Anyone dj'ed a bboy event in a minute?

Swayze

I haven't done one of these since the 90's. Is rocking the standard braeks still appropriate seeing as these dudes are 12 years old? feeling

billbradley

I don't dj any bboy events but the younger bboys I know are always hitting me up for the standard classic breaks.

faux_rillz

My friend sold a record to a German dude via ebay, which he had described as containing a "b-boy break," and was then bombarded with a flood of e-mails in broken English complaining about how it was not, in fact, a very blazing b-boy break at all and that ol' dude would be embarassed to drop it a German b-boy even for Chill Fritz-ski and Hansel Freez n'nem.



I think that anecdote encapsulates the state of the game.

djkingotto

i spun for a b-boy event (actually an office party for an add agency who wanted a dj and hired breakers). anyway, i knew all the b-boys from being around the scene and they're all talented. they thanked me for playing the original breaks because they have never heard them before...

Swayze

they thanked me for playing the original breaks because they have never heard them before...

djdaze

The better bboy dj's (to me at least) rock stuff that's not really expected but still falls into the category rhythmically.

DJ Abel is one that comes to mind right away. Last time I saw him spin he dropped Brooklyns Burning by Head Automatica and Here Come The Dix by The Dix at Floor Wars in LA.

Young_Phonics

My friend sold a record to a German dude via ebay, which he had described as containing a "b-boy break," and was then bombarded with a flood of e-mails in broken English complaining about how it was not, in fact, a very blazing b-boy break at all and that ol' dude would be embarassed to drop it a German b-boy even for Chill Fritz-ski and Hansel Freez n'nem.



I think that anecdote encapsulates the state of the game.

LOL! I've been known to say "magnus n'nem" or "helmut n'nem".

And "breakers" not knowing shit like Apache? For some reason I envision Spidey and his street cotuore homies.

PABLO

The better bboy dj's (to me at least) rock stuff that's not really expected but still falls into the category rhythmically.

Yup. One of my boys is pretty deep in the scene and he's "breaking" new records all the time. The kids love hearing new stuff but it has to be just right.

empanadamn

The better bboy dj's (to me at least) rock stuff that's not really expected but still falls into the category rhythmically.

Yup. One of my boys is pretty deep in the scene and he's "breaking" new records all the time. The kids love hearing new stuff but it has to be just right.

yo what the fuck is up with that avatar?

spelunk

Alot of the kiddos these days recognize classics from hearing them but have no idea what the titles are and often only hear them in "techno-fied" remixes/megamixes.

empanadamn

try this one:

http://ubu.artmob.ca/sound/komar_melamid/KomarMelamid_The-Most-UnwantedSong.mp3

Pundit

Here Come The Dix by The Dix

fuck yeah.

fredfades

yeah, i play bboy at sessions often. nopes, i dont use to play the UBB type of stuff.. i play everything thats a little uptempo, has hard drums and a good rhythm. jazz rock, everything. go on. but i play for a little bit older bboys thou. 20-30.. they might appreciate a little more deep music than these 12 year old kids.

empanadamn

i wanna DJ a playboy battle

Swayze

try this one:

http://ubu.artmob.ca/sound/komar_melamid/KomarMelamid_The-Most-UnwantedSong.mp3

This is like the song that Dewey Cox was trying to write about his brother during his PCP phase.

bass_fever

It's all about mixing the "oh shit, WTF is this breaks" with the "Ah, that's my shit" classic breaks...

SPlDEY

LOL! I've been known to say "magnus n'nem" or "helmut n'nem".

And "breakers" not knowing shit like Apache? For some reason I envision Spidey and his street cotuore homies.

ooh a Young phonics diss? Do I get a prize?

- spidey

jaymack

yes. i djed a bboy evnt in UNDER a minute. like 47 seconds.