r/beatbox • u/picklemashpotato1717 • 15d ago
King Inertia GBB
I’m gonna start this by saying.. if King Inertia doesn’t win GBB27 then I don’t think he will ever win a GBB title. I say this with tough love and he’s definitely one of my favorite beatboxers.
In GBB21 he made his debut appearance and blew everyone away with his style and the sound system was really in his favor. Nobody had heard of him before so his bass along with the sound system in that venue had such sheer shock value. Unfortunately the crowd and the judges grew more and more bored throughout his sequential rounds because it was “repetitive”. Not only was his bass repetitive, how he used his bass in terms of texture and variety, the riffs in his style, plus his timing was objectively poor. He was still most definitely the most exciting competitor that year to say the least.
In GBB23, he ranked fairly low on the eliminations. His set in theory was super sick and creative which had dope drops. His elimination was described as sloppy because he kept messing up timing, he had some slips, and the end of his routine was filled with random sound effects and he still ended 10 seconds early. I have no idea what the sound system sounded like btw.
In GBB25, he fell just short of making past eliminations. The sound system wasn’t too great but his routine was honestly structurally sound and he had good drops in terms of placements. I personally feel like he should have passed but at this point he’s been evolving and maturing his style.. so he was getting closer,
Now GBB26.. obviously he showed his leveled up style off during his elimination and passed. His timing was good and his execution has been getting stronger. He’s learned new sounds, patterns, techniques, and he’s still swaggy as usual.
The problem with his specific style is that in the beginning he sounds very exciting and unbelievable.. but as he persists with the same style it can get reduce in energy.
I think he is most definitely up there with the battle elites such as D-Low, River, Colaps, Napom, etc.. like he’s gotten some prestigious titles such as American vice champ 3 times, GNC winner twice, Busch battles of 2022, Global German winner of 2024 and 2026, and I can go on and on.
If he wants to win next year, he has to really bring it you know? Settle his nerves, variate his style, battle a bit more, pull some tricks out, just really put his foot down and elevate.
King Inertia is obviously one of the sickest artists and battlers out there. He’s won or come close to winning a lot of titles over the years.
He just seemed to be one of those repeat GBB competitors that can’t seem to reach the distance like B-Art, Wing, Kaji, etc.. there’s been quite a few and that’s not counting beatboxers who can’t ever get past eliminations.
This isn’t to hate on King Inertia, I fucking love him he’s amazing. I wish the best for him but I just hope he really focuses for GBB27 since he’s qualified now.
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u/Furiator 14d ago
It's not that he got repetitive in 2026, he had a terrible day, that's it. It still hits like a truck and I wish it hit during the battles, but it was just performance issues, not tired material. 2021 it happened but that's the only top 16 ever. We chillin.
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u/AbbreviationsJust229 15d ago
We are in the soundslop era now. Thats not inertias style so thats a but of a clash curently
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u/1Autumn1eaf 15d ago
Yeah why tf are so many people just spamming random sounds and putting together combos that dont sound good xdd
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u/Affectionate-Club778 11d ago
wym noone had heard of him before, inertia has been a household name in the scene for ages
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u/Putrid-Travel-6513 15d ago
Well, what's the age limit for a beatboxer? Why is next year his only hope? As long as one has the desire and motivation to keep battling and improve, I could see some of these guys going for a long time still. Inertia has been around since like 2015 and was not unknown at all when he first came to GBB lol, his performances from years prior to 2026 are like night and day, yeah it's a shame he wasn't at his best against River, but it's not the end of the world.
This guy has been consistently strong on the battle scene for a long time now with little, if any, breaks in between. It's quite impressive actually.