Keith Haring, famous for his 'cookie cutter people' and a legend for drawing his pieces in the subway, has an exhibition that has travelled the world with a portable shop called the 'Pop Shop'. Famous old school DJs are Grandmaster Flash and Kool Herc. Modern dance music has taken the concept of DJs and made them more passive than hip hop DJs, reducing the amount of cutting and scratching to almost nil. Breakdancing began on the streets of the Bronx back in the 70s. Although the art has ridden a roller coaster ride of popularity since then, there are many hard core b-boys and girls who have kept it moving.
Most famous crew is probably the Rock Steady Crew.
James Brown and his tune Get on the Good Foot has been credited with beginning this dance style. The dancers who specialised in this fresh dance style began dancing in the break of the songs, hence breakdancing.