Rappers, DJs and collectives from the east coast of the United States…
The son of an Egyptian dancer and a Russian Jewish dancer and choreographer, Ali Dee (aka Ali Theodore) studied jazz dance between the ages of 9 and 12 but began to breakdance after watching Swipe from the Rock Steady Crew.
Akrobatik is a rapper who hails from the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
3 Steps From Nowhere is an underground Hip Hop group comprised of Lazy, Black Crow, and Rimshot.
Jesse West was one of the first rappers signed to Motown Records and in 1989, released the album “No Prisoners”.
The Arsonists are an underground hip hop group consisting of D-Stroy, Freestyle, Q Unique, Just One & Swel Boogie.