B-Boy Benji appears for a improvised battle versus B-Boy Menno during the new big event, Next Urban Legend 2015, in France. New videos are coming ! Mixé par Dj T-Sia Camera / Editing (in a hurry !) : 64Move
***** Don't tell us about learning the culture...It is disrespectful from an OG to act like that. Even though I respected Benji from his battle with Crumbs, but stunts like this which are obviously agreed with Youval are nothing to be proud of. He could have done that in a cypher, not like this. I don't think a bboy of his reputation should act like a fame digger... and to conclude it, Menno smoked him :)
@andrew shea You're right, to an extent. It's not uncommon for a Bboy to call out another dope, maybe better known Bboy who is visiting the scene in order to test their skills, gain some experience, and maybe earn some respect. However, this just feels...staged. First, usually these call outs go down in the cyphers - that's primarily where most call outs happen. As a promoter, you don't want bboys calling each other out on the main floor because you have a schedule to get through and ish, and that's why you provide cypher room on the sides, breaks for cyphers, etc. So that brings two questions to my mind: why did Benny make a big scene and choose to call Menno out on the main stage instead of the cyphers, and why didn't the promoter tell him to take it to the cyphers or elsewhere? Here's the reason: it's because Benji does this every fucking week. He waits until whoever is judging or visiting is on a big stage, he takes them completely by surprise with some ridiculous entrance, and then he either gets wrecked or talks mad shit about them if they don't feel like battling him. And they're not obligated to - this isn't a cypher, most of the time it's a showcase where you're supposed to just watch, show respect, and then move on. Meanwhile, the promoters love this shit because it gets people semi-hype and basically becomes an exhibition battle, which they would usually have to pay these visitors to compete in but since it's a "call-out", they get the extra entertainment for free. Basically, these promoters are almost forcing these judges and other visitors to provide a service that they're not going to be paid for, while the promoters still profit. I've actually seen clips of these promoters getting pissed off when the bboys who are called out don't take the bait, when in reality the promoters shouldn't care at all whether they do it or not, right? This shit has been well-documented by the bboys who have basically been extorted - they've called these promoters and benji out on social media, bboyworld, etc. I understand where you're coming from, but there's a fine-line between trying to keep the culture real and just plain-old manipulation / fraud.
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Menno looked like he's been caught off guard, I don't think he was expecting this with his casual clothes on if he knew he was going to be in a Battle he would have wore his trademark tracksuit.
benji just throwing crazy moves around. no dancing at all. why does benji think he is the shit? why does he think he can do whatever he wants because he is a og? i hate benji. that was some serious sick ass battle though from menno, not benji. the vibe was insane to the membrane from menno.
Benji makes true hardcore breakdance like 90's - 00's, while most of modern stylez looks like tecktonik shit. Also a lot of modern soundtracks (not from this battle) sounds like dubstep's shit
Why is everyone whining about a call-out against menno? Call-out has been part of Bboying since the very beginning because dancers dancers wanted to test their skills against other Bboys so why is everyone complaining? this is real bboying Not those competition which sponsor event and tell them what to do, also no one too good to get called out. Props to menno for holding his ground and Benji also for the challenge.
It's not the call-out, but why and how he did it. Usually you call someone out for a reason and you pick the right time and place. I don't buy the argument that Benji's some young kid trying to make a name, haha. Benji just wanted attention and chose a really crappy time. It can be a problem for the jam's schedule if you take up center stage with a long, unscheduled battle. I've seen venues kick us out so that we've had to relocate for a finals. That's why the cyphers are perfect for call-outs. You get to make your point, and everybody else can still do their thing. Peace.
onel martinez But I could be wrong, as well. I'm thinking of U.S. jams, so the relationship with the venue or hosts could be totally different in Europe. Either way, you can call someone out and be respectful, I think. Peace.
seymourglass26 " Pick the right time and Place ??? Call someone out for a reason ?? " That must be a new form of Cypher battles because I don't recall that ever being the case when I've been in a cypher battle 5-6 yrs ago when I was active. Not even in 10 yrs ago. These newb's are just ruining whats left of this movement. This battle was only ( I think ) premeditated by Benji and Youval as I said before. And if Menno didn't think he was mentally ready for a call out he shouldn't have battled. Yet he got Smoked in 4 rounds.
OK, so you are calling someone out after their judge run (wack and disrespectful !!!) and then not taking even a single round? What was that? Bboying vs ...Benjiing? LOL
Dsl mais quand on dance , ont est sur le son. Menno est aussi musical que benji dans ce battle. en gros il danse pas. Donc apprend la definition de la dance avant d'ouvrir ton boule pour rien. #RéfléchisAvecTonCerveauAvantDeParlerAbrutis
Zaak Rodriguez Hahaha le mec qui n'a pas assez de matière grise dans son tout petit cerveau pour argumenter. Ok je me rabaisse à ton niveau intellectuel. KIKOULOL MENNO WINNER KIKOU KIKOU !!!!
menno a un putain de flow et il execute pas les steps mais il danse voila enfin un bboy benji est fort mais bon faut ce calmer c est pas n importe qui la c est menno
Dude did you saw how menno replied smartly to the call out he just did fast round to make benji tired. I where on bboyspots site yesterday day and I Rad menno's post on instagram and he said that benji's call was just lame and not cool. Menno was amazing here
Does anyone know if Benji had a particular reason to call Menno out? I mean, its really disrespectful to just jump in during his judge showcase, why not do it in cypher?
Honza Rappresent youval and benji plan these callouts in order to get a free (which should otherwise be paid for and well prepared by the bboys involved) exhibition. It's wack. but look how many views they get on their vids. They do it for a reason. Youval has been doin this for years to get free exos for his events
They're both very skilled because their interpretation of bboying in dancing is different. You can easily tell as they go 2-3 rounds in that they both have unique interpretation.
De quel battle underground on parle ? Préparer par l'organisation, benji, et youval, dans un événement, benji bien chauffer, Menno a froid, tous ça pour faire le buzz sur benji et l'événement, bizarrement le montage de la vidéo est boucler en 10 minute avec introduction etc...et mise en ligne sur youtube, vive le buzz. Faut arrêter de vous et nous mentir c'est pas du tout de l'underground mais belle et bien un show a sens unique pour vous créer le buzz et pas du tout marquer l'histoire c'est un vieu pétard mouillé cette battle, y'a pas de gagant pas de perdant que quand sa vous arrange cette fois, mais c'est Menno qui a gagné et sans rien faire en plus. Arrêter de vous auto congratuler , mais c'est le contraire du underground ça, châtelet c'était pas ça du tout. Benji t'est mort dans le film,il faut savoir s'effacer un moment dans sa carrière, tu te ridiculise ou alors participe a des battle 1vs1, mais ce que tu fais ce n'est pas du underground ,c'est juste du manque de respect. L'underground c'est dehors, c'est gratuit, sans événement et pas a la maison avec youval et l'organisation derrière toi, bizarrement mais vous aurez toujours une explication a cela lol. Mais les puristes non sont pas idiot. Buzz pour faire du buzz vous perdez toute crédibilité ....
+Mirchea youval est un manipulateur & un mec irrespectueux sous prétexte d’être un organisateur,il piège des b boys qui lui font le plaisir de venir sur ces événements quelle hôte......quelle honte ! 1000 pour cent hypocrites surtout dommage pour un gars qui a vécu le hip hop presque au tout debut comme son vieux potes benji est sorti du circuit il essaye encore de lui redonner vie youval avec ton délire de battle a l'ancienne si ton pote benji est si fort pourquoi il le prouve pas en allant chercher une ceinture au bc one ou de nouveau un titre au battle of the year seul les palmarès reste. arrête de faire son commis ! bande d'arrogant c’est vraiment pas l'idée originale du hip hop
Man, wtf? bboying is not all about being complete. This is what redbull want you to be. Now a bboy cannot rock if he doesn't make footwork power and toprock but for me the main thing is to have your style, whatever you doin, a bboy like Zeshen or rubberlegz , and as well Benji have their own style and kill it. But redbull is changin minds all over the bboying scene, so now everybody want to see a copy as Munir or whatever. I mean, it's great to be complete, surely the best thing to do as a bboy, but if you do power, don't try to make fucked up footwork like Lil g for exemple, just do your thing. If you do footwork like Zeshen, just do footwork... But I agree benji didn't win this one, wich is pretty normal.
@ben ummm that's not from redbull that's just in the general art of Breakin, it's okay to have that niche/style that you're known for, I mean look at Bboy dyzee he has crazy moves/threads /legwork that's what he's known for but he's one of the well rounded Bboys around if he was to get called out;( with has happened on numerous occasions) he can go for days, Benji used all his signatures and blow ups and started to repeat or Had to flip his moves,
I really can't stand arrogance of "B-Boy" Benji, his "Original" moves were more like scenic dancing, like when he stole Menno's cap was really rude of him, you could see Menno had to keep calm to not smack him for that. B-Boy who shows no respect, deserves No Respect! Shoutout to B-Boy Menno - Keep it Real!
Carefully observe right after Benji's entry....the MC straight up setup the battle....I mean wtf ! Both Benji and the MC planned this shit ! Waaaack ! And then Benji talks about true bboy and shit when he did the same to Lilou. That time he had the internet's sympathy. Now ?
Menno winner for me too.. dats bboying right dere. Benji just looking for fame. Menno already gat dat.. and he knows wat d culture is all about. Menno's flow is still crazy.. can't beat that.
I think BENJI is really a pirate, he was a very new person who maintain a nice freez style, very difficult and often spectacular. i watched his old battles some of his enemies for example Crumbs is a giant dancer and powerstyler person, and Benji made many hard stuffs, and he just rarely use his powers what is incredible too. I don't know how could he didnt participate sometimes, but I think he is one of the biggest dancers nonetheless he got some bullying. Urban legend like Menno.
Il faut quand même signaler que c'est compliqué d'organiser un call-out dans un cercle, puisque les cyphers ont presque disparu des évènements français et que Benji, selon ses dires, ne peut pas se déplacer quand Il veut à cause de son entreprise de serrurerie. Après c'est dommage que le battle n'ait pas commencé avant la démo de Menno, mais honnêtement qu'est-ce qu'on s'en branle qui a gagné qui a perdu, le principal c'est d'y aller et d'honorer ton blaze ! Donc total respect envers Menno qui n'a pas fait sa te-pu ! Maintenant ça serait sympa de voir Benji dans une compétition officielle, qu'on puisse enfin admirer ses toprocks et footworks, et pour l'occase affronter peut-être Lilou ...
Benji est sorti du bboying depuis un long moment, et revient avec 2 bras cassés Son niveau a énormément énormément énormément chuté. Les breakers de sa génération comme Junior, Ronnie ont continué et on les a vu faire les 1er Red Bull, et ont affronté Lilou sans faire de cinéma, dans les règles. Fallait donc pas partir du break Benji vs lilou est impossible, ce serait la plus grosse humiliation pour benji. Par contre, le benji d’avant ! OUAI Pourquoi pas ! Mais le benji de maintenant qui phaz plus qui trix plus, qui rentre des clés sur la nuque … euh faut arrêter
gotta give love to anyone that can go 1 vs. 1 for 10+ mins. shit was insane... oughta be charging a premium to all the biterz out there, too. So much originality.
What y'all fail to understand is that menno Accepted the battle. Benji is one of the old school legends in the game. This is a battle. Y'all need to understand how battles work then come on here and say what you want. Until then, don't comment on shit that you guys don't understand at all
Yea but lot off people here is eboy or edancer that never actually doing a real things, they never understand the history behind callout things or how street culture work, if ur real u have to be ready whenever people callout u that how its work. Please they can do it anywhere actually, like me for ex i have been callout in the parking ground after the battle, suddenly many people came and ask me to battle them, and ofc i will accept it , thats how its work. Dont get a culture shock coz of that coz lot of event now its just a competition not real deal
I just love how Menno handled that battle. Benji looked so tired at last, and Menno could go 5 more rounds EASY! Nice try Benji... But please come prepared next time.
Menno was tired he had to do perform for couple of minutes before the call out. But I like the attempt of humiliating Benji by doing short rounds making him do repeats of his moves. Menno still came pretty fresh. Respect for both of them.
it's HipHop. people call people out. respect to both Benji and Menno. in my opinion, Benji DOES dance, just not necessarily on his feet. He is moving to the music, just not how most people do. Originality deserves respect. Menno being original within the foundation framework, he deserves respect. What I don't understand is why people are upset about this. Benji and Menno give each other respect afterwards, and they just put on a fantastic battle exhibition, why anyone is upset is beyond me. What if this clip inspires the next generation of dancers to take it to the next level? Be grateful.
Falta de respeito total! A maioria dos festivais Franceses são assim eles só gritam pra quem é de casa e tentam desprezar os visitantes... Menno ganhou sem se esforçar kkkkkkk... Benji é um otário.
It's just funny that Benji calls him out then calls it quits at the end cuz obviously he's out of inverts (Cause thats all he does) lol Menno puts in top rock, footwork, transitions to his knees, head, arms, back, and puts in power move combinations with his footwork. Menno was dancing his cards right and was solid each round. The winner was Menno before the MC and Benji planned this out. Lol
Very nice battle. benji has been a little hurt by his endurance to the end of the call out but nice performance for him and Menno. And congrats for them for this battle and to energize this discipline. Peace
