[B-boy Jp]

A lot of it cant be just put into words if your talking about doing hip hop. You would fail because you call it breakdance =P

lol just kidding ;]

[Desi Boogie]

Originally Posted by Desi Boogie I know a good portion of the history, the big debates, the rivalries and whanot. I know about hip hop worldwide to some extent. I'd say there's not a whole lot of hip hop artists that i don't know about (excluding the one's i choose to ignore cause they're shit IMO) and i've got a good portion of classics from 1990 onwards in terms of albums. However, i don't really know what i'd rate myself. I think there's still so much more to learn about it but i do think i understand the culture decently at the same time. So maybe a 5. I'm part of the way to being a head who knows his shit but i really don't like to pretend to speak with authority. Peace

Originally Posted by masud1 the big debates, the rivalries and whanot. I know about hip hop worldwide to some extent. I'd say there's not a whole lot of hip hop artists that i don't know about (excluding the one's i choose to ignore cause they're shit IMO) and i've got a good portion of classics from 1990 onwards in terms of albums

You just quoted me, poorly and without grammatical correction and tried to pass it off as your own thoughts. You didn't even change a single word and your post doesn't even say what you'd rate yourself.

/EPICFAIL

Peace

[stAble]

Originally Posted by Desi Boogie You just quoted me, poorly and without grammatical correction and tried to pass it off as your own thoughts. You didn't even change a single word and your post doesn't even say what you'd rate yourself. /EPICFAIL Peace

I think it was a joke Desi.

[Combat1]

i think theres always something new to learn but as far as history i would say im bout a 3 or 4 cause i know peeps who know words to songs like a prayer and know what album came out in what year and who produced what etc...

i also think that you cant know hip hop fully unless you expierience and explore all its elements for your self.

[BboyBrianP]

a 7. I knew alot about hip-hop before I started bboying. what I need to learn is the history of breaking, lol.

[B-boy Jp]

Originally Posted by BboyBrianP a 7. I knew alot about hip-hop before I started bboying. what I need to learn is the history of breaking, lol.

If you knew that much shouldn't you be quite knowledgeable about b-boying as well? It all goes hand in hand really... I have never sprayed but I do know a lot about how graffiti came about.

[VicValSwift]

Originally Posted by BboyBrianP a 7. I knew alot about hip-hop before I started bboying. what I need to learn is the history of breaking, lol.

I really don't think people are honestly gauging their knowledge here. They're probably just giving themselves a high number just to make themselves feel more "knowledgeable" about hip-hop than they really are.

Modestly speaking, I can say I know tons about hip-hop culture and more specifically each of its elements. But you're always learning something new, there's always more to learn, and you can't possibly learn everything about Hip-Hop in even a full lifetime. To even get a decent understanding you have to ACTUALLY live and experience the culture and spread it. Not just say you know a lot because you happen to be b-boy or something.

Knowing something is one thing, being it is a whole other story.

[Bboywhiterice]

speaking truthfully

i still give myself a 6.5

no doubt about it.

no need to prove myself.

[VicValSwift]

If you have a 6.5 then I have at least an 8..

And that's pretty fucking knowledgeable.

[AK47]

The higher you rate yourself, the less you really know lol. It's like some trick question backpacker crap.

[VicValSwift]

^That was exactly my point.. read my post 3 up lol.

[Bboywhiterice]

how would you know?

do you know me? have you ever run into experiences in which i showed i didnt have knowledge of something i was talking about or a subject relating to hip hop?
of course i dont know everything,.. no where near it, but you have no clue what i know

dont act like you do.


no e-beef, just making a point,

and i understood what you were saying. but its not like any one of us have the right to call someone else wrong when its an opinionated question.

[BananaMilk]

Negative 2.

[VicValSwift]

Originally Posted by -bboy-Jazz- how would you know? do you know me? have you ever run into experiences in which i showed i didnt have knowledge of something i was talking about or a subject relating to hip hop? of course i dont know everything,.. no where near it, but you have no clue what i know dont act like you do. no e-beef, just making a point, and i understood what you were saying. but its not like any one of us have the right to call someone else wrong when its an opinionated question.

Not once did I say "You're wrong." I said people seem to give them selves more credit than is due.

You're right. I don't know you, I haven't seen that instance. But that doesn't mean I'm naive. I know damn well most people make it seem like they know more than they let on, EVERYONE does it, including me, else would we be human? We're all egocentric whether you like to think so or not--other people are just more extreme cases than others. You honestly and truly believe you know as much as you "rated" your self to know? I KNOW I know a lot about Hip-Hop, but I also know how much I DON'T know.

Don't try to throw that "you don't know me so you can't judge me" kinda ish, because with this topic you don't generally have to know the person who "rates" them self a generally high number to know that they have to be bluffing to a certain extent.

"To be conscious you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge" - Former British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli