BLUPRINT VS FIKSHUN | The Smoke VOL 3. REACTION !!! 

Thank you for being vulnerable enough to speak on this generation of dance in general. My bro John put me on to your pilot podcast while we were driving to a session 2 miles away. I’m 28 and your saying a lot that other dancers and myself been feeling for years now. Thank you🙏🏿

“What y’all thought bluprint was about to do footwork”😂😂

2:51 watch the dude drag his foot to get the dollar. LOL

I ain’t gon lie you took the words right out of my mouth. Everything you had to say about this was exactly what I was thinking the first time I watched this and I don’t always agree with you so for that reason it’s really saying something about the level of dance they dished out.

No foundation. Having foundations to build from just makes everything look better. It allows you to dance through the music. I don't care what anybody says...without foundation, what exactly is it that you're doing?

This battle was very boring and you're right about if it was two random dudes doing the same thing, no one would bat an eye. Videos and battles like these really makes me think theres a big difference between Dancing to impress the general crowd (tiktok and reels) and Dancing as authentic art.

Bro you knew this was gonna stir the pot (and you were right) but you said what you believed anyway and posted it. That’s one of the reasons I appreciate your channel because you stay real with us and don’t let other people influence your opinion even it’s controversial. Big props to you my guy.

Metal:What y’all thought Blueprint was about to do some footwork? Me: yes 🙇🏾‍♂️😓 😂😂🤣

Metal you funny bro lol haha every time you look at the camera haha

Good analysis! Your getting better at breaking stuff down 👍 I think it's simple, fame makes you less hungry, whether it's dance, music, sports, ect... Very few people, like maybe 1% of people can stay hungry after they get famous. Maybe the key is becoming well known but not famous famous

Wow the battle. Respect for Fikshun giving the audience their money back.

Not to be that guy to recommend videos but I’m saying even have a look in your spare time but I been watchin the Only 4 men battles and honestly everybody lookin like they’ve been levelling up especially rubix who was on some smoke and just gotta your contents the best appreciate the work you puttin in

I've felt the same way about both of them. I use to watch fikshun and bluprint A LOT but as time progresses you realize how stagnant they are and honestly always have been. I've said for the longest that fikshun is purely an entertainer, I know he has won some battles and well deserved recognition, but regardless of the setting his style will always be that of a performer. It really doesn't matter what he does, if your style doesn't change with the music itself then you've already plateaued. There's nothing wrong with that, but in the aspect of glorification when it comes to an " All around dancer ", I honestly don't think majority of these cats deserve it. It's just funny how some of the better names in the game you rarely even get a CLIP of, but other dancers are being pushed all throughout social media because below average dancers need to gravitate towards something. I mean, from the perspective of bluprint and fikshun I get why they cater more to the majority than truly sustaining the pure, dignified art of dance. They are big names and the limelight gets dim very quickly so they gotta hold on to., but you are right it just makes others who view them become stagnant because they see how they are glorified with little effort, but watching someone like Icee or paradox (who happen to be some of my favorite dancers), you have to DEDICATE yourself to build their level of skill. I'm not saying that dancers like bluprint or fikshun don't love dance or have respect for dance but I think their approach to it defines how their mindset is which is gain more relevancy to the world rather than other dancers because REAL dancers would critique, request, then affirm. People don't want that they want instant gratification and the world will always give that without much resistance. Honestly, I REALLY appreciate your channel I would have never found a lot of dancers without your reactions to battles and stuff, because I can't just type in " best dancers in the world " and really get an accurate depiction of what it really is. The standard for dancing has gone down. I'll never be on par with even the dancers I think are mediocre, but I know what top tier dancers look like and homie what I be seeing half the time ain't it.

“One cat dancing and another cat struggling” LMAO

I think this will be a wake up call for the fans, not the dancers. Like you said, Blu-print got no feetwork, etc, etc. He doesn't train and all that. That dude is going to go right back to tik tok and Fikshun actually thinks he won something. Neither of these cats are going to take this and try to level up. This should be better. We need the real events to come back so we can start seeing these elite dancers back on their feet again. The fact that people are actually hyping this battle at all is crazy.

The O 4 men battles aren’t bad... I’d recommend Rubix vs nickel

Metal got a point 3-7 years ago this was the hottest shit atleast for me because I used. To be a huge bluprint fan but now since I’ve been watching icee, bouboo, slim, MT pop, paradox and Paris dancers u see them break into different dimensions and vocabulary and be creative within the beat and u will start to see where fikshun and bluprint ain’t expanding at. Respect to both dancers and hope they train more fr.

Thanks for reacting to the footage I got 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿

18:29 i think a lot of people feel this way, it's just nothing else to watch atm.

Your reaction to Fikshun doing litefeet is the same as my reaction when dancers say they don’t need foundation

IVE BEEN WAITN FOR YOU TO TALK YOUR SHIT!!! LETS GO hahah

I feel like those exhibition battles are so artificial that they lack the art I appreciate most, the art of freestyle. That's way I was never interested in choreographies in the first place. Apart from that, I think that being top tier includes getting out of the comfort zone, exploring new ways and of course being a forerunner. From my perspective, I didn't see any of that and half-heartedly tapping into another style doesn't count.

I believe there's a disconnect. In my opinion, (may not be a valid opinion because im not a dancer)a good amount of the new generation of dancers like dancing to demonstrate, illustrate and showcase what they can do to the music instead of truly express what they feel & can create within the music.

Fik-shun battled Bluprint again and got bodied!!!!💀💀💀

I kinda felt the exact same way, I had to just turn the video off after the first round because I just kinda got the vibe that nothing better than mediocre was going to come from it. And oh my god I would love it if dancers really dove into the styles they use! I'm so tired of people dropping a style for a phentosecond instead of going all in, mad respect for your commentary, learning how a dancer sees these kinds of battles makes me see dance in different ways and I really appreciate it!

I can’t stop watching your videos, I feel like I’m studying🤓🤓🤓

I definitely see where your coming from because i feel the same way. Definitely have to give credit to both dancer's for pulling up but the battle didn't live up to the hype. But I'm sure both dancer's will step their game up next time to redeem themselves.

Agree with everything you said. Think Blu's tuts are very nice, and Fik-shun's athleticism/balance is GREATNESS. That being said this battle was not it for me. I can appreciate Fik-shun's confidence and attitude while battling, but when it isn't matched in the slightest it just doesn't make for a good show. Bluprint genuinely didn't seem interested in even being there. A typical feeling I have after a great exchange is the inspiration to practice, look up more videos of the artists, or even find the songs that were played to get down to them myself [ sometimes great dancers actually make me think I like the songs more than I really do, and I find out later that I don't like them lol ]. I honestly didn't feel any of that after this, didn't FEEL anything. What is dance without feeling.

Yo right when this man said “imma talk some shit” instantly hyped lmao 😂

I feel like I need to see Blu's 2nd round from another angle. I do feel like he was popping off there as well

Metal u r right, it's a bit like watching the originals from back in the day, the rock steady, dynamic rockers, magnificent force, and they still move well, but the standard had moved on and now a higher quality of movement is needed even if once had flow, it does not last forever. SO practise is key. You put it very well.

After watching this I understood that I'm also not within the music while I'm dancing; well, I'm a performer then :)

Yio bro love you and your videos man so much!!! You are the first to know what the F you are talking about I know one day you'll get the credit you deserved keep up the good work 👌

fikshun does the same thing too brother .. same shit , at least bulprint created his own new school dancing animation style , ... same as nonstop , non stop created a new style a new popping path , a new one , that's why he is a legend ..

I can tell you tryna watch what you say to not piss fik-shun off. 🤣. Everything you said was facts 💯

I wish the rounds were recorded from the front. Especially when it comes to tuts. Blu killed Fikshun the first and second round nonetheless. Fikshun fanboys who claim otherwise must be trippin

You gots to react to Kidd v. D’andre from the Smoke Vol. 3 ! 💨

All facts. Not a single lie spoken. I appreciate your honesty man

Imo, both are legends and both were awesome in this battle.

I agree with the most stuff you've said, but show me one dancer from the names you threw that have as good as Fik's technique. I honestly think Fik shun is always trying to be clean or perfect in other words and that might be the problem and if I'm being honest his moves are most likely appeared to be over repeated, But I've also noticed that he has changed or he's trying to change in recent battles.

That’s why French dancers are the best. Foundation is very important. This kind of battle where you have to pick your songs just limits your potential to expand your talent. So stuck and stagnant. Both dancers were just trash. We gotta be honest.

What im wondering, dont they completely ruin their body with these moves?

Très bonne analyse !

Fikshun got that one good world of dance video and after that he's been running rampage for years. He got a lot of yes man because of his fame. Blueprint got tiktok fame and ain't been the same since.

Huge Blu fan but you’re speaking facts about Bluprint

yo bro thanks for showing the community the truth

Interesting to see the nonstop vs ghost battle reaction video. Need some Metal wisdom, it really makes you look at it from a different angle.

Both looked awkward for me. Bluprint seemed one dimensional and Fik Shun felt like he was desperate in showing that he learned new moves; it's like that one kid who shows off that he got new toys. Fik Shun's philosophy in dance is immature and downright annoying. It makes it more of a tragedy that he can be better but it seemed like he is so stubborn to improve. In the previous video wherein you critiqued Fik Shun, he responded as if he was doing everything right. Quite sad. lol

At the end of the day the most disappointing thing is not these two dancers but the format itself. If the format was freestyles alone I promise you we'd have a rise in quality. I'm always happy to see new tuts from Bluprint, too bad I didn't see shit with these camera angles. Blu doesn't owe us anything but this isn't how you want to be remembered. The tragedy is him and Blu not raising the bar when in my mind they are capable of doing so. Fik at least, Blu might need to hit the treadmill first. Krump used to be a lot like this, 99.9% routine/theatrics but it evolved and you have Boy Mijos and Ruins who are freestyle monsters without betraying their style AT ALL. IT CAN BE DONE.

As much as I love Bluprint, I don't think he has ever been a good battler. I love what he does and how smooth and clean everything he does along with his choreography in older videos, but in terms of being a battler I just feel like he isn't of that cloth. His technique and his skill only take him so far and I think that the moment you put him against someone who...I don't even know how to describe it other than 'feels at home' in a battle, you see serious shortcomings *at that level of dance.* That's the key there, like the difference between the top 1% and the top .01%. I have to give props to Bluprint because it seems like he is actually moving around the arena now compared to where he was before, trying to utilize more space which I hope he continues. Fiksun is a battler through and through but I also feel like he loves to show off technique and never finds a thread to move with for more than 8 bars. His technique is awesome, and I mean that in the awe inspiring manner it was originally used, and he has a lot of diversity in his moves but I never feel like they get connected? Like it's from one move to the next. And I think this Flexing style reinforces hitting roomshaker moves over consistency of a round. I know I stan Joker from Yudat every chance I have but in Joker vs Rubix, you commented on how smooth the rounds were in that he always was keeping a thread of what he was doing and it never seemed like he needed to fall back to a move to set up for the next idea. I feel like this battle was the opposite of that. It felt like they were showing glimpses of a concept and then a big move on the end of the 4th or 8th bar or lyric like it was an expected punchline. Again, their techniques are fucking awe inspiring and their skill in them shows mastery but the rounds felt lacking.

For this competition its all about showcasing to the audience not really battling or trying hard enough to but i mess wit that draem vs mp3 battle real Memphis jookin,kidd vs andre,and nonstop vs ghost

this shit makes you appreciate more other dancers

💸💸💸💸fikshun out there like

So I was in the crowd right. The energy was there in the first round for Bluprint but then....it just dropped. Fikshun took this one. But man I wanted like more more. The battle was cooooooool.

That’s exactly what I thought of when I saw the flyer. 2 big names gonna dance.

if i say bluprint was better , y'all will disagree and treat me like i know nothing about dancing right ? actually he REALLY was better .. and you my man my doctor who teach me how to judge "dancing style" , now honestly i don't understand the reason of your cold reaction, is that because fikshun is your friend ? or bluprint is not a "battler" ? i need an honest answer to learn more , maybe i'm missing something , i own you an explanation doc

This was hard to watch tbh🤦🏽‍♂️ idk how I finished watching this 💀😭

Yo is it possible to make the screen larger because i watch mostly on my phone and i have trouble seeing it bra no dissrespect dance phd official

Long time coming. Niggas wanted this battle ages ago. Bluprint a straight Tiktoker now. Boy still clean but he got to get in the lab again. As for Fikshun, I think he gets too much hate for no reason. For a guy who lacks foundation he has beaten a lot of impressive dancers. But because he’s not on the level of some of the best he almost never gets credit. People usually say he’s overrated. EDIT: Fikshun will probably be pissed off by this video. 😂😂😂

THIS IS ALL FACTS THANK YOU!!!!!! same day I saw this match I saw nonstop vs ghost and I dont know ghost. So when I saw him holding his own against nonstop I was shocked. I've been off from the dance world for a bit, so when I saw this it dissapointed me that it doesn't just feel like things stayed the same, but that the old felt better. . . our legends gotta push harder. Much love and respect for inspiring me, but I will cry if I get up there one day, and face my hero's only for me to slaughter them when the time comes

2:39 had me dying

I normally agree agree with about 60% - 80% percent of your critiques and view points. But this right here, 110% percent. I think dancers get romanticized by there history. When someone that has had your undying loyalty and support for many years fall short your mind fills in those gaps with past performances. Subconsciously you give them a pass because you have seen them at there best. I had very little emotion when watching this. Yes there was dope dope moves and great technique at times but as a whole in one word: Unremarkable! “ Good dancers, move to the music, Great dancers let the music move them, Elite dancers move as one with the music” -Marcelous

18:35 lmfao

The thing is with this battle is it feels like they out of practice, but that's probably because they are. Might sound like an excuse, but over here in the UK there are no Dance Studios, no Sessions, no Cyphers or anything happening because of the current situation. If it's like that for you guys in the US, dancing in your house leads to limited movement, which leads to stamina problems like Bluprint showed cause you haven't been dancing all out for over a year now. Of course there are ways around it, but I understand the general level of dance being bad this year

You have to understand freestyle will never equate to battle mode ! So you can’t expect to see in freestyle what you’ll see in a battle 2 different zones it wasn’t that bad to me. I can appreciate the fact they both are social media giants and still getting in the ring . Draem is a great battler but even better freestyle dancer ,And I am a Memphis jookin legend so I know what I’m looking at .. but dope content

You know those battles where they be like “nobody won this battle, the people won” this is like, the opposite of that lmao I’m pretty sure we all lost something for this kerfuffle. Also somebody stop Fikshun from doing the harlem shake, this man is a menace 😂

People may complain about Fikshun’s lack of foundation but it’s worth noting that he’s beaten several great dancers without having one. Just saying. With that being said, I agree that the battle was disappointing. It wasn’t as competitive as I thought that it would be.

Bluprint vs Fik-Shun was cool but it was disappointing. Also so was Ghost vs NonStop was disappointed. Kidd vs D'Andrea was a GREAT battle and so was MP3 vs Draem was dope.

A hunned percent agree with your analysis. Blueprint in the past years was sick to me but seeing this, you can see he's let himself go on the training. His face even looks a lil chunky and all. Fik-shun if you watch long enough-you know what he's about and stigma cuz of their names is pretty sad when it should be about the dance. I dont dance but Rubix and Jimmy Yudat are my inspiration cuz to me they are always in the music and just deliver everytime even if its not something crazy. Hopefully people become more real and stop over hyping things

I was highly disappointed man. People paid to see them n they come n do that?

I told you bro. Kid nimbus is coming up soon. Have you watched the smoke vol 3 kid nimbus vs savage 7 to smoke To give context, before the final kid nimbus was on a 6 win streak sweep. Ask dpayne what he saw.

1:46 I’m already dead

Hey have you reacted to any of the key twin battles? Curious on your on your view point A good luck in your battle against Fuk Shun by the way Hope to see a throw down your dance smart so I would use that to your advantage

Fik shun be carful this guy is crazy

John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life." Have a blessed day, brothers and sisters in Christ!

You read my mind the entire way through

This man deserves to be a judge always

Damn...I hate to say it but because of the your view on dance...I now look at it the exact same way...(respectfully) I have always said that if bluprint ever battled someone like a Rubix or hell even a mid tier krumper he would get mopped bc he’s a performer with eye catching moves which is cool but lacks in substance...we saw him against waydi and lost bad and this battled just confirmed that bluprint isn’t as Goat’d as people see him as 🤷🏿‍♂️🙏🏿❤️ #respectfullyofcourse

Honestly wat I can is that compared to how I know fik shun and bluprint to me this battle was just eh because compared to wat I've seen other dancers do in battles this battle was a bit disappointing ...so many up coming dancers that I know for fact are killing it are been put to a low standard just because they not famous ....and I honestly agree to wat you are saying I've watched bluprint and fik shun for years and honestly it's a bit more worse and the same thing all the time so yeah that's my take on it

Y'all remember when Bluprint murdered Havoc? Fikshun beat Havoc in a CLOSE battle. They should've given Bluprint more time to train. Fikshun has been killing battles on a WEEKLY basis. That's gonna be a wipeout if Fikshun is already set to battle because he's been doing it so frequently lately! Bluprint hasn't been.

The way dude's foot slide that dollar lol

I come back to this reaction periodically. Doc just irritated the entire video. 😭🤣🤣🤣

You are talking facts bro,opening people's mind. Hi from India..

The best I saw Blueprint was in the few videos he had with Skitzo.

I agree w you, fikshun is amazing asf, he got crazy skill and control and has to be one of the best, but, he’s certainly not the best hahaha, you see dancers like Rubix, Les Twins, Slim boogie, Skitzo, Paradox and other french dancers, you can see that they are on a level far above Fikshun, and they are the best at it. The thing is that people only look at these certain dancers, specially Americans, and they see that Fikshun is the goat bc they don’t look at other dancers from other countries, it’s ok to have someone as your favorite dancer, but, it’s not good to be delusional and say someone is the best bc they’re your favorite. PS I’d like to see all these American dancers compete in the best battles like fusion concept, Red Bull, juste debout and summer dance forever to see how they do against the real best dancers.

i never liked bluprints style but his 1st and 2nd round were really good and i thought he gonna the tutting stationary style but now that he uses more space hes more appealing

Can someone please for the love of god find out the song during blueprint second round , nice vid Metal. Also these types of battles are boring they know the song but it still doesn’t match the energy of someone free styling.

No hate but thank God I'm not the only one that feels this way about these two dancer ... Dance the same ... Nun change

Just wanna say this cause you mentioned bluprint dances the same (he’s tuts a lot so it seems the same I see what you mean) but you should watch bluprint vs voltage but the one from 4 yrs ago you’ll see a difference he used to be a lot more vibey with the music and focused on the prize now he’s more focused on short isolated moves but tbh thats probably due to dancing with other dancers a lot or something lately also I’m pretty sure he only danced at this event for the experience he’s not a battle dancer he’s a performer the reason why he’s so high up is because he’s one of the most controlled and isolated dancers as of today I expected a little more than that tho Fik shun deserved the win for sure

Oh no

I think it should be a battle should be your City versus my city your country versus my country your State versus my state

Hey bro Check out this krump battle USA vs Korea team battle EBS championship 2016 it’s 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

You said the true bro.

Yo Blueprint looks sick was he?

yeah I agree with you, maybe this corona virus kills their creativity.

This battle just wasn’t the one 😕

@Metal you had the chance to travel outside of the USA and also inside to discover new scenes. So you've a trained eye. It's easy for you to separate the average from the high level. A lot of people have yet to be exposed to high caliber dancers. So as for this battle... I hate these kinda battles. From the bottom of my heart, I HATE these kinda battles. Respect to the dancers but they seem to be overhyped. Fik Shun interrupts his flow too many times to please the crowd. As for Blueprint... very lackluster...

Of all Blu's vids, this is one of his weakest. His style is my personal fav and he brought almost none of his versatility to this event. With that said, his solo clips are otherworldly IMO.

Kidd The Monster battle was cold though.

At first I thought you was gonna be bias but everything you saying make sense...They both did what they usually do...Same dancers same moves just big names dancing and people disappointed thinking they would expect more from them then just them doing thier typical moves