Raw Talent: A Philadelphia Hip Hop Dance Documentary

Mission: real stories+real people+real life

Raw Talent is an inspirational movement exposing Philadelphia’s contributions to Hip Hop history and culture. This feature length film will highlight The Philadelphia experience by introducing our style and rich history in hip hop dance, dating back to late 70's all the way to present day. This documentary will cover our originality in stepping/ break dancing, popping, locking, house, old school 90s to our own native dance the “Wu-Tang”.Raw Talent will also capture the connection that graffiti art and djing have to the dance community. We are presenting exclusive archives, interviews, pictures, footage, and classic locations. These stories will be told by the people who lived it, along with the legendary pioneers and new school prodigies.

Features: real stories+real people+real life

Raw Talent : A Philadelphia Hip Hop Dance Documentary will be featuring some of the most prolific legendary dancers, and dj's 's dated back from the early 70's to today hip hop dance culture. Philadelphia Pioneers such as CornBread and other well respected Graffiti Artist, Franchise [Grand Wizard Rasheen, Ronnie Ron, Cash Money].Scanner Boys, Pop Along Kids, Lady B, Super Bad Production crew. Action Figure Crew, International Play girls [ Lady Ice- T and Lazy Smurf], South Philly Breakers, Rennie Harris (Rennie Harris Pure Movement),Clyde Evans(Chosen Dance Company), Raphael Xavier, Olive Dance theatre Montazh,Repstyles ,Pose2, Stef Taz-Taz (B-Boy BBQ,) Illvibe Collective, Rich Madina, DJ Too Tuff, DJ Ultraviolet, , Parry P, DJ Skeme Richards of (Rock Steady Crew), and Black the 9th Man of (84), 360,

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The Big Pay Back: The Research of Raw Talent

The Big PayBack:

The Big Pay Back is a significant part of an epic project entitled RawTalent: A Philadelphia Hip Hop Dance Documentary. Raw Talent will serve as an original documentation of Philadelphia’s contribution to Hip Hop Culture. In this portion of the Big Pay Back we will be interviewing Lady B, Bahamadia, Lady Ice –T, Lazy Smurf, Ice cream T, Malika love,and Yvette Money. These women are some of Philadelphia’s pioneers in dance, djing, and emceeing (rapping).

The Definition of Raw Talent

Raw Talent is the natural ability to perform incredibly dynamic actions driven by boundless passion

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Renegade.

Scanner Boy " Renegade"

Rennie Harris

" North Philly is a Country"

Interviews+ Lady B

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Philly Quote from Rich Medina

Aside from the fact that it is the best city in the world, Medina says there is a challenge here." "People aren't easily impressed in Philly,"Medina explains. "It's a tough crowd and perfect if you like those challenges. The crowd is your face." (Hey, that's how we do it inPhilly.) richmedina.com

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Action Figure Crew (AFC)

To share our experience of vintage Hip Hop culture from a Disc Jockey’sperspective with hip hop fans, parents, teachers and students worldwidethrough education, performances, and media.