Graffiti Rock was a hip-hop based television program, originally screened June 29, 1984. Intended as an on-going series, the show only received one pilot episode and aired on WPIX channel 11 in New York City and a few other markets. The pilot episode has since been released as a DVD and features rare extra material.
Graffiti Rock resembled a hip hop version of the popular television dance shows at the time such as Soul Train and American Bandstand. The show was created and hosted by Michael Holman, who was the manager of the popular break-dancing crew, the New York City Breakers.
The episode features Run D.M.C., Shannon, The New York City Breakers, DJ Jimmie Jazz and Kool Moe Dee and Special K of the Treacherous Three. The New York City Breakers, who were fresh off of their success from the movie, Beat Street, made a showcase appearance. The episode also features television and film actress, Debi Mazar and actor/director Vincent Gallo as dancers on the show.
A segment of the show was sampled on The Beastie Boys' LP Ill Communication. "[...] alright, you're scratchin it right now, cut the record back and forth against the needle, back and forth, back and forth, make it it scratch, but let me tell you something don't try this at home on yor dad's stereo only under hiphop supervision, alright ?" The show has since become an important 'must-see' for hip-hop enthusiasts, alongside such titles as Wild Style and Beat Street.
This article is about the 1984 movie; for other breakin' or breaking references see breaking.
Breakin' is a 1984 movie directed by Joel Silberg. It was also released under the title Breakdance: The Movie in some international locations.
The film was inspired by a German documentary entitled Breakin' and Enterin' set in the Los Angeles multi-racial hip-hop club Radiotron, based out of Macarthur Park in Los Angeles. Many of the artists and dancers including Ice-T (who makes his movie debut as a club MC) and Boogaloo Shrimp went straight from Breakin' and Enterin' to star in Breakin'.
The music score featured the hits, "Breakin'... There's No Stoppin Us" by Ollie & Jerry and "Freakshow on the Dance Floor." Breakin' was followed by a sequel, Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo is the sequel to the 1984 breakdancing film Breakin'. It was released the same year as its predecessor by Cannon Films. In some international locations, the movie was released under the title Breakdance 2: Electric Boogaloo.
Breakin' 2 sees the return of Kelly (Lucinda Dickey), Ozone (Adolfo Quinones) and Turbo (Michael Chambers) as they try to stop a developer from bulldozing a community recreation centre. The film also features dancer Viktor Manoel, rapper Ice-T, who returns from the original, and an appearance by (future) pop star Martika.
Like its predecessor, much of the film's soundtrack was provided by Ollie & Jerry, comprising the duo Ollie Brown and Jerry Knight. The title track, "Electric Boogaloo," did not hit the pop charts and climbed to only #45 on the R&B chart.[1]
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