Rock Steady Crew - Old skool footage documentary (early 80s) : This video from VHS of the video archives of "Dans la rue la danse". Thank to Frederic Tribalat.
I'm 52 now, from Philly, but spent some time with family up in NY in those days when I was a kid. That was back when no one cared what your skin color or politics was. You hung out with who you hung out with and that was it. I miss those days. Good times man.
Hi ! I'm 42 years old, I lived through the 80's and grew up in the 90's. Before the internet, cell phones, flat TVs... Video games were lousy, we read magazines, but we were happy. I regret certain things... But I also love our era where everything is possible! Travel is more accessible (prices, reservations, making human connections on the networks to meet them on site when they arrive in the country) Some young people are great, motivated and can do great things, access to music, culture video archives like this one for example are simpler, many things we change, some are less good, but others open up a lot of possibilities. For example, I met Mr Freeze from the Rock Steady Crew on messenger, well I saw him in real life 2 years later, now as soon as he comes to France we see each other, he's my friend, he introduced me to other people, without the internet I would never have seen it for example, I am quite happy with this era where we have access to music in 1 mouse click. I have good memories of the past, but I am happy in my time too. Peace
Respect to my forefathers - I keep these pioneers in my heart and soul every time I practice. Wish I could thank them them from the bottom of my heart for this artform. .
That club footage with the Graffiti and Bronx pieces was right off of Bedford Park Blvd on Jerome avenue (Across from the D yard) It was painted by Mitch 77, Crash, Noc167, Disco etc. It did not last long as a club and afaik the interior graffiti has not shown up anywhere expect this video (assuming this footage at the end is in that same club) Pretty awesome to see as I remember right when they finished painting it. Good times in the BX, Oh and Mr Freeze went to JHS 80 on Moshulu also Tiny Freeze and Baby Freeze.
Rock Steady alway seemed to be in the right place at the right time. Love the Rock Steady Crew and real HipHop. Thanks for the great memories Rock Steady, it’s because of you brothers I got into being a B Boy , hailing from a small town Charlottesville, VA. The power of Breaking Dancing is Real.
I Miss them all , I remember all the good old times dancing in the clubs / house parties . Much Love / Respect to all and the ones whom are no longer with us ....Hugs
To my knowledge no... I have journalists and an Archival Producer who contacted me on this subject, to find out if I knew who to film, who had the copyrights etc... I don't know, I I got this VHS from Mr.Freeze who gave it to F.Tribalat in the mid 90's.
Great video. First time I saw the rock steady crew was on the video for buffalo gals by malcom mclaren back in 1982 here in england. Absolute legends 👌
I used to live right across the street from Rock City Park where they did Buffalo Girls I was actually there when they did it the video memories man most of all those guys there my shout-out to Lenny and rest in peace Frosty Freeze and Kenny I need all those guys Oliver on top D'Agostino's I went to p.s. 163 right next to Rock Steady Park if there's anybody out there that remembers me hit me up love to chat with you they used to call me Dusty
NO, THEY ARE HIP HOP. THIS WAS NOT RAP MUSIC. HIP HOP WAS THROWN INTO RAP MUSIC. PUERTO RICANS CREATED THE HIPHOP CULTURE AND I WAS THE FIRST ONE WHO WROTE IT ON RU-vid
@jabbarinnewyork7778 your the first one to actually believe your own bullshit. EVERYBODY in the Bronx played a part. The Jamaican folks were building big ass speakers in their homes and climbing telephone poles to get power! Native Black folks gave you the actual Rap itself while the white boys were listening to WPLJ rock music. Get over yourself bro.
@@jabbarinnewyork7778 Puerto Rican's contributed to the artforms real heavy, And we need to honor that, but we also need to be truthful. HipHop was culture was created by African Americans. Our culture is universal
@@seanthornton726 YOU HAVE BEEN LIED TO BY WHITE BISEXUAL MEN WITHIN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, YEARS AGO. THESE MEN FORCED RAP MUSIC INTO THE HIPHOP CULTURE (PUERTO RICANS CREATED) AND CONVINCED BLACK MALE TEENS TO GRAVITATE AND EMBRACE THE STREET AFFILIATION WITHIN THE HIPHOP CULTURE. THIS HAPPENED IN 1983. RAP WENT FROM HAPPY AND INSPIRATIONAL TO “IM THE BIGGEST, COOLEST, AND STREET ORIENTED YOUNG WANNA BE THUG.” THEY WERE GETTING US READY FOR GANGSTA RAP. THEY WERE GETTING US READY FOR THE JAILS. THE HIPHOP PUERTO RICAN CULTURE PRODUCED OR ALREADY HAD CRIMINALS. RAP MUSIC RARELY STORED SUCH BACKGROUNDS. THATS WHY THEY USED THE CULTURE OF WHAT THE PUERTO RICANS HAD (HIPHOP AKA BREAK DANCING) AND PLACED IT IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY…..AS IF IT WERE A “DRUG.” …..SOUNDS FAMILIAR? I NOTICED YOU ARE NOW SAYING THAT PUERTO RICANS CONTRIBUTED “HEAVY.” THE DID NOT CONTRIBUTE, THEY CREATED THE HIPHOP CULTURE. NOW WHEN WE TALK ABOUT RAP MUSIC, THATS A AFRICAN AMERICAN THING. MOST PUERTO RICANS HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
I've still got this on VHS. There were three tapes in the series, and I had two of them. I almost bought the third one on ebay, years ago, but I fell asleep and missed the end of the auction.
Ah no... You must have been disappointed to have missed the 3rd VHS! And suddenly you have the 2nd VHS, do you know if the video is on RU-vid? Do you know the title of this VHS? Thank you for all this information PEACE
@@basteo The videos were released by Bootleg Betty Productions, and I have the second and third tapes in the series. I remember Crazy Legs brought a load of them over to London in '98, when he came over to host the UK B-boy Champs. He mentioned them when he did a radio interview with Tim Westwood..
Salute to Frosty Freeze to please!! Always dope to see a young Ken Swift Rockin the spot with da iLL flava, and Eddie Ed pushin the limits! Bronx Kids still da Flyest on the planet
More people should also look into the history of the styles that started in California. Like Strutting from San Francisco and Boogaloo from Oakland. These styles became a part of Hip Hop. Strutting from San Francisco: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-no42Qsggygw.htmlsi=qO9mOZGwxj7sdMJX Boogaloo from Oakland: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--hm0VVhyc70.htmlsi=WNgFLxU8B5T4RPm5
@@titto2602 Nah the song is called “ Catch the Beat” the emcee freestylin never made a record he’s rhyming to the instrumental version of T Ski Valley’s song
@@nourdinh.1450 Yes, it's sad, but given the price of a camcorder at the time... It's already very rare to have images from the 80s then the 70s... Unfortunately it would be a real blow luck or a miracle... We are lucky to have some "reports" from the time thanks to professionals or television channels...
@@nourdinh.1450 I have Mr Freeze (rsc) videos here on my channel, but it's from the mid 90s... Before he didn't have a camcorder, the price was crazy for the time and for a kid from the Bronx it's way too inaccessible
I WAS THE FIRST ONE TO BREAK IT DOWN AND WRITE ON RU-vidS COMMENT SECTIONS THAT PUERTO RICANS STARTED THE HIPHOP CULTURE. THE HIPHOP CULTURE IS NOT RAP MUSIC. MOST PUERTO RICANS DID NOT RAP. HIPHOP AND RAP ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS
@@eyebrowstj YES, IT IS A TRUE STATEMENT. YOU WERE LIED TO BY WHITE PEOPLE. MOST BLACK FAMILIES WERE AFFILIATED WITH THE “CHURCH AND MUSIC INDUSTRY…..NOT THE VIOLENT STREETS.” MOST NYC PUERTO RICANS LIVED WAAAAAY WORSE THAN THE AVERAGE BLACK PERSON AND FAMILY. THE PUERTO RICAN YOUTH HAD IT EXTREMELY ROUGH. MOST TURNED TO THE STREETS INSTEAD OF THE CHURCH OR EVEN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY. THATS HOW THE HIPHOP CULTURE WAS FORMED.💯💯💯💯💯💯
If the rap you refer to is rhyming on a drum beat then its not solely blk American, West Indians did also especially the elders would say a quick rap in folkloric, parables, tongue twisters and poetry. Stop the idolatry my crossed eye brother
Yo creo k todo el mundo . X lo menos todos lo k hacieron y hacen y todas la nuvevas generaciones deben de agradezcer a 👑Richard colon creasy legs piernas locas ..y a rock steady crew 🇵🇷 y aver motivado a millones de niñ@s y jovenes gracias por toda la información gracias ROCK steady crew Yo soy fan n1 de todo el mundo ..espero algún dia conocer a Richard colon B-boy creazy legs
Totally agree with you ! I had the chance to meet Mr. Freeze several times and we had a good time, I also met Mr. Wiggles once... But never seen Crazy Legs, I hope you will see it one day, PEACE
I never saw this in 1981 but a couple years later by chance I saw this PBS documentary on Channel 9 I had caught in the middle of later called Style Wars that mesmerized me but was still too foreign to understand because none of that was happening in California in the 1970s and early 1980s. One of the Rock Steady Crew members comments on about how the usual portrayal by the news and entertainment with regards to and let's be real about it these Democrat run cities and in this specific instance how the portrayal of such places as the Bronx and you can see it especially from movie industries as Hollywood or even Blackploitation flicks, you see only the criminal and seedy aspects but nothing else ever. That's why a culture that literally originated from NYC ghetto American children will never ever be something that can come from and be validated from universities and colleges nor from foreigner nationalities. The culture originated in NYC, USA in the Bronx and the other boroughs/districts. I will never respect movies like Breakin' and those cheap ass cash in that swooped in and produced hollow callous and insulting funky bullshit.
Thank you for this very interesting comment! We, in Europe, did not have access to this type of documentary... Flashdance, Beat Street etc... We are given access to culture, it's a blessing in disguise... I understand what you are saying mean, I agree with you
@@basteoI agree with both sides. It's clear that mainstream polluted what was essentially an underground movement with a very important message. Yet it was those mediums that spread the movement to the four corners of the world. I am from the UK for example.
8:18 THAT IS NOT HIPHOP. THATS RAP MUSIC. THATS NOT EVEN THE HIPHOP CULTURE. IT WAS ALL UNDER THE ...."NEWYORK INNER CITY YOUTH UMBRELLA" ONCE WHITE PEOPLE TRIED TO FUSE THE TWO
