Red Bull BC-One Thirty Nine

Last night was the Red Bull BC-One Championship was held at the Hammerstien Ballromm in NYC. It was a sold out show that brought out many diverse people both young, very young, (I took my 6 yr old with me but there were even younger kids with their parents), B-Boys, B-Girls, OGs, Hipster, Graffiti writers, Rappers, Poppers, Lockers, Rockers, Black, White, Latino, Asian, European, get where Im going with this? It was a celebration for all of us who love the art of the B-Boy battle. This was a heavily invested event by Red Bull, who has for several years committed to supporting and developing platforms for the B-Boy culture. The battle was presented in the round with a big circular stage surrounded by venue seating, it reminded me of a colosseum of battle. Everyone was in a great mood and spirits since RB hooked up an open bar and food for us. I ran into a bunch of friends as expected, I saw Fabel and Christie from ToollsofWar, Stash2 and Pete, Chino, Zulu Gremlin, Crazy Legs, Kid Freeze, Mr.Freeze, and many others.

KRS ONE was the host and was great! He held it down and was the right person for the job. He hyped it up something proper. The battle was hard from the gate and by the end of it the last two B-Boys proved they deserved the final round and Lilou from Paris took the belt over Cloud, he was heavy favorite from the jump and was a past BC1 champ. His final competitor Cloud from the US held his own and was strong but in the end the judges and the crowd that pulled for Lilou. See More here-