Breakin 'n' Enterin' - West Coast Hip Hop Doc (1983)

Breakin 'n' Enterin' - West Coast Hip Hop Documentary (1983)
Director: Topper Carew
Breakin' N Enterin' (Hip-Hop & B-Boying In LA) is a film from 1983 that documented the then nascent LA B-boy scene and inspired Breakin'. It featured many of the players that went on to star in Breakin' and gave a glimpse at their real lives. Shabba Doo, Boogaloo Shrimp and a very young Ice-T are among those highlighted. And, of course, there is lots of dancing. Unlike the New York scene where the focus was mostly on floor work, West Coast b-boys spent a lot more time Poppin', Lockin' and Uprockin'. (Sorry for the poor sound quality).
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[@anonymouslakernerd7214]

I’m 50 years old. When I was in middle school I taped this from SelecTV (on a Betamax, no less!) and used to watch it religiously. I stole all the moves I could. Even whole routines for my crew. This brought back so many memories!

[@almostfame86]

You had me at SelecTV from back in the day.

[@thyreason]

Fond memories of ONTV and SelecTV as a kid

[@anothermonday5664]

ohhh shit man Selectv! They operated on that weird 12-hour schedule, and every day at 3pm I'd be praying they wouldn't scramble their signal and we'd get some free movies 😆😆

[@elzhifrancisco6724]

Tuff from little dominoes was hard back then R.I.P TUFF

[@jrocks909]

Damn. On tv and select tv. Those were the days.

[@jessenorgrove1702]

To keep the doctor away,I recommend you watch this once a day everyday.

[@NaughtyNomadFitness]

It's 2019 and the music from 83 still sounds futuristic!

[@promomaker7122]

2022

[@7wolfman78]

Ha so true 😂

[@andrewsoos2113]

The Germans were ahead of their time.

[@DennisMC1974]

Seeing iced T with the kids teaching them to rap very touching such good times in those days🖤👍

[@sureshock]

This doc should be stored in a museum for long term

[@jkovenski]

Yo, when I saw Ice-T breaking I almost fell out of my seat. I miss the days when nobody was too cool to dance.

[@kevindube7096]

I damn near teared up seeing him trying to get them young folks into rapping & doing something positively creative. Didn’t know he was almost a community leader / social worker type

[@koasizmworld1927]

wtf?! at what time of the vid pls?

[@koasizmworld1927]

oh shit i just seen it,,, mad my whole month!!!!!! whoaw......... dude was dope to!

[@basimpsn]

@@koasizmworld1927 Early 80ies I'm thinking

[@edgarfriendly2045]

@@koasizmworld1927 kzbin.info/www/bejne/p4C0daF3oLaAgKc

[@VinnieP.B.]

2023 and still brings NOSTALGIA...

[@djkoti74]

I love how this early 80's west coast electro/hip hop scene we see here is an evolution of 70's funk and disco. It's visible in clothes, dance moves, music, everything - and it's happening right in frontof our eyes in this documentary. Awesome.

[@shawnrw3727]

I MISS the 80s. The best decade ever.

[@mattmagana4067]

Had this on VHS in the early 2000s and haven"t seen it for years. Next year it will be 40 years old. Wow. Nothing like this doc has captured the essence of early West Coast LA Popping. So many legends...Shrimp, Taco, Blue City Crew, Unique Dominoes, Hugo, Duce ..Honestly wish this had been way more Poppin than all the breakin' they showed. The skill level of the solos and routines is still bonkers! Makes sense though when Suga Pop said Breakin' had only been in LA for a year. Respect to the pioneers and legends that laid the foundation. And blessings to those of them that have transitioned.

[@SoundBlackRecordings]

West Coast Electro is the forgotten leg of Hip Hop history.

[@angeldcuba4958]

If this new Dancers don't get it with this base function it lose his power in the soul

[@CoachMitchellh]

There's really only a 3-5 year lead NY had on Cali it just took Cali longer to catch on. SugarHill gang Rappers Delight doesn't count because that song was a pop hit that went worldwide. But as far as rap as a business and culture. RunDMC blew it up in 83' and Ice T and NWA 86-88'. Not that far apart. But NY gets all of the credit.

[@clandestinesyndicate3463]

I wouldn't say forgotten. A lot of people just don't know the history and what they're listening to.

[@ThizOne]

Líke The Winstons said: Amen Brother 👊👽

[@iammayabae8196]

@@CoachMitchellh sir we were having parties all the way in the early 70s!!!! Hip hop first generation was nothing but block parties! Before we made records! We get the credit becus in the Bronx we created this artform becus we had nothing!!!!!! We lived in war zones!!!! Just becus ya was influenced along the way don’t mean ya need credit that we had been doing 15 years before it even got to LA

[@mr.yonosenada]

Man, breakin' brought everyone together! No differences back then. It was all laid out on the floor (or cardboard boxes). Thanks for putting this up man!

[@Suden60622]

Just amazing to see IceT with those young kids. Such a great community. Pity they dont have this today.

[@dopedragon3000]

Takes u back to the early-eighties feel in LA; the music, the essence of hip hop here

[@ozfam4374]

Whoever made this documentary was a genius for catching the integration of ny breaking with california popping as well as all the great music pioneers who laid the road work for west coast rap.ice t,egyptian loverpalm trees,perms,dickies,gangstas,& hot women.this documentary is bustin at the seams with california vibes!!!

[@beachboi6196]

Popping and locking is from west

[@BTman58]

@@beachboi6196 That's what he said. Combining NY breaking with Cali popping.

[@gzuss6043]

Shabba doo

[@barty2381]

Still to this day I don't understand how these dancers move so gracefully and effortlessly on the dance floor! Just brilliant!

[@DoubleR__]

Ice T was a solid breakdancer. That shocked the hell out of me to see him getting down!

[@buffalosowljah]

first time i seen ice-t was in the first breakin film..still lovin these historic documentries👌

[@MrYoungscoob714]

I love the music and vibe back then. The 80s were poppin' back then !

[@ANT1989]

Lol the 80's were poppin....Literally 💢🔫

[@OGGOAT23]

Poppin bags

[@68thalien]

some of the best times in my life, the 80's!

[@joseanthompson9069]

facts

[@MidTierVillain]

The 80s was the greatest era, I had the best memories from the 80s.. everything was just so genuine, sincere, and organic.. authentic.. fresh.. everybody had their own style, no matter how crazy it looked- ppl were trying everything creatively.

[@stewarteasy72]

Before Breakin', there was this documentary. R.I.P. Shabba Doo 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

[@YaMommasNextDoorNeighbor]

At 42:43, the way Boogaloo Shrimp starts his set is still one of the dopest entrances. He was a monster back in the day.

[@miami8089]

He was one of the best. He could do everything, pop, lock, break, whatever

[@ericjordan6059]

I must've watched the Taco/Boogaloo scene ilke 50 times. They killed it!

[@christopherturner9123]

Me too!!!! Lol​@@ericjordan6059

[@stephensneddon1059]

I'm so glad I've grown up through this era...to see young artists grow..moving on 40 years, and see what it has become... INCREDIBLE...if I could go back, I definitely would 👍🏻🇬🇧🇺🇸☺️

[@itseveryday8600]

24:30 shabadoo explains the evolution of popin, "robot started on Soul train in 1972, by guy named Charles-the-Robot, it was real slow, very mechanical. Then, a guy named slim-the-robot from the original Lockers, sped it up, and moved(faster) liked this. (it almost looks like popin). Then after that, popin came from Fresno California, by a guy named Boogaloo Sam, he was leader of Electric Boogaloos. He was first guys to bring Boogaloo and popin to LA. Everyone thinks I created popin, I didn't, I just picked it up like everyone else, from some guys who came from Fresno."

[@stewarteasy72]

This was before Gangsta Rap. I love this doc as I have never seen this one documentary in my lifetime besides Breakin, Breakin 2, Beat Street nor Rappin! The way Ice-T was rapping and breaking while performing was MAGIC!!!! 🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯🎯⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@buffalosowljah]

this w as exactly x4 gangsta crap which sort of brought all the shooting and guns and hoeing crap that ruined everything...cant beat these early vids/docs and party rapo tunes

[@dianaxu2352]

Nothing hypes me up like watching some old school popping and breaking.

[@68thalien]

i agree

[@bigpimp9066]

I saw the video in the 80s it's was dope... I had it on VHS... Wish I can get it again....

[@MrHereWeGoYo]

1983 I was a freshman in high school in L.A. I don't have the words to describe the feeling of growing up in this era. I'll always have a soft spot for Electro. Not to put anybody down but you can tell west coast cats were still trying to get a handle on breakdancing.

[@randyj420]

Amazing vintage footage. Thank U for the post. Brings me back to breaking in my buddy's garage after school and giving the younger kids a place to hang on their way home.

[@delfinrubi5102]

R.I.P Pop n Taco and Shabba Doo

[@mortal88]

fuck me people we so much more expressive and creative and just generally way more social. It's scary how modern society has changed. People are way more bothered about being judged these days it was alot freer back then

[@SurgeCess]

that is a big problem now, image is everything. back then image was important but it was more about your character. that and rampant technology turns people into introverts

[@dsvaldez13]

Wow! Great Documentary...I guess this is where the movie Breakin came from. Almost the whole cast is in this Documentary. 💯😎

[@bellahoughton84]

Crazy..evolution of hip hop..5 yrs later Ice T does "colors." A song that still hits hard too this very day!

[@MotivationOfTheMind]

That's when gangster rap started crazy stuff.

[@harielll5028]

Ice T...a real west coast legend

[@Deetroiter]

In Detroit, we were caught in the middle. We got locking first from the west coast, then popping made its way in. From all accounts by the OG’s I’ve spoken to, breakin didn’t hit Detroit until 1981 or so. We’ve always had HUGE respect for the west coast and giving us the gift of locking and popping, bottin, tuttin, etc. Thanks for this upload, really gives a good insight to the home of funk styles and how they did their flavor of breakin

[@VBaskin2010]

Man I Can't Believe To Say It But If It Weren't For That Doc "Breakin' 1" & "Breakin' 2: The Electric Boogaloo" Wouldn't Exist.

[@CMWGang]

Back then, the west was and still is the poplockin' capital of this here planet. #originals

[@kiduprock04]

Poppin’ and lockin’ came from the West Coast. Gotta always respect the origins 💯💯💯

[@jeffreywhitaker5154]

Invented in Fresno Cali!!👍🏾

[@kiduprock04]

@@jeffreywhitaker5154 no doubt poppin def comes from Fresno (one of the foundational moves I still remember training for hours 😅). Campbellocking (locking) is from LA tho if I’m not mistaken.

[@jeffreywhitaker5154]

@@kiduprock04 Google Poppin Pete and Bogaloo Sams. They OG's and invented Poplocking. Both from Fresno.

[@kiduprock04]

@@jeffreywhitaker5154 I know about Boogaloo Sam and Popin Pete. Sam invented poppin and boogaloo. But the Electric Boogaloos didn’t invent locking. Locking was created by Don “Campbellock” Campbell. He created it from the funky chicken. The Lockers helped spread the dance and make it famous. Shoutout and RIP Shabba Doo (Ozone) one of the original locking members.

[@kamui5579]

Man I wish kids these days did meet ups like these. Old school breakin beautiful many different cultures can vibe and have fun together.

[@crysteltse8611]

Thanks for posting a wonderful tribute to legends of West Coast Breakers.

[@Kidlat432]

Cant believe I finally found it! Thanks for the upload! 9:56 1:14:44 Boogaloo Shrimp still the greatest!

[@jdk4332]

i do :)

[@makinumove]

I've been looking for this for years. Thank you for posting.

[@TheTRZA1973]

Wow I haven't seen that in 25 years. Lets Rock is probably one of the greatest records of all time! Amazing Moves, Awesome tunes, Crazy mad fashions, the Nikes, The Converse, the Adidas, and the OG that is Mc Ice-T, what a legend!!! Great memories!!!

[@JosePerez-wl8uf]

sin dudas lets rock for dupont el mejor tracks electro de los 80 y los que debe tener guardado de la epoca que no edito

[@miami8089]

Boogaloo Shrimp, one of the best to ever do it. I remember members of the Rock Steady Crew were in awe of his footwork.

[@Theshark15z]

He taught Michael Jackson the Moonwalk.

[@BigBoogie13]

Poppin Taco and Poppin Pete are still rockin it

[@vudusid8717]

@@Theshark15z no he didn't, It was the Electric Boogaloos

[@ozahmed4523]

First time I've seen Ice T breakdance!

[@yokinazu5365]

man this doc really paid off and launched a few carrers❤

[@TheSmashingDoc1]

the two dancers with the red pullover is killin it, damn its impressive

[@darkinvadersproduction1446]

Fantastic Document about electro,locking popping ,breakdance.This is a whole Dope document off early Hip Hop roots. Daaaaaaamn this is The golden years of History, this culture !!!!!!!!!!!

[@boxrock84]

Wow. I was looking for this to buy in the late 90’s and gave up. Completely forgot about it and absolutely cannot even believe it just took me another 25 yrs to see this. Crazy. And yo, gotta shout out the dude who had been dancing for 15 yrs and almost mastered the somersault btw..

[@dogsandyoga1743]

This is amazing. In most Hip Hop documentaries, LA before "gangsta" rap is treated as an afterthought. I appreciate the upload. Also, Ice is one of the most knowledgeable people in game.

[@ThomasGaitherJr]

@Music-Man Thank you for this!!! When this came out, I was about 5. This brought back so many memories! Hip-Hop 4ever!!!!👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@maccagrabme]

Incredible that those kids got that skilled in only a few years. It all came and went within 5 years unlike today's trap music still hanging around like a bad stink for nearly 2 decades.

[@killaskrilla5320]

Word thats kind of sad. This documentary had me thinking, i was born 85 but when i was a kid people were still breakdancing at tha lil school dances and shyt you always had a break squad these kids missin out its like most the elements of hiphop been replaced by drugs and promoting bullshyt. I mean i like some ignant shyt at times too but goddayum Lol

[@SamuRai-dn5xl]

i think you need to look up any breakdancing in recent years redbullone freestyle sessions so many other events showcasing how far breaking has evolved even into the olyimpics theres so much more to dicover if you dig deeper

[@trujillocisco16]

Damn!!!! Classic shit! I really miss those days. OG’s Egyptian lover, Keith Cooley Ice T Boo-Yaa Tribe Boogaloo shrimp. Nothing like the Ol’ School

[@cadmantheaviator]

brillinatly captures the freshness of it.

[@DELIVERANCE-TODAY]

NO PROFANITY! I miss the dayz when hip hop was still 'fresh' without vulgar behavior.

[@NOWtheband]

Right on! :-)

[@mrbabyears]

Man I loved this. I was in middle school when all of this occurred

[@MindTrickedX24]

Wow, this footage is PRICELSS. Absolutely incredible. I was WAY too young for the scene, and only dabbled in breaking circa '83 or so (much more of a popper, but best believe I could spin and windmill), but this stuff takes me BACK. I wish I'd seen this back in the day. Also, shout-out to the girls from Pasadena & Arcadia for keeping that spot on the down-low. 😆

[@AntonioRodriguez-qn4qp]

I use to breakdance in the 80s at macArthur Park area when I came from El Salvador and I love the American culture and dance was my thing I may be old I still got the moves ahahah

[@skavihekkora5039]

Thanks to this kids in a thousand years will be able to feel the life from those times.

[@Mrrlamb1]

Big up Topper Carew for creating Martin!

[@glenjarnold]

Wow! I've never seen this before - I loved the early 80s USA breakdancing scene, even though I'm in the U.K. We loved the Breakin' movies too. Thank you!

[@jkbeez.2358]

Ice T gave it back even before he got started.

[@bigroomdrops4236]

it's sad that i can't even imagine people doing it like this nowdays...

[@J.M.C_Official]

I wish somebody makes this populaire again and that we can re life the 80s vibe

[@Ryanez93]

Time to move on..

[@jacluv7862]

Theres just different types of breakdancing now. This is now considered old skool way. Even in ballet theres new types of styles.

[@qawqaw1481]

PAST FTW FUCKK FUTUREE

[@aunonymoustip8246]

It would damn sure keep you in shape.

[@gregorygriffin6341]

Now I lay me down to sleep I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die before I wake, please send me where they SCRATCH AND BREAK!!!! AMEN!!!

[@jimmy_jamesjams_a_lot4171]

AMEN!

[@Khultan]

👍👉🔥 Nice.

[@gaunayisidrosandokan5916]

Así sea

[@killaskrilla5320]

Lol real spit tho. 🙏🏽💯👑

[@frankrawlins7328]

I was in 7th grade in 1983. I remember motherfuckers doing head spins on lockers. Shit was wild as fuck back then.

[@DennisMC1974]

This is very classic very good 🎹🎼🤟

[@richardbrewster8920]

Dose anyone know what All the records was played through out this documentary I would love to see if you can get them all word !!!!!

[@xalleem8117]

B-boy from the 80s..I always said the West Coast had Pop Locking on LOCK while the East had the floor work down CRAZY!!!!😊

[@michaelpanagiotis7109]

It's most important when getting down to take Your time , be smooth , don't rush and be jerky . . .SmiLe at somebody , styLe is of the essence , ect . . .

[@xalleem8117]

Venice was SO DOPE in the 80s...😢

[@Doctagreedy1]

Public service announcement: watching this video may cause 40 plus year olds to think they can still do all the moves they used to do back in the 80s. Warning do not attempt ... you will be injured 🤕 (at least stretch first)

[@garethfoster9961]

Hahaha

[@weswesyallforalltimegreats9498]

Damn..You were right..I'm calling in tomorrow 😎 ✌

[@weswesyallforalltimegreats9498]

Damn..You were right..I'm calling in tomorrow 😎 ✌

[@princequestly2218]

Breakin the movie was definitely the reaction from this documentary.

[@MaxiBodyalive]

This documentary is a real gem for history of breakdancing!

[@deepstate3358]

Maxi Bodyalive no its not. this isn't breakdancing. this is pop n locking. the people in this documentary were learning how to break dance. big difference. they should have never named this breakin

[@Khultan]

@@deepstate3358 🔥👍

[@CMWGang]

That rug on Ice T wrist thoe..... LMMFAO! But I remember this back in the days on cable tv on the weekends... True West West coming thru....

[@philliplyn2692]

Loving this one thanks for sharing very information blessed love to all knowledge is power hopefully everyone pays attention keep up the good work 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

[@danielmelgar8918]

I wanted to watch this documentary and happy you posted it on YT. Watchi g them breakin with chuck taylors, the white kids with the Nike tech's. RadioTron club must of been crazy. Wish we got more of the graffiti.

[@floraline7153]

Class of 1984: my whole teenage years were breakin' and MTV. I'm intimately familiar with the film, "Breakin'", and I still watch it a couple of times a year. It's fantastic to finally see this documentary yet here are some questions: 1. Why aren't the dancers and those interviewed, other than Ice-T, Shabba-Doo, and Boogaloo Shrimp, identified? 2. Why was the female dancer jiving with Boogaloo replaced by Lucinda Dickey in the theatrical film? And who is that lady, anyway? She's really good.

[@mellymel245]

Electro rap was the best era.1982etc...manchester England was doin it back then too.... icie moss side Manchester city england

[@O.GHuztleMayne512ATX]

Real 4 Elements of raw Hip Hop word this is what B Boyin is all about peace to Ice T and Boo Ya Tribe for the influence in Hip Hop

[@68weav]

Ice T needs to be in The Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame.....Literally.

[@jubilee5642]

some amazing breakers here with great timing and choreography inventing moves so unique to dancing inventing styles like bruce lee invented his own martial arts styles lol

[@RigbyJitBihh24]

Those 4 Brothers @ 20:00 are Amazing!!!! I wanna say one of them is Shrimp But im not 100% sure!! But I do know they Killed it! All 4 of them are Greats!! They remind me of the Zombies From the Thriller Video The zombies that were in the Street pop-locking!! They move so smooth yet so robots!!!

[@fivestar1836]

I started listening in 84, anyone know when did KDAY start playing Hip-Hop? The music in this doc in dope.

[@ThaGemin9]

Organic. Before industry gained access and spit it out.

[@atheistsince1210]

One year after this film the world and my life would change for the better forever summer of ‘84 Breakin’ film made Ice -T, Boogaloo Shrimp / Turbo, and Shambaloo international superstars. Break dancing exploded on the scene in spring 1985 I completely immersed myself in Hip Hop Culture and the B-Boy moves uprock and freezes on the dance floor . They’re all legends now every single one of them. 1984- Beat Street film NYC Breakers Rai Dawn Chong and Africa Bambaata Frantic Situation live in the ROXY it’s all legend now the best ever !!!! ❤️👑❤️👑

[@duartefx5437]

The ELECTRO songs classics🔥🔥🔥👏👏👏

[@ac8D3]

Thank you for this 👍🏽👍🏽

[@dalroache]

Awesome I'm in my 50s also I'm a old school bboy from UK I used to have a vhs video tape of all recordings most UK people didn't have like footage of dynamic breakers breaking to grace Jones song nipple to the bottle and I had popping Pete body popping in a pop music video talking heads song called cross eyed and painless and new York city breakers breaking in gladys knights video awesome times I used to watch beat street many times a day

[@kincamell2]

Much Appreciations

[@coreypatterson1007]

This right here is gold love seeing what went on back in the days I was only a year old 😂

[@rogermoore27]

First time I am seeing dancing on the west coast. It never occurred to me that they were dancing too. Shame on me

[@lunawender4]

Taco, Shabadoo, Tuff between others RIP

[@USViper]

I have to say, the east coast break dancers were doing sick windmills in 1980, this is 1983 and no one can windmill very good. We were hitting fast windmills in 1982 in Texas.

[@salvatorepalma6794]

Real as it gets love this thank you I was there.

[@ajguerrero9206]

Dj Battlecat put me up on game with this one

[@laotzu4065]

Haha same. Saw his post on instagram. Classic shit

[@lorenzoriely33]

Me too classic!

[@breakboytee7460]

The original ep soundtrack on vinyl for this is super rare

[@thehunterofdeath2180]

Yo this is history my time i was a b boy too from the bronx NY shout out to California we got love for yall too before the beef started way back.good all day every one was cool at that time im from the street too n i survive that era RIP TO OZ that nigga was nasty too very hard time those day a lot of gang on the bronx too i was a gang member too now im 49 rip to all ny homeboy that never made it to 20 oh 30 it was crazy but dancing took us out of the stree n gand

[@sheldonhchambliss1385]

thanks for posting this I love it

[@shinagloe2642]

LA had more of a Electro Hip Hop Scene back then unlike New York that had more of a Funk Influence, LA artist Like The Glove And Egyptian Lover Created the techno rap so that's somethin you can thank LA for.

[@hiphoprbloverjon9180]

AC CHOPPA I thought LA had Funk influence as well thus the creation of the ''G-Funk'' sub-genre.

[@shinagloe2642]

HipHopR&BLover Jon yea they did towards the mid late 80s but in the early 80s this techno music wuz wat la was, this is wat the dogs blasted in their speakers at this time.

[@OGGOAT23]

New york had electro rap too..bambata and many others

[@nedimlokvancic7530]

Big respect but Ny created Hip Hop...

[@michaelwalker9248]

yea u need to do more research.

[@balaclavagroove]

I think this video was recorded in the year 2083!!!

[@orlandomolina7192]

"In LA it ain't no racial thing" @34:02 This definitely was a long time ago. The world has completely changed

[@profesae]

Orlando Molina it 2018 and racism much alive now..

[@Jooseloose]

We regressed

[@klyoo2146]

Mass brainwashing.

[@Siiiilllllvvyyyyyy69]

i wished i lived in this era

[@hiphopplace1996]

Thanks for video !!! This is history !!!

[@skorpiolovesmith]

Amazing! Just full of energy and well done and. Inspiring! And what a great legacy of dancers! ❤️☮️💦