What IS a B-boy? - Page 2

JeffroDisiac · 11-26-2008, 06:03 PM

Yo Shadow..

Originally Posted by JeffroDisiac

The term is quite debatable and the true term is not set in stone.

Shadowsunrise · 11-26-2008, 06:05 PM

Yo Jeffro..

JeffroDisiac · 11-26-2008, 06:08 PM

Haha. Yo.
What I meant was to read the excerpt I posted along with "Yo Shadow.."

Shadowsunrise · 11-26-2008, 06:09 PM

oh my bad dude...

kungfu4zn · 11-27-2008, 03:05 AM

my friend told me that it was being dedicated. where you practice everyday to get better. or something like that...

JeffroDisiac · 11-27-2008, 09:36 AM

Originally Posted by kungfu4zn

my friend told me that it was being dedicated. where you practice everyday to get better. or something like that...

That may be part of it, and it is a good part. Yet, Alien Ness doesn't practice, are you going to tell him He's not a B-boy? Practice makes perfect, but it does not make you a B-boy. A breakdancer can practice all day every day, still being a breakdancer.

Freshbenares · 11-27-2008, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by B-boy Jp

Can someone please sticky this?
There is a new "What is the meaning of bboying" "B-Boying VS Breakdancer" "Power VS Style" thread like once a week. And Jeffro pretty much nailed it.

I think so too! It even covers the "Why do you hate C-walk so much?" Thread

JeffroDisiac · 11-27-2008, 11:21 AM

Sweet.
Two votes for sticky.

Thanks a lot guys. I appreciate it.

Freshbenares · 11-27-2008, 11:26 AM

Youre Welcome! wait i give you ze respect button too!

JeffroDisiac · 11-27-2008, 11:27 AM

Haha thanks bro. I wonder how close I am to '6' now.

Env0 · 11-27-2008, 07:47 PM

5 stars and + respect.

bb0y.JiimstA · 11-27-2008, 10:28 PM

So, what if you break to more electro and techno beats. i don't mean trance but ya know. does that make him a breakdancer not a bboy? and dancing to the new modern so called hip hop we have on the radio now...does that make you a bboy if u live you life around lil wayne and tpain music.? just wondering not hating...i'm actually curious.

JeffroDisiac · 11-28-2008, 03:47 PM

Originally Posted by Env0

5 stars and + respect.

Thanks a lot bro. I appreciate it!

Originally Posted by bb0y.JiimstA

So, what if you break to more electro and techno beats. i don't mean trance but ya know. does that make him a breakdancer not a bboy? and dancing to the new modern so called hip hop we have on the radio now...does that make you a bboy if u live you life around lil wayne and tpain music.? just wondering not hating...i'm actually curious.

Electro and Techno = Yeah, they can bascially also be called 'Break Beats'. I would def. not call you a 'breakdancer' because you break to those things, some BBoys get down to rock music. Living your life around the modern 'Pop Hop' that comes on the radio is just effect of modern mainstream society, listening/dancing to this music does not make you less of a bboy. I would however, suggest to not limit yourself to this music, the true bboy beats lie elsewhere.

JeffroDisiac · 11-28-2008, 05:12 PM

I have added the DJ Kool Herc Quote posted by Envo.

NekU · 11-30-2008, 03:01 PM

A breakdancer is someone knows little about hip hop culture. They practice just like a bboy, but it's planned out choreography. They do it to impress people and make money.
A bboy is someone who understands hip hop culture. Saying deovted is an akward word because it would mean you breath hiphop 24/7. Bboys practice, but they do it to get better, not to impress people or to make money.
For example : In a cypher, a breakdancer would fail because they have no originality because all their moves are planned out to a specific song. . A bboy would win because he he can just go in and freestyle it.

Thats my understanding of what a bboy is.
I could be right, or i could be completly wrong, but I'm still here to learn.

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JeffroDisiac The Aphrodisiac. Respect: 7 Posts: 1,141 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Columbia, TN.	11-26-2008, 06:08 PM Haha. Yo. What I meant was to read the excerpt I posted along with "Yo Shadow.."
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kungfu4zn Member Respect: 1 Posts: 45 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: buena park	11-27-2008, 03:05 AM my friend told me that it was being dedicated. where you practice everyday to get better. or something like that...


JeffroDisiac The Aphrodisiac. Respect: 7 Posts: 1,141 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Columbia, TN.	11-27-2008, 11:21 AM Sweet. Two votes for sticky. Thanks a lot guys. I appreciate it.
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JeffroDisiac The Aphrodisiac. Respect: 7 Posts: 1,141 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Columbia, TN.	11-27-2008, 11:27 AM Haha thanks bro. I wonder how close I am to '6' now.
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bb0y.JiimstA BB0y Jiffie Respect: 1 Posts: 63 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Pensacola	11-27-2008, 10:28 PM So, what if you break to more electro and techno beats. i don't mean trance but ya know. does that make him a breakdancer not a bboy? and dancing to the new modern so called hip hop we have on the radio now...does that make you a bboy if u live you life around lil wayne and tpain music.? just wondering not hating...i'm actually curious.


JeffroDisiac The Aphrodisiac. Respect: 7 Posts: 1,141 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Columbia, TN.	11-28-2008, 05:12 PM I have added the DJ Kool Herc Quote posted by Envo.
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NekU That Asian. Respect: 1.5 Posts: 256 Join Date: Sep 2008	11-30-2008, 03:01 PM A breakdancer is someone knows little about hip hop culture. They practice just like a bboy, but it's planned out choreography. They do it to impress people and make money. A bboy is someone who understands hip hop culture. Saying deovted is an akward word because it would mean you breath hiphop 24/7. Bboys practice, but they do it to get better, not to impress people or to make money. For example : In a cypher, a breakdancer would fail because they have no originality because all their moves are planned out to a specific song. . A bboy would win because he he can just go in and freestyle it. Thats my understanding of what a bboy is. I could be right, or i could be completly wrong, but I'm still here to learn.