In Madison, hip-hop has had a hard time gaining prominence. In the 1980s, groups such as the GeneRations and Home Boys Only brought the first wave of break dance to town. Since then, the popularity of break dance and hip-hop has moved in waves as skilled artists have entered and exited the scene. Still, there has never been the kind of support for break dance here as there has been elsewhere.
“Madison’s hip-hop/break-dance scene is small compared to other hip-hop scenes in the Midwest,” said Jonathan Truong, president of the University of Wisconsinââ?¬â??Madison Break Dance Club (UWMBC).