Crip Walk
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 An example of the "V Stepback" Crip Walk move | |
| Genre | Hip-hop dance |
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| Inventor | Crips |
| Year | Early 1970s |
| Origin | Compton, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
The Crip Walk, also known as the C-Walk, is a dance move that was created in the 1970s by first generation Crip member Robert "Sugar Bear" Jackson, and has since spread worldwide.[1]
Overview
[edit]The dance is primarily an act of performing quick and intricate footwork. The rivalry between the Crips and the Bloods spilled over into the world of entertainment, with the adoption of the gang dance by various rappers on the West Coast of the United States, who gave it its name, the Crip Walk. This dance involves the movement of one's feet, classically to the spelling of C-R-I-P. It was used by Crips at parties to display affiliation, particularly vis-a-vis rival gang the Bloods. It was also used after killing someone to give the kill a Crip signature. MTV declined to broadcast any music videos that contained the Crip Walk.[2]
In recent years it has become known that the C Walk or in some cases, Walk, gained its influence from the Latino community, more specifically from Chicano culture. DJ Quik is on record as stating the Walk came from the Mexican Hat Dance they would do in school as children. DJ Quik states they added more to the dance and performed it the reseda country club, where it was originally called the Skip Walk, then the B Walk until people started Crip Walking against them. [3]
Examples
[edit]- Tennis player Serena Williams performed the walk at the 2012 Summer Olympic tennis tournament after defeating Maria Sharapova in the gold-medal match at Centre Court, Wimbledon.[4]
- The Super Bowl LVI halftime show had a synchronized Crip Walk led by Snoop Dogg.[5]
- The Super Bowl LIX halftime show headlined by Kendrick Lamar featured Serena Williams briefly doing the Crip Walk.[6]
Documentary
[edit]American rapper CJ Mac released a documentary focused on the beginnings of Crip Walk and its rise in popularity entitled "Cwalk: It's a Way of Livin'". It features such rappers as Snoop Dogg, WC and Ice-T along with original members of the Crips.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Richard Thomas. A new dialogue (PDF). 2006 European Workshop on Design & Semantics of Form & Movement on October 26, 2006 in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Beal Institute for Strategic Creativity. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 8, 2009.
- ^ Michael Newton (2007). Gangsters Encyclopedia. Chrysalis Books. p. 59. ISBN 9781843404026.
- ^ "D.J Quik Blood Walk (Video 2008) - access-date=February 10, 2025".
{{cite web}}: Missing pipe in:|title=(help) - ^ "Serena Williams lets fly with volley at 'crip walk' critics at US Open". the Guardian. August 26, 2012.
- ^ "In the Super Bowl 2022 Halftime Show, the NFL Couldn't Boss Dr. Dre Around". Vanity Fair. February 14, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
- ^ "Watch Kendrick Lamar Play The 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show". Stereogum. February 10, 2025. Retrieved February 10, 2025.
- ^ "C-Walk: It's a Way of Livin' (Video 2003) - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved May 31, 2014.
Further reading
[edit]
- Erika Hayasaki (June 4, 2002). "Some Principals Ban Dance With Gang Ties". Los Angeles Times.
- Jacob Thompson (May 15, 2007). "how to cwalk the v move". Dance Origin.
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