The Blue Room in Johannesburg saw eight crews battle it out for the title of Red Bull Beat Battle 2011 champions.
Watching b-boys and the way they move really inspires me. There's just something so amazing about seeing people do things that require such skill, patience and determination.
To make this battle even “badder”, Wreckage Production, in association with Red Bull, brought down two legendary b-boys Roxrite and Lilou. This could easily have been the highlight of 2010 for the South African breakdancing scene.
This battle was brought to you by Demolition Squad and Freestyle Magics, and it represented breakdancing and hip hop perfectly.
I recently caught up with Ramu from Roxolid crew check out what he has to say.
Krumpin’, clownin’, poppin’ & lockin’ is the new jargon among hip hop dance crews nowadays - slang that would otherwise leave old school heads lost if they didn’t have the latest Ebonics dictionary
For one night and one night only the Boogaloos skate park at Monte Casino was going to be ripped apart by the shoulders, backs and heads of local b-boys and b-girls.
It was a typical Durban summers day. My tongue was sweating, my eyes were sweating, my ears were sweating and I’m pretty sure my soul was suffering from heatstroke.
Meet Charl, Brendon, Dmitri and Ramone, a persistent dance crew known as Hand Break Turn.
B-boy Wing from Korea prevailed over 15 competitors to win the 2008 Red Bull BC One breakdance championships.
Sofia caught up with Barry in Claremont, who gave us the low-down on the b-boys around town, as well as some info about his own crew; Ill-Rock.
Chopstix's career, which now spans more than a decade, began in 1996 after making the great trek to Jozi. His first taste of breakdancing came after stumbling into Le Club where he saw some guys "breaking legs and spinning."
A look at Cape Town's breakdancing scene
In "Hip-Hop Revolution" South African filmmaker Weaam Williams takes a nostalgic and energetic look at the hip hop culture and its influences on South African youth on the edge of a new post-aparth...
Ronnie takes the title at the BC One Finals in Johannesburg, South Africa. Highlights from the final battle and other moments from the event.
Soul Break
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Two years ago I came to Borneo with my brother to make films, and only recently stumbled across this little emerging group of Dayak b-boys, rappers and beat boxers.