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Breakdancing Videos
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You Got Served (Special Edition) $3.20 You Got Served has one simple priority, and if you’re into the latest hip-hop dance moves, you’ll get served an enjoyable 93-minute diversion. For anyone else, however, all bets are off, since this wretchedly plotted film was written by director Christopher B. Stokes as a crassly commercial vehicle for B2K, the teen group that Stokes managed while making cheap-ass movies like this one. There’s a t… |
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The Break-Up (Full Screen Edition) $2.46 The combined star power of Vince Vaughn (Wedding Crashers, Swingers) and Jennifer Aniston (Bruce Almighty, The Good Girl) makes The Break-Up a high-profile romantic comedy. Gary (Vaughn) and Brooke (Aniston) find that their brittle relationship may have reached the breaking point–but neither is willing to give up the condo they co-own. As their fighting grows increasingly bitter, neither is sure … |
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You Got Served – Take It to the Streets (Dance Instructional) $5.66 If you enjoyed the dancing in You Got Served and wondered how they did those moves, this 54-minute dance instruction DVD will give you a hint. Choreographer Dave Scott leads a group of dancers in three routines. He breaks down each move slowly, then combines several and speeds them up. Each pattern uses complex footwork, armwork, and body isolations, and unless you’re an experienced dancer, you’ll… |
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Delivery Boys [VHS] $14.99 … |
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Out For Fame: National Championship Final Four [Top Four B-boy/B-girl Groups in the USA] Out For Fame National Championship featuring the Top 4 Bboy/Bgirl Groups in the USA. (B-boying, often called “breakdancing”, is a popular style of street dance that was created and developed as part of hip-hop culture among African Americans and Latino youths in New York City.) Skill Methods from Florida, Circle of Fire from Washington, Rythm Bugs from California and Koro representing Texas worke… |
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The Official UK Breakdance Championship [VHS] $14.98 … |
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Hip Hop Videos
Hip-Hop Started in the Bronx:
A product of cross-cultural integration, rap is deeply rooted within ancient African culture and oral tradition. Hip-hop is believed to have originated in the Bronx by a Jamaican DJ named Kool Herc. Herc’s style of deejaying involved reciting rhymes over instrumentals. At house parties, Herc would rap with the microphone, using a myriad of in-house references. Duplicates of Herc’s house parties soon drifted through Brooklyn, Manhattan. Herc and other block party DJs helped spread the message of hip-hop around town and spawned tons of followers.
Humble Beginnings:
Some of the earliest rap songs ever recorded include “King Tim III (Personality Jock)” by Fatback Band and “Rapper’s Delight” by the Sugarhill Gang. The latter reached the #36 spot on the Billboard charts (a huge feat by 1970′s standards), thus demonstrating hip-hop’s ability to draw commercial appeal.
Hip-Hop Defined:
Hip-hop is a form of popular music that’s comprised mainly ofemceeing and deejaying. The other two components that complete the four elements of hip-hop are graffiti andbreakdancing. As hip-hop evolves into big business, the four elements (emceeing, deejaying, graffiti, and breakdancing) are constantly being merged with others like clothing trends, slang, and general mindset.
Rap Vs. Hip-Hop:
Rap is a form of music that stemmed from hip-hop culture. Hip hop is a lifestyle with its own lingo, dress code, etc. In the words of KRS-One, “hip-hop is something you live, rap is something you do.”
What Is Battle Rap?:
Battle rap is a style of hip-hop that stems from the quest to be competitive within the culture. Although, battle rap is sometimes directed to anonymous rivals or used as a forum to sharpen one’s lyrical swords, it could be utilized in calling out detractors when made specifically for an individual.
Elements & Style:
Braggadocio is the crux of battle rap. Battle emcees focus on boastful lines and self-glorifying rhymes about one’s proficiency or level of success, accompanied by verbal insults hurled at the other party directly or subliminally. Battle rappers often go as far as researching the dirty past of an opponent in order to dig up some self-injuring facts. These are then incorporated into the rhymes to downgrade the opposing party.
Notable Battle Rappers:
- Canibus
- Nas
- 2Pac
- The Notorious B.I.G.
- Jay-Z
- LL Cool J
- KRS-One
- Eminem
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