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The term has been attributed mainly to African-American slang, in which it holds various meanings. [5] It most commonly refers to the verb phrase "to crank up". It is theorized that the use of the term came from a past-tense form of "crank", which was sometimes conjugated as "crunk" in the South, such that if a person, event, or party was hyped-up, i.e. energetic – "cranked" or "cranked up ...
A krumper dancing in Australia. Krumping is a global culture that evolved through African-American street dancing popularized in the United States during the early 2000s, characterized by free, expressive, exaggerated, and highly energetic movement. [1] The people who originated krumping saw the dance as a means for them to escape gang life. [2]
Crunkcore (also called crunk punk, [22] screamo-crunk and scrunk [23]) is a musical fusion genre that is popular among scene kids. Characterized by the combination of cultural and musical elements from crunk, screamo, pop, electronic and dance music, [24] [25] the genre often features screamed vocals, hip hop beats, and sexually provocative lyrics.
Crunkcore is a musical fusion genre characterized by the combination of musical elements from crunk, post-hardcore, heavy metal, pop, electronic and dance music. [1] [2] The genre often features screamed vocals, hip hop beats, and sexually provocative lyrics. [1] The genre developed from members of the scene subculture during the mid 2000s. [2]
Crunkcore (also known as crunk punk, screamo crunk, and scrunk) is a musical fusion genre characterized by the combination of musical elements from crunk, post-hardcore (particularly screamo), heavy metal, pop, electronic and dance music. The genre often features screamed vocals, hip hop beats, and sexually provocative lyrics.
Memphis-style Gangsta Walking ultimately developed from New Orleans-style Buck Dancing and Bounce music via the Buck Jump, which includes stylized chanting and a high-energy crunk style; it adopted the motions of Buck Jumping, such as arm swinging and heavy stepping, and contributed an additional march in circles onto the dance floor. [1]
Miss Prissy (born Marquisa Gardner) is an American dancer known for the krumping style. [1] She has been called The Queen of Krump. [2]She was one of the dancers featured in the 2005 film Rize, a documentary about krump dancing and clowning.
The Wu-tang dance has become very popular around the Philadelphia-New Jersey-Delaware region, and it has been compared with the Harlem Shake of Harlem, the Bay Area's hyphy dances, Atlanta's crunk dances, Baltimore's "Rockin' Off" dance, Miami's "stickin' n rollin'", and Compton's "Krumping" or "crip-walking." South Miami also has their own ...