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Originally Posted by evanterry
The 90s were the age of creativity. Now you see the majority play it safe by doing what everyone else is doing. Sadly alot judges support that fact by giving them a pass or maybe even give them a win. Well thats the era we live in, unfortunately, personally it kind of turned me off even going to jams. but no one can change that. It only get worse before it gets better, there is a whole new generation that are coming up strictly by watching mtv and youtube. shoutouts to those who been staying authentic and staying true to themselves and even more props to those who stay true and actually win battles, giving people the inspiration to stay unique like we did in the 90s. peace
Souljerz crew
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well said right here. my thought exactly. theirs a bunch of other factors that come into play of course also but originality & finding ones self is the biggest issue. like Cros said too, the internet is a huge reason why things are the way they are now. youtube n all these sites that give us instant access to global footage is negative & positive. they say its cool cause everyone can heat up a bag of popcorn n sit in front of their monitor to see whats new. it sucks because nothing is sacred anymore. yes the internet is a great outlet to spread knowledge & meet heads all over the globe but at the same time its a hate machine driven by a bunch of wannabe analysts who probably dont even practice your profession but seem to know everything better than you. these are the people that are trying to dictate hip hop today...behind a screen! like Method Man said "F*ck a critic, they talk about it while i live it!" the problem is i feel a lot of heads listen to these so called critics and want to fit in to get a good review! to always be talked about in a good light. thats where the change comes into play. 90's we never gave a f*ck...2000's still dont give a f*ck! the true stay true.
also like Jayrawk said about heads screamin...yellin all bitchy at u while your bustin...thats the worst battle tactic ive ever seen. u should always respect your opponent no matter the skill level. no matter how good u think u are, your actions show your true skill level! thats why ever since day 1 in all battles i never say a word. i dont have to talk...whats the point? if u gotta resort to trying to mess your opponent up by sceaming at him while hes dancin...thats pathetic! also i feel its aight to give a pound before a battle. it doesnt make u a sucka its a sign of respect. if theres no personal beef n its a test of skills, then why not. look at boxers. they touch gloves before every fight n then beat the hell out of each other. dont forget this is an art form not just warfare!
at the end of the day like somebody mentioned early in this thread, we can talk about it till were blue in the face but we gotta just let it run its course. some will conform, some will evolve & some will eventually quit entirely. u see i do agree that the musicality in breaking is much better now than in the 90's & i've said this before. also the degree of difficulty is higher in power moves as well. however nobody does raw power moves anymore. everything is airflare orientated. u can look at Jazzy J from Renegades or SuperDave SEC & see nobody does power moves like that anymore...that raw power. so i believe things will consistantly fluctuate n things that were great one day will be trash on another to hazey eyes. what heads dont realize is those that kept it true n already had the advantage in authenticity & originality throughout the 90's into the 2000's are the ones that reinvent themselves over n over while advancing their musicality in the process along with everybody else. i mean its not like we were off beat in the 90's but now its definitely more accented. so i believe those that cant reinvent themselves will be hot for now. in 5 years lets see if your favorite most hyped bboys are still the so called best. i read another thread about the most consistant bboys & most of it makes me laugh. people should look up that word in a dictionary before they post. if your talking about consistant than talk about pioneers from the 80's that are still rippin today hard...cats from the 90's still rippin today hard that reinvent themselves time after time after time to "consistantly" change the game! it all goes back to the critics issue. truth is let it all be. yet cats like myself & others that really do this can drop a gem here n there to give the other side of the coin.