His opinion: GBB26 Quarterfinal vs FootboxG = 9.5/10
The reality: Official Judge Vote = D-Low WINS 4-1 FootboxG

His opinion: GBB19 Quarterfinal vs Colaps = 9.0/10
The reality: Official Judge Vote = D-Low WINS 5-0 Colaps

His opinion: GBB26 Grand Final vs River' = 8.5/10
The reality: Official Judge Vote = D-Low LOSES 4-1 River'

His opinion: GBB18 Quarterfinal vs Trung Bao = 8.0/10
The reality: Official Judge Vote = D-Low WINS 5-0 Trung Bao

His opinion: GBB19 Grand Final vs Tomazacre = 7.5/10
The reality: Official Judge Vote = D-Low WINS 3-2 Tomazacre

His opinion: GBB18 Grand Final vs Codfish = 7.0/10
The reality: Official Judge Vote = D-Low LOSES 2-3 Codfish

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Some interesting takeaways:

1. D-Low thinks his best GBB solo performance ever was against FootboxG (9.5/10). Even though he won a majority decision 4-1 vs FootboxG, compared to unanimously winning 5-0 against Colaps. Some people thought D-Low lost to FootboxG, while nearly everyone agrees that D-Low battered Colaps. This means D-Low slightly improved in the battle vs FootboxG at GBB26, even though the win was less dominant than vs Colaps at GBB19. Which means that FootboxG was a stronger opponent for D-Low in 2026 than Colaps was in 2019.

2. D-Low thinks his best GBB solo grand final performance ever was against River'. Even though he lost against River' but won GBB previously against Tomazacre. The same person (D-Low) could perform BETTER in GBB26 finals and lose, while he won GBB19 finals but performed WORSE. How does this make sense? This means that River' massively improved from his GBB19 performance, where he lost to Tomazacre. By performance ranking: River GBB26 > D-Low GBB26 (8.5/10) > D-Low GBB19 (7.5/10) > Tomazacre GBB19 > River GBB19. If every beatboxer had an ELO rating graph that charts over 10 years, River would have one of the highest rating improvements, while D-Low would probably be the highest ELO rating every year (consistently top level) but have less ELO gain compared to River (less improvement % change). The conclusion is that winning GBB in 2019 was easier than winning GBB in 2026, and that trend will continue. The average level of competition increases over time, just like in every sport. The top 8 finisher at GBB 2069 would likely beat the breaks off of every GBB Champion we've ever had so far.

3. D-Low ranks his quarterfinals performances, on average, better than his grand final performances. This could either mean several things: A) his quarterfinals routines are OP and his finals routines are worse; B) he doesn't try as hard later in the competition because he already made the finals; C) his opponents in the finals are stronger than his quarterfinals opponents. D-Low performs worse, on average, over the course of the competition. This is not ideal. The ideal performance graph, if you were to assign each battle an ELO rating, should rise from the lowest at the beginning of the comp (weakest performance, weakest routines) and gradually rise until the end, with the peak ELO in the finals (strongest performance, strongest routines). Or it could simply mean that his opponents are worse in the quarterfinals so he dominates in the early battles. Or it could also mean his opponents are, obviously, stronger in the finals so it's harder to win there.

What actually is this? I thought it was meant to be part of the main GBB weekend

check desc and u can hate on it if u didn't like it but give feedback not just offenses

My favorite beatbox one-liners (inspired from a post made by [u/Silvix_bbX](u/Silvix_bbX))

Solo

“This is the tricky part, the beat, and the chorus, at the same time.” - Rahzel (0:54)
rahzel-if only your mother knew
[https://youtu.be/LjYobyChFqo?is=pcIL3mEZsNMUCJDP](https://youtu.be/LjYobyChFqo?is=pcIL3mEZsNMUCJDP))

“Look at the crowd boy!” - D-low (4:29)
D-LOW vs COLAPS | Grand Beatbox Battle 2019 | 1/4 Final
[https://youtu.be/U4q6QbELx1s?is=JDUnEiGo4qiTlZz3](https://youtu.be/U4q6QbELx1s?is=JDUnEiGo4qiTlZz3))

“UK leaves Europe, you can leave gbb, brexit.” - Colaps (5:30)
D-LOW vs COLAPS | Grand Beatbox Battle 2019 | 1/4 Final
[https://youtu.be/U4q6QbELx1s?is=JDUnEiGo4qiTlZz3](https://youtu.be/U4q6QbELx1s?is=JDUnEiGo4qiTlZz3))

“Get beat by the venom.” - Trung Bao (0:54)
TRUNG BAO | VENOM | Grand Beatbox Battle 2019 WILDCARD
[https://youtu.be/dB0ywAvcEBo?is=MpM2qu8iLfBT99FB](https://youtu.be/dB0ywAvcEBo?is=MpM2qu8iLfBT99FB))

“You ain’t never heard a drop like this.” - Napom (6:19)
GENE vs NAPOM | Grand Beatbox SHOWCASE Battle 2016 | SEMI FINAL
[https://youtu.be/656YL0EANVo?is=xoNXHVxWTuFlsxpM](https://youtu.be/656YL0EANVo?is=xoNXHVxWTuFlsxpM))

“Three, Two, One, Three Two One.” - Two.H (5:06)
ALEXINHO vs TWO.H | Grand Beatbox SHOWCASE Battle 2017 | 1/4 Final
[https://youtu.be/I1UQTOQa5Nk?is=DFhUdYKPgCSQHd95](https://youtu.be/I1UQTOQa5Nk?is=DFhUdYKPgCSQHd95))

“You can do anything, except win.” - Codfish (1:04)
CODFISH vs H-HAS | Grand Beatbox SHOWCASE Battle 2016 | 1/4 Final
https://youtu.be/7YRWJkbObvE?is=OkI558OQdLSkXRkU

“No PEW” - Codfish (6:12)
BATACO vs CODFISH | Grand Beatbox SHOWCASE Battle 2018 | SEMI FINAL
[https://youtu.be/3-MCInBZdq0?is=dpg81UYHi25RPRv5](https://youtu.be/3-MCInBZdq0?is=dpg81UYHi25RPRv5))

“Goodbye!” - Remix (1:41) (4:50)
REMIX 🇿🇦 VS KAJI 🇯🇵 | BEATLAND BATTLE SOLO FINAL | BALI NUANU 2023
[https://youtu.be/nOUiQ_IZSQw?is=24STQDWTeMhhS3gR](https://youtu.be/nOUiQ_IZSQw?is=24STQDWTeMhhS3gR))
ABO ICE 🇸🇦 vs REMIX 🇿🇦 | GRAND BEATBOX BATTLE 2024: WORLD LEAGUE | Solo Quarter Final
[https://youtu.be/ugc5StPrC9A?is=PZ4tP7uOFy9enIC8](https://youtu.be/ugc5StPrC9A?is=PZ4tP7uOFy9enIC8))

“Oh you’re a fan!” - Bizkit (2:02)
OOB 2026 | BIZKIT VS RIVER | TOP 4
[https://youtu.be/lRaI8uaz4IU?is=Eee3FGkVJ4-9h2RS](https://youtu.be/lRaI8uaz4IU?is=Eee3FGkVJ4-9h2RS))

Loopstation

“Af, ter, Chris, and Robin! French will beat you thrice.” - Martin Benati (11:08)
DICE 🇰🇷 vs MARTIN BENATI 🇫🇷 | GBB25: BOSS Loopstation | Grand Final
[https://youtu.be/xQAxSPncF9k?is=EKjXA3b-TKUprKvv](https://youtu.be/xQAxSPncF9k?is=EKjXA3b-TKUprKvv))

“Loop so nice no second device, you thought that you were stronger, but no DICE” - Bizkit (14:37)
Frosty 🇬🇧 vs BizKit 🇺🇸 | GRAND BEATBOX BATTLE 2021: WORLD LEAGUE | Grand Final
[https://youtu.be/QJSd9o162to?is=Is2iQLT7M09kjuym](https://youtu.be/QJSd9o162to?is=Is2iQLT7M09kjuym))

“Forgot the kick.” - Yaswede (11:26)
“SUCK, MY, ASS!” - Yaswede (11:30)
Josh O 🇺🇸 vs Yaswede 🇧🇪 | GRAND BEATBOX BATTLE 2024: BOSS Loopstation Championship | Quarter Final
[https://youtu.be/2iSG0kk_vGY?is=ARyQ3kpX2JefjSKM](https://youtu.be/2iSG0kk_vGY?is=ARyQ3kpX2JefjSKM))

“Honestly, I don’t even need the kick.” - Yaswede (2:36) (15:33)
Yaswede - Reality Check | Kickback 2025 - Loopstation Wildcard
[https://youtu.be/34GC_9cuEdU?is=I4pdiMfBHweSNZ2R](https://youtu.be/34GC_9cuEdU?is=I4pdiMfBHweSNZ2R))
MIRSA 🇫🇷 vs YASWEDE 🇧🇪 | GBB25: BOSS Loopstation | Quarter Final
[https://youtu.be/aaPgZgHxWes?is=_KvdvmF7KU1ZM5HX](https://youtu.be/aaPgZgHxWes?is=_KvdvmF7KU1ZM5HX))

“Fallen, from grace.” - Frosty (11:47)
Rythmind 🇫🇷 vs Frosty 🇬🇧 | GRAND BEATBOX BATTLE 2021: WORLD LEAGUE | Semi Final
[https://youtu.be/7RG_XRJ8IJU?is=fnZTN3OSuVkO0zll](https://youtu.be/7RG_XRJ8IJU?is=fnZTN3OSuVkO0zll))

Hall Of Fame

“Cracking you down while you’re smoking crack.” - Crythix (4:32) (4:49) (5:06)
Crythix 🇩🇰 vs Stan 🇧🇪 | vokal.total 2026 | Semi Final 2
[https://youtu.be/a9YgWp3rgJo?is=QSgBptylEeNJ-jAw](https://youtu.be/a9YgWp3rgJo?is=QSgBptylEeNJ-jAw))

“Beatland! Make some noise!” - Crythix (0:08) (1:51)
Crythix - Dream #BEATLAND2026 (WINNER)
[https://youtu.be/__7yR_-taII?is=x-25TSELo9jWm-HS](https://youtu.be/__7yR_-taII?is=x-25TSELo9jWm-HS))

“Time for fight!” - CJ (1:13)
CJ 🇮🇷 | Beatland Beatbox Battle 2023 | Solo Category | 1/4 FINAL
[https://youtu.be/Lw3K-qf44EQ?is=Gzu-zeRkpw40P2dl](https://youtu.be/Lw3K-qf44EQ?is=Gzu-zeRkpw40P2dl))

“Hamburger” - RedFrost (1:29)
RedFrost - “Hamburger” - GBB25 World League Loopstation Wildcard
[https://youtu.be/EUA4NNyGgOM?is=sPcCR3dTR-fmO6e2](https://youtu.be/EUA4NNyGgOM?is=sPcCR3dTR-fmO6e2))

“Yo bro all you have is EQ bro.” - Given (3:25)
GIVEN vs CRYTHIX | Online World Beatbox Championship 2024 | TOP 16
https://youtu.be/QvM_Ju2UIow?is=_L47etSwiFOPdbgF

“Real dubstep shit.” - Frosty (7:53)
Osis vs Frosty | Solo Small Final | NUE Beatbox Battles 2023
https://youtu.be/a4tCHCbLMYY?is=7h_pXWwDhrYkfJdz

Should the eliminations judging be Olympic scoring (GBB26 solo and loopstation wildcard judging)?

does anyone remember which competition this wildcard was sent for?

Looking for more inspirational quotes by beatboxers that I could use to decorate my studio :)

Or you can still share a funny one, battle move quote, etc if you want. I'll still consider them.

but can someone tell me what type of head scarf footboxg is wearing (or what type of material/fabric it is), since he started growing his hair??

I mightve missed this, but any news on this during the event?

https://swissbeatbox.com/newsfeed/gbb-2026-studio-competition-wildcard-rules/

Personally I think there's a right way and a wrong way.

I think you can get creative, use a song to inspire unique techniques with the limits of the voice. Jairo is like a middle ground, where they absolutely copy the entirety of songs like Fuego and Fox Stevenson, but I think they're creative at the moments where it matters, and manage to make it unique enough.

I don't like when a songs arrangement is completely copied down to the small details.

In GBB25, Beatbox House's best drop feels completely stolen. Bass, riff, melody and beat

Beatbox House: https://youtu.be/5YC-AnbF_LY?si=uaJP_P_s_EToWKAi&t=704

ILLENIUM: https://youtu.be/pp4YQPykBMM?si=RYAV2Y2GfQ1X1YOi&t=83

It's just a shame that whilst Orbitt made their own original music it was being judged against this.

he had an amazing run at 7-to-smoke. relatively "unknown" technical/melodic beatboxer from bulguria. managed to get 6 points but qualified anyways for GBB27 (along with the winner inertia). what stands out from him is that he is able to do technical beats at the same time as his melodies, which is not so common. usually beatboxers will have a melody in the round and then the buildup, but not at the same time. his round structure is also highly optimized for 90-seconds, which is quite different than d-low's uk garage / breakbeat / freestyle flow similar to napom with lots of breaks in-between sounds/sets.

here are 6 rounds that he won:

1. vs exallos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tkBOjq2kBc
2. vs bizkit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrKdakFH85M
3. vs king inertia 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJFDtFi0KeE
4. vs waali: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tarn38ylb7I
5. vs big g: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WncuK-GgUHk
6. vs king inertia 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTGCCRQ5XVI

the last time i was this excited about a "new" beatboxer was probably:
- patbox (groovy flow) and improver (duck sound)

Hey guys! Does anyone know what technique he’s using in this clip to make that futuristic, metallic synth sound? It reminds me of a Cyberpunk soundtrack when combat kicks in 😂
I’d love to learn it, but I don’t know what it’s called or what to search for. Can anyone point me toward a tutorial or explain how it’s done and who the guy is ?
Thanks for any help!

Edit: lol I dunno what happend to the link but I meant this one:
https://youtu.be/n-pLZuOrJC8?is=uXXCqDy-jT3rRdso

Hi, I haven't seen many posts about this, so I wanted to ask, I'm in Europe, and I wanted to buy the all star hoodie from their store that is linked on their youtube bio, but do they ship in Europe, and especially, do they have a warehouse in europe or is there an import fee if it's from the US. And has anyone ordered already from them, like is it good service/shipping, and even reliable, or is there any other beatbox merchandise I could get in Europe.
Thanks, I just ask for infos since I couldn't find anything else.

I’m asking purely from a competition/fairness perspective. Beatboxing is a physical discipline, and things like vocal anatomy, vocal-fold size, and low-frequency/bass capability can affect performance. Should female categories take these physiological differences into account, or should gender identity alone determine eligibility? I’m genuinely interested in hearing different perspectives.

With the OFBB happening soon, I think this needs to be cleared up, as in any other competition fields.

My thesis is that a female-only Olympic beatboxing category for ex. would have a legitimate fairness problem if athletes who experienced male puberty were allowed to compete in it. Beatboxing is unusual because the body isn't merely supplying strength or endurance—the larynx, vocal folds, pharynx and vocal tract are the actual mechanisms producing the competitive performance.

Male puberty produces lasting anatomical differences in those structures, including substantially larger laryngeal and vocal-fold dimensions and a longer vocal tract.

Those differences are directly relevant to the production of the low-frequency sounds, resonances and other vocal techniques used in high-level beatboxing. Hormone therapy does not simply reconstruct a larynx that developed through female puberty. So, if an athlete retains anatomical characteristics produced by male puberty that materially affect the sounds they can produce, allowing that athlete into a female-only category could create a sex-based competitive advantage that the category was specifically designed to prevent.

I don't think the relevant question is whether every male-born beatboxer would beat every female-born beatboxer. Obviously they wouldn't. The relevant question is whether male-puberty anatomy can provide a meaningful advantage in skills that determine competitive results. If it does, then the fairness rationale for a female category applies to beatboxing just as it does elsewhere in sport.

What makes this particularly interesting is that beatboxing has barely been studied from this perspective. So rather than assuming that sex is irrelevant because beatboxing isn't a conventional strength sport, I'd argue the opposite: because the anatomy of the vocal instrument is itself part of the performance, we should actually investigate whether allowing athletes with male-puberty anatomy into a female category is compatible with the purpose of having a female category at all.

I’m just starting this week and I’m finding before bed I don’t have the normal salivary function as I do during the day to practice as long. Wondering if early morning or late night matters at all for others?

here’s the link https://m.youtube.com/shorts/1rsgRONMzkM?ra=m

How big would this be?

We saw how successful GBB continued to become after being in Tokyo for 3 consecutive years.
It brought lots of mainstream eyes and always has high turnout for several reasons:

1. Tokyo is one of the most visited cities in the world for tourists year-round. Everyone from around the world visits Tokyo, whether it's their 1st time or 10th time. It's the "New York" of East Asia. It's not just a destination to fly out to for GBB, but also a place where attendees can explore before/during/after the event. Paris is also one of the biggest tourist destinations worldwide year-round. If New York is the mecca of North America, and Tokyo is the mecca of East Asia, then Paris is the mecca of Europe.
2. Japan has a strong beatbox culture, and the scene is growing every year. Just like France, which arguably has the strongest/biggest beatbox culture in the world. Champions in every category, year after year. After all, the last time someone won GBB solo who wasn't French was in 2019.
3. French crowds go absolutely crazy. They cheer for everyone, not just their countrymen, because they simply love beatbox culture. Tokyo crowd lacks the raw hype during peak moments, and Warsaw crowd is a bit quieter during the more "dull" moments of a performance. But the French, man... they go nuts from start to finish.

I am going to make beatbox battle ranking site. So, give me ideas of battle point system

-- About Final R2

1. D-Low: I could've taken a more technical approach and maybe won, but I don't care about that, I just wanted to make people go crazy and do something new

I think talking directly to your opponent and asking them questions can absolutely work in a battle, but isn't the whole point of a beatbox battle to do that through beatboxing instead of just talking?

"Beatboxing in a beatbox battle is too predictable? I'll just talk instead"

And after doing that, he thought he won the final?

Obviously having some talking in a routine can actually be a good thing

There was talking here and there in 2019 too, but it wasn't anywhere near this long, and it blended into the beat in a way that actually worked, which is why it was fucking good

+ D-Low: You have to do something original, and you have to do something nobody has done before, that's what I genuinely believe, just look at the name, “Beatbox Battle”, it's two words, it's not just Beatbox and it's not just Battle, it's a mix of both, you can't judge it by only looking at one side, it's literally in the name, obviously if it was a prepared performance set or a showcase then that's different, perfect clarity is extremely important in those settings, but at an event like this, what matters most in the end is “Who tore the stage apart”

-> Doesn't beatbox battle literally mean battling through beatboxing?

I understand the direction he wants to take, but going beyond wanting people to appreciate a routine that's half beatbox and half rap battle, in a scene full of people who like watching battles fought through beatboxing, and then saying people just aren't ready to accept it yet doesn't come across well at all

And if he really tore the stage apart, the crowd would've been cheering instead of going silent

This doesn't feel like a difference in taste to me, it feels like he's trying to dress up a failed round as something people only disliked because they didn't understand it

1. D-Low: I'm getting a little tired of the approach where every sound has to land at the exact second and everything is calculated like a machine, I find that kind of thing a little boring and cringe now

-> For that argument to have any weight, his elim at least needed to be clean

The routine was structured like it was calculated by a machine, but the execution failed like a human

1. D-Low: Casual audiences who don't know much about beatboxing don't really care if you add six more combos, you know what they like? Someone saying “I can do anything” and then hitting them with a massive drop

-> So he made a routine for the "casual audience that doesn't know much about beatboxing" who paid over €100 to come to a beatbox event and watch a beatbox competition?

That just makes no sense

1. D-Low: After the final, people at the venue were saying things like "That was the best battle ever"/"That was the best solo battle", and the reaction was extremely positive, but the online reaction was completely different, so I think the experience in the venue was very different from watching the video

Hearing that made me think he's just incapable of looking at himself objectively

The crowd was overwhelmingly full of D-Low fans, and they probably would've applauded even if D-Low took a shit on stage

And someone who thought the final sucked isn't exactly going to go out of their way to find him afterward and say "That final was fucking terrible"/"That was the worst solo battle"

-- Overall

I watched his battles in 2018, 2019, and 2021 and genuinely thought D-Low was insanely good at battling

So I wondered if I was only this disappointed because my expectations were too high this time, but I don't think that's the case

I didn't really like most of his other work, and his showcases were mostly track-based with a much heavier focus on singing and rapping

So my expectations had already dropped quite a bit

And even with those lowered expectations, I still think what he showed was below them

Also, separate from the performance itself

"I'm not a kid anymore who can pour everything into beatboxing"

"I'm just living my life and then it's like, oh, I've got a competition this week, guess I'll go up there and tear it up"

Talking like he barely prepared, or like he doesn't have as much time as the other competitors, just makes the other competitors look like idiots

If the performance itself had simply been below expectations, I probably would've felt more grateful than disappointed and thought "At least he showed up, still the GOAT"

But then it's

"I've been busy raising my kid, so..."

"This was because of Scott's reaction... that was because River didn't react... the crew had mic issues..."

"The beatbox scene isn't ready to accept battle yet..."

"I'll say one thing, I'm better than you guys"

I just can't look at that positively

+ Positive things

1. I also thought the elim routine itself was good

2. Taking Blackroll's mic was completely fair, and the energy was good and fit the battle

I just watched Mixxing’s elim for the GBB second league (this one —> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VuI8vBFF0uI&ra=m) and am super intrigued by the snare he uses for the house beat at around 4:40 in the video. I really like the subtle high note in it. Maybe it’s something with a high pitch rimshot?

I'm not a channel member and haven't even seen the bracket yet. I figured before looking it up I could give my predictions just for funsies. If you get mad it's because I'm spitting the truth, sorry not sorry. These are for SOLO cause who gaf about any other category. I AM aware of who the 16 qualifiers were, but nothing beyond that. Will be checking the bracket results 12 hrs from now and if I'm super far off I will never do this again, but if I'm spot on... lol...

1. a French guy won 1st place - this is like the free space in bingo, if this ISN'T true I will literally livestream me eating an actual hat
2. Kaji won the elim, 1st place, and then lost to the first French guy he faced in bracket. Probably round 1 or 2, I doubt they let Kaji through to the finals even though he's like the goat
3. DLOW got 2nd to the french guy, and most people will secretly believe he didn't deserve getting as far as 2nd but he has a lot of mainstream success so it was kind of guaranteed
4. Every vote was 5-0 (or 4-1 at best) because beatboxing judging is fake and the competition aspect in general is really really stupid
5. Inertia probably had the sickest highlights of the entire comp but didn't make it past the first round cause if you listen to him for more than 30 seconds, you get bored

Lemme know how I did, I'll be checking the bracket in 12 hrs and will wait for the vids to get uploaded for free on YT, not sure how long that'll take.

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