Beatboxing - am I the only one?

[scuzz]

...who thinks it's utterly ridiculous?


Growing up in the late 70's 80's I got to see rap get it's start and with it beatboxing. Back then it was a novelty, but not much of anything else to me. As of lately I've happened across quite a few videos (http://www.wimp.com/beatboxchampionship/) with people proclaiming themselves to be awesome (or by others) and I just don't get it. I mean, it's cool for a second or two, but nothing woth mentioning (sans this post). Am I just showing my age? What do you all think of this?

This next chick has 600k in views alone!:

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[JJs450r]

i watched this the other day shes pretty darn good

[kawabunga]

Too much time on their hands...

[powermadd400ex]

Originally posted by kawabunga
Too much time on their hands...
x2

[Fear250r]

I don't think she's that great. I had a buddy a few years back that was 10 times better.

[JLanphear]

LOL for some odd reason I decided to watch this...Only thing is I'm at work and have my sound off...It was pretty funny. :blah:

I'll listen to it with sound later though. :p

[416exfreak]

I thought this was pretty cool actually.

I just love the theme song. My band has a death metal version of it.. :devil:

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[scuzz]

Originally posted by Fear250r
I don't think she's that great. I had a buddy a few years back that was 10 times better.

To me it sounds like an epileptic fit of the lips.

she's not very good at it. anyone remember the guy on american idol a year or 2 ago that was the beatboxer?

[BlaineKaiser450]

ya shes not great. ive seen a lot better.

[quad2xtreme]

Originally posted by FlewByU352
she's not very good at it. anyone remember the guy on american idol a year or 2 ago that was the beatboxer?

yea, and the chick on America's Got Talent was better too. Pretty sure her name was Butterscotch. :confused:

[stoopidbot]

Listen to this version by Blake Lewis. At about 1:30 he goes nuts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h-NSfCsfDRY&feature=related

[elite ATV1]

I bet she could suck a good......ah never mind:devil:

Originally posted by elite ATV1
I bet she could suck a good......ah never mind:devil:

hey dont make me get out that picture. settle down I dont want to hear this kind of talk around these parts.

[gncc025]

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[feuerstack411]

You just don't understand the hip hop culture.

It's the same way how I think being proud of being a rednick/hick/hillbilly is utterly ridiculous.

[powermadd400ex]

Originally posted by feuerstack411
You just don't understand the hip hop culture.

It's the same way how I think being proud of being a rednick/hick/hillbilly is utterly ridiculous.
Atleast some rednecks can spell correctly :D

[feuerstack411]

Originally posted by powermadd400ex
Atleast some rednecks can spell correctly :D

ZOMG!!1!1!11 i misspelled a word on the interwebs>!!11!

[scuzz]

Originally posted by feuerstack411
You just don't understand the hip hop culture.

It's the same way how I think being proud of being a rednick/hick/hillbilly is utterly ridiculous.

I fault no one for being proud of their heritage, no matter what it is, and although I'm removed from hip hop culture, it doesn't mean I don't understand it. I grew up very culturally diverse.

[powermadd400ex]

Originally posted by feuerstack411
ZOMG!!1!1!11 i misspelled a word on the interwebs>!!11!
its a joke dude, lighten up.

[kawabunga]

Originally posted by feuerstack411
ZOMG!!1!1!11 i misspelled a word on the interwebs>!!11!

Ha! I found that funny for some reason...

[fastredrider44]

I'm amazed by it in a novelty type way. Just like the first time you ride a pitbike with a good suspension. Its awesome, but still not worth dumping a ton of money into if you don't even have a real bike. same thing - novelty.

[kawabunga]

Originally posted by fastredrider44
I'm amazed by it in a novelty type way. Just like the first time you ride a pitbike with a good suspension. Its awesome, but still not worth dumping a ton of money into if you don't even have a real bike. same thing - novelty.

Yeah, but pit bikes are a lot more fun than beat boxing.

[fastredrider44]

No doubt. Doesn't take as much time to figure out how to do it either.

[BlaineKaiser450]

Originally posted by gncc025
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[jcv400ex]

She'll have a job with her name on her shirt......:rolleyes: