Rock Steady Crew is an American breaking and hip hop group which has become a franchise name for multiple groups in other locations. The group's 1983 international hit song " (Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" (from the group's first studio album '' Ready for Battle'') peaked at No. 6 on the

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, and reached the top 10 in many European countries. Members of Rock Steady Crew featured in the films '' Flashdance'' and '' Beat Street'', which ignited international interest in the

b-boy Breakdancing, also called breaking or b-boying/b-girling, is an athletic style of street dance originating from the African American and Puerto Rican communities in the United States. While diverse in the amount of variation available in t ...

subculture.

History

The group was initially formed in

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in 1977 by b-boys Jimmy Dee and Jimmy Lee. The

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branch was created by Crazy Legs and B-Boy Fresh. ''

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'' called the Rock Steady Crew "the foremost breakdancing group in the world today."

Notable members

* Crazy Legs * DJ Cucumber Slice * DJ Qbert * Fever One * Madchild * Mr. Wiggles *

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* Rahzel * Tony Touch

Former members

* Frosty Freeze * Mix Master Mike *

Ken Swift Kenneth James Gabbert (born 13 August 1966), better known by his stage name Ken Swift, is a second generation b-boy, or breakdancer. He was a longtime member and key figure in the Rock Steady Crew, and its former Vice President. He is now President ...

* Rhettmatic *Daisy Castro (a.k.a. Baby Love) - lead vocals on "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew"

Discography

Albums

* '' Ready for Battle'' (Virgin Records, 1984) * '' 30 Years to the Day'' (Truelements Music, 2007)

Singles

Appearances in feature films

* ''

Wild Style ''Wild Style'' is a 1983 American hip hop film directed and produced by Charlie Ahearn. Regarded as the first hip hop motion picture, it includes appearances by seminal figures such as Fab Five Freddy, Lee Quiñones, Lady Pink, The Rock Ste ...

'' (1982) * '' Style Wars'' (1983) * '' Flashdance'' (1983) * '' Beat Street'' (1984) * '' Moonwalker'' (1988) * '' Streets Is Watching'' (1998)

References

Sources

* ''The Freshest Kids: A History of the B-Boy'' ( DVD), Image Entertainment, 2002. * ''Hip-Hop (Korean Comic)'' ( Manhwa), IQ Jump Comics, 1998-2004.

External links

* * {{Authority control American breakdancing groups American hip hop dance groups Organizations based in New York City Organizations established in 1979