The Freshest Kids

Perhaps eclipsing the recent Spellbound as the best documentary of the last few years, The Freshest Kids brilliantly chronicles the birth, death, and reemergence of the B Boy and all encompassing facets of break culture.

Director Israel's passion for the B Boy world exudes with every frame, and the work put into such a film constitutes the highest acclaim. Being a B Boy student myself, this movie solidifies itself as the ultimate primer on hip hop, graffiti art, and of course highlights power moves, top rock, flair, low rock, and freezes as it tries to reaffirm breakin as a cultural phenomenon refusing to fade. The Freshest Kids touches on the dismantling of breakin by the government and the transition to crime many dancers took after the saturation of the market in the 80s. The reunions of today are still pockmarked by cop interference. At one point, B Boy "elder" Crazy Legs turns to the camera after riot cops rain in, "All this over dancing..."



Even if I hated everything hip hop, the film itself is done with such technical and directorial deftness that I would have taken notice and commended it.

It's hard to express what b-boying does to you, it's too visceral to try explaining. However, this film is such a charge to the core that it's impossible to not want to battle right after seeing it. I suck so I'd get burned right away but after the moves showcased in this movie, I'm humbled already.

Quite simply the best Documentary of any kind i have ever seen. It covers the birth of all 5 elements of the Hip Hop culture (not so much graffiti though) and goes into the lives of these Pioneers, who by just dancing have created a multi billion Dollar industry without really being credited for it. Anyone who was a Bboy, wanted to be one or enjoyed watching these amazing people spinning around on the floor need to get their peepers around this piece of film to see how far it has progressed from back in the day.

Hip Hop isn't being shot 9 times, Hooking up with Dre or Bellydancing..........

...This IS Hip Hop

ENJOY !!

This is a fantastic film. I watched it a few years ago and really enjoyed it. For a while I couldn't find it, but it turns out that Netflix--that wonder of wonders--carries it. It has a great exploration into the original b-boys. The comments by the MCs are fabulous as well. I'm basically trying to fill up space here. What I really need is the rating--but the comment thing requires ten lines. The movie really IS fantastic but I just need to know--what's the rating on this film? I want to show it in my classroom, but need that info first. If anyone knows, I'd really appreciate your input. Maybe it is listed on the case? (probably wishful thinking, right?) Thanks!

This documentary had such great content!!!! I loved the archive footage and the interviews with some of the original B-Boys!!!! They didn't go into great detail about the other elements of Hip Hop but the B-Boying aspect of it was spot-on! But then again, that's what the film is about in the first place. If I had anything to complain about it would be just that I would have liked to have more battles to view on the special features. But that's a small gripe and showing the original New York City Breakers bust some moves before a small crowd at a B-Boy convention in L.A. almost makes up for it. I'm a B-Boy myself and I appreciate the fact that there are still a whole lot of us out there doin' our thang!!!! If you're a Hip Hop enthusiast or if you're the least bit intrigued by the Hip Hop culture then you must check this out! It'll teach you a little bit about how Hip Hop was originally supposed to be conveyed. Not as some booty-getting', thug buggin', gang-bangin', BULLSHIT! THIS EXPLAINS THE REAL HIP HOP!!!! B-BOY FOREVER!!!!