[reMeks]

The way I look at it is like this; if you want to piss and moan about how good the old days were, then do it somewhere else. Hip-hop is evolving, and people are bringing b-boying back down by crying like pussies because they don't like change. You're right, people aren't popping their eyes out and doing really exaggerated expressions, or lying on the floor doing the pornstar freeze, or wearing all red, or all yellow, but that doesn't mean there is no attitude. It's more subtle now, but it's impossible to break for a long time without putting your own attitude in there.

I think the worst thing to happen is the fucking Zulu Nation, they're the ones bringing it back down. They're bringing back a style that you either go with and rock because you're told to, or you don't and you're looked down on. I'm looked down on, because I don't say "word" and "fresh" every second I get, because I feel obliged to, because I think that's what makes a b-boy when I know it doesn't. I don't feel that way, and I'm by no means disrespecting the old school, but I feel like we've already done that (as in been there, learned from the past), and it's time to move on to what we like as individuals. We've learned a lot and grown from the old school, why do we have to go backwards?

A b-boy is someone who expresses them self, not what Alien Ness tells them to do, and not what's going to please the judges. I think you should be allowed to wear anything, use any vocabulary, listen to what makes you want to dance, no-matter WHAT the genre is, and express YOURSELF, dance the way you feel, not like a little carbon copy because you think it makes you "real." If you do that, you're faker than you ever have been.

Expression and attitude aren't dead, and if it is, it's because Zulu Nation killed it by confusing everyone and brainwashing the n00bs. I'm going to make a lot of enemies probably by clicking Post Quick Reply, but fuck it, this is how I feel.

EDIT: One more thing, the people watching videos on YouTube; those kids are new, give them a break. Not only are most of them unable to find other connections due to whatever, but they're also, for the majority, very young. Look at the way they type and the things they say, give them a fucking break. They'll learn, and if YouTube was around when you were starting out, you KNOW you'd be watching it as well. Some people are visual learners, and I'm sick of people pissing on them, they aren't going to like YouTube b-boy clips forever. And for those who don't remember, one of the best things about Bboyworld was the footage sections, but when all the video streaming technology came out, everyone started hating, like you didn't come to Bboyworld to watch clips, because for some reason that's different, right?

Lastly, you grow as a b-boy as you do it longer, just like you become more of a man when you get older, your views of the world change and you start being more grown-up, just like your view of breakdancing changes and your style sets in. So before you start ripping on the younger kids who don't know any better, remember what it was like to start out and how much of a faggot everyone was to you. Give them pointers, but don't be a total fucker just because they didn't know.