Bboy Crazy Legs - Rock Steady

00:00 | Trailer
01:55 Brian’s thoughts on the episode
04:23 Brian’s introduction
05:16 First European Hip hop tour in 1982
08:26 Youthful misappreciation of the opportunity fame offered
12:35 An emerging talent from his tough, but fun life, growing up in The Bronx
16:47 Why he went out bombing and writing
18:19 How the windmill came about
24:04 Seeking out more people to battle in early 1980s Upper West Side
26:36 What led to the explosion of hip hop downtown
32:07 How did the different backgrounds and cultures intermingle
35:17 Be yourself and respond to the music soulfully
38:17 Practising hard to be the best and gaining respect by proving it in a battle
42:28 Frustration at failing to benefit from their talent which was used by others to benefit themselves
49:59 That’s not B-boying it’s Break Dancing with no funk to it: we’re going to reclaim it
56:56 Too many hip hop movies are corny
58:06 Appraisal of Netflix TV film ‘The Get Down’
1:01:12 The essence of being a Bboy
Founding Puerto Rock Steady to benefit others
1:06:20 Lack of UK Government support for a sport now going into Youth Olympics
1:11:51 Why he battled Bboy Storm and the battle with Ken Swift didn’t take place
1:20:59 Bboy Crazy Legs views on the Bboys who came out of Germany, France and Japan
1:22:26 What he looks for when he judges Bboy battles
1:24:36 A visiting scholar at Cornell University
1:30:59 His hopes for the benefits to the worldwide community in future development of Bboying
1:35:39 Success secrets
1:36:35 What Crazy Legs changed his mind about in the last few months
1:38:20 What we would be surprised to learn about Crazy Legs
1:38:41 What keeps Crazy Legs awake at night
1:40:23 What will Crazy Legs’ obituary say
1:41:02 Phone call to the 20 year old Crazy Legs
1:42:25 Best advice ever received
1:43:50 Advice to the young person listening who wants to succeed in hip hop
1:45:28 Brian’s summing up.