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!
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.
@bboykiddblack Honestly though, my bad. I didn't mean to start so much controversy on a UA-cam 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.
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.
@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
@bboysilk The music was fine. Kmel just picky. Remind is musicality and creativity too but he was able to dance to the dj's music. Anyways Kmel killed it. Props still.
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
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.
@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.
@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?
@riffa2000 Actually Remind is very non old school with his style. If he wanted to he could break old school 1970's, but he chooses to dance differently to be original and inspire others, which rocks! And he's not old school, he's middle school if anything. Old School is 1973-1980's maybe, but Remind is mainly a 90's era bboy.
@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.
@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.
@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
You do not, I repeat, DO NOT, have to be from, or ever have been to, New York, to be introduced to real hip-hop the way it was meant to be. A local jam, a underground concert, setting since great heads piecing, whatever. Yes, New York, the Bronx more specifically, is the birthplace, and no one will ever forget that. But hip hop is bigger than that. It touches a chord in the souls of some, and just seems really cool in others. But you can know a person without watching them be born, hiphop too.
@Bboy1161 he just has the oldskool flavour .. some people like it and some don't.. the way breakin started may look unclean but this guy nows what he is doing. Remind goes way back, u should try to find some more videos. He is so sick.. there was a battle with him around 2001 redbull lord of the floor.. check it out peace
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.
some of my favorite old school bboys.i still say jazzy j takes them all lol.to all real bboy fans check this clip out " Product Of Me/Jazzy 500 "this video clip is the shit,some of the dopest power move ever seen where made by this guy.
@anthony14 respect the poineers man, these cats have been around for awhile and still killing it. All good about having your prefrence but this was a heated battle, one which Kmel got handled.
@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.
ahaha at 6:09 you can tell by Nasty Ray's reaction that he thought Kmel was actually hurt. Nasty Ray is sitting on the left side of Casper (Guy in Maroon standing up).
@DaAncientz That's not bad, the DJ is for the bboys not for themselves so if a bboy wants a track changed then it's no offence to the DJ - he should just choose another song.
If u remember that first lords of the floor you would ve thought no way Remind could hang with Kmel but on this day it was all Remind but Kmel was still nasty but Remind was on super point
@bboykiddblack I never said that you were against the learning of "any and all" history. And how is that not right? If you don't know where the origin of the move came from then you can call it your own, which would be a bite. That's how new moves are invented because people know the original moves and then they flip it or make it different. And I completely agree that a knowledgeable Bboy is a better Bboy, which would mean to know your history and that includes the original Bboys and moves.
@bboykiddblack i get what youre saying and its not like anyones gunna quiz bboys on their history or anything but its still important to know the history yknow? that way we are respectful of how bboying came to be, where it came from, who started it, etc. because honestly bboying isnt just a dance, it has existed thus far because of its uniqueness in its history ya feel?
Dope battle Enjoyed it. So much corrector and steez. Peeeps chill out stop trying to act like you know what happen who cares. Some real HipHop beats to make it raw would be dope but oh well. Kmel and remind were booth dope.
@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.
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.
Remind is and always will be one of the most badass of all time...mad respect
Energy from Remind is on some cosmic shit
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.
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!
Two of my biggest inspiration and yet want to do it right and Pioneer.
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.
ah good times... when people used to use cameras & handheld camcorder to record these battles
This is true style and expression with the music. A dope battle.
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!
Both are living legends in the game. Remind has that exceptional soul though. Very inspirational
Reminds throwdown at 2:10 - 2:31 is just crazy on point!
dope...these guys inspired me to get into the bboyin' scene over a decade a go! And they are still killin' it!
STYLE OF ELEMENTS FOR EVER BEAST OF THE DANCE FLOOR, PERFECT EXAMPLE!!!
kmel's first run is so sick :) he got mad soul.
Puuuuuuf.....two legends👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻
both awesome feeling for the music
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 is on a more spiritual level of bboy dancing
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! That dude is on some next level shit, crazy!
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.
Remind was featured in the Freshest Kids, right?
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.
remind is LEGENDARY!!!!!!!!
That 209 hits hard! Onelove
@bboykiddblack Honestly though, my bad. I didn't mean to start so much controversy on a UA-cam 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.
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.
man crowd was dead as fuck lol....kmel did some sick shit right there
Remind!!!! All Day.
Remind is just too good.
@Holyfiremikey Kmel's in LA with Hollywood gigs
@Bboy1161 You probably know Hong10? Hong10's main influence is Remind, Crumbs, and Reveal, but his favorite he stated is Remind.
@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
Legendary battle vs 2 of the best ever
@bboysilk The music was fine. Kmel just picky. Remind is musicality and creativity too but he was able to dance to the dj's music. Anyways Kmel killed it. Props still.
@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.
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
@Holyfiremikey I was talking about kmel about the oldskool part.
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.
@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.
@Holyfiremikey yeah i heard him talk about that in an interview ican see why too reminds style is so off the map and unique
Both Great!
@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?
USA bboys just have that freshness that is in them
WHAT in the HELL is REMIND smoking cause he was off the fucking hook!!! still one of the greatest bboys ever!!!
kmel has dope pumas! i might have to cop me a pair
@riffa2000 Actually Remind is very non old school with his style. If he wanted to he could break old school 1970's, but he chooses to dance differently to be original and inspire others, which rocks! And he's not old school, he's middle school if anything. Old School is 1973-1980's maybe, but Remind is mainly a 90's era bboy.
@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.
@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.
@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
Both of these guys have been in the scene for a long time. I'm surprised that Kmel agreed to do an exhibition...
NOBODY I repeat NOBODY!!! F**kin with Kamel or Casper! The absolute best to EVER do it! In my humble opinion
kmel is the true definination of an all rounded bboy ,, he has the funk in him ,, he has the swag ,, know thats what i call legndary
@DamagerTNS
I feel the same.
You do not, I repeat, DO NOT, have to be from, or ever have been to, New York, to be introduced to real hip-hop the way it was meant to be. A local jam, a underground concert, setting since great heads piecing, whatever. Yes, New York, the Bronx more specifically, is the birthplace, and no one will ever forget that. But hip hop is bigger than that. It touches a chord in the souls of some, and just seems really cool in others. But you can know a person without watching them be born, hiphop too.
@anthony14 hahaha what did you expect a bunch of air track and hand hopping robots?
Anybody know the track that starts at 1:39?
both can put a show
@Bboy1161 he just has the oldskool flavour .. some people like it and some don't.. the way breakin started may look unclean but this guy nows what he is doing. Remind goes way back, u should try to find some more videos. He is so sick.. there was a battle with him around 2001 redbull lord of the floor.. check it out peace
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.
actually remind (ariston) has been dancing since 1984!
some of my favorite old school bboys.i still say jazzy j takes them all lol.to all real bboy fans check this clip out " Product Of Me/Jazzy 500 "this video clip is the shit,some of the dopest power move ever seen where made by this guy.
remind just reminded ppl he still got it..... big up's to remind...
@anthony14 respect the poineers man, these cats have been around for awhile and still killing it. All good about having your prefrence but this was a heated battle, one which Kmel got handled.
dope battle
remind, hasnt seen this dude in forever
@teacherscalee Kmel is Florida....that's not west coast...
@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 hell yeah bro golden day man,and F u e-Boys these guy are lengends all original breakdancen.
a great dancer should be able to move to any beat. Remind is a clear example of a great dancer
ahaha at 6:09 you can tell by Nasty Ray's reaction that he thought Kmel was actually hurt. Nasty Ray is sitting on the left side of Casper (Guy in Maroon standing up).
@Guxxone Earth, Wind, and Fire - Happy Feeling
@bboykiddblack yea i feel you the name does not make the move. the real question is can you do it or not
can someone please tell me the song from abut 5:50 to 6:20? Ive been looking for it for a long time...
god damn kmel is a fucking beast. Mad props and respect to both sides.
@DaAncientz That's not bad, the DJ is for the bboys not for themselves so if a bboy wants a track changed then it's no offence to the DJ - he should just choose another song.
sucks that this battle came a decade later than it should have
this is an exhibition not a competition, ppl can do wateva they want
If u remember that first lords of the floor you would ve thought no way Remind could hang with Kmel but on this day it was all Remind but Kmel was still nasty but Remind was on super point
K-mel is a legend forever after all this time he still competes
@bboykiddblack I never said that you were against the learning of "any and all" history. And how is that not right? If you don't know where the origin of the move came from then you can call it your own, which would be a bite. That's how new moves are invented because people know the original moves and then they flip it or make it different. And I completely agree that a knowledgeable Bboy is a better Bboy, which would mean to know your history and that includes the original Bboys and moves.
i agree with krimzj..props to both guys...
chief69..F.R.C/TBB
@bboykiddblack i get what youre saying
and its not like anyones gunna quiz bboys on their history or anything but its still important to know the history yknow? that way we are respectful of how bboying came to be, where it came from, who started it, etc. because honestly bboying isnt just a dance, it has existed thus far because of its uniqueness in its history
ya feel?
3:33 I didn't hear a hint of the next song. How did Remind know the next song was cued up?
@Krimzj Reminds sets are hella small...K-mels are longer...
2st Song plz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dope battle Enjoyed it. So much corrector and steez. Peeeps chill out stop trying to act like you know what happen who cares. Some real HipHop beats to make it raw would be dope but oh well. Kmel and remind were booth dope.
DJ needs his hands broke for playing that music at a one on one battle
guy in the burgendy hat and playboy shirt behind kmel distracted me the whole battle
What song 0:23 ?
@Sokyujo
Sokyujo, I'm pretty sure the people in the crowd knew who these cats were. it's pretty hard not to.
minute 5:50 name song plz
@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.
5:04 third eyyyyyyyyye vision!