy was looking realllllllll confused
Iam1HipHopEducator 3 years ago
fuck u
13bpprx3 3 years ago
jabbakabba23 APACHE by THE ARAWAK ALL STARS a.k.a. The incredible bongo band
e174st 3 years ago
These men are legends!
PaulyShore86 3 years ago 2
Mr. Wave, You are my all time hero! Love Åzzy Boy. merethe you are the coolest girl in town.
vocera 3 years ago
ronald reagen must like brekdancing cuz theres another video of him watching breakdancing and wats the first song?
jabbakabba23 3 years ago
flip rock tight best moves
gymbo63 3 years ago
all we got now is dancin with the stars thank god we got these guys who really have talent
gymbo63 3 years ago
i remember watching this when i was younger, first time i saw them dancing in spandex! i was like, what? and who was that new short dude at the end? i don't remember him in beat street! lol
thanks for posting this.
roro1020 3 years ago
they need to do this for Obama's anauagaration. maybe reunite the original memebers of the NYC or the new rock steady crew...bring that shit back to the ol' school, the positive aspects of hip hop.
b00too 3 years ago 3
i agree
chaddavis26 3 years ago
Why do they always have to wear spandex's though?
bboybreathless 3 years ago
you can wear what you want when you the best!
melloprod 3 years ago
Lol true
bboybreathless 3 years ago
OMG...this is iconic. This reminds of what just happen with Obama. I was fucking in awe when i saw these doods...I'm not Puerto Rican but i gotta give it up to them....
egocrusher 3 years ago
flip rocks part was good to..i like him..BUT MAN WHEN MR.WAVE STARTS DANCING I GET ALL TICKLEY I LOVE THAT FOU THATS..I WANT MORE MR.WAVE
JorayIsCool 3 years ago
MR. WAVE ALL THE WAY !!!!!
JorayIsCool 3 years ago
mr wave is too much, i wonder whats he up to these days?
nicolas7910 3 years ago 2
For anyone who was alive during this time,This performance was what people in the South Bronx and every other urban wasteland of the United States wanted to take place. This wasn't to "dance for massa", it was to show the "elite" that despite the fact that these young ghetto youths were left for dead in the late 60s ,1970s and the 1980s, they were still standing. They arose from burned out buildings and federal budget cuts that lead to school programs ending.They had prevailed regardless.
MisterBings 3 years ago 21
You nailed it right on the head. That is exactly how i felt when i was watchin it in 84' in our shithole apt in Queens when i was 14! Love & Respect.
streetimeNYC 3 years ago
@MisterBings Very well said!!!
grandpasun 11 months ago
~/...Jump on it, Jump on it!/~
UncleRico13 3 years ago
Jive Spencer thank u so much for posting this. I remember watching this with my mother and sister. This video is just proof that Black people and Latino people in New York City knew this culture was the future of the world
stevebully 3 years ago
i love this video....the beat was stuck in my head the next day while i was breaking with my friends
chaddavis26 3 years ago
PURE, RAW, NYC REALNESS!! The truth, baby. My jaw hit the floor, back in 84', when this I saw. THX 4 the post, luv & respect.
streetimeNYC 3 years ago
Anyone In the Hip Hop World Should Know the GodFathers Of Hip Hop!RSC/NYCB The O.G's Of The Boogie We Get Our Bboy On To Today..Thats True Story!Also R.I.P To Main RSC Sukiyaki You'll always Be A Legend In The Hip Hop World Son God Bless,And Thanks For The History Of Hip Hop! PeaCE Out!
socomkingII 3 years ago
there performin 4 the devil
Dominicanbig101 3 years ago
bobby potts aka flip rock- still kickin it on 10th ave. nice work bobby.
muc655 3 years ago
puerto rican and black talents back in the days.
rdecaserio 3 years ago
I'm feeling bboy Flip rock's little foot slide from his footwork at 2:29, that went with the music nice. Peace!
mentor32 3 years ago
This was what bboying was all about. There are bboys who still can't rock it like that. By the way does any1 know the name of the bboy at 3:06 in the blue doo-rag? I know all the others but I can't remember him. He did future floors, flares and a nice little headspin. That kind of shit was top class back then. Peace!
mentor32 3 years ago
I cant remember his name but he was the latest edition to the crew right before they splitted up according to an interview he used to trained with them all the time since he was a little kid.
nikitobu 3 years ago
His name was lil Alex not much info about him but his style was evidence that bboyin hadnt even peaked yet even tho it was dying in the eyes of the mainstream...always wondered what happen to this cat
gdamage 3 years ago
You can sort of see the bridge from the second generation to the third generation in this kid. That flare into the windmill (continuous back-spin to be b-boy correct) was way advanced for that time.
dizzyrocks2001 3 years ago 2
Forsure still if anyone knows what happen to him Holla :)
gdamage 3 years ago
Respect bro, thanx 4 giving me the name of that cat, 'lil Alex' good to see someone who knows about the old skool, when bboying was bboying. Peace! from the UK
mentor32 3 years ago
i thought i left a post with a link but i dont see it?? anyway search "NYC rare old battle 1984" and you'll see lil Alex in a rare Battle with other known bboys Pretty good battle amonest the youth and up and comming
gdamage 3 years ago
You are right that kid is alex and he's 38 now but doesn't dance anymore.
LOUIELOU21 2 years ago
Do you know if hes still active eg bboy judge etc cause he was freakin dope pretty much the nex gen,anyways how do you know what you know about him?
gdamage 2 years ago
First i want to say thanks for putting this on youtube because we lost the old betamax tape we had and second he's my younger brother and last he's not active ! Again thanks alot for the props and for putting this up and the other ones you have
LOUIELOU21 2 years ago
louielou21, are u rich?, I'm Julio (ronee190), how's alex?
roneeone 2 years ago
No i'm louie the older brother and alex has a myspace if you want to get in contact BBoy Alex from the all mighty NYC Breakers
LOUIELOU21 2 years ago
CLASSIC!!!!!!
boloskitchen 3 years ago
By the way, THIS is why America is the greatest country in the world.
You had me at Incredible Bongo Band.
laxinthe303 3 years ago 2
i remember this back in the day when we was breakin,this shit was inspiring and pushed breaking even further down here in new zealand the streets of south auckland
ANDGEakaTAADOW 3 years ago
That was the biggest moment in B-boying that decade !! I was 14 years old then. Did you hear those Stiff acting Rich Devils have to start coming out of their arrogance and applaud in the middle of the routine ?? The Reagan's Loved it. Look at their smiles ! The Zulu Nation's Popularity went through the roof worldwide !!! I miss the NYC Breakers. I loved dynamic, and rock steady also. But....NYC was more polished with the routines. Never sloppy on National TV , on the streets, or in movies.
YusufCawthon 3 years ago
THESE DUDES ARE NASTY
nsolowhat 3 years ago 3
I was 12 years of age and living in Germany during the cold war. This very moment was such an inspiration for the lower creatures like me living in Germany. Thank you musicians, artists back in those days.
morlock1972 3 years ago
Respect to the New York City Breakers but I hate when they uses hip hop for politcal shit but the NYC breakers did a good job much respect
Iam1HipHopEducator 3 years ago 2
them white people didnt know wat the hell was going on
tray99998 3 years ago 6
Before all the skateboard freezes and push ups and 9 mins of top rock there was real breaking.
This show was on in 1985 !
Man I miss the good old days!
There is only one NYC breakers!
MRQUICKCFM 3 years ago
real breakdance(H)
jalauwman23 3 years ago
super dope performance!!Long live B-BOYIN!!!
tone4624 3 years ago
1 thing i notice is tha their tops are imcomplete by 2days standards
alot of things can happen in 20 years
vietdude7 3 years ago
just remember one thing.. we started before TODAYs standard become or where ever in the sack of there father and egg of there mother..just be reall we started 1st.. HYPO Queens New Yorks... 1980 my friend.... not attacking just making it clear... there buck-4 crazy leg Boogie down Bronx ... Airborn , Tiny, Flip from Queens the 1st just be aware..and yes my name is HYPO..
vegeta2332 3 years ago
Actually, all of the toprock steps you see today, were around since the 70's and 80's, it's just that NYC breakers never really used those steps ever.
The outlaw spins, indian steps, salsa fronts, salsa steps, salsa spins, switches, and toprock shuffles, were all around way back in the day, but were barely ever televised seeing as television only cared about showing the dynamic power moves, with very little toprock and footwork.
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
all about the wave
orangeman204 3 years ago
Powerful Pexter, where you at? Holla at ya B-BOI!
rlopez8930 3 years ago
them outfits are dope..where can i cop one?
JL0vely 3 years ago
Guys remember todays breakers like Cico and KYS know what they know cause of guys NYCB and RSC back then there were no YOUTube or videos to bite moves,everything was learned from scratch and with own imagination.
nikitobu 3 years ago 3
lol, and you're the same guy who dissed Ken Swift and Lil Lep, for still using the same moves nowadays, that they used in the 80's. Be consistent with what you say, you're the one who stated in the Ken Swift vs. Kmel video, that Kmel had a machine gun, and Ken Swift and Lil Lep, brought small handguns, that really bugs me, your disrespect for someone so vital.
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
Iam being consistent! Nycb are always going to be my favorite crew and i give them all the credit for what bboying is now.but its true 20 yrs later little lep goes to battle and all he does is his swipes with a headspin that was a hell of a move in a 85 but not today so the samething goes for swift.I can understand if you're doing it for fun but if ur in a battle bring better stuff.
nikitobu 3 years ago
....Dude, they're already in their 40's, what do you expect them to do, drink fountain of youth serums to have teenage bodies again?
And again, there you go, thinking it's about the moves, bboying has moves second, but movement first. They're movement is better
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
but thats my point If they're in the 40's then they should stay home or battle other over the hill bboys if they are not going to bring competive moves.Let me remind you again,Picture USA military going to Irag with the same planes they used in world war 1,come dude i know you love Swift but u cant having to fight a 20 yr old.
nikitobu 3 years ago
Wrong analogy. It's more like, Swift is America, and who since World War 1, has built up his arsenal more effectively, and is even strong now than he was in World War 1. The only difference is, is you think blowups are the main "war" weaponry in bboying, when you're wrong, foundation,
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
flavor, character, style, are the main things FIRST, and you put blowups on top of that. So while a guy may have bigger blowups than Kenny, he has the main things that are considered more important in bboying down better than anyone else.
Blowups and tricks are the ammunition/bullets in bboying. But style,
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
flavor, foundation, finesse, those are the actual weaponry. So a guy with a sloppy, faulty gun system with horrible accuracy, being too heavy to move efficiently. Yes you may have better bullets, but your weapon can't even aim properly to hit the target clean and on the mark.
While Kenny may have what seems like weaker
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
bullets/ammunition, but his weaponry has perfect accuracy to actually hit its target where it matters, more control, reloads faster, etc, so it takes out the others before those others can actually even hit the mark perfectly in the first place.
To the average spectator, they might think, "wow that gun shoots with a bigger
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
bang sound and looks cooler!" But the expert in the field knows the less flashy weapon with seemingly softer explosions, is the weapon that can take out the targets efficiently, and are more effective in a battle environment.
You're the spectator, you're the one thinking the "boom" is what matters first.
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
than the entire world of bboys today, they don't need to do all the moves that are around now, it's unnecessary for guys like them, because they can kill without those.
You're a breakdancer, not a bboy, you never were a bboy, still aren't.
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
By the way, NYCB had better athleticism, and moves, than RSC did back in the day, but guess which crew is remembered more from the 80's? That's right, it's Rocksteady crew, because they had more style and flavor, and more complex footwork, which is exactly why,
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
Thats your personal opinion that Rsc will be remembered more than NYCB, them two were the top notch crews in the 80's.
nikitobu 3 years ago
Ask anyone who Ken Swift or Crazy Legs is, most likely they will know. Ask someone who Lil Lep, or Chino is, no doubt those two are legends, but more people majority wise will know the names of swift and legs, that's not my opinion, that's a fact.
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
its Fact...not many today know Mmr. Wave but definetly heard of "Master" Wiggles.
DanielKeithMorrison 3 years ago
they may not have gotten as much "wow's", but in the long run, they are imprinted more in the minds of those who saw them.
I'm in no way saying NYCB didn't have style, they had MAD style along with their flavor, I'm just saying that it's not the athleticism that will make a deep artistic imprint that will last, it's one's artistic style.
Holyfiremikey 3 years ago
They represented well...
Techspert 3 years ago
as always mr. wave killed
koolever3 3 years ago 4
Dope,dope,dope...
bvax 3 years ago
Yo...these kids were the shit! Check out the young one's headspin yo!
amyerose1 3 years ago
This was way too cool for the Republicans.
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densefawg 4 years ago
Thanks for the post!
TheDuke67 4 years ago
apacheeeeeeee
cirus101 4 years ago
fuck yeah!
DrN8One 4 years ago
Thats Apache-from the incredible bongo band.
thats a classic break song!!!
breakDJsteprock 4 years ago 2
whats this song//??????
marklee71 4 years ago
awebo se la rifaban en sus tiempos yo recuerdo cuando veia peliculas y salian en ellas y desde ahi me gusto el break dance pero nunca tube quien me enseñara y nade lo bailaba en esos tiempos deso de como 1994 pero bueno alfin lo aprendi y lo ejecute y asi o are asta que el cuerpo aguante je sale ahi nos vemos
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peace.
luis2084 4 years ago
jump on it, jump on it!
DONTHEMAGICWON 4 years ago
'Apachie' by 'the incredable bongo band'!!!!
this was not 'the presidential event eighter' it was the 1985 Gala performance and yes Ronald the 'RAY-GUN' was there.
actaually he made a point of having the New york city breakers at alot of 'events' he attended. Reagan loved them (how fuckin' ironic)
DeejayBribe1 4 years ago
whats this song??
isiahdegu 4 years ago
wats the song they breakin to?
TxCaliBoy 4 years ago
apachie by the incredable bongo band. you aint a breaker if you dont know this record. no way, no how!
Dj Bribe
DeejayBribe1 4 years ago
Amen
gdamage 4 years ago
this is video very best
wesleis1 4 years ago
Old School is still the best...
Oyenbuang 4 years ago
hey dont screw with the NYC Breakers man!
theblackbeatles 4 years ago
Thnx I'll do that
lildawwg 4 years ago
Yo that was an incredible set from beginning to end. Can somebody tell me where I can find the set they performed on SoulTrain (84 or 85)to "Renegades of Funk"?
lildawwg 4 years ago
It was posted here for a little while then it was taken out, just keep an eye out.
nikitobu 4 years ago
good break dance
auriwsm 4 years ago
not one of the best nyc performances...a lot of the moves were fucked up and not smooth...still way ahead of their time though along with rsc. if u check out rsc they never put a foot wrong in their live performances and are the ultimate professionals. nyc are often wack in comparison.
Jay1898 4 years ago
Totally disagree with you the only one who looked kind of sloopy was kid nice, RSC didn't have half of the moves that NYCB had.
nikitobu 4 years ago
RSC as a group doing moves together were good, Idivudually they didn't have much, buck 4 had the baddest turtle but couldn't do anything else, ken and Devious had only footwork the only complete breaker was teriekki and Crazy legs had a little bit of variation but no power moves.
nikitobu 4 years ago
isnt teriyaki a japanese dish...i think u mean kuriyaki..... anyway if you look at some of their videos u will see they had much more than what you mention: windmills, footwork, headspins, etc...but i agree KURIYAKI was the best. he was my favourite (RIP)
Jay1898 4 years ago
What windmills?? the only one that could do windmills without hands was Kuriyaki your favorite japanese dish, crazy legs headspin was 1/2 shorter than little lep!
nikitobu 4 years ago
you need to get out of those japanese restaurants and do more research guy. check out some of the rsc videos on this site and u will see ken swift, buck 4 and crazy legs all have windmills - none as good as kuitiyaki though. there is more to rsc than beatstreet...try the sashimi - i hear its good for the brain.
Jay1898 4 years ago
LIke i said windmills with hands even you can do them with hands!
nikitobu 4 years ago
ha ha...true enough. i only saw kuriyaki with no hands. he had a phenomenal windmill - the best!.
Jay1898 4 years ago
legendary
g6g35 4 years ago
That's some dope classic footage. Too bad that cocksucker Ronald Reagan had to be there, He fucked this country up.
Funkyrican1 4 years ago
The Song iS "Apache" by The Incredible Bongo Band. Classic Funky Break.
funkberto 4 years ago
man~! wtf r they wearing
imnoobish 4 years ago
a master piece ... awesome job .. no one did it beter back than ,, NYCB. ROCKS
buz67 4 years ago
I didnt now sperms could dance this good !!
hallau 4 years ago
Icy ice looked like he had quick moves but in all the videos hes doing the same move did he have anything else????
nikitobu 4 years ago
Search this on here "STREET MASTERS CREW SHOW with the NYCB 1996" it was pretty awesome its 96 footage but hey well worth it
gdamage 4 years ago
I bet Ronnie had no idea what the hell was going on on stage that night.
sickemdudley01 4 years ago
Heh actually he was a big fan of them before this performance it was him who personally invited them! freaky eh? but true
gdamage 4 years ago
LOL
LordNerevarIndoril 4 years ago
For there time the best in the world! how many if any can claim that today,Classic BbOY footage here...woorrrrrrrdd
gdamage 4 years ago
Kickass
JaytheGreek 4 years ago
Bought back a lot of memories from the 80's. Thanks for putting the vid up. Hip Hop 4eva. Peace.
kzfive 4 years ago
SomE 1 Tll me the correct name of song please lol its not incredible bongo band or else i cant find it on Are* xD
morenonegro 5 years ago
What's the name of this beat?
chickenman5000 5 years ago
Incredble Bongo Band - Apache
JiveSpencer 5 years ago