KRUMP History

Kingdom  Radically  Up-lifting  Mighty  Praise

There are people who said Krump has no history, There are people who do not know about Krump. In actual fact, many dancers who know the existence of Krump, have a misconception on Krump and do not know the origin of krump. Many do not even know that Krump is an acronym of a long phrase.

So here is goes, just for the knowledge and the love.

What is it?:
Krumping is an urban street dance-form that began in South Central Los Angeles by Tight Eyez and Big Mijo. It is characterized by free, expressive, and highly energetic moves involving the arms and chest, and has become a major part of hip hop dance culture alongside other forms, such as breaking, popping, locking, and freestyling. Krump is a relatively new dance-form. Like other styles of dance, Krump is seen by many as a faith-based art-form.[who?] Accordingly, many of its pioneers spell Krump as an acronym (K.R.U.M.P.), which stands for Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise

History:
Krump’s origination as a unique dance-form is widely attributed to dancers known as Tight Eyez, Big Mijo, Solow, Crush, J-Tight, Hurricane, B$ aka B Money, Khan aka Dread and many others.

Krump is an emotional and aggressive dance. It is similar in form and practice to traditional weapon dances, and for this reason is considered by many African-American krumpers to be symbolic of, or referential to, their tribal roots. As such, dance “battling,” a form of dance where competitors face-off in a direct and aggressive competition, is an integral component of krump. “Dissing” (mocking), and heightened moments of frantic, aggressive arm and chest movements (known as “buck” moves) are standard.

Tight Eyez, who teaches Krump and has now produced instructional videos on the subject, regularly speaks of Christian healing and gives praise to Jesus for the upbringing of this movement. He distinguishes krump from clowning and “stripper dance”–two stylistically similar forms–by its seriousness of purpose.He once stated on an instructional video “there is only one creator of KRUMP and that is God, no one can take credit for what God Does, its vessels that he uses, and burst things through, I was one of those main vessels, that God used to put through this movement” . Among the “don’ts” of Krump, as he explains, are the exaggerated bent-knee wobble-walks of clowning and the buttocks-bouncing (“clapping”) of stripper dance. He also distinguishes Krump from popping, locking, and “hyphy” (or “turf”) dance styles because it is less precise and more improvised. In one instructional video, Tight Eyez speaks of the three levels of Krump, those being “bucking” (making aggressive-looking movements), “amping” (becoming genuinely filled with the emotions one is portraying through choreography), and “spirit” dancing (in which the dancer moves beyond choreography and is lifted into a religious dance “in the spirit”). It is an amazing form of dance.

Face Paint:
Face-painting is common in clowning, but less so in modern krumping. The belief that krump dancers regularly engage in face-painting is a misconception based on the introduction of krumping to the public through popular culture, for example, in music videos by the artist Missy Elliott, and the feature film Rize. When krumpers do use face paint, it is usually in direct reference or homage to African war dancers, and not a literal depiction of clowns, as is the case in clowning. Tommy the Clown’s Battlezone dances that feature “krumpers versus clowns” provide a structured way to express this dichotomy.This like krumping but in a different style.

Music:
Like all forms of street dance, hip hop music is the predominant type used for krump. Although many credit the originator of BUCK music to a group called THA J SQUAD, who continue to Produce “tracks” that have influenced how Krump has turned out to be. The orginator of Krump, Tight Eyez, also produced a few albums that promotes the spirituality of the dance. The style of hip hop is an essential factor in krump dancing—music sets the tone, tempo and mood of the dance “battle.” The music is usually upbeat and aggressively lyricized, although music is often modified to remove lyrics creating “instrumentals.”

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