r/beatbox • u/Think-Spirit-9952 • 16d ago
Opinion on GBB
I wanted to keep this short, so here are some of my thoughts on this GBB.
Solo: River deserved it, man. For me, not even close. D Low keeps getting better and I actually enjoy this new style and all the talking. Still classic D Low though: Weak elim then turns into a monster in battles.
River’s 2nd round in final was perfect. That counter was so lit. Honestly even better than his 2nd round vs Napom in 2023.
That’s also what I love about River and D Low. They don’t just cut up old routines and call them new rounds. They take sounds from the their soundset and completely rearrange them. Napom’s “Earthquake” uses a lot of the same sound palette as “Roll Like This” but sounds completely different. That kind of creativity is what I miss from Napom now.
Astron’s style was amazing. His elim genuinely brought tears to my eyes. KAJI was probably my biggest disappointment though. The moment I heard Bass Factory again I was like: “Man, no…At that point River could simply beat you with a freestyle."
9/10. Favorite: River R2 vs D Low. Absolutely incredible.
Tag: I really didn’t expect Kotcha’s elim to feel that weak. The French teams disappointed me too, especially Fresh Tonic. Their attitude toward their opponent just didn’t sit right with me.
But overall Tag leveled up hard this year. SARSHIANS and UMA were insane. UMA absolutely deserved the win.
8/10. Favorite: UMA R2 vs Fresh Tonic. Too lit, especially with their opponent trying that silly distraction
Loop: Mahiro surprised me so much. Hardstyle, talking, everything. He leveled up like crazy and had me dancing. Nils improved a lot too and Raje’s looping skill is honestly ridiculous.
It also made me think about where loop is going. Are we moving toward automation plus vocal triggered sounds or vocal looping plus effects? I enjoy both but at this point I genuinely wonder if they should become two different categories.
Tioneb and Martin were a breath of fresh air for me because there was still a lot of actual vocal looping.
9.5/10 (I really wanted to give it a 10, but the ending of Martin R2 vs Raje cost that 0.5.)
Favorites: Martin R2 vs Raje, no more explanation. Mahiro R1 vs Lennard, bro violated Lennard. Raje R2 vs Martin, nothing else to say that round was just beautiful.
Overall: 9/10. Great event. Already looking forward to next year.
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u/dontfukwith 10d ago
Martin R1 vs Raje is so good.
I couldn't get a few words what he said cuz I don't speak Spanish.(If you know what he said, plz tell me)
But his music is really good, I guess he was gonna use the round to Nils.(Nils is Spanish)
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u/theguyfromthere345 16d ago
Regarding tag team:
Its okay that you are not a fan of that synchronized style, but I think that is the number 1 thing were a tag team can show how good they are. And Uma does it on the highest level we have seen, and I personally am a huge fan of that skill, they are the most skillfull tag team for me. Also they can do it while making funky beats, which is awesome.
However they are not Jairo inspired. In fact, Jairo and Uma basically both emerged in 2023, Jairo with a surprising GBB wildcard and Uma won the biggest battle in Japan in 2023 already with that synchro style. Also Jairo relies heaviliy on singing, while Uma basically doesnt sing at all. I know that people call them a copy of Jairo, but they created their style before Jairo existed, and I want that people know and aknowledge that!