Archive for August, 2010
This is an example of non-hip hop group that produced a song that became part of the hip hop heritage.
The group’s song “Rapture” from the 1980 album “Autoamerican” featured a rap from lead singer Debbie Harry where she mentions both Fab 5 Freddy and Grandmaster Flash.
Fab 5 shows up in the video doing some fake graffiti in the background. The song was hugely successful in both the US and UK.
Official Site – blondie.net
Watch the video for “Rapture”
This very large crew was down with Afrika Bambaataa.
Beaver’s name often comes up in lists of the most respected all time b-boys.
Swain is often credited as the inventor of the head spin.
Kid Tuff was from LA and later joined the Air Force Crew.
Another member was named Bopp.
Check Out the Dominoes in Action!
Not much on these guys, but Trac 2 is one the pioneers whose name is always on the top 5 b-boys list of many people.