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Oh My Got!: Nike’s Huarache Dance Low
February 24th, 2010Image from Sneaker News Yeah, yeah, this isn’t Nike’s first foray into the b-boy/b-girl market, and Nike is a major corporation that already makes tons of money, and all that, but — wow. Look at …
B-Boying: Replacing Fights or Starting Them?
February 18th, 2010We all hear it time and time again: b-boying started as a way for rival gangs to settle disagreements without violence. It’s a nice little idea. Even OG’s like KRS-One reference it in the video …
Slow Motion B-Boying with Charlotte Gainsbourg and Beck
February 7th, 2010Okay, so there’s a total of maybe five seconds of actual b-boying in this. But what’s most striking to me is how seamlessly the dancing fits in with the rest of the video despite the …
Molotow’s Headspin Spray
January 30th, 2010Image from UGHH The first time I saw somebody doing headspins, I just assumed it was some kind of trick. I was just an elementary school kid watching some weird public service announcement on TV …
Flying Steps vs. Heelys
January 24th, 2010If you’re not familiar with Heelys, the first two definitions from Urban Dictionary do a pretty good job of covering the spectrum of possible definitions: 1. Sport shoes that have wheels housed in the heel …
Rawbzilla’s Tips for Inspiration
January 22nd, 2010I talk about Rawbzilla a lot on this site, but it’s hard not to when his moves in a clip like this are still as relevant now as they were a decade ago. In this …
“Copyright Criminals” Features James Brown’s Original Funky Drummer
January 19th, 2010UPDATE: You can watch the entire thing streaming online here (and it has an introduction by Maggie Gyllenhaal). If we choose to believe Kool Herc (which is generally a good idea in my book [oh, …
Sneaker History and Cleaning Tips from Ken Swift
January 17th, 2010What’s the deal with Pro-Keds? What about with Adidas Superstars? How do I keep my [insert material type here] sneakers clean? How do I match my sneakers to my outfit? Is it true that keeping …
Funky New Track from RJD2: “Let There Be Horns”
January 15th, 2010Well, he didn’t feature a b-boy like last time, but it’s probably still worth getting exciting about this brand new stuff from RJD2. Why? His tracks “Bus Stop Bitties” and “1976″ are practically b-boy anthems, …
F-Rock and Bboyworld’s Top 10 Sets of 2009
January 13th, 2010I’m a sucker for cheesy top-lists, as you might be able to tell from stuff like this, this, this and this. Compiling a list this subjective can be weighty because of issues like deciding what …
History: New York City Breakers Interview from 1997
January 12th, 2010After long-term media exposure to b-boying, it can become a tendency to polarize b-boying history. There are the super-old interviews and originators from before people were even calling it “b-boying” or “hip-hop,” and then there …
Luigi, Venum and More in Newest LXD Trailer
January 8th, 2010As we wrote about here, Jon Chu (of “Step Up 2: The Streets” and “Step Up 3-D” fame) has been working on a new online series featuring pretty much every commercially attractive American b-boy/b-girl ever. …
Windmills vs. Dog
January 6th, 2010This is mostly just really sad. And, thank goodness, it’s not the same guy from the airflare cat video. It’s difficult to tell if accidentally kicking your dog and then looking confused and concerned can …
History: Crazy Legs, Kwikstep, Flo Master and Others on Rap City
January 4th, 2010This gem from TheMeaningOfDope features an interview and showcase with a group of b-boys that more or less helped define a generation of b-boying.
What’s It Like to Dance like Cloud?
January 3rd, 2010Even though it’s one of those default questions that non-b-boys inevitably ask, b-boys and b-girls rarely know how to answer it well: what’s it feel like to “break-dance”? Uh, good? Sometimes bad? Cloud (who made …
