[Man of Confiden]

MaDD actually has a point...this thread is full of dickriding.

Personally I hate BOTY, and hardly consider it much of a jam at all. Mostly, its showcases, choreographed routines, which takes a HUGE part of the essence of bboying away. SURE there is a battle portion, but honestly, I've never found BOTY battles that amazing. And even then, battles aint the main focus, so to me, BOTY fails. Its just a commercial event that promotes mass biting, dickriding, and bitching as far as im concerned.

Now I dont know what the fuck is up wit this Korea vs USA vs (insert random country here) bullshit but yall need to chill. Yes, Korean crews are on top right now in the mainstream bboy circuit. On the real tho, it doesn't mean they're actually on top....they're just more recognized and more commercial then say, the US. The reason being that its not a commercial industry here, as someone else said already. The same applies to other random countries and whatnot...just because your the most publicized, doesn't mean your the greatest...word? Dope undiscovered crews are in all kinds of places man...the world is WAY too big to be claimin top spot.

Different countries place different emphases on different elements of bboyin. For the USA, its mostly on tops/footwork and individual style. In Korea, its more power/freezes/blowups and individual style in relation to power. Other countries have their own different emphases too. Now it doesn't mean that "korea has no topr0x" or "US has no power", etc etc. It just means that different emphases are placed..which is fine...who gives a shit.

Personally i think the whole bboy scene is really lackin on the "soul" tip. Right now i just mostly see kats thrown down impressive and intricate moves/sets, but i aint feelin it ya kno? Yea its clean, yea it looks sicc, but u can TELL when a dancer is feelin the music and dancin from his soul. Most of the time I dont feel it. I think the scene has lost the dance aspect, and now its more about who can do the most impressive and creative shit. But thats what i think from what i've seen. Peace!