NEW YORK (BY Georgette Cline/ Girls Entertainment/ www.thegirlsent.com) - Backspin productions and The Rock Steady Crew are pleased to announce the Rock Steady Crew 29th Anniversary, a celebration of the legendary B-boy/B-girl crew with four days of festivities from July 27th through July 30th in the New York City and New Jersey area.
The Rock Steady Crew, noted for maintaining and preserving the origins of hip-hop culture through b-boying, will celebrate its 29th Anniversary this year with a host of events including an underground celebrity basketball game, the 2nd Annual Spy Awards, an invitation-only B-boy/B-girl Battle, and free outdoor concert.
A monumental community event that honors deceased members of the crew and celebrates hip-hop culture both past and present, The Rock Steady 29th Anniversary attracts deejays, B-boys/B-girls, emcees, and over 20,000 hip-hop supporters from around the world. This year, Rock Steady Crew brings together GZA and Masta Killah of Wu-Tang Clan, Big Daddy Kane, Large Professor, Rhymefest, Beat Nuts, and many more surprise guests to celebrate 29 years of the championed B-boy movement and Hip-Hop's underground celebrities.
With Crazy Legs' involvement and participation in the forthcoming videogame B- Boy™, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is also supporting the Rock Steady 29th Anniversary. Hip-hop heads will be the first to play the game and show off their b-boy gaming skills in B-Boy the videogame on PlayStation2 and PlayStation Portable (PSP)! B-Boy will be released on PS2 and PSP this fall.
Rock Steady Crew President Crazy Legs, the host and organizer for The Annual Rock Steady Anniversary, states the yearly event is the 'authentic hip-hop experience for everyone'. 'This is a pilgrimage for all,' Crazy Legs states. 'People come from all around the world to attend the anniversary to bridge the gaps between cultures through hip-hop.'
Through the Spy Awards, a prestigious honoring for a new generation of B-boys/B-girls, Rock Steady Crew looks to sustain the art form and keep the movement growing. The 29th Anniversary will celebrate the hip-hop culture through its acceptance via underground, mainstream, lifestyle brands, music, business, and throughout many integral subcultures.
ROCK STEADY CREW 29th ANNIVERSARY SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 27, 2006
11am-2pm
@ The Cage 6th Ave & 3rd St
Underground Celebrity Basketball Tournament
9pm-2am
Location TBA
'For The Funk Of It' Party to honor 'Funk Styles' movement of the West Coast
Friday, July 28, 2006
3pm-9pm
@Crobar 530 W. 28th St (btwn 10th &11th)
Performance by GZA and Masta Killah of Wu-Tang Clan
Spy Awards
2 on 2 B-girl Battle
1 on 1 Battle
Saturday, July 29, 2006
3pm-9pm
@Crobar 530 W. 28th St (btwn 10th &11th)
Crew Battles
Sunday, July 30, 2006
1pm-7pm
@Lincoln Park on Broad St. in downtown Newark, NJ
Performances by: Big Daddy Kane, Large Professor, Rhymefest, Beat Nuts, AG of D.I.T.C., O.C. D.I.T.C, Q-Unique, Ill Bill, Many Styles, Mayda Del Valle (Def Poet), Project Move.
For more information on Rock Steady Crew 29th Anniversary contact:
The Girls Entertainment: 212.907.1480; Georgette [email protected]; Sabrina Juarez [email protected]; Cristina Novo [email protected]
About The Rock Steady Crew
Established in 1977 by Bronx B-boys Jimmy D and Joe Joe, the Rock Steady Crew has grown to thousands worldwide, and has become synonymous with the preservation of true Hip-Hop culture. In 1979, Jimmy D put Crazy Legs and Lenny Len down with Rock Steady just in time to add new life to the art form and take it to the next level.
The Rock Steady Crew performed for the Reagan inauguration in 1980. They were the first B-boys to perform at Carnegie Hall on Jan 19, 2001. The crew also performed in a tribute to the Nicholas Brothers at the Kennedy Center Honors, the Royal Variety Performance for Queen Elizabeth II, the Boston Ballet Gala, and the Lincoln Center Serious Fun! series. In 2003, Mayor Bloomberg proclaimed July 26th to be Rock Steady Crew Day in New York City. Rock Steady Crew received the Key to the City of Las Vegas on February 21, 2004, for their work with the Las Vegas Arts District. Crazy Legs and Rock Steady regularly host events at The Point community center in the South Bronx, donating proceeds to the center for their youth programs. It was Legs' dance program at The Point for young people that garnered him the 'New Yorker of the Week' Award from New York 1 News. Each year at the RSC Anniversary, sponsorship proceeds from the Celebrity Basketball Tournament go to the Greenwich Village Youth Council.
Crazy Legs has been featured in such films as Flashdance, Beat Street, Wild Style and Style Wars as well as various television programs and music videos. He participated in the Peabody Award-winning documentary Dance in America: Everybody Dance Now, the Great Performances 20th Anniversary Special, and co-produced the documentary movie The Freshest Kids. He performed in the Off-Broadway play Jam On the Groove, and taught actor John Leguizamo to B-boy for his Tony Award-nominated play Freak. He has choreographed music videos for Wyclef Jean and multi-platinum artist Moby.
The Rock Steady Crew Anniversary is held annually to symbolize the preservation of the history and evolution of Hip Hop Culture. This monumental community event brings out DJ's, B-boys/B-girls, graffiti artists, emcees and thousands of other positive Hip-Hop heads from around the globe. The celebration also honors members of Rock Steady Crew and members of the Hip-Hop community that have passed away.
Members include: Crazy Legs, Pop Master Fabel, Mr.Wiggles, Tony Touch, Q-Unique, Rakaa, Bobbito 'Cucumber Slice', Bonz Malone, Easy Rock, East3, Armani, Sugar Pop, Mr. Freeze, Fever 1, Sweepy, DJ Charlie Rock, Smerk, Heps Fury, Floor Rock, Quiet Rock, Koolski, Jeromskee, Rahzel, DJ JS1, Rhettmatic, Flea Rock, Servin Ervin, Denote, Unico, Shonn Boogz, T-Rock, DJ Eclipse, Tuff Tim Twist, DJ Presto 1, Evil Dee, Artson, Double T, Renegade, Mega, Jeskilz, Mari, Teknyc, DJ Wobbles, Ynot, Venum, Luigi, Masami, and ATS.
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