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Beatdown House

CTL-E-0576 · Neighborhood · 1998

PROVISIONAL evidence grade of this record

In 1998 DJ Clent formed the Beatdown House crew of like-minded producers — DJ Spinn, DJ Rashad, RP Boo, DJ C-Bit, Majik Myke and others — from whom footwork originated; the crew consciously tried to distance itself from the 'juke' label.

Notes

Merged into canonical KG 2026-10-03 from MUSIC-001; source entity IDs: CTL-DR-MUSIC-001:music-001-infra-056; source research type(s): community. Description completed 2026-10-03 from the source research record (claims) during the KG completion pass.

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Having fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Having fun at rollerskating rink of Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
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Instructors in roller skating at Savoy Ballroom. Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
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Saturday crowd at the Palm Tavern bar, 47th Street, Chicago, 1941Photo: Russell Lee, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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