West Street Mob, formed in New York, USA, in the late 70s, were one of the less celebrated of Sugarhill Records' acts, despite the fact that Sugarhill owners Joe and Sylvia Robinson's son, Joey Jnr., was once a member. Their most significant release was 1983's electro classic "Break Dancin' - Electric Boogie", a version of the Incredible Bongo Band's interpretation of the Shadows' "Apache". This "break" had long been a staple of the scratch mix DJs within the hip-hop community...
These are photos from concerts where West Street Mob played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Sugar Hill Gang / Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five / West Street Mob / Sequence / The Mean Machine / Crash Crew Dec 26, 1981 St. Louis, Missouri, United States Uploaded by Louise Halsey
