{"id":861,"date":"2010-08-12T21:07:04","date_gmt":"2010-08-12T21:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/?p=861"},"modified":"2011-04-10T22:34:46","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T03:34:46","slug":"nycbreakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oldschoolhiphop.com\/artists\/bboys\/nycbreakers.htm","title":{"rendered":"The New York City Breakers"},"content":{"rendered":"

This group was inspired by the Lincoln Center battle between The Rock Steady Crew<\/a> and The Dynamic Rockers<\/a> that received so much media attention.\u00a0 They realized that they could actually make something of the b-boy scene.<\/p>\n

Their first real exposure came in 1982 with an offer to battle Rock Steady in NYC at a club called Negril which was run by Michael Holman<\/a> (later of “Graffiti Rock”<\/a> fame).\u00a0 Holman was tired of having just the Rock Steady Crew appear at the Negril and wanted to host a battle.\u00a0 The invitation went out to the then Floormasters Crew.\u00a0 After the battle Holman saw the crews athleticism and signed on to be their manager.<\/p>\n

From there they changed their name to The New York City Breakers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

They were the featured b-boys on the seminal hip hop television pilot “Graffiti Rock<\/a>” which was put together and hosted by Holman.<\/p>\n

The were one of the featured crews in the hip hop movie “Beat Street<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the height of their popularity came when they performed on nationally televised show the was attended by Ronald Reagan.<\/p>\n

Glidemaster was killed in a motor bike accident.<\/p>\n

Some members of the crew are still active and have been seen performing from time to time.<\/p>\n

Additional info by Mr Wiggles<\/em><\/p>\n

Check Out the NYC Breakers during their appearance in Graffiti Rock<\/h3>\n