Lil Buck demonstrates the Gangsta Walk

Charles Riley, better known as Lil Buck, performs a street dance called the Gangsta Walk that originated in Memphis, Tennessee alongside the emergence of "Buck" music in the 1990's.
This performance was part of DEMO by Damian Woetzel: Heroes, a night of artists coming together to pay tribute to their artistic inspirations.
"For this DEMO we are celebrating our heroes, those who inspire us, the shoulders we all stand upon, and thinking about the idea of heroism in all our lives. DEMO: Heroes will be a roll call of gratitude, with extraordinary artists paying homage through their performances to their inspirations."
--Damian Woetzel
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[@robertrice3551]

Soooo..... I'm from Memphis (South Memphis) Farrington and Delk - Riverside area. And I was a teenager in the 80's when the Gansta Walk was introduced. I have seen a lot of videos on UA-cam that say Gansta Walking but NONE of them show the real dance. All there is are guys freestyle dancing to the music we used to Gansta Walk to. Has it really been lost? I'm 50 now, you don't want to see me do it.
This message is for all of the dancers who have created these videos - Put on some Project Pat and Gansta walk. 1--2--, 1-2-3 Repeat!

[@etgrider77]

Right. This dude is "juking". The gangster walk was a mean mugging strolling bucking type walk to the beat of gangster songs like Trigger Man, Too Short and any of that old school underground music like Spanish Fly.

[@SeekingSolutionsNow]

Definitely not Gangsta Walking.

[@Dom-Andre]

@@etgrider77 og videos to educate ourselves? how to search it and know its the og style?

[@yoshi04cgn]

This is why I bump three 6 mafa, kingpin skinny pimp and lord infamous on a regular.

[@ericacole7663]

This looks like break dancing verses g walking

[@itsjwattsTV]

THIS VIDEO IS SO UNDERRATED. You should repost, more of the world needs to see this

[@robertrice3551]

Please don’t. This video is some B-S!

[@latishabrown6911]

THIS JOOKIN. ❤

[@lamarking9362]

REP THAT M-TOWN 💯

[@suaveystyles9292]

The best to ever do it!!! Facts...Gangster Nerd was hard as fuck too, but Buck can't be competed with!

[@traviswalker7720]

He did the gangsta walk ONE TIME in the whole video. They rest is called jukin. #Memphisbred #Mtownvet

[@ryantylerMachete]

I was thinking the same shit thanks for clearing that up for me

[@HangLoTangLo]

That’s so NOT true bro . DONT spread fake news lol . Are you really from Memphis or what mane ? I don’t think so bruh. Cause A N Y Memphian would know it was called Gangsta walking BEFORE jookin* NOT “jukin” 🤦🏽‍♂️ #fake

[@HangLoTangLo]

ryantylerMachete dont listen to him 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@kingofkings1070]

This definitely ain't gangsta walking!

[@trentonbrown8174]

I miss those days

[@secondvisions9759]

Ya sure I can do that
( in my dreams)
Badass my brother 💪

[@Frostgrl681]

Every now and again you have to dance with your hardcore peers (back home) to keep it funky. Buck is still good...but iron sharpens iron. He has go home sometimes to stay on his toes.

[@gregtheovercomer]

No. Be quiet

[@llll2071]

that dude at the start sounds like he's trying to say "gangsta walk" as many times as he can

[@DrSauceGotTheJuice]

That Boy Went Off!!! But that ain't Gangsta walks that's Gangsta Gliding. 😁🤟🏾💦

[@TaiwanWeMediaCreator]

💯💕💯💕

[@thembelihlemasina3018]

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@lilmiss33]

Damn buck

[@professorlapis8305]

song? you would think it would be called gangsta walk but i cant find it anywhere

[@billythecucumber]

30 years strong - Young Jai

[@tolivehoover1069]

G style Memphis gangsta walk it that's the song

[@tazthedancer5131]

This was the day before my bday

[@keviniforgot1293]

Holdup let me Check who asked

[@KallMeKris2]

Still goin to Jai productions, who he started buckin to..right?

[@terrykaufman9413]

no crunchy black but ayyyy

[@BrianaIncognita]

This is the hottest shit I've ever seen in my life

[@robertrice3551]

You have been deprived.

[@stephenmcclure4751]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Slick-Wit-it]

I can do similar but in my own style. Dude got moves though 👍

[@KGames053]

🧢

[@brielbrowner]

Repost

[@MsJuly-ts8cj]

Salute 901 I need by old heads from club no name to "GET BUCK" in a circle. But ugly ladies...the parking lot!

[@yoshi04cgn]

This isn't gangsta walking just freestyle. Go to Tennessee or speak to someone there. It was born in that state.

[@sirtaylor2569]

G-G-G-Ginyu Force

[@ronaldjohnson3717]

What track is this....this shit is work

[@tolivehoover1069]

He ant the same no more with he doing more dancing then chopping

[@willie.hairhale5819]

Noooooo

[@mutalenjovu3444]

😂kikikiki

[@28ghz]

That's not GANGSTA WALKING OR BUCKING.... ALOT OF BALLERINA SHIT GOING IN THIS VIDEO.

[@bushidobrown2328]

It's called jookin its still from Memphis how you gonna be from there and not know how your own culture evolved stop hating on the future and embrace it "ballerina shit" are you serious? Look up duke duece he is reviving that whole genre of Crunk Memphis music, be happy someone's trying to keep it alive but with their own taste so that it doesn't get stale

[@28ghz]

@@bushidobrown2328 fella I'm older than you jooking is pretty much younger with the ballerina shit.... I'm not hating just calling it like it is

[@FerrariMekhari]

his gangsta walk gotta be the worst one i seen

[@MrMmorgan30]

Looks like ballet ain’t no gansta walk 😂😂

[@terrykaufman9413]

tell that to the crips and bloods who adopted it

[@el-porcello9214]

Wtf is this ?

[@jeremiec-t2171]

Not bad looks like krumping

[@512southernbelle]

Original gangsta walk looked similar to crip walk

[@zachrorke9046]

It's too much. Not true Crip-walk