"If you ask enough party people who were out there from day one, I guarantee you that 99% of them will tell you that the emergence of hip hop had nothing
to do with gangs. Nothing whatsoever." "Uprock -- which I call battle rocking -- was some shit that my dance crew invented, and it spread. Now you
got cats from Brooklyn claiming they invented it, but the truth is that it was just a few of us, and we kept it to ourselves for a long time." "My
problem with all the hoopla surrounding Wild Style, Style Wars and so on is that the celebration is misplaced. Why big up the discovers instead of the
creators? Whatever these documentarians do gets hyped to the hilt, regardless of whether the right peoplewere consulted, reardless of what asumptions and
misrepresentations are concocted to suit an audience. And next thing you know, it's part of the hip hop canon, and nobody will criticize it." These
are a few quotes from an interview with og legend Phase 2: http://adammansbach.com/other/phase.html Definately worth reading cause he's got a lot to say
that conradicts the standard history of hip-hop that is often heard. Whether he's right or wrong, he's definitely got the credibility to speak. For
those who don't know, Phase 2 was one of the original bboys in the 70s and one of the most influential writers ever. He was also well known for the
original hip-hop flyers that he set the standard for and his emceeing skills. -Midus
