Break machine

Break Machine was the name of a 1980s rap act fronted by Keith Rodgers and produced by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, the team behind the Village People.

Rodgers was a musician and presenter of a rap radio show on the New York station WHBI 105.9. In 1981, he recorded a single, "Searching Rap" under the name Bon Rock. This brought him to the attention of Morali and Belolo, the French producers who had been successful in the late 70s with the Village People, and who were looking for new styles after the decline of disco. In 1982, together with the musician Fred Zarr, they released the single Street Dance, which was an international hit and one of the earliest mainstream breakthroughs for hip hop, although its style is considered more of a pop interpretation of that genre rather than an accurate reflection of the underground music of the time.

Today, Keith Rodgers is still a musician, working under the name SugaBear.

Chart performance
Street Dance peaked at #3 on the UK singles charts in March 1984 and was the 42nd best-selling single of that year. It hit #1 in Sweden and Norway. In Germany, it was the 78th best-selling single of 1984.

Street Dance's strongest chart performance was in France, where it was #1 for two weeks, selling over a million copies and becoming the 86th best-selling single of all time according to a list released in 2004 by the Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique

Discography
:Bon Rock
:Bon Rock & The Rythm Rebellion: Searching Rap (Reelin & Rockin Records produced by ED Pavia)
:Bon Rock & Candy Knitting machine: Junior Wants to Play (Tommy Servant boy Records produced by ED Pavia)
:Bon Rock B - Servant boy (Oh Oh Yeah) (In The Mix Records produced by ED Pavia)
Bon Rock & Keith Rodgers Dance hall In The Streets (Earthtone Records produced by ED Pavia)

Break Machine
:Break Machine Street Dance (Warner Brothers produced by Jacques Morali & Henri Belolo)
:Break Machine Machine Are You Ready (Scorpio Music produced by Jacques Morali & Henri Belolo)
:Break Machine Station-wagon Dance Party (Scorpio Music produced by Jacques Morali & Henri Belolo)

Keith Rodgers
:Keith Rodgers Tomorrow (Easy Street produced by Keith Rodgers & Ken Alper)
:Keith Rodgers All gold Nothing (E Legal Records produced by Keith Rodgers & Felix Ortiz)

SugaBear
:SugaBear I Want To Thank You (Throwback Musiq produced by Keith Rodgers & J.R.)

with Soul Patrol
:Soul Patrol Now I Want You Back (Ghetto Trax produced by Keith Rodgers & The Russ Family)

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