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Mooncricket’s B-Boy Connection Film and Webisodes

Posted on January 4, 2009

Some great breaking documentaries have come out in recent years and there are still more on the horizon. B-Boy Mooncricket from Termites Crew has been collecting footage since 1994 and currently has over 600 hours of film (and still growing) for his film, The B-Boy Connection. While there is no known release date, he has started releasing weekly webisodes with different b-boys and and clips from his film to give an idea of what it’s about. 

Webisode 1: B-Boy Chicano

Webisode 2: Moshen of Skill Methodz Crew

Webisode 3: B-Boy Ivan, the Urban Action Figure

Alvin Lau’s “For the Breakdancers” Spoken Word piece

Posted on December 30, 2008

I’ve heard poems that talk about about hip-hop culture and rapping (which is poetry itself), but this is the first time I’ve seen one specifically on breaking. Alvin Lau, a Chicago native and professional performance poet, performed his piece For the Breakdancers at the 2007 National Poetry Slam in Austin. Not only did he do this piece in the high-pressure, final round, he also managed to do some funk styling while reciting it: