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Although turfing and jerkin' generated regional support and media attention, neither has reached the same zenith as Krumping. Ceasare "Tight Eyez" Willis and Jo'Artis "Big Mijo" Ratti created krumping. In the early 2000s in South Central, Los Angeles. It was only practiced in Los Angeles until it gained mainstream exposure after being featured in several music videos and showcased in the Krumping documentary Rize.Rize was screened at several film festivals before being commercially released in the summer of 2005. Clowning, the less aggressive predecessor to Krumping, was created in 1992 by Thomas "Tommy the Clown" Johnson. Johnson and his dancers would paint their faces and perform clowning for children at birthday parties or for the general public at other functions as a form of entertainment.

Krumping focuses on highly energetic battles and movements which Johnson describes as intense, fast-paced, and sharp. Of the dance, journalist Taisha Paggett from Dance magazine stated "If movement were words, [Krumping] would be a poetry slam." Compared to breaking and the funk styles, turfing, jerkin'; Krumping is relatively new. The music driving the dances and the cultural similarities between the street dance styles, the funk styles, and breaking have brought them together under the same subculture of hip-hop.