[2] Inspired by the Lincoln Center battle off San Juan Hills between the Rock Steady Crew and The Dynamic Rockers.
The original members were: "Action" (Chino Lopez), "Kid Nice" (Noel Manguel), "Glide Master" (Matthew Caban), "Lil Lep" (Ray Ramos), "Mr.
[2][3] Their first real exposure came in 1982, with an offer to battle Rock Steady Crew; in NYC at a club called Negril.
[9] They also made appearances on various other television programs such on Ripley's Believe It or Not!, NBC's TV Special The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Teams,[10] CBS Evening News and P.M. Magazine[11] and the film Sixteen Candles.
[6] The New York City Breakers also became the first B-boys to release an instructional video and album (Break-Master) which went gold and broke down steps on how to hold a competition.