legendary battle! we were all waiting for Crumbs vs Kmel, but Remind vs Kmel was just as amazing. To everyone hating on Kmel not feeling the music or being tired, you have to understand that dude is crazy tall and has over 20 years in the game. The fact that he's still breaking at this physical level is unbelievable.
+THE STEADFAST CO Besides point. The DJ didn't suck and those were good tracks that most b-boys can get down to.. Kmel specifically wanted songs he likes and the world doesn't work like that. If he really expected to get the songs he wanted, then eh should have wrote the DJ a playlist.
How does being tall have anything to do with being a prima donna when it comes to music? And K-Mel having 20 years in the game? Ok, that's cool, Remind has +5 at LEAST on that, possibly kloser to 10. Be a bboy, a real dancer, not a circus seal waiting for the right cue points. Remind wins just for stealing that round while K-Mel sat around and waited to be catered to.
Klos1neMN Yea you're right. In fact I think Remind has been breaking since the 80's. I remember him saying that in an interview, just can't remember which one. The man doesn't age.
I swear Remind is the one bboy who would not be intimidated at all by Kmel in a battle let alone take a turn from him. I hate how many people in the god damn crowd probably don't know who these cats really are and how bboying wouldn't be bboying without them, there was sooo much soul and real musicality in this battle, fight you dont see anymore today.
Haha, goddamnit. I was literally thinking last night, "It would be DOPE if I mixed my popping with my toprocks. Even doper to mix it w/ breaking..." and lo and behold, here's Remind doing just that...only a year ago. Dude's too original!
@Gomezasas no those are the only videos ill post not aloud to post mybboy videos cause of my crew were against bitting and had to manycrews bit off of us all the videos on there are old
I know he was born in the Bronx but, during the era he blew up in early 2000 he was in Florida. In Who Can Roast the Most 2001, that event's concept is a Florida guy vs. a guy from another state. In that event Kmel was the Florida guy in his exhibition against Reveal.Rainen was Cali in his exhib against Prizm (Florida). Boo Rock was Florida in his exhib against Lil Roc Cali.
@cobo22 Looks like he was feelin into the beat and all of a sudden caught the DJs scratching, I've done that a couple of times. It's hard to explain but it's possible to really tap into when it happens, not necessarily predicting it.
@HezeTfs By the way, Kmel is Zulu Kings with your boy Phantom. And Kmel is really good friends with Remind's crewmate Crumbs, and I'm pretty sure you think Crumbs is not a bboy too?? It doesn't make sense.
@bboykiddblack Honestly though, my bad. I didn't mean to start so much controversy on a RUclips video. I was just stating my opinion even though I may have posted it as if it was a fact. As a fellow Bboy apart of the community and peer I respectfully apologize for any mishaps that have occurred between us due to my poor judgement.
@Lzibbah Actually the original bboys from way before Kmel's time, from the 1970's, would ONLY break when the instrumental break of the record would play. So they wouldn't get down for the entire song, only when it was a break of the record with no lyrics, or if they felt the song. It's 2010, but since when or what year did it come in bboy culture that you have to dance to every song?
Finally someone who agree's. I dance to all types of music even songs that just have vocal, i just move in time with the lyrics, but obviously my main style is Hip-Hop/Break
@Lzibbah You're forgetting the whole reason why we dance is because of the music. I don't know what he didn't like about the music, since most the beats were pretty classic funk and soul, but the whole point is to express yourself to the music you love.
I don't think Kmel lives in Florida now but, he was a Florida head for a while which is why he teamed up with all Florida heads for years in multiple world competitions with Rudy Goblin, Lego, Flea, and Teknyc in early 2000 as Flipside Brats.He was only born in the Bronx but, his crew Boogie Brats consisted of Canadian dudes and he was not in the Bronx during his bboy career.
For those saying the beats weren't good, these are all standard beats for any bboy jam. In a battle you have to dance to whatever is played--that's just how it is. Much respect to both Remind and Kmel, though. They are both O.G.'s and not many bboys have as much raw dancing talent as either of them.
@Holyfiremikey not true, u cant compare basketball to bboying. in basketball michael jordan is good, that cant be argued. bboying is subjective, so someone u think is a legend could be garbage to someone else, doesnt mean they dont follow bboyin. but annyyway, u dont even need to follow bboyin, follow yourself and represent your hardest, fuck wat everybody else is doin and who ppl think are the best
@bboygroundbreaka And how does it not? If you simply do the moves and not know where they come from then what do you call yourself? How can you call yourself a Bboy if you don't even know what the word means?
That doesn't make him old school, even then. You need to be reminded (pun, intended) that kids, such as Remind's age, where introduced to Hip Hop by way of the media. Remind is NOT from New York City. Get it right and exact, boy.
@HezeTfs Ready To Rock, you're in Floor Phantom's crew. Floor Phantom is Zulu Kings, part of the Zulu Nation. Rocksteady used to be Zulu Nation and has affiliation with them and Bambaata, and guess what Remind was put down as a Rocksteady 7 Gem under Ken Swift in the 90's, your logic is illogical.
@Holyfiremikey im not saying that you must dance to the song. im saying that it's not like the 1970s anymore. this is the first time ive seen someone who didnt dance to a breakbeat just because he didnt feel it. and in my opinion, i think its dumb what he did.
that Remind 1990 was the cleanest ever wow
Thats what im sayin! Keeps that shit in the chamber for only the best like Kmel
legendary battle! we were all waiting for Crumbs vs Kmel, but Remind vs Kmel was just as amazing.
To everyone hating on Kmel not feeling the music or being tired, you have to understand that dude is crazy tall and has over 20 years in the game. The fact that he's still breaking at this physical level is unbelievable.
R&B
+THE STEADFAST CO Besides point. The DJ didn't suck and those were good tracks that most b-boys can get down to.. Kmel specifically wanted songs he likes and the world doesn't work like that. If he really expected to get the songs he wanted, then eh should have wrote the DJ a playlist.
+THE STEADFAST CO Punisher likes rock music and loves breaking to that. But you don't see him at a battle complaining when the DJ doesn't play rock.
How does being tall have anything to do with being a prima donna when it comes to music? And K-Mel having 20 years in the game? Ok, that's cool, Remind has +5 at LEAST on that, possibly kloser to 10. Be a bboy, a real dancer, not a circus seal waiting for the right cue points. Remind wins just for stealing that round while K-Mel sat around and waited to be catered to.
Klos1neMN Yea you're right. In fact I think Remind has been breaking since the 80's. I remember him saying that in an interview, just can't remember which one. The man doesn't age.
Energy from Remind is on some cosmic shit
Remind is and always will be one of the most badass of all time...mad respect
I swear Remind is the one bboy who would not be intimidated at all by Kmel in a battle let alone take a turn from him.
I hate how many people in the god damn crowd probably don't know who these cats really are and how bboying wouldn't be bboying without them, there was sooo much soul and real musicality in this battle, fight you dont see anymore today.
We're just going to ignore Casper's hella hard pose like he was about to jump in like a Capcom tag partner. lol Cameo of a young Bailrok by Nasty Ray.
Remind is on another level. He's "honestly expressing" himself. We can all learn something from this battle.
Two of my biggest inspiration and yet want to do it right and Pioneer.
ah good times... when people used to use cameras & handheld camcorder to record these battles
Haha, goddamnit. I was literally thinking last night, "It would be DOPE if I mixed my popping with my toprocks. Even doper to mix it w/ breaking..." and lo and behold, here's Remind doing just that...only a year ago. Dude's too original!
This is true style and expression with the music. A dope battle.
Remind is something else! Such sick style!
these two are on a level waaaayy ahead of us.... they've already been best in the world... you gotta think about what's after that.
both awesome feeling for the music
dope...these guys inspired me to get into the bboyin' scene over a decade a go! And they are still killin' it!
That is definitively the greatest smack talk I've ever read on youtube, thank you
all stars right here
good to see they're still skilled
Remind was featured in the Freshest Kids, right?
Puuuuuuf.....two legends👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
STYLE OF ELEMENTS FOR EVER BEAST OF THE DANCE FLOOR, PERFECT EXAMPLE!!!
Reminds throwdown at 2:10 - 2:31 is just crazy on point!
Lmfao the announcer very very end Said " I would marry and have kids with both of them!!!!! Lol!!! So much love for the old school!
kmel's first run is so sick :) he got mad soul.
That 209 hits hard! Onelove
Both are living legends in the game. Remind has that exceptional soul though. Very inspirational
Anybody know the track that starts at 1:39?
Both Great!
@Gomezasas no those are the only videos ill post not aloud to post mybboy videos cause of my crew were against bitting and had to manycrews bit off of us all the videos on there are old
dope battle
Legendary battle vs 2 of the best ever
Remind! That dude is on some next level shit, crazy!
@Holyfiremikey I was talking about kmel about the oldskool part.
both can put a show
Remind is on a more spiritual level of bboy dancing
What song 0:23 ?
@Bboy1161 You probably know Hong10? Hong10's main influence is Remind, Crumbs, and Reveal, but his favorite he stated is Remind.
minute 5:50 name song plz
I know he was born in the Bronx but, during the era he blew up in early 2000 he was in Florida. In Who Can Roast the Most 2001, that event's concept is a Florida guy vs. a guy from another state. In that event Kmel was the Florida guy in his exhibition against Reveal.Rainen was Cali in his exhib against Prizm (Florida). Boo Rock was Florida in his exhib against Lil Roc Cali.
@anthony14 hahaha what did you expect a bunch of air track and hand hopping robots?
can someone please tell me the song from abut 5:50 to 6:20? Ive been looking for it for a long time...
@Holyfiremikey Kmel's in LA with Hollywood gigs
@riffa2000 Kmel is from the same era approximately as Remind. Kmel is not from the 1970's or early 80's bboy era, he is not old school.
2st Song plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@DamagerTNS
I feel the same.
what name the first song ?
the second song pleaseeee
@bboykiddblack yea i feel you the name does not make the move. the real question is can you do it or not
WHATS IS NAME OF SOUND ...........PLEACE 3M
yooo whats the 2nd track?????????
3:33 I didn't hear a hint of the next song. How did Remind know the next song was cued up?
kmel has dope pumas! i might have to cop me a pair
whats the 3rd and 4th song
@cobo22 Looks like he was feelin into the beat and all of a sudden caught the DJs scratching, I've done that a couple of times. It's hard to explain but it's possible to really tap into when it happens, not necessarily predicting it.
@HezeTfs By the way, Kmel is Zulu Kings with your boy Phantom. And Kmel is really good friends with Remind's crewmate Crumbs, and I'm pretty sure you think Crumbs is not a bboy too?? It doesn't make sense.
@bboykiddblack Honestly though, my bad. I didn't mean to start so much controversy on a RUclips video. I was just stating my opinion even though I may have posted it as if it was a fact. As a fellow Bboy apart of the community and peer I respectfully apologize for any mishaps that have occurred between us due to my poor judgement.
Legends!!!
good
uhm i cant remember how it was exactly but it was something like
Edward Starr - Time
remind is LEGENDARY!!!!!!!!
@Guxxone Earth, Wind, and Fire - Happy Feeling
@teacherscalee Kmel is Florida....that's not west coast...
remind, hasnt seen this dude in forever
@Krimzj Reminds sets are hella small...K-mels are longer...
man crowd was dead as fuck lol....kmel did some sick shit right there
how old is remind?
Love both of these guys. Loads of personality in their dance. Man though, Kmel was not feeling those beats. Can't blame him though. DJ did kinda punt.
remind just reminded ppl he still got it..... big up's to remind...
@Lzibbah Actually the original bboys from way before Kmel's time, from the 1970's, would ONLY break when the instrumental break of the record would play. So they wouldn't get down for the entire song, only when it was a break of the record with no lyrics, or if they felt the song.
It's 2010, but since when or what year did it come in bboy culture that you have to dance to every song?
@Cypher402 he's also a half filipino
S.O.S. song @ 1:30 please?
At one point, remind was one of the best bboys in the world. Him and crumbs as a team were unbeatable.
Remind & Crumbs are the ones that brought the physicality (sick azz combos) of B Boying to another level.
Finally someone who agree's. I dance to all types of music even songs that just have vocal, i just move in time with the lyrics, but obviously my main style is Hip-Hop/Break
sucks that this battle came a decade later than it should have
@Lzibbah You're forgetting the whole reason why we dance is because of the music. I don't know what he didn't like about the music, since most the beats were pretty classic funk and soul, but the whole point is to express yourself to the music you love.
Remind is just too good.
Both of these guys have been in the scene for a long time. I'm surprised that Kmel agreed to do an exhibition...
this is an exhibition not a competition, ppl can do wateva they want
I don't think Kmel lives in Florida now but, he was a Florida head for a while which is why he teamed up with all Florida heads for years in multiple world competitions with Rudy Goblin, Lego, Flea, and Teknyc in early 2000 as Flipside Brats.He was only born in the Bronx but, his crew Boogie Brats consisted of Canadian dudes and he was not in the Bronx during his bboy career.
@Holyfiremikey yeah i heard him talk about that in an interview ican see why too reminds style is so off the map and unique
Remind!!!! All Day.
what crew is remind from?
is that ez roc on the side
USA bboys just have that freshness that is in them
happy feeling - earth wind and fire
For those saying the beats weren't good, these are all standard beats for any bboy jam. In a battle you have to dance to whatever is played--that's just how it is. Much respect to both Remind and Kmel, though. They are both O.G.'s and not many bboys have as much raw dancing talent as either of them.
1:30 SONG PLZZZZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@Holyfiremikey not true, u cant compare basketball to bboying. in basketball michael jordan is good, that cant be argued. bboying is subjective, so someone u think is a legend could be garbage to someone else, doesnt mean they dont follow bboyin. but annyyway, u dont even need to follow bboyin, follow yourself and represent your hardest, fuck wat everybody else is doin and who ppl think are the best
@Gomezasas how does remind lack bboy foundation? :S obv sum1 knows nothing about him lol
@bboygroundbreaka And how does it not? If you simply do the moves and not know where they come from then what do you call yourself? How can you call yourself a Bboy if you don't even know what the word means?
actually remind (ariston) has been dancing since 1984!
Is this sped up
gainer to... crash?
@benadesouza style elements with poe one
@Gomezasas like to see you battle me
@Sokyujo
Sokyujo, I'm pretty sure the people in the crowd knew who these cats were. it's pretty hard not to.
That doesn't make him old school, even then. You need to be reminded (pun, intended) that kids, such as Remind's age, where introduced to Hip Hop by way of the media. Remind is NOT from New York City. Get it right and exact, boy.
@HezeTfs Ready To Rock, you're in Floor Phantom's crew. Floor Phantom is Zulu Kings, part of the Zulu Nation. Rocksteady used to be Zulu Nation and has affiliation with them and Bambaata, and guess what Remind was put down as a Rocksteady 7 Gem under Ken Swift in the 90's, your logic is illogical.
Remind was nasty as hell. is that Bailrok I see behind Kmel
@Holyfiremikey im not saying that you must dance to the song. im saying that it's not like the 1970s anymore. this is the first time ive seen someone who didnt dance to a breakbeat just because he didnt feel it. and in my opinion, i think its dumb what he did.
Looks like days easy roc in the front with the black hat..