- Actors: Afrika Bambaataa, Mos Def, Fab 5 Freddy, Frosty Freeze, Kool Herc
- Directors: Israel
- Producers: Casey Suchan, Eric Brenner, Quincy Jones III
- Format: NTSC
- Language: English
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Paradox
- VHS Release Date: Oct 1 2002
- Run Time: 94 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00006IUMV
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #13,496 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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The subtitle couldn't be more accurate: A History of the B-Boy is a comprehensive look at the world's "freshest kids." This lively documentary isn't about hip-hop or hip-hop culture as much as about an integral part of that culture. B-boys are defined, variously, as "breakboys" (the original term) and "breakdancers" (the more widely known one). These "kids," many now in their 30s, helped to shape hip-hop's look and spread its gospel. The narrative traces their evolution from the South Bronx 1970s to media-crazed 1980s--when they were featured in movies from Wild Style to Flashdance--to today, as the phenomenon has returned to the underground while remaining as popular as ever (as exemplified by footage from Germany, Japan, etc.). The old and new school are on hand to explain and to praise the b-boy; everyone from rappers like KRS-One and Mos Def to breakers like Crazy Legs and Ken Swift. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Breaking... Born at Kool D.J. Herc's House parties in the early '70s, catapulted to a worldwide phenomenon in the '80s, and now experiencing its latest gravity-defying incarnation as a thriving underground movement, "The Freshest Kids" brings to you the illest B-Boying this planet has ever witnessed. Over two hours of hardcore breaking gives you an all-access pass to the underground world of B-Boys spanning the last 25+ years. See and hear the early history via rare archival footage and exclusive interviews with The Nigga Twins, Spy (the man with 1000 moves), Rock Steady Crew icons Crazy Legs and Ken Swift, The New York City Breakers, Mr. Wiggles, Styelements and the world's most innovative B-boys of the next generation along with hip-hop legends Kool D.J. Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, KRS-One, Mos Def and many more as they come together to reveal for the first time the most comprehensive history of B-Boying, its evolution and its place within hip-hop culture and beyond. These are The Freshest Kids and this is their story!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth buyin,
By A Customer
This review is from: Freshest Kids:History/B-B. (DVD)
I thought this was a really good dvd! For people that want to know the background of bboyin they should def get this. Ne one into bboyin should have this in their collection.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Cop this documentary IMMEDIATELY !!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Freshest Kids:History/B-Boy (VHS Tape)
I have only this to say about this documentary....an MEGA-MASTERPIECE TO THE HIGHEST SUPREME !!! Much love and respect to all the old school b-boys that haven't Kool Herc, Afrikka Bambataa, Grandmaster Flash, Crazy Legs, Ken Swift, JoJo, Mr. Freeze, Frosty Freeze, N***A Twins, Spy, and KRS-One...KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR DOING AND CONTINUE TO PREACH THE PURE REALISM OF TRUE HIP-HOP TO THE NEW BREED!!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
learn the history of break dancing and b-boy culture,
By "m_grinch" (San Francisco, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Freshest Kids:History/B-B. (DVD)
An excellent introduction and education of break dancing as a culture and art. Any one who listens to modern day urban music (hip-hop or rap, etc) should check out this DVD to understand the significance of break dancing and the beginning of it all, not only break dancing but hip-hop as well.
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