



INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHICAGO BOP (HIP HOP DANCE) The "Philly Bop" was most popular among African Americans in the United States during 1950s and the 1960s. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.Ĭlick for Part I of a pancocojams post on "the Philly Bop", a completely different American dance form that includes the word "bop". Thanks to all those who are featured in these videos and all those who are quoted in this post. The content of this post is presented for historical, cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. Part II showcases three YouTube videos of Chicago Boppin along with some comments from the discussion threads for those videos and information about "boppin" and other African American Hip Hop dances/music. This post presents information about the contemporary (around 2012 - 2015) Hip Hop dance called the Chicago Boppin (Bop) as well as biographical information about two self-titled "Kings of Bop"- iAmDlow and Lil Kimo.Ĭlick for Part II of this series. This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about Chicago Boppin.
