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Rock Steady B-Boy Pioneer Passes Away

Friday, April 4, 2008
By: Kenny Rodriguez

Wayne “Frosty Freeze” Frost, a breakdancing pioneer from the Rock Steady Crew, passed away yesterday from an undisclosed illness.

Frost, best known for his appearance in the 1983 film “Flashdance,” died from an unnamed illness, according to a rep from the Bronx-based breakdancing team.

“He was one of the most charismatic B-boys that ever lived,” said Benson Lee, director of the forthcoming documentary, “Planet B-Boy.”

Frost first joined the Rock Steady Crew in 1981 alongside notable breakdancers Crazy Legs and Ken Swift.

He has since toured worldwide with hip-hop personality Fab 5 Freddy, graffiti artist Futura 2000, and rap manager Kool Lady Blue.

The New York native also appeared in hip-hop films “Wild Style,” “Beat Street,” and “Style Wars” in the 1980s.

“He was one of the first B-boys that most people ever saw,” said Joseph Schloss, music professor at New York University, referring to his appearance in “Flashdance” which helped popularize breakdancing around the world.

Frost was 44 years old.

(8) Comments | Post a comment »

Yo rip. Youll be remembered. You did good tings back in the day.

Posted by QnR

Yo, just want to say you inspier alot of young kids outthere,and for me aswell,you will be missed>....

Posted by JOHNNY QUEST

To bad he had to die

Posted by odogdasecond

Man, as a bboy, frosty had the most flava and character out of all the ogs. Although this is a rap forum and his name probably not too well known in the community, just wanna give props to a legend thats passed away. R.i.p.

Posted by Break Life

God bless...rip

Posted by whatevanicca

Rip. Its a tragic loss, he inspired a lot of people to test the limits of dance. My wife was a dancer and had all those movies listed above and crazy thing is... She's from japan. Your reach was boundless frosty. God bless you and yours. Rest well.

Posted by Tyger of Digitalgrime.com

So cool guy,does he still play on the tall dating site ~~~ tallmingle ~~~ ???the last time i saw his profile is last monday, hope he does not leave.

Posted by cule

Woow! thats a major loss!!! i thought he was the smoothest bboy, freeze is a legend. Peace to rock steady!! r.i.p frosty freeze james jnlbeatz

Posted by jnlbeatz