Biography of the rock steady crew
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Rock Steady Crew
American breaking and hip-hop group
Rock Steady Crew | |
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| Origin | The Bronx New York, Manhattan New York, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | breaking, bboying, bgirling, graffiti artists, turntablists, popping, boogaloo, uprocking, rappers, singers, DJs, battle rap, freestyle rap, hiphop culture |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, turntables, |
| Discography | Rock Steady Crew Discogs |
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Founded in 1977, the crew's original name was the "Untouchable Four B.Boys". It consisted of kvartet members, Joe-Joe, Easy-Mike, Jimmy-Dee, and P.Body 170th. However, the demands of recruits enabled them to reconsider and look past the four-member title of restricted membership. As a result, a meeting was held in Echo Place, stadsdel i new york, NY, at the residence of Jamie White [AKA Jimmy-Dee]. It was there that the ROCK STEADY name was born despite the första idea of creating an extra crew to extend the "Untouchable Four B.Boys". It was decided that the Rock Steady Crew would serve one purpose. To keep the steady flow on the dance floor. In defining the "Rock Steady Crew" title: The word "ROCK" symbolized the concrete for the bumps and bruises sustained while performing. Mats and cardboard were unheard of back then. The word "STEADY" • Rock Steady CrewAs Hip Hop culture blossomed throughout the South Bronx in the late 1970s, B-boying became a crucial element that helped settle neighborhood disputes through dance battles instead of violence.[1] Various dance crews were formed throughout the South Bronx, but their popularity began to fade in 1977.[2] Puerto Rican B-boy Jojo, a former hustler who had been battling since the age of 9, wanted to revive the art form and founded the Rock Steady Crew. Formerly known as The Untouchable Four B-Boys, EZ Mike, Peabody 170th, Jimmy D and Jojo decided to expand their dance crew by making potential inductees battle for membership.[3][4] Many tried, but the few that prevailed were Baby Love (Daisy Castro), Buck Four (Gabriel Marcano), Crazy Legs (Richard Colon), Kuriaki (Lorenzo Soto), Prince Ken (Kenneth Gabbert) and Devious Doze (Jeffrey Greene).[5] The Rock Steady Crew soon developed and became known for groundbreaking and acrobatic dance |