I'm 52 and I remember my daddy taking me to see this in Harlem with my break dance crew...love you daddy for this.. God Bless the dead!!! PEACE!!

My Puerto Rican brothers doing their thing, Prince Whipper Whip, Rubie Dee, Charlie Chase, Ken Swift, Crazy Legs were some of the BORICUAS in this scene, there were many more in the Wild style movie!!! 🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷 1982 !!!

The most underrated beat EVER

KZfaq is now the official history Channel

The first crew is Fantastic Five. Cold Crush Brothers kick in at 4:16.

Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Fives were the first "recording stars" of the music business. But the Cold Crush Brothers were the soul of the streets. Growing up in Brooklyn, it was like having GOLD if you had a CC tape. The battles with Romantic 5 and Force MCs (before they became Force MDs) were all I listened to. Those tapes were so watered down audio wise, but I couldnt wait for the next one.

I’m 51 yrs old ...and I still know every lyric to this. B-boy for life. Word up y’all. KSN crew ...LA.

I'm proud to have been a part of this era. Back in the mid to late 70's Grandmaster Caz from the Cold Crush Brothers was the best to ever do it in the streets and on tape. I was about eight years old when my big bro introduced me to the Cold Crush Brothers. At the time, I was living on 184th on Valentine Ave in the Boogie Down Bronx and Caz would sometimes play basketball at the park on 183rd and Valentine Ave (I believe the park doesn't exist anymore)... today's rappers should give big thanks to Caz for all he's done for everyone. Who would've ever thought rap would make it this far. Do these rappers today know there history or even know who Grandmaster Caz is ? This guy is a legend.

Whipper whip with the fresh mock neck......Only the classic folks know what I'm talking about.

NYC had the best Djs,and Rappers and beats sounds u name it.cant be touched and I'm a west coast person.i always dreamed being in NYC.

Still gives chills and i would and dare to say the breakdancing was more authentic than it is today!

That shyt makes me misty eyed. You had to be there. T- Connection, Roxy, Fever, Roof Top, and all the clubs I've forgotten 🫡

I was born in 97 , now wishing i was born 57 to experience the REAL beginning hip hop

That Down by law beat is ridiculously dope!

Damn this is dope. The beginning of everything.

This is grown folks music!! The culture of hip hop!! ✊✊✊💯💯

Back in our day, when you had 20 dudes on a stage, they actually served a purpose, not like today when cats just trying to be seen and just happy to be on stage with a mic and nobody can't understand what the hell any of yall is saying....

Should be in the Smithsonian on loop. Would be the best attended exhibit, by far.

Wild style the very 1st hip hop movie with ALL 4,elements....Rap’n Dj’n, break’n, graffiti’n.

Can you imagine when Wild Style hit us here on the West Coast??? Man this shit was MIND BLOWIN!!! Me being Mexicano to see Ruby Dee up there spittin Barz...I'm tellin you that was everything!!

Yes Puerto Ricans deserve serious recognition for their contribution the hip hop culture. I think it’s sad this fact isn’t more in the forefront.

Mannn I wish I was around to see this type of early hip-hop stuff

Thank God I was old enough to appreciate these jams back in the day. I loved growing up in Brooklyn and being exposed to all the old school groups!!

Real hip hop will never die Real hip hop will only multiply. Combat you any time style. We are down by law.

The flow at the end was wild

This is proof that Puerto Rican were Pioneers of hip hop as well.

This is the very beginning of the music that would change the WORLD !

Two legends rocking on the mic together, It can't get no better than that.

Ashes to ashes and dust ta dust... Classic!!!! JDL was ahead of his time.

They were representing to the fullest. Rick Rubin also was there from start too. It was multicultural from the start. But all modern music (rock, jazz, blues, hip hop) came from the street and had a lot of African influence anyway. .

Been over 35 years since I first saw this movie...roughly 40 years since I first heard Cold Crush rhyming over "Numbers" on a Rhyme Convention tape that made its way to BMore (via Newburgh, NY). NOTHING in this world charges me up like this scene. Especially when they start spitting "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust..." Cats saying "baby, baby' long before anybody else...... LONG LIVE WILD STYLE!!!!

True story, for those who don't know...Big Bank Hank, from Sugarhaill Gang, was Grandmaster Caz manager. One day, he asked Caz could he borrow some rhymes. Caz agreed...not knowing why Hank wanted rhymes. Hank recorded Rapper's Delight with Caz rhymes. Part of the proof is when Hank says "I'm the GRANDMASTER with the THREE MC's...." as in Grandmaster Caz and JDL, Almighty Kay Gee & Easy A.D. Caz was ripped off, but he didn't copy write his rhymes so he had to just suck it up. Check out Caz "MC Delight."

My arms are up while listening to this

Yooooo this still goes hard!!! Not knocking the younguns but I'll keep this!!!!

Love hip hop from the early dayz

I am 57 and remember when Hip Hop was born. Look at how far it has come. 2022 and it is a multi-billion dollar business with rap stars that are million and billionaires. Sky's the limit today.

This rap needs to return

The 2 turn tables and a mic came from the Jamaican music scene. Jamaicans is the original hip hop setters. Along with the Latino's they all are a part of hip hop!

I was 10 years old when I 1st saw the movie, and I KNEW in my SOUL that this (hip hop) was going to be a part of me forever!

They never do this routine. Why not I still bump it 8/15/23

This epic is better than most rap out there in 2020 - 2021 which is saying a lot!

I remember this taking back in my early teen years

Wild Style Real Hip Hop and all elements of the culture!! I'm fortunate to have seen it at the movie theater.

When hip hop was hip hop. It died many, many years ago in my book.

The classic nostalgic hip hop street dance break

I listen to this.... And hip hop will always be alive 🥇

Charlie Chase is still spinning the table's in da park to this day , "anniversary "

i get emotional watching this B, this is pure NYC HIP HOP !!!! I was like 11 or 12 snuck into the theater on 42nd to see this, greatest moment of my hip hop life,word!!!! couple years ago I ran into Lee from the movie, I was picking my daughter up at the baby sitter, I was like I was 11 or 12 again. Hip Hop was everything back then. still is.

This real hip hop 💯👌

Absolutely Puerto Rican’s played a major role in Hip Hop ...but if you are not from da boogie down ... you wouldn’t know ...just ask Fat Joe 👍🏽

This song is still number one ☝️

Chip1972 is Absolutely rght I was there..fr Newark and we followed their Wave.. Boogie Dwn to Harlem Wrld.

In NYC Blacks and Puerto Ricans have alway’s been together. We grew up in each other’s neighborhood’s and housing project’s living in the same floor. I don’t know about those other states where they fight each other but in NYC in the 70’s 80’s and 90’s we were together.

Amazing rap of these 🐈...like the PR style. As a Colombian who is learning bit by bit about the beautiful hip hop and it's roots... amazing!

❤❤❤😂😂😂Blacks and Puerto Ricans created Hip-hop don't forget DJ Kool Herc

This was some 🔥🔥🔥🔥ass rhymes and format. Shout-out to all the black and browns whom created the foundation of this beautiful expression called hip hop. ❤️💕💕 4/1/21

I am form Wyandanch LI NY. Before Rakim who is from Wyandanch made it, Rap was at block parties around town and out at the Wyandanch Park being handed out for all in 1978 and prior .I lived on Birch street , right around the corner from the Wyandanch park .There was a house on the street next to the park where a extension cord ran and DJ's would get electric to run their DJ equipment .Big up to Wyandanch Day . Not any Puerto Ricans that i seen, just Black folks.

Theodore Roosevelt High School Bronx NY Representative since 1976... along with Caz, Whip & Dot.

Lisa Lee and Starski in the Limo Ride Rap. On and on and on and on (Daaaamn) the beat don't stop till the break of dawn (Go!)

This shows you even more that Latinos was also apart of the culture. Salute!

First the Fantastic 5 then the Cold Crush Brothers… good times on my mind… dope !!!

Wow I had this on tape back in the day.Ruby Dee killed it I did not no he was P.R. as he said in his bars....

6:33, Lil boy eats Them Moves🔥🔥🔥

Gil 180 BX this is the joint I grew up with Charlie Chase and his brother Joey 👍🏼🇵🇷🇵🇷🇵🇷💯

History, we were part of it. late 70s-80s. I tell my kids how it started from the roots of NYC, now it's world wide. Ain't goin no where it's here 4ever. And they said it wasn't too last😂🤣😂✌🏿2 the old school 💎1 Lotty-Dotty

I love Grandmaster Caz’s story in this performance, funny and scary at same time lol.

At some point all artist will be considered old school, but Grassroots/Classical hip hop is reserved for those Pioneers such as these 2 groups and others. Much respect to these unsung Pillars & vanguards of the rap genre. I'm Mr.J of the GIFTED 4 (Sounds of the mic & Temper) 1984/85. FUBU

Dag man the brothas. Dope puerto Rico in the house!!!

Ranch boys all day 818 home st... even a cameo by me!!! At the Dixie

4:30 JDL finessed that shit

The Puerto Rican brothers had the Brakin game on smash.

THE GOOD OLD DAYS IN HIP HOP

Remember listening to the mix cassettes!! My cousin was always playing Cold Crush!! The beats, the rhymes, the break dancing...all legends!! This right here is the original and organic hip hop!!

In the year of now .... suave still works... Peace &Love

Waow watching this is a treat !!! Not like the garbage we hear today 😬 Peace to the cold crush from Morocco

Fantastic Five rocked that jawn Chester Stand Up 🤜🏾🤜🏾🤜🏾🤜🏾

Whipper Whip Puerto Rican Powerz. Damn, Orig.

Just to be clear the First Performers in this clip is The Fantastic Five -> and then it transitioned to the Cold Crush!! The first true Hip Hop Rivalry that kept the clubs Jammed Packed!! And laid the Foundation for Hip Hop!! BRONX All DAY!!

WHIPPER WHIP IS PUERTO RICAN TOO!💯🇩🇴🇵🇷

DOWN BY LAW!!!!!! DAMN THAT BEAT IS CRAZY!!!!!

Classic hip hop at it's finest mcs and b boys u guys are the GOD'S

Whipper Whip's voice and inflection is so damn amazing. I miss those days. The purity of the art form before $$$ ruined it all.

I tear sh!t up bout a quarter till 3...... She said CAZ somebody's comin I said yea me... Bars....

I wish young rappers could study this

+SCEZ ONER, I'm three years late for this reply, but for anybody that's curious, this is a scene from the 1983 film "Wild Style." Fantastic Five is also featured in the film, along with other early scene icons.

This footage from 1981 was at the beginning of the expansion of Hip Hop.

Kaz best storyteller 🔥 made hank spell his name in sugarhill gang finally 💰

Im checking in from Strong Island NY the home of Rakim Public Enemy Dela Soul EPMD Biz Markie Freddie Foxx Keith Murray K Solo Method Man Leaders of the New School Craig Mack may he rest in peace and Prodigy from Moob Deep may he rest in peace JVC Force Soul for Real Ashanti Rick Rubin Doctor Dre from Yo MTV Raps Prince Paul from Steasonic Original Concept and countless others. Every time I see this classic scene from Wild Style I get chills when JDL from Cold Crush spits flame when Hip Hop was birthed and in it's purest form. I grew up in Strong Island NY during the vicous crack era of the 80s and we had park jams in New Cassel Park in Westbury Long Island and some of the Long island greats came to our park to light up the mic when we had Westbury Day during the summer so I experienced Hip Hop in it's purest form when it spread from the Boogie Down Bronx to the other Boros and to Long island. The Bronx was a fucking war zone like Beruit with drugs and crime so Hip Hop was a brief escape from the madness. NY is and will always be the Mecca of Hip Hop.

hell yeah, foundation!

Man I wish I was there (wait I can look at this over and over!)

Mc's doing it so viciousl!! Pure hip-hop culture at it's finest! And the legendary Curtis Brown aka Grandmaster Caz in a class by himself 6:51 🎤🎤🎤🎤🎤🎛💯🤛🏾💚♥️🖤🤜🏾

When the aliens arrive show them this 👽

That shit was dope. "Get on the mic witcha rhymes galore"

Wow! You guys have a good flow

I miss u Dot A Rock

This is The GrandWiard Theodore & the Fantastic Romantic 5 ( Prince Whipper Whip & Dot a Rock) are the Original Salt and Pepper in Hip Hop.

I WISH they had did a video of Grand Master Caz' ( Yvette) lyrics...wouldve been HILARIOUS!!

AND THIS IS NOT THE COLD CRUSH BROTHERS. IT'S THE FANTASTIC 5!!

"And we're getting really sweatyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy"

The ignorance and the arrogance of kids today that think they know everything about HipHop and have no clue that Puerto Ricans were cofounders of the movement against discrimination of blacks and Puerto Ricans in New York in the 70s and nothing has changed. Boricuas still in front lines of the struggle against racism in USA. Longer than anyone, 530 years and still going strong…