Popular Hip Hop Dances

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Lean Back - Bronx-bred rapper Fat Joe, Remy Ma and the Terror Squad started a movement with "Lean Back," the lead single from their album True Story. In the music video, which features a cameo from Kevin Hart, he's everywhere, the Squad does the "lean back," aka the "rockaway."(Photo: Universal Records)
From Inglewood to the White House - The West Coast foursome swept the airwaves with their contagious hit "Teach Me How to Dougie," which birthed one of the biggest dance crazes of this generation. Michelle Obama, Jimmy Kimmel and Beyoncé all took a stab at the dance, named after hip hop beat-boxing pioneer Doug E. Fresh. (Photo: 319 Music Group)
Crank That - Soulja Boy cranked up his music career in ‘07 when the dance associated with his debut single “Crank Dat” stirred up an enormous viral craze. The steel riffs and catchy hook encouraged everyone from Lil’ Mama to Beyoncé to give the dance a try.(Photo: Interscope Records)Snap Dance (Lean With It) - Atlanta's Snap movement might be long gone, but it did leave us with the lasting memory of the dance that was synonymous with the short-lived rap genre.(Photo: So So Def Records)

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Rockaway (Lean Back) - In what has to be the most anti-dance dance track in hip hop history, New York's Fat Joe and Remy Ma had everyone pulling up their pants and rocking their right shoulders back doing "The Rockaway" to their 2004 single "Lean Back." Will Fat Joe bring another dance anthem to music with "The Play?"  Find out later tonight on 106 & Park at 6P/5C!(Photo: Terror Sqaud Entertainment)

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