Rock Steady Crew facts for kids
Rock Steady Crew is an American breaking and hip hop group which has become a franchise 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 UK Singles Chart, 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 subculture.
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History
The group was initially formed in The Bronx, New York City in 1977 by b-boys Jimmy Dee and Jimmy Lee. The Manhattan branch was created by Crazy Legs and B-Boy Fresh. The New York Times called the Rock Steady Crew "the foremost breakdancing group in the world today."
Notable members
- DJP
- Crazy Legs
- DJ Cucumber Slice
- DJ Qbert
- Fever One
- Madchild
- Mr. Wiggles
- Q-Unique
- Rahzel
- Tony Touch
- East-3
- SkillRoy
- Jeffrey(Doze)Green
- Buck 4 (Rip)
- Kuriaki (Rip)
Former members
- Micro Mix (a.k.a. Craig Hunter)
- Frosty Freeze
- Mix Master Mike
- Ken Swift
- 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
| Year | Song | UK |
Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "(Hey You) The Rock Steady Crew" | 6 |
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| 1984 | "Uprock" | 64 | ||||
| "She's Fresh" | — | |||||
| 2000 | "Used to Wish I Could Break with Rock Steady" | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Appearances in feature films
- Wild Style (1982)
- Style Wars (1983)
- Flashdance (1983)
- Beat Street (1984)
- Moonwalker (1988)
- Streets Is Watching (1998)
