Rashaad vs Future - TOP 16 - Flava of the Year Popping Battle 2023

[@JarellRochelle1]

Rashaad really showed that there are LEVELS to this. I personally liked futures round; however, more movement doesn’t always mean MORE. ENERGY is the current currency in the street dance battle world due to platforms like W.O.D AND RB (dance your style.) People are looking for energy and smiles due to the commercialization of it but it’s refreshing to see dance/popping be regarding in this way where it’s like nah we see the value in the pocket, musicality and riding more than the 8 count. Respect to both but Shad took it respectfully.

[@Skedooosh]

He gassed though

[@lollern1234567]

Tell me how you don't know the levels to popping without telling me

[@2taoslim]

FAAACTS Jarell

[@Dreamz.Interstellartorium]

well said

[@JarellRochelle1]

I don’t think he gassed as much as it was he felt he had done enough. If you look at the clips AFTER and BEFORE he exerted a TON of energy in those battles. I believe it was a skill vs will thing, but hey that just an outside perspective as I’ve watched it. This battle is very interesting tbh.

[@Devious1Funk]

Damn shame to see these two on bad terms. They always killed the competition as a team.

[@gp03dan]

Even though, you still can tell they knew each other very well through the video...the moves and flow😢

[@gnar-ninja]

foreal... i'm sad to see them clownin' each other. what happened to assassins

[@MagnusKahuna]

Sad video to click, and was originally super stoked when I saw the matchup 😢. All I can say is life is too short, and I hope these two bros can bury the hatchet. More struttin' to do!

[@poppingscaresam7530]

As a guy who danced a lot in popping style, i'm so sorry to see these two great dancers in bad tearms... I really hope everything gonna be ok between these two big inspirations.

[@2taoslim]

Their business is Their own... Rashaad won

[@crooked87]

Sad to see they aren’t coo anymore but that was a good battle. I called it a tie, needed one more

[@nastynapes]

Agreed. Good battle but that shit was heartbreaking

[@bradwang7436]

This is so fucking dope !!

[@Daniel-pz8cz]

Can anyone please tell me what happen between future and rashaad? They used to be a good duo.

[@ko12-l1t]

I don't know what happened, but they unfollowed each's instagram, though...😢😢

[@coolalbert1990]

the best i can say in public is that rashaad no longer has the same values as urban artistry and funk in focus anymore, so he left and they haven't been on good terms since.

[@paulmuniz8472]

Both great and powerful inspirations in hip-hop it’s truly sad to see that they are on good terms I hope that they can squash it and keep on doing what they have been doing for hip-hop.🙏🙏🙏

[@thegarbageman3491]

sheesh..

[@seanharris2985]

Idk how this happened if they aren’t cool anymore but 1 thing I can say that when the idea of greatness or this is the best way is involved many times it’s hard but you have to forge your own path and let what was be just that. Ppl can come back around at any time and claim that comradely back. Sometimes you just have to disconnect to see your own thoughts and emotions. Look at Ness and Greenteck or Salah and Greenteck. Great dancers are hard to be cohesive bc both have their personalities and strengths

[@lbcsummertime]

Rashaad is on a different level !!

[@lollern1234567]

how?

[@paweunknown2103]

its really hard to watch, when 2 very close fellas hating each other. Something has happend for sure...

[@warriorlight793]

Rashaad is proof that getting down and pure funk is enough. I think Future got the best throw downs in the game next to mt, but we can see the contrast here.

[@lollern1234567]

Damn, seems like Rashaad has a lot of work to do with himself. Becoming the thing he sought to destroy (in Ryan). Sad times, decent battle, should have been way more rounds. Rashaad also cut his rounds short, no ground game, but nice hits and feeling. Can't decide on these two rounds only, needed more for sure.

[@lollern1234567]

In Ryan, his former crew Assassins and the DC people*.

[@mmbm6279]

Two different ideologies. A clash of approaches. One can respect Future’s admiration, influence, and impact on the culture, but Rashaad brings something that resonates with those attempting to maintain the authenticity of street culture in this street dance we call ‘popping.’ Future is fun to watch, but Rashaad’s funk and soul is too strong; moves are moves, and sometimes the foundation doesn’t need to be diluted, if ya know what I mean…or eventually we’ll have nothing but Allstyles battles.

[@ninothebestgirl]

kinda sad to see this

[@dw96cc]

Rashaad bodied Future so hard that first round.

[@doglover-l5f]

Choreography vs volume control wp rashaad

[@snafufubar3701]

future is creative he suits more in allstyle battle but theres a reason why this dance called "POPPING"

[@alexan1064]

rashaad lost..100& percent.

[@BoogieSmurf_]

nope future wasnt even popping he was moving with techniques

[@alexan1064]

@@BoogieSmurf_ hmmm thats doesnt sound corrct bro... So if he doesnt even pop, that makes him what? not better:) It like i would say Future doesnt even strobe,

[@YaMommasNextDoorNeighbor]

I must've been out of the game for a good minute. Rashaad & Future use to be an ill combination. Even when they battled each other, you still had a great show because they had a vibe that they fed off from each other. I don't get that same vibe in this video. Did something happen? They don't even seem like respectful associates, let alone friends.