Breakin' (1995) is a film about a jazz dancer named Kelly who meets two break dancers named Ozone and Turbo. The film depicts their struggle from street competitions to the stage of a professional jazz show. This film also reveals that how members of society view hip hop influences the effort one must put in to succeed in the industry. Throughout the film, we see how some individuals perceive breakdancing as similar to a comedy show. This equates to how the hip hop industry has been perceived by society and goes some way to explaining why artists have to work so hard to make it. This is shown in the scene where Kelly is trying to convince her manager, James, to come and see that the group is good enough for the dance competition. James responds by saying, “street dancing is for the streets.” This idea is explained in the article “The Business of Rap: Between the Street and the Executive Suite” by Keith Negus, when he explains that established musical genres are called “cash cows”, while rap is classified as a “wildcat”. by the industry because they are unsure of its market value in the future (527). Kelly ends up convincing James to come see them at the street competition that night, which, in turn, changes his mind about the dance competition and tells them he'll use his connections to get the group involved. Another scene that describes the way some view breakdancing and hip hop is when James throws a party and invites Ozone and Turbo, as well as Kelly. There are many wealthy people there and when they see the two males of the trio, the looks on their faces become shocked. Kelly's former dance teacher is also present at this party, and when he discovers that the grou...... middle of paper ......ap was created and continues to be made, appreciated and spread, it has intersected and crossed numerous boundaries…yet it has not crossed many divisions within the music industry” (531). Through the plot of the film, it can be seen that it is the same for breakdancing. Works Cited Negus, Keith. “The Business of Rap: Between the Street and the Executive Suite.” Rpt. in This Is the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader. Ed. Murray Forman and Mark Anthony Neal. New York, NY: Routledge, 2004. 525-540. Print.Swedenburg, Ted. “Homies in The 'Hood: Rap's Commodification of Insubordination.” Rpt. in This Is the Joint!: The Hip-Hop Studies Reader. Ed. Murray Forman and Mark Anthony Neal. New York, NY: Routledge, 2004. 579-591. Print.Breakin', dir. Joel Silberg. Perf. Lucinda Dickey, Adolfo Quinones and Michael Chambers. Golan-Globus Productions, 1995. Film.