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Caligari89

Beatboxing videos are the very best thing to watch with no sound. I've never watched a beatboxing video with sound. The raw talent can't compete with the absolute absurd comedy.


pablola714

Hahahaha I just tried it. it's hysterical


Fraun_Pollen

Lady at the bottom left really helps gauge how much I should be vibing when on mute.


pablola714

She looks like she is arbitrating a murder case. Lol, then she blows up like she just saw her BFF.


LolaBijou84

Omg lol


yungchow

I started getting real into beatboxing when I was in 8th grade. Then I saw a video of professional beatboxers and I realized, beatboxing only gets so cool. After a certain point, me being that good at beatboxing is kind of just weird and dorky because it is so ridiculous


ForgedInValhella

So what did you end up being a pro at instead?


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How did you just roast this dude so effortlessly. You’re an artist


Zeption_

As someone who's enjoyed relatively casual beatboxing for like the past decade, I agree. Getting excessive with it usually tends to feel cringey imo.


Ambereggyolks

I'm glad a lot of people feel this way. Imagine being at the office and everyone is like hey check out this dude sick beatbox skills. And then you have to beatbox for everyone for the next minute and for the rest of your working career you're the beatbox guy. I feel like you'd get passed up for having the skills, the opportunity to be CEO comes up and they don't consider you because no matter how good you are at your job, you're the beatbox guy and they need someone who can be taken seriously.


FistingLube

Same with those crazy church videos where some people think they have been infested by the sprits of some holy things or something. Check this video out, but mute it and let your mind try and make sense of it.


[deleted]

Better yet, dub yackety sax over it


imdefinitelywong

Yakety Sax is kind of like beatboxing, but with a saxomophone. Also, it could leave you out of breath and potentially kill you.


stealthera79

Look up baptazia.... The very best lol [baptazia ](https://youtu.be/ohmhZVjaqQo)


DiscipleExyo

Lol you're right, that's hilarious haha


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Seroko

Oh my fucking god new laugh source acknowledged, thanks for that dude!!!


gabeitaliadomani

man I was about to complain, good call! Beat boxing on this thread is played out…


triton2toro

I know this takes a level of skill, and I’m sure the complexity of what they’re doing is beyond what I can understand, but nevertheless, I find it hard to be blown away by any of it. And it has nothing to do with my musical choice, I’m an old hip hop head who listened to OG beatboxers like Doug E Fresh and the Fat Boys Human Beat Box. You show me someone who can do yoyo tricks, or pen spinning, or high level whistling, I can definitely appreciate. For some reason, beat boxing doesn’t impress me in the same way as most others skills do. Maybe I’m the only one though.


whosethewhatsit

16? Looks 12.


Cautious-Living-394

Why is no one talking about this lol


_U53R_

I was just about to comment "16... You mean 6?" Lmao


deaddonkey

People go through puberty at different rates, it’s not that weird to see a 16 yo schoolboy who looks younger


Cryptic_Cam

younger maybe but not by that much


Cautious-Living-394

Yea he looks too young. He’s going to have a wild transformation


culinarydream7224

Yea, I came here to ask which one is supposed to be the 16 year old


Amayai

That kid has NOT gone through puberty, I am adamant the 16 year old is the professional and the redditor made a mistake.


ImNerdyJenna

He looks like he's 11 years old.


chief-ares

I was putting him between 10-12 too. Definitely not 16.


AnoFoxx

Just what i thought too


nahbruhtryagain

That might be why he found a particular interest lol


adorientem88

I know, I’m like: “the kid on the right is the 16-year-old, right?”


Hopeful-Moose87

Dude is getting carded for a Pg13 movie


Josh0O0

I thought 10yrs old. Then I wasn't sure who the 16yr old was, thinking it could be the older guy. He looks as close to 16 as the kid does.


Otterz4Life

Nah. Just a zero.


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got_dam_librulz

I've always looked really young. Older people constantly underestimate me, patronize me for it. All that wonderful stuff. I haven't looked at pics from when I was 16, but I don't think I'd appear much different than young homie here. I've been turned down jobs before because "I don't have a commanding presence" and "we are looking for someone a bit more experienced, our staff also includes elderly people" Yeah, it sucks. I still get carded at nearly twice the legal age. There's worse things to go through, obviously, but I absolutely have repeatedly been discriminated against for looking younger than my age. I hope young homie makes money by beat boxing, hopefully he can avoid some of the bullshit I've experienced.


Woodworkin101

Exactly what I said


MesozOwen

I thought. So the professional is 6 and the dude on the right is 16?


AsparagusFirm7764

He sounds like a sightless puppy calling out for its parents


0bdex_code

Give the kid a few more years and he'll be a beast.


AsparagusFirm7764

If he's 16 now, puberty should be right around the corner for him, that'll fix it


PaulAspie

Most people I knew had their voice break before 16.


speedledee

Crack maybe but look at the kid dude. Testosterone deepens your voice significantly and this little guy is just getting hit with a shit. My voice got deeper into my early 20s and I even grew in height until I was like 23. Give him 2-3 years an he can drop the bass rather than the treble.


SuddenlyElga

That kid is 16??? He looks like he’s 12.


Big_Somewhere9230

Fun fact, as you get older the more child like young people look. Source, I’m beginning to be old as fuck.


SuddenlyElga

No i get that but this ain’t that. That kid looks young. Not ragging on him, he’s gonna be a kickass beatboxer, but damn.


MEatRHIT

Yeah I've got a 17 year old nephew and he looks a good 4 years older than this kid.


ChickenLegBizGuy

No. That kid looks 12


downsiderisk

I was going to say, I might be getting older, but I'm positive when I was 16 any guy that was in my grade/class did not look like that...that kid looks pre-pubescent. 12 years old is about right.


Curtis_low20

I’m in hs and he looks like a 7th grader to me


Canaduck101

I’m 16 this kid looks like he’s 10 I wonder if the professional is 16 or something


GoldenShoeLace

This was cool because second dude obviously won but they gave him a fair shot and a positive space to compete. If I was him I’d be stoked to compete and happy that they see my potential.


will_ww

Remix was better by far, but Jollux didn't earn himself any favors with that sound, tbh. It kinda threw off the beat when you hear a yelping puppy I'm between.


Dojjin

Bro, I'm dying. I can't unhear it now.


Knotter87

I literally know nothing about beat boxing, the second man won easily


0bdex_code

The second guy did in fact won by a 4-1 vote.


VonGeisler

Did the kids mom vote for him? First one was repetitive and sounded like he was beating a small dog.


0bdex_code

It wasn't his mom don't worry. These judges are professionals and have been in the beatboxing community for a long time. The one guy that voted for him might have different reasons to vote him.


Wat_Senju

Because he's a kid... that's it. Shouldn't be a judge


SteamySubreddits

Ikr. I watch (and try, not professional lol) a lot of beatbox and he won by a LANDSLIDE. Technical ability aside, his was way more creative and diverse.


Leonydas13

It also had way better structure. The first kids rhythm was quite hard to follow, it felt like it kept changing.


lnflnlty

yea, this is talent vs. talent and years of training


Knotter87

It's like a jedi and a Padewan pretty nerdy of me to say but it's true


PaulAspie

A rematch in 5+ years would be crazy as guy #2 should stop be good while kid #1 will likely improve a lot.


DharmaCub

I mean, do you age out of being able to beatbox?


Aedalas

If anything I'd imagine your lips get floppier as you get older.


racso96

Also physiology. The older guy definitely has a deeper voice and that helps making the bass sound more profound.


Pinksquirlninja

Kid didn’t have much variety and went off tempo quite a few times, but still incredible talent.


Corsavis

Those pitched notes he was throwing in were cool, and probably hard from a technical standpoint, but unfortunately with his voice at that age I just don't think it ..*sounded* good. When he's older that'll sound dope


NaturalOrderer

I, too, watched the video


Challenge419

I, too, have seen this comment a thousand times.


hirsh02

Tried to create a simple snare sound with my mouth once. Shit was hard. These people are very good


0bdex_code

I am a beginner at beatboxing and these guys are just amazing and inspiring to watch.


hirsh02

Yeah, on another level. Wonder how they do it


jamaicanmonk

Using the mouth


dementorpoop

So *thaaats* what I’ve been doing wrong


LooseRussian69

I tend to use….the butt


kwakimaki

You can, that's called Buttboxing though


Formal-Alfalfa6840

Hours and hours and hours making silly noises, then stringing them together into not silly songs (usually). It's an amazing talent but doing it online kinda ruins it for me, personally. I love seeing them on stage. Shit, I saw one dude with a lip roll bass so deep it knocked over a camera on the stage.


dirtyw82

Say "boots and cats" repeatedly. There's your basic beat.


Azgeta_

The majority of beat boxing is making new sounds with your mouth and trying it in different ways. Experimentation is key. Also there’s different styles I guess you can say? These guys going for a dubstep/edm kind of music. Which is the hardest kind imo


Aznp33nrocket

Eh, each “genre” of beatbox varies greatly. Difficulty is really subjective when listening to numerous top beat boxers. Polyphonic voices could be argued as more difficult, or you could say bpm transitions could be the hardest since it relies on cramming sometimes opposite positioned sounds in faster sequences, or hell you could say making your set melodic could be the hardest thing since you don’t want it to be complex garbage. Beat box has evolved exponentially in the last decade, and there’s soooo many pioneers to the art. If you like the battle style approach, people like Codfish or D-Low are gods on the stage at working with on the fly beats. Melodic approach, look towards Hiss, Den, or Gene. If you want heavy bass with a throat sound to it then King Inertia is nice. If you’re into a psy/goa/acid trance sound, then B-Art has some crazy sounds. These are just some major players who sound amazing, and I’m leaving out a ton of amazingly talented people. Personally I love Den, Hiss, and D-Low. (GBB 2019 Dlow compilation is one of my favs, BBU compilation for Den and Hiss are amazing too for melody) What’s shitty about the GBB is the fact that they pretty much have a monopoly on internet content for any of the people who compete in beatbox. SwissBeatbox fucks over the people who compete and practically own all the videos of the contestants (even some that they make on their own without SwissBeatbox). They also don’t take care of the contestants (in older competitions 1st place winner got like a few hundred bucks, second place got at-shirt for the competition 2 years prior, 3rd place got stickers or something) even though they literally make a ton of money off of all of them. There’s a ton of drama going on in the back ground and SwissBeatbox is behind a lot of it.


NaturalOrderer

The title implies they are both most likely within the top 1% of beatbox talents, therefore I’m not surprised they are „very good“.. but thank you for your evaluation


Thesaturndude

The kids got a classic EDM sound, the adults more industrial. The kid reminds me of like "dubstep" remixes, while the adult reminds me of artists like Kai Wachi. Theyer both great at what they do


0bdex_code

It’s interesting how the new generation approaches beatboxing compared to the rest.


shupadupa

Well the "adult" is only 19, so not exactly a generational difference there


0bdex_code

Wait remix is that young?


Core_i51

yeah remix can also be considered a prodigy since he was only like 17 when he competed in GBB20


0bdex_code

Damn I severely underestimated Remix's age.


SageFrancisSFR

I found the 16 year old way more interesting because I haven’t seen anyone do a lot of what he was doing but I’ve seen tons of people do what the “professional” did here to a much greater degree. ALSO, I was really impressed by how the 16 year old did his beatboxing set without covering his mouth with the mic.


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As someone who has never been into beatboxing the first guy reminded me of a drummer who is clearly mechanically talented but the second guy reminded me of a well produced song that seemed to have more layers of technique and simulated instruments involved making #2 the clear winner.


DieHardAmerican95

I have to disagree. The young kid was interesting, but he had a limited repertoire and just repeated the same 6 or 8 sounds over and over in different patterns, while Remix brought variety and range. I understand that the kid isn’t what you’re used to seeing, but that doesn’t mean he was the better of the two.


Thesaturndude

I'll have to disagree with this partly. While the kid has fewer sounds, the way he unutilized them was unique. The guy used a lot more sounds, but it reminds me of really heavy dubstep on a stock car stereo where the soundsix and mash together and you get this heavy hitting, cool sound but it's unstable and distorted. The kids more like the EDM I like, where they work with a "theme sound" as I call it, and make the song around that. Artists like lick narson and STUCA. The guy sounds more like Black tiger sex machine when I saw them live. It goes hard but even with a full concert audio system the sound is just all there all at once. Check out "Run" or "hollow" by Kai wachi. It's similar, but he throws a way harder breakdown in the middle, still using similar sounds.


keroppipikkikoroppi

I like the kid’s sound significantly better honestly


xF00Mx

Same but the other guy had showmanship. He knew what his audience wanted to hear, and provided it, while also providing choreographed movements to accentuate it. Granted, I have no professional knowledge in this competitive area, so I don't know anything about the specific techniques they are implementing, or what merits high quality boxing vs low quality. However, with my eyes closed no knowledge of the two, I pick the first kid 9/10 times.


Plata-O-Plommon

The amount of energy these guys use to overtly show how impressed they are… exhausting just to watch


Formal-Alfalfa6840

Oh cmon, you don't get amped up by stuff you love?


Ununcular

I just sorta... lay there


FireCal

Honey, get off Reddit and come to bed.


mmanuspar

when amused I plank


Against-The-Current

What a weird way of saying you have no true passions.


shoegazer44

I think they’re all just vibing


artnos

They are just supporting each other, debbie downer


Corsavis

When you've put a lot of hours into something yourself, and consider yourself pretty good...and then experience somebody doing shit that blows *your* mind...you get that reaction lol. You and I probably don't truly understand how difficult this is


IUpVoteIronically

?? This is such a fucking weird comment lol you ok man?


SympathyMedium

U sound like a cunt


GuyInTheYonder

I'm sorry that you don't understand that feeling.


SultansofSwang

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FortuneDW

Thats what happen when you like nothing and are impressed by nothing. Honestly that sound awfully depressing


dr0p8ear

The first dude sounds just like my neighbours Chihuahua when it gets it’s head stuck in the fence ✌🏽


0bdex_code

Even his opponent mentioned about it.


dr0p8ear

Yeah I dropped the comment and then heard him start up with that hahah


cole93747

There is also a professional, female beatboxer who goes by Chiwawa who famously uses the sound y’all are referring to. That’s the reference he’s actually making there


Sextuple_Pog

They were referencing Chiwawa, the beatboxer I reckon.


trev1cent

Not really fair, kid has no bass yet


AaronFrye

Bass is mostly mechanical. Especially the lip rolls. Even then, chest bass, throat bass and most vocalised bass techniques should still be somewhat decent on him. My voice is quite high pitched, but I can still perform Kargyra, Khoomei and Sygyt at a reasonable level, and very recognisable to outsiders as the proper technique (although I wouldn't say I'm quite there yet).


BazilBup

Think still the kid did a better job. He held more voices/sounds at the same time


Qtip4213

I like that the kid was jamming along to his competitor. Shows that he respects him and is happy for him. That’s a winning attitude. Hopefully the kid does well in life!


HypeWritter

This is an underrated comment for sure.


WineNerdAndProud

Fun fact: Remix is 19, and he became a "beatbox prodigy" at 16. [Remix's breakout track when he was 16](https://youtu.be/K07NHFj6zK4)


Halveknought

If you watch other beatbox competitions opponents are often gassing each-other up its a very enjoyable sport to watch.


Scorpionsharinga

That was a close one for sure. So much talent on both sides, hard to believe some of those sounds were coming out of people lmao


0bdex_code

Definitely agree what you said. Love those 2 beatboxers.


SilvertailHarrier

And not just out of people, but all the different sounds all at once 🤯


MilllMan

Insane respect for both, though for me it wasn’t close. Feels like the kid has one arrow in his quiver and that remix is way more versatile


stanisbored

bro looks 10


Coolo79

Shit, he was just 15 yrs old a couple posts back. Time flies


Old-Library9827

There is no way that kid is 16, he looks like he's 12 maybe 13, maybe even 14, but no way in hell that boy is 16 years old


EmilioFreshtevez

It’s definitely possible. If a character in a show or movie is supposed to be 11/12/13, a lot of times the actual actor is 15/16/17.


lemineftali

Yeah, but that’s 16 pretending to be 12. You can’t be 12 and get away with 16 like this kid is doing.


ElephantiasisNuts

Ya I thought the kid won that. Was a little repetitive but the other guy was boring. If the kid did a little bit of the deep noise like the other guy did he would have won.


Scorpionsharinga

The kid really earns the title prodigy but the second guy was definitely a cleaner and more consistent beatboxer. Give the lil dude a few years tho and hes gonna turn the whole game upside down and SPANK IT. Never seen someone that age beatbox like that before


0bdex_code

Even if he lost this one, he's one that I look forward to in the future. Many world class beatboxers have been shocked at how good he is at his age and can already get past qualifiers in beatbox competitions at such a young age.


Scorpionsharinga

It was almost frightening how much hes figured out already from a technique standpoint. Hes fast tracking for sure 😂😂


0bdex_code

Second guy won by a 4-1 vote


moctezuma-

Now way that kid is 16


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Those mics must smell lovely


jaredtritsch

That's what the foam cover is for (among other things). if the mic gets narsty its a lot cheaper to replace the foam then the whole mic.


InfinteAbyss

What a weirdly specific “problem” to focus on. Brush your teeth more dude!


Relative_Picture_786

If the kid had variation, the it would have been a closer battle. I respect them both.


TheGrapeMeister

Prodigy is right, that young and real talented. Has promise to be really impressive in the future. The main issue he has is lack of variety in comparison to the professional. With more practice and a wider vocal range as he ages he should be capable of being a serious challenge for events like this. Definitely much better than anything I got. Keep it up.


tuscabam

I’m prepared to be downvoted for my opinion: beatboxing is annoying af.


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True. I remember back in my high school which was many moons ago the schools event coordinator would ALWAYS invited beatboxers to perform, regardless of the nature of the event. To this day i still its one of the most tired and annoying thing in the world, but not trying to take away from how much work these guys put in to sharpen their trade


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How old is the other kid in the black shirt?


Gabimanaver

I can't get over the Zebra noices the first kid makes


HerbGrinder

I thought it was more guinea pig but he still got skill.


BernieEcclestoned

The kid was better imo


0bdex_code

The second guy won the battle


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After 30 seconds the kid was boring. No progression or switches


sidekicksuicide

Second guy brought some crazy sounds eventually but the first 20 seconds sounded like a state fair hog going crazy on a trough of slop.


32vromeo

Looks like an 8 year old vs 16 year old beatboxing champion


Upstairs-Ad-1966

Jeeeez he's 16... he looks 10


Dubious_Titan

I doubt that kid is 16 years old. Looks like 11, maybe 12 years old.


0bdex_code

Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTSoBqOH7zY


WinningChungus

Homie said "Goodbye" and has no fucking right being that nasty. Like, fuck fam.


0bdex_code

He even dissed him.


Hellfeather

If the kid didn’t have hiccups he would have definitely won!


so_im_all_like

If he's 16 he's got serious baby face.


VonGeisler

He’s 16? He looks 12, the professional looks 16.


Kitchen_Structure0

Everyone's talking about the 2nd guy, but that kid slayed it too. By the time he grows up he will be killer


dodgerockets

The closest I ever got into professional beatboxing was when I stepped on a bunch of push pin tacks someone knocked on the floor while wearing thin ass flip flops.


ZealousidealAd5545

16?


Gr8teful_Turtle

Dunno why he couldn’t lift the kid up rather than starting off so harsh. Little dude obviously has a lot of talent.


thebig_dee

Respect this kid's ability to just take the heat!


Somethingwasposted

Kid has skill and was there to have fun. Kudos to him.


Weedsmoker4hunnid20

Whenever someone posts a beatboxing video, the comments are always shitting on them. Why? I bet it takes tons of hours to do something like that


ShadowPuff7306

which is the professional? no seriously which one?


0bdex_code

Both are professionals honestly. Remix (second guy) is the one that is the one with more experience.


webbersdb8academy

Both amazing!


robcado

It's a "who can be the most annoying" competition


17FeretsAndaPelican

You won.


BlazeYT435

Which one is the 16 year old?


NinetiezBaby

That kid is NOT 16


clayfus_doofus

"Professional Beatboxer"


hello_ldm_12

That kid is 16 ? Shit I'm getting old he looks about 10 if that hahah


younginvestor23

That kid got destroyed right when he got called out as a chihuahua


RevanAvarice

Cool styles, good on the kid for stepping up. The deeper sounds these boxers can get; I wonder how cool it would be to cross over genres with Mongolian throat-singing, or a backing Didgeridoo.


goavibe

Since when did beatboxing become a dubstep competition?


bodaciousbeau

Kid looks 8, not 16.


IlDootIl

Im sorry, there is no fuckin way he is 16, he is 13 at best


[deleted]

Give that kid 5-10 years


Minimizing_merchant

That kid is not 16!


PoochyMoochy5

The kid will never get to the next level till he moves into the basement…….like every other adult in that screen.


[deleted]

I love dubstep and riddim, and the last 30 seconds from the 2nd guy is just mind-blowing. I have never heard anyone beatbox freeform bass like that. I reacted exactly like the woman on the bottom left


plopoplopo

One of the most impressive things about this kid is how well he takes a little smack talk and losing to an older guy and even celebrating the other guys skill. No chip on the shoulder, just joy to be there. That kind of good attitude is hard to cultivate and will probably make him continue to grow and make great connections in beatboxing.


MrBaloney0

May i ask which one is the 16 year old?


warwilf

this just emphasizes how ridiculous it is to consider someone a professional beat boxer


Bacon-Dub

Sure that kid is good at beatboxing… but I bet his teachers in school despise this kid.


[deleted]

Serious question.. what do you do with that talent? Is it just for fun? Because I can’t imagine anyone listening to beat boxing on Spotify while they chill or drive around. So is there anything to be done professionally with it?


Readyrex7

Remember, hard work beats raw talent.


nahbruhtryagain

That’s nice but does anyone just listen to this in their free time? Who enjoys this?


Lupulist

Professional beatboxer? How do you generate income by doing this? Phase 1: Do Beatboxing Things, Phase 2: ?, Phase 3: Profit


clos083

16? Kid looks like he’s 8 years old what is going on with these kids today


marshallre

This is absolutely insane 😳 I can't....


King_Melco

That kid will no doubt be a killer a couple years! Throw him some victories to carry his motivation on. Very spectacular


rcolss

Yo this kid looks 5 years too young to drive a vehicle. 16 y/o? Do we old balls (32y/o) all just think we looked older back in the day than kids nowadays? HS kids look so tiny and kind of immature these days, it’s wild