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Howard is a popular English language occupational given name of Old English origin, meaning "noble watchman". A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" (most common in the 19th century). Between 1900-1960, Howard ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960–1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990–2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600. People with the given name Howard or its variants include:
B-boying or breaking, often called "breakdancing", is a style of street dance that originated as a part of hip-hop culture among African American and Latino youths in New York City during the early 1970s. Fast to gain popularity in the media, the dance style also gained popularity worldwide especially in South Korea, France, Russia, Japan, and Brazil. While extremely diverse in the amount of variation available in the dance, b-boying consists of four primary elements: toprock, downrock, power moves, and freezes. B-boying is typically danced to hip-hop and especially breakbeats, although modern trends allow for much wider varieties of music along certain ranges of tempo and beat patterns.
A practitioner of this dance is called a b-boy, b-girl, or breaker. Although the term "breakdance" is frequently used to refer to the dance, "b-boying" and "breaking" are the original terms. These terms are preferred by the majority of the art form’s pioneers and most notable practitioners.
The terminology used to refer to b-boying changed after promotion by the mainstream media. Although widespread, the term "breakdancing" is looked down upon by those immersed in hip-hop culture. Purists consider "breakdancing" an ignorant term invented by the media that connotes exploitation of the art and is used to sensationalize breaking. The term "breakdancing" is also problematic because it has become a diluted umbrella term that incorrectly includes popping, locking, and electric boogaloo. Popping, locking, and electric boogaloo are not styles of "breakdance". They are funk styles that were developed separately from breaking in California. The dance itself is properly called "breaking" according to rappers such as KRS-One, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and Darryl McDaniels of Run-DMC.
Cracks in the sidewalk.
I'm counting it never ends, oh no.
Why does it amuse me,
Tracing lines in my eyes up and down?
These clouds never go away, oh no,
Maybe I want them I don't know.
It gets so cold here, oh yeah,
Never a new day until it said,
"Hello brother, how are you doing now?
I know a couple words are all you need
To help get you through a boring class
Or make your hard heart bleed." Then I say,
"Hear your hair's getting longer now.
You know, mine's really hardly there."
Boy, make me look back. Make me stop and stare.
Make me stop and stare.
"Just waiting for things to get rough here.
Seven grand won't go far, oh no.
But I've got dreams boy,
Better hold fast onto yours too.
Things will change when you get out, oh yeah.
They're always changing, they're never the same again,
But you know I'm really lucky
To have a lover as a friend." Oh, and it said,
"I'll see you in a month or two, boy.
We'll go and walk out in the snow.
You know we don't have to talk a lot,
We'll just watch those ashes glow.
I want to have a smoke with you.
Won't you play me your new songs?"
Boy, make me look back, make me stop and stare.