Krump is a street dance style, described as an Afro-diasporic dance, which emerged in the early 2000s in the poorer neighborhoods of Los Angeles. 
 
It's a high-intensity dance that requires strength, power and control. 

 
Dancers who began practicing KRUMP saw the dance as a way to escape gang life and “express raw emotions in a powerful but non-violent way.” 
 
Movements and facial expressions are often interpreted as anger, aggression or even rage. However, after becoming familiar with the dance, people begin to understand and connect with the dancers' expressions of passion, energy and physical and mental commitment. 
 
Krump is a freestyle dance: dancers spontaneously compose dozens and dozens of movements and basic elements codified through an alter-ego/character. 
 
More than a dance style, Krump is a culture in its own right, made up of basic movements, music, terminology, a dress code and many other aspects. 
 
The various forms of gathering, such as battles, sessions, shows and labs (practice times), enable its practitioners to express themselves on different occasions. 
 
Krump was born and evolved in these contexts. 

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A spiritual connotation was also associated with the dance, which explains why the acronym K.R.U.M.P stands for :

Kingdom Radically Uplifted Mighty Praise (or “Elevation of the Kingdom by the Mighty Praise”).