Electric Boogaloos
This was an early West Coast Crew founded in 1977 by Boogaloo Sam. They were formed in Fresno, CA and originally called The Electronic Boogaloo Lockers. Check Out the Electric Boogaloos Live in 2001! Back to B-Boys...
The Bronx Boys
Originally formed as a graffiti crew in 1975 by Batch, Shark, and Cash, The Bronx Boys were true pioneers of the art of break dancing. They spent much of their time with graffiti and up rocking. When one of the members hit the ground in a new routine, up rocking began to change into break dancing. The TBB Crew spread throughout the Bronx and hooked up with Afrika Bambaataa when he was trying to organize protection for party goers in...
The Crazy Commanders Crew
Another of the early pioneering crews, they featured two names that come up frequently on lists of all time great b-boys – Spy and Trac 2. Spy is a definitive godfather who was known as “The Man with 1000 Moves.” He is also credited with inventing the leg swipe in the air (made more well known by Crazy Legs of RSC). Trac 2 was into gymnastics and tried to work those elements into his style. Back to B-Boys...
Air Force Crew
Members Lil Ceser Mr Animation Kid Tuff This was an offshoot of one of the early West Coast Crews known as The Shake City Rockers. In 1984, some of them dropped out of the b-boy scene and Cesar started up the new crew. Ceser is also well respected today because of his efforts to continue the b-boy movement today. He helped revitalize the RadioTron into a club that people come to dance and host battles. Kid Tuff was a member of the...
Word of Mouth Featuring DJ Cheese
Members Original G The K.MC DJ Cheese (Robert Cheese) Their big track was “King Kut” which is part of the long history of basing songs around how great your deejay is. The song features several recognizable samples and DJ Cheese definitely takes over the track. He won the World Mixing Championships in 1986. “Coast to Coast” was also a well known single. DJ Cheese was originally from West Virginia, but moved to...
