It ain’t about bling-bling. It ain’t about how much your gun can shoot. It ain’t about $200 sneakers. It is not about me being better than you or you being better than me. It’s about you and me, connecting one to one. [...] “Keeping it real” has become just another fad word. It sounds cute. But it has been pimped and perverted. It ain’t about keeping it real. It’s about keeping it right.
Dj Kool Herc, el padre de la criatura, en el prologo de Can’t Stop Won’t Stop de Jeff Chang.
The b-boying didn’t start at the Herc parties. You could take the b-boys back to the outlaw gangs of the ’60s, ’70s. They were the original b-boys, ant it was part of their dances. That’s why the competitive level is always going to be there with the b-boy. It’s not just entertainment and flash; there is a competitive level, and that comes from its true esence and its roots, from the competitive levels of the outlaws.
Alien Ness, miembro de los New York City Breakers, la Rock Steady Crew y de los primeros tiempos de Boogie Down Productions en Yes Yes Y’All de Jim Fricke y Charlie Ahearn.
La ilustración es de James Blagden.