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Freestylers - B-Boy Stance

Music Video | 1999
ArtistFreestylers
SongB-Boy Stance
AlbumWe Rock Hard
DirectorHugo Levien
DirectorSonni Modi
GenreRap and Hip Hop
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Freestylers and Tenor Fly perform "B-Boy Stance" in a raw, club-oriented setting surrounded by breakdancers and hip-hop imagery. The video focuses on movement, attitude, and performance energy rather than a conventional storyline, cutting between the performers, DJ-style visuals, and breakers showing their skills. Its fast edits and stripped-down urban atmosphere reflect the track's fusion of breakbeat, ragga, and old-school b-boy culture.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "B-Boy Stance" was released in 1998 and features ragga vocalist Tenor Fly. It became the Freestylers' first major UK chart success, reaching No. 23.
  • The track originally used Tenor Fly singing the melody of Oasis' "Wonderwall." Oasis objected to the unauthorized use, so the Freestylers returned to the studio and replaced that version.
  • The early "Adventures in Freestyle" EP was withdrawn because it included uncleared material from "Wonderwall" and Aerosmith's "Walk This Way." The later, cleared releases used revised versions.
  • The song's breakthrough helped establish the Freestylers as a leading UK breakbeat act and led to remix work for artists including Afrika Bambaataa, the Jungle Brothers, and Audioweb.
  • "B-Boy Stance" was later included on the Freestylers' debut album, "We Rock Hard," which collected the group's early breakbeat, hip-hop, ragga, and big-beat material.
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