dude im from down south, n all i have to say is jon, great one.... ya'll have damn near brought joyous tears to my eyes!! im going to be 30 this year my family are old school b.g.d.s n folk,...i'm a b boy regardless, n will b one till the day i die. ya'll made me so proud from what i just read. my uprock game is hype, each one, teach one...one!
i'm not an expert at uprocking but i dunno, watching this battle didn't seem like there were many burns going on... i mean i understand you use hand gestures to belittle your opponent or to defeat your opponent with a imaginary weapon which is counted on creativity as well as how you use your burns along with your musicality but it just seemed like they were throwing a lot of non-burn/offensive movements into this battle but of course there were a few burns going on still. either way nice battle
don't forget afrikaa baambata turning "the black spades" into hip-hop. ANY dance battle might start with "you wanna FIGHT, or you wanna ROCK?" REAL hip-hop was, just as BBoy said, a POSITIVE outlet for energy that sought to end violence. i get so annoyed with gangsta rappers saying they're hip-hop when they're hip-opposite!
besides weapons, there were also moves like "i ripped your ear off" & "i'm sniffing it" or "i'm ducking your shot" etc. too it's a shame that gangstas ruined it after 1990
@BBoyJonB13 YOu are wrong. uprock started the same time locking start. why back in the 70s soul train. than later on it merge into a break dance style. if you really wanna get deep into the root. a lot of break dance move came from capoaira. B-boy battle back in the day wasnt made to warm each other, but to prove a point and make a name out of yourself. DO YOUR RESEARCH. UPROCK WASNT MADE FOR KILLING ARE HARM!!!
@SuperPluto10 Well maybe I was wrong on how it actually started, But uprock was used by "gangs" (crews), and it was a war between them. It was also used to settle disputes. I dont know all the details but I I'm a humble student of Hip hop and its culture. So if you have anymore information on the subject please post it here, i'm very interested in the roots of my dance.
@BBoyJonB13 No. your still wrong. they might had talked shit, but it wasnt nothing serious where you will label them as a gang. i know this for a fact. i use to break and my mom herself use to break when they first started b-boying. it was about fam and bragging rights. dance crews or group where notinh but a bunch of friend practicing to be the best dancers. thats all. i use in hella group since 7th grade all the way through high school. i know what im talking about.
@SuperPluto10 Actually no you don't. Crews were peaceful gangs. I forgot who but one of the hip-hop pioneers came up with the idea of not killing each other because everyone was losing members in gang wars so they came up with the fighting dance movement of up-rock. Theres alot more to the story but thats the outline. And if i'm not mistaken all gangs are family members/friends back then...
@BBoyJonB13 real gang at least in california was the blood and crips. not no dance group.lol. know what gangs are really about. it was just about colors.
@BBoyJonB13 i think it was kids who watched gangs form a line, and had potential recruits walk between the line and get punched and kicked in order to join, the kids later got older and from that influenced came the dance, i might be wrong tho,??? i wasnt ther. smurf. MZK
@concreteallstars There are many views in how our dance started (in this case uprock), its all a matter of perspective. And you are not wrong I had heard that before also, about the "apache line". This is why I love hip hop history, I always learn something new. :)
BtW are you Zuluu smurf from boogie brats?? If so Im a big fan!
Rocking came first in the late 60's, toprocks in bboying came around the mid 70's. In a sense, they're two different dances. Like really, just look at what they're doing compared to toprocking, I'm sure thats enough to show how different they are.
Toprock is an element of bboying. It is the part where you are still dancing on your feet, in standing position, before you get down on your hands.
Uprocking or Rocking or Brooklyn Rock started as a dance on its own separated from bboying. It started before bboying and has its own steps and style. It consists of movements called "jerks" and hand gestures called "burns."
Uprocking was later adopted by bboys because toprocking has a very open style, it borrows moves from many other dances. Uprock was mixed into toprock because they have the same rhythm, and the "burns" can be used against the opponents.
Both dances look very similar nowadays, but if you look at the older footage, you will see they are very much different.
I don't wanna be disrespectful and I know a lot of bboys put in hard work, but this is a joke. I know times have changed but uprock's 1 of those classic old skool moves that even the new school bboys should be learning. It's almost like these guys are taking the piss. Respect to the Hodown event but the whole blue line and so called uprock is not impressive. IMO
ITS really sad to see that even with the internet...people are not learning about style..the dancing reminded me of what people call northen soul dance style of uk back in the days of 1979...THIS IS SHIT..i hope to battle javier of house of ninja...i will watch the most videos before i come out to battle.
I could have not agree with you more my man, I am from the old school and I tell you the difference today is that there are a lot of breakers but not enough b-boys and these cats cant up-rock to save they life and I am 42 and I can still go hard. Peace ZULU NATION
why ppl hate on toprocking and uprocking wen their not even a bboy..u only understand bboy wen u r one...boying is sumthing tht is sick and ill to us Bboy4Life
it's because everyone has been brainwashed by the gangsta crappers the industry is brainwashing them with. REAL hip-hoppers from the day (don't forget graffiti artists & DJs either... they're the other 2 elements) respect ALL of the b-boy elements: breaking, popping, locking & uprocking because of what they represent.
i like pissing gangsta crappers off saying "if you ain't b-boy, you ain't hip hop" because they're clueless to what it was really all about until rap & $ ruined everything by 1990
Rocking an artform of dance that came on the scene in the early 60's in the streets of
Brooklyn and the boogie down Bronx. such Dances such as Bboying almong others came from this. And later was the start of hip hop culture. Now you can say "oh thats wack" by this is what true dance is if you can't understand this then you don't now anything about what real dancing is.
P.s remember that MTV is not the height of one's career.
no the beats dont HAVE to be oldschool but if they are sick like time by edwin starr then thay should stay that way. anyway most new shit sucks. but there are exceptions.
uh how about the break "dance". uprock is put the "dance" in break dance. it's made up of burns or jerks. you see em all the time in battles but probably don't notice it's all uprocking. before breaking, there was uprocking. there's a rock steady crew inspired song called "uprock". apache created it in the 70's and now it's a part of breaking. it's all about history and respect. i guess that's the symbolism of uprock.
buzz... wrong...!! what u see bboys do in battles is not uprockin... rockin or whatever u want to call it... cuz remember this, bboying and rocking are 2 separate things... 2 separate dances...!! ure right on the rock dance comin before breakin did... becuz its what helped start bboying... and dont forget bout rubberband man (RIP) who... along with apache created this dance... here to correct and inform... peace...!!
right on beaniekapp. i just gave a skimmed version. rock and uprock are different. and chronologically, it was rock then uprock then bboying. and rubberband man was shot after he won an opponent's girlfriend right? RIP. so you know it was all a gang/street warfare thing ya'll. that's why attitude is a big thing with some bboys.
well actually rock and uprock are practically the same thing... its just different terms... like bboying.. breaking... etc. etc. just so u dont get confused... i was separating the lines between bboying and rocking... u got the chrono order right... as for rubberband man... i believed he got stabbed according to founder 1 of lil dave rockers... go to Tiny1Love youtube account... he has various interviews on how it really was... best to learn from actual rockers... not bboys...
yea they can and we dont mind it... its just that it wont be considered rockin... well more like i dont mind it... cuz i dont kno how the others would say bout it... otherwise talk to pjay71 on that debate... cuz i dont want to argue on the case of using rock in bboy sets... cuz people take shit the wrong way and get lost in mass confusion when it comes to terms... peace...
oh and by the way... im deephugz of Forever We Rock... along with rob nasty... rock bandit... wacko... raff... smokestaxx... and christina... so if anyone disagrees with us... we can direct you to the OG's and theyll say the same thing... im just gettin tired of reading posts of stuff that people dont kno what theyre talking bout... so hopefully me sayin this will be a direct method... oh and we kno hella hung... hahahaha...!!
I hate this footage cuz it was before I went to Brooklyn to get my foundation and format down. Most people love jerks n burns...Bboys like doin jerks n burns...But most bboys cant dance...when it comes to freestyle thats your own style dance...When you talk about burns n counters thats another level of the game. Thats when it becomes like chess...burns aint nuthin unless you got your style first! CHECK OUT MY CLIP ROB NASTY AT CASTLES... I think thats what ur lookin for!
xkrazyaznkidd, koolaid1989, queenzfinezt89, STFU! Do you guys think you can rock better than what was on the clip if it was a whack battle? Judging by looking at your pages, y'all get a boner on by power moves only less than dancing.
xkrazyaznkidd, this ain't no 'Rock Steady' bboy uprock battle you douche bag.. This is the REAL SHIT of ROCKING you little aZn kid, REAL SHIT SON!
Like deecent1 said & I quote again, "STUDY YOUR HISTORY PEOPLE!" Ya dig?!
yall ppl gotta under stand that these ppl have been breakin 4 a long time rob nasty's in forever we rock and foots iz in dynasty rockers. those ppl will school all of you in wut rawkin really iz.. so b4 yall start talkin sayin that battle wuz wak, studie ur history..
looks like u dont kno what ure watching... its coo... and just to let u kno... we kno hella hung... me and rob nasty are also part of his crew... HUNG DYNASTY...!! hahaha...!!
Next time whoever is video taping this you HAVE TO HAVE THE 2 DANCERS IN ONE SHOT at the same time.The LINE IS CALLED APACHIE LINE ghet to know Rocking this is not TopRock(or topstyle).Good batlle .............
and yea... rob and foots tore this song up... hahaha... much respect to foots... your freestyles are crazy man... cant wait to see footage of the rock bandit... yall should anticipate for that... hahaha...!! peace...!!
imo you always have to change the rules a bit to make it competition friendly. I mean I'm sure both competitors would have loved to just take that "taped line" off and just do it raw on the street. But hey its a comp with rules so you have to compromise. Props to both...keep this dance alive yall.
Man this would be one hell of a battle if it wasn't for the line. New school rules are taking the realness and rawness of bboying out. Stuff like the line just takese away from the dance n culture and excitement
wrong this is not bboyin... this is the rock dance, uprock, rockin... or whatever who likes to call it... and just to let u kno... the line IS part of the dance for rockin... just here to correct... peace...!!
ROB NASTY!!!
DJSolidify 3 months ago
I wish this is still the way people settle disputes instead of resulting to bullets, fist fights and jumping one another.
Hip Hop for life!
rayswift707 5 months ago
Time - Edwin Star
MrNoRays 5 months ago
whats the song?
koldblood5 7 months ago
When you do Uprock, you're supposed to get down at every fourth beat.
That's more like Toprock, than actual Uprock.
weareelectricc 8 months ago
whatchin' this battle remind me at the game of ps2,called bboy
Encoof 1 year ago
What is the track that is played at the start? I know it is a MF Doom track.
boomtown85 1 year ago
@boomtown85 Time-Edward Star
theone132 9 months ago
@BboyR3C0iL Damn dude what a beef u had hahah
Gademanyak 1 year ago
West up!
jeanlouis7 1 year ago
wack
deathprince 1 year ago
@BboyR3C0iL whatever asshole! how about you see me about something ? I thought so bitch! I'll beat yo ass back to you came from!
SuperPluto10 1 year ago
Definitely nothing I remember. Back to the drawing board fellas!
oggun162 1 year ago
This shits gay, its like two drunk dads at a weddings, iv seen both of these two uprock much better then this
Reeplay27 1 year ago
@Reeplay27 LMAO
itsthatf50 1 year ago
dude im from down south, n all i have to say is jon, great one.... ya'll have damn near brought joyous tears to my eyes!! im going to be 30 this year my family are old school b.g.d.s n folk,...i'm a b boy regardless, n will b one till the day i die. ya'll made me so proud from what i just read. my uprock game is hype, each one, teach one...one!
numpsee 1 year ago
круто парень бомбит тоже так хочу)))
MrZyzik 2 years ago
i'm not an expert at uprocking but i dunno, watching this battle didn't seem like there were many burns going on... i mean i understand you use hand gestures to belittle your opponent or to defeat your opponent with a imaginary weapon which is counted on creativity as well as how you use your burns along with your musicality but it just seemed like they were throwing a lot of non-burn/offensive movements into this battle but of course there were a few burns going on still. either way nice battle
dzjai 2 years ago
lmfao @ some of these replies.
(up)rock is a completely SEPARATE entity from b-boying.
case closed.
TheRealist 2 years ago
im so confused :P how is this bboy
CrackHamsters 2 years ago
b-boying, like hip-hop itself is made up of sub-elements
break dancing
popping
locking
&
uprock
are all b-boying although usually people mean break dancing when they say b-boying
djgambitron 1 year ago
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT.
ASKIAOTA 2 years ago
what's this song????
ElMuRico 2 years ago
time - edwin starr
lockTJ 2 years ago
When Uprock started it was used by gangs as a way to lessen casualtys and settle disputes.
The way it was done was, the two gangs came brought there dancers and marked a line(or drew)
on the floor the dancers could not touch each other and could not pass the line.
Behind the line on each side were weapons(imaginary) that you had to use to kill your opponent
uprock was used as a way to kill your opponent without actually killing him.
Thats why theres a line on the floor, hoped it helped.
BBoyJonB13 2 years ago 56
holy shit ima bboy and did not no tht..thanks!!!!
kidkash5itty3 2 years ago
don't forget afrikaa baambata turning "the black spades" into hip-hop. ANY dance battle might start with "you wanna FIGHT, or you wanna ROCK?" REAL hip-hop was, just as BBoy said, a POSITIVE outlet for energy that sought to end violence. i get so annoyed with gangsta rappers saying they're hip-hop when they're hip-opposite!
besides weapons, there were also moves like "i ripped your ear off" & "i'm sniffing it" or "i'm ducking your shot" etc. too it's a shame that gangstas ruined it after 1990
djgambitron 1 year ago
@BBoyJonB13 thanks bro, i actually never knew that props
bboysmyles 1 year ago
@bboysmyles No problem, bro. Just remember to be a good bboy you need both skills and knowledge. take care, peace from puerto rico.
BBoyJonB13 1 year ago
@BBoyJonB13 YOu are wrong. uprock started the same time locking start. why back in the 70s soul train. than later on it merge into a break dance style. if you really wanna get deep into the root. a lot of break dance move came from capoaira. B-boy battle back in the day wasnt made to warm each other, but to prove a point and make a name out of yourself. DO YOUR RESEARCH. UPROCK WASNT MADE FOR KILLING ARE HARM!!!
SuperPluto10 1 year ago
@SuperPluto10 Well maybe I was wrong on how it actually started, But uprock was used by "gangs" (crews), and it was a war between them. It was also used to settle disputes. I dont know all the details but I I'm a humble student of Hip hop and its culture. So if you have anymore information on the subject please post it here, i'm very interested in the roots of my dance.
peace!
BBoyJonB13 1 year ago
@BBoyJonB13 No. your still wrong. they might had talked shit, but it wasnt nothing serious where you will label them as a gang. i know this for a fact. i use to break and my mom herself use to break when they first started b-boying. it was about fam and bragging rights. dance crews or group where notinh but a bunch of friend practicing to be the best dancers. thats all. i use in hella group since 7th grade all the way through high school. i know what im talking about.
SuperPluto10 1 year ago
@SuperPluto10 Actually no you don't. Crews were peaceful gangs. I forgot who but one of the hip-hop pioneers came up with the idea of not killing each other because everyone was losing members in gang wars so they came up with the fighting dance movement of up-rock. Theres alot more to the story but thats the outline. And if i'm not mistaken all gangs are family members/friends back then...
Bboy012 1 year ago
@BBoyJonB13 real gang at least in california was the blood and crips. not no dance group.lol. know what gangs are really about. it was just about colors.
SuperPluto10 1 year ago
@BBoyJonB13 thanks for the history much appreciated
staone1 1 year ago
@BBoyJonB13 bro what the fuck kinda weapons are they usin :O
kinglynx 8 months ago
@BBoyJonB13 i think it was kids who watched gangs form a line, and had potential recruits walk between the line and get punched and kicked in order to join, the kids later got older and from that influenced came the dance, i might be wrong tho,??? i wasnt ther. smurf. MZK
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concreteallstars 7 months ago
@concreteallstars There are many views in how our dance started (in this case uprock), its all a matter of perspective. And you are not wrong I had heard that before also, about the "apache line". This is why I love hip hop history, I always learn something new. :)
BtW are you Zuluu smurf from boogie brats?? If so Im a big fan!
BBoyJonB13 7 months ago
ummm....
is this wat people called uprock??
JonahLN 2 years ago
called? what are you talking about that is still uprocking today and that is what it was called bak in the day too what are you talking about?
BankheadBreaker 2 years ago 3
wtf...? people are still talkin bout this...? funny...
beaniekapp 2 years ago
rob was gettin some burns as always. fresh fresh. very unknown artform.
v1ncethefunk 2 years ago
I don't dig the line...
Huba588 2 years ago
no touching in rockin battles.
v1ncethefunk 2 years ago 2
Didn't say that there'd be touching.
But I just think the line is very limiting.
It's more like a performance than a battle. (in my opinion)
Huba588 2 years ago
yeah i know what you mean, but i mean thats just for rocking, things could get pretty out of control if there was no line, haha.
v1ncethefunk 2 years ago
That's what I wanna see :)
An out of control battle, while maintaining control (paradox, I know).
Huba588 2 years ago
youre absolutely right!
haha, the line is for competition use i guess.
v1ncethefunk 2 years ago
this is not a very good example of uprock....
thedjscotto 2 years ago
Uprock = Non contact, Kung-fu/Capoiera looking fighting-5 count dance done by 2 dancers against each other, or a group of many.
Toprock = Footwork done upright (it's a modified version of uprock for breaking)
Downrock = Footwork on the ground
y2komar 2 years ago
dog, that need so mutch power in your legs, non-stop torockin' is a skill
marwinjb 2 years ago
just a lil info toprock is different from Uprock
gilbertday1991 2 years ago 4
yeah? so explain me the diffrent
marwinjb 2 years ago
you serious? or tryin to be serious? if you're serious bout it i'll tell ya a lil ..
gilbertday1991 2 years ago
yeah you read the right thing, just explain if you're sure that uprock and toprock a big diffrent is
marwinjb 2 years ago
Rocking came first in the late 60's, toprocks in bboying came around the mid 70's. In a sense, they're two different dances. Like really, just look at what they're doing compared to toprocking, I'm sure thats enough to show how different they are.
MrBarizo 2 years ago 7
Toprock is an element of bboying. It is the part where you are still dancing on your feet, in standing position, before you get down on your hands.
Uprocking or Rocking or Brooklyn Rock started as a dance on its own separated from bboying. It started before bboying and has its own steps and style. It consists of movements called "jerks" and hand gestures called "burns."
choonhachat 2 years ago 2
Uprocking was later adopted by bboys because toprocking has a very open style, it borrows moves from many other dances. Uprock was mixed into toprock because they have the same rhythm, and the "burns" can be used against the opponents.
Both dances look very similar nowadays, but if you look at the older footage, you will see they are very much different.
choonhachat 2 years ago
Did the guy in the purple pantomime what I think he pantomimed at 0:46?
Parker1006 2 years ago
Uprock?
The style is nuttin' fo me
Stifftrumentals 2 years ago
lol, you just made yourself looking a fool for saying that.
Vietpr3 2 years ago
i lol'd
bboyjtek 2 years ago
lol!
Ihaveatightass 2 years ago
What's the song at 0:09-0:22?
J3boyJ3laze 3 years ago
Shit..... /:) Wtffff??
ROBboyVlad 3 years ago
Exactly, this was sooo bad
airbreezy 2 years ago
lol this is pretty funny good battle to
challiboy 3 years ago
sick!!!!
rockxmania 3 years ago
I don't wanna be disrespectful and I know a lot of bboys put in hard work, but this is a joke. I know times have changed but uprock's 1 of those classic old skool moves that even the new school bboys should be learning. It's almost like these guys are taking the piss. Respect to the Hodown event but the whole blue line and so called uprock is not impressive. IMO
mentor32 3 years ago 3
ha i kinda know what you mean. rubberbandman and apache wouldnt approve of this battle
bballer10590 2 years ago
what is this? bboy arent allowed to cross the fkin blue line?! lol dang son, dope battle...
IamSimplyPhil 3 years ago
lmao my friend is down with zulu thats dope how they get big wierd chains and i meet bboy quick from zulu
bboyelmos 3 years ago
I like their shoes :D
lionheartninja 3 years ago
i want the song / .\
tolokpan 3 years ago
ITS really sad to see that even with the internet...people are not learning about style..the dancing reminded me of what people call northen soul dance style of uk back in the days of 1979...THIS IS SHIT..i hope to battle javier of house of ninja...i will watch the most videos before i come out to battle.
KONW THE STYLE.
SIRLORDCOMIXX 3 years ago
man cats dont even know about rocking nowadays
bboys gotta bring it back
and BBOYS need to take out the BREAKERS
BboyRythm 3 years ago
I could have not agree with you more my man, I am from the old school and I tell you the difference today is that there are a lot of breakers but not enough b-boys and these cats cant up-rock to save they life and I am 42 and I can still go hard. Peace ZULU NATION
1214storm 3 years ago 3
damn hella reppin
that was inspirational son aha
BboyRythm 3 years ago
ANY 1 kno da name of this beat??
brianskater 3 years ago
edwin starr - time
OneofakindCrew 3 years ago
hahahahah sheet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
cabobrosurf 3 years ago
why ppl hate on toprocking and uprocking wen their not even a bboy..u only understand bboy wen u r one...boying is sumthing tht is sick and ill to us Bboy4Life
bboygreatone 3 years ago 9
it's because everyone has been brainwashed by the gangsta crappers the industry is brainwashing them with. REAL hip-hoppers from the day (don't forget graffiti artists & DJs either... they're the other 2 elements) respect ALL of the b-boy elements: breaking, popping, locking & uprocking because of what they represent.
i like pissing gangsta crappers off saying "if you ain't b-boy, you ain't hip hop" because they're clueless to what it was really all about until rap & $ ruined everything by 1990
djgambitron 1 year ago
it call ROCKING bitch, and that wat all bboy do to express their feeling aight?
Vietpr3 3 years ago 2
that jizzle hand sign was hilariosu lmao
tdg1108 3 years ago
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wut the eff was that??
rihanna12lover 3 years ago
something your rihanna mainstream dumbed down brain doesn't know. stick to your garbage and dont hate
AZNasty 3 years ago 25
Rocking an artform of dance that came on the scene in the early 60's in the streets of
Brooklyn and the boogie down Bronx. such Dances such as Bboying almong others came from this. And later was the start of hip hop culture. Now you can say "oh thats wack" by this is what true dance is if you can't understand this then you don't now anything about what real dancing is.
P.s remember that MTV is not the height of one's career.
QuoiRoc 3 years ago 5
hi 5
SickeninglyILL 3 years ago
thanx bro
philly0080 4 years ago
yea the beat has to stay old school .........cuz the beat is sick!!!!!!!
philly0080 4 years ago
yo message me bak yo ........WATS THE NAME OF THIS SONG
philly0080 4 years ago
name of the song is time by edwin starr
bboyinsamurai 4 years ago
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i know breaking is old school, but does the beats have to stay old school too?..it kinda ruins it
funtanillaa 4 years ago
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word...., breaking msuic needs to evolve, fukc the conservative way of thinking
sqreeze 3 years ago
no the beats dont HAVE to be oldschool but if they are sick like time by edwin starr then thay should stay that way. anyway most new shit sucks. but there are exceptions.
bboyrobertito 3 years ago
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wtf these dudes cant dance! check out bboy Machine, then watch this again.
Reeplay27 4 years ago
and then laugh when they both smoke the shit out of you
QuoiRoc 4 years ago 2
Nah i rekon i could take em, on style prob not floor work
Reeplay27 4 years ago
breakdancing is not all about 6-steps and flares dude....
meankid95 3 years ago 2
sick
devkeposzi 4 years ago 2
i dont get uprock battles
they look pretty wack/boring
could someone point something out to me or elaboarate so i could appreciate it more?
MashkaTekoa 4 years ago
uh how about the break "dance". uprock is put the "dance" in break dance. it's made up of burns or jerks. you see em all the time in battles but probably don't notice it's all uprocking. before breaking, there was uprocking. there's a rock steady crew inspired song called "uprock". apache created it in the 70's and now it's a part of breaking. it's all about history and respect. i guess that's the symbolism of uprock.
ericleemar 4 years ago
buzz... wrong...!! what u see bboys do in battles is not uprockin... rockin or whatever u want to call it... cuz remember this, bboying and rocking are 2 separate things... 2 separate dances...!! ure right on the rock dance comin before breakin did... becuz its what helped start bboying... and dont forget bout rubberband man (RIP) who... along with apache created this dance... here to correct and inform... peace...!!
beaniekapp 4 years ago
right on beaniekapp. i just gave a skimmed version. rock and uprock are different. and chronologically, it was rock then uprock then bboying. and rubberband man was shot after he won an opponent's girlfriend right? RIP. so you know it was all a gang/street warfare thing ya'll. that's why attitude is a big thing with some bboys.
ericleemar 4 years ago
well actually rock and uprock are practically the same thing... its just different terms... like bboying.. breaking... etc. etc. just so u dont get confused... i was separating the lines between bboying and rocking... u got the chrono order right... as for rubberband man... i believed he got stabbed according to founder 1 of lil dave rockers... go to Tiny1Love youtube account... he has various interviews on how it really was... best to learn from actual rockers... not bboys...
beaniekapp 4 years ago
uprocking can be included in a set or routine a bboy does. uprock purists r fked up.
gamblerzapprentice 4 years ago
yea they can and we dont mind it... its just that it wont be considered rockin... well more like i dont mind it... cuz i dont kno how the others would say bout it... otherwise talk to pjay71 on that debate... cuz i dont want to argue on the case of using rock in bboy sets... cuz people take shit the wrong way and get lost in mass confusion when it comes to terms... peace...
beaniekapp 4 years ago
oh and by the way... im deephugz of Forever We Rock... along with rob nasty... rock bandit... wacko... raff... smokestaxx... and christina... so if anyone disagrees with us... we can direct you to the OG's and theyll say the same thing... im just gettin tired of reading posts of stuff that people dont kno what theyre talking bout... so hopefully me sayin this will be a direct method... oh and we kno hella hung... hahahaha...!!
beaniekapp 4 years ago
I hate this footage cuz it was before I went to Brooklyn to get my foundation and format down. Most people love jerks n burns...Bboys like doin jerks n burns...But most bboys cant dance...when it comes to freestyle thats your own style dance...When you talk about burns n counters thats another level of the game. Thats when it becomes like chess...burns aint nuthin unless you got your style first! CHECK OUT MY CLIP ROB NASTY AT CASTLES... I think thats what ur lookin for!
robnasty 4 years ago 2
hahaha...!! u tell em rob...!!
beaniekapp 4 years ago
its fun learn how to do it and just bust it out on someone who knows how to uprock
mattvang13 4 years ago
not dat gd
tornado0o1o1 4 years ago
yo! What is this song? cool~
style0106 4 years ago
Nice... looks like they were having fun :D
bboyzetan 4 years ago
xkrazyaznkidd, koolaid1989, queenzfinezt89, STFU! Do you guys think you can rock better than what was on the clip if it was a whack battle? Judging by looking at your pages, y'all get a boner on by power moves only less than dancing.
xkrazyaznkidd, this ain't no 'Rock Steady' bboy uprock battle you douche bag.. This is the REAL SHIT of ROCKING you little aZn kid, REAL SHIT SON!
Like deecent1 said & I quote again, "STUDY YOUR HISTORY PEOPLE!" Ya dig?!
MarkizThizzleDeezy 4 years ago
heyo mark the funny thing bout this battle is that rob didnt like his performance here... i think he hated the song too... hahaha...!!
beaniekapp 4 years ago
loooks amazing;) can anybody tell me that song name:)
dogbitebboy 4 years ago
time by edwinn starr
spookynegro 4 years ago
It's funny because a majority of the people here don't even know what Uprock really is. Like Deecent said, STUDY YOUR HISTORY!
PriMeZzZ 4 years ago
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that was wack....
koolaid1989 4 years ago
...that was pretty sweet.
ShatteredSky 4 years ago
yall ppl gotta under stand that these ppl have been breakin 4 a long time rob nasty's in forever we rock and foots iz in dynasty rockers. those ppl will school all of you in wut rawkin really iz.. so b4 yall start talkin sayin that battle wuz wak, studie ur history..
no disrespect
Deecent Rawk
Funk Addictz Crew
deecent1 4 years ago
wack battle.
queenzfinezt89 4 years ago
that line is gay. they needa take that shit out and let them get all up in their faces. REAL SHIT.
xkrazyaznkidd 4 years ago
sorry but that was weak...i think hella hung could do better! type in hella hung you'll see what I mean
Dancer21 4 years ago
looks like u dont kno what ure watching... its coo... and just to let u kno... we kno hella hung... me and rob nasty are also part of his crew... HUNG DYNASTY...!! hahaha...!!
beaniekapp 4 years ago
Next time whoever is video taping this you HAVE TO HAVE THE 2 DANCERS IN ONE SHOT at the same time.The LINE IS CALLED APACHIE LINE ghet to know Rocking this is not TopRock(or topstyle).Good batlle .............
Tiny1Love 4 years ago
does any one know the named of the track
sickroc 4 years ago
Time by edwin starr
spookynegro 4 years ago
and yea... rob and foots tore this song up... hahaha... much respect to foots... your freestyles are crazy man... cant wait to see footage of the rock bandit... yall should anticipate for that... hahaha...!! peace...!!
beaniekapp 4 years ago
its called an apache line. i seen dude crossed it more than once, that should mean instant disqualification.
loafybrown 4 years ago
imo you always have to change the rules a bit to make it competition friendly. I mean I'm sure both competitors would have loved to just take that "taped line" off and just do it raw on the street. But hey its a comp with rules so you have to compromise. Props to both...keep this dance alive yall.
crunkvillainhk 4 years ago
Man this would be one hell of a battle if it wasn't for the line. New school rules are taking the realness and rawness of bboying out. Stuff like the line just takese away from the dance n culture and excitement
KingVon04 4 years ago
wrong this is not bboyin... this is the rock dance, uprock, rockin... or whatever who likes to call it... and just to let u kno... the line IS part of the dance for rockin... just here to correct... peace...!!
beaniekapp 4 years ago
Nice!!
disoneboy 4 years ago
wut the fuck is up wid that line.. the fuck... how do u fuckin battle like that hahaha.. these new rules n shit r gettin outa hand
rockN 4 years ago
new rules? bro the line has been apart the rockdance since jump.
spookynegro 4 years ago
rob nasty killed it...his burns were on point especially that clock shit hahaha
bknoww 4 years ago
hells yea!
kronickidd617 4 years ago
but im pretty sure rob nasty is
kronickidd617 4 years ago
should have used original sound track, so we can tell if they rocking it to the beat!
kronickidd617 4 years ago
this is the live track from the event... and i do think rob rocks it
faroukh 4 years ago
my pc aint streaming fast enough
kronickidd617 4 years ago
how can you not tell that they rocked that?!!?!?!?!?????
mcquiqui420 4 years ago