Reaction to NaPoM 🇺🇸 vs Zekka 🇪🇸 | GRAND BEATBOX BATTLE 2021: WORLD LEAGUE | Round of Sixteen

[@whatitdodave]

Thanks everybody for the info. Yes I was blinded by NaPom bias 😂. I completely missed the mark here.

[@rufusmassey899]

It's alright brother, stay authentic, we need different and honest opinions for a healthy community

[@julianherbold7931]

@@rufusmassey899 Well there was one professional judge that had the same decision and the more I watch it, the more it shiftes to napom especially due to the fressstyle aspcet

[@demAmoebas]

@@julianherbold7931 the judge who voted for napom is his brother

[@julianherbold7931]

@@demAmoebas well thats a plot twist :D

[@crl_rocco2396]

at 7:49 when he said “bara” which i found really sick because i’m pretty sure he’s doing the italian hand gesture and in italian bara means coffin insinuating that he’s killing him in the battle 😂🔥

[@jeffguy6832]

When Zekka said look at the crowd boy. You can see Napom say “ I haven’t even gone yet”😂

[@Anbu8366]

People are probably going to call you biased but as a fan thats just watching it for the first time, its totally normal that you thought napom shoulve won. Look at the crowd, even they wanted a third round because they had a hard time deciding. From a pure judging perspective, napom messed up quite a bit, his flow broke sometimes, his beats were sometimes off count, some of his sounds didnt come through, and to go up againsy zekka whos energy and crowd control was throught the roof, napom just could not match it. Zekka on the other hand was powerful, had less mistakes, and throughout all his rounds was extremely consistent. His energy didnt dip so hard like napoms did, and when your beats are powerful and consistent, your opponent has to quickly match it or go higher than you and stay at that high consistent rate

[@andreasparcon7778]

Zekka also had much better structured rounds

[@games4061]

💯

[@hashemsioufi8521]

For me I felt like it was an easy win for Zekka, funny how opinions are so different sometimes

[@Toastar27]

Same, I think it's a clear win but still close. Like if we're speaking points, Napom got 100 and Zekka 101. Obvious who won but still very close

[@hilmi4352]

@@Toastar27 not close

[@chrisshanteau5353]

Zekka had harder combos and less mistakes in his second round. Napom fumbled a lot with his faster tech stuff

[@thechernobylferriswheel5471]

I am really sad napom went out so early.. He had so much more to offer aswell. napom's so popular with liprolls that his technicality is under appreciated in my opinion

[@hashemsioufi8521]

Before watching this battle, I was already rooting for Zekka, he was one of my champion predictions too before all gbb happened

[@Demon7899]

Definitely true about his technicality being underrated, because his lip rolls have become as basic during his sets as kicks and snares are in other beatboxer’s sets, so they sound “less impressive” to people that are used to his sound

[@hashemsioufi8521]

Zekka is also becoming a perfect beatboxer by time, I mean just like D-Low, he keeps getting better and better with a perfect mixture of both technicality and musicality

[@Trogspace]

He will just have more material ready for next GBB

[@theyonlycomeoutwhenitsquiet]

Listening to this battle multiple times, each time I agree more strongly with the choice to give it to Zekka. Felt closer on first listen, but repeat listenings highlight Napom’s weak points in his rounds. Zekka just had higher low points, equal if not better high points, and less technical issues.

[@hasdaboss]

Ma guy said he heard no mess ups Napom legit made a big mess up and he thought it was planned showing some bias there my guy

[@hasdaboss]

After watching this full video I get that ur quite new to the scene still So let me explain why zekka won First of all zekka had basically no mistakes and if there was they were very minimal but in both of Napoms round there were not too big but still obvious mistakes when he went super technical in his second round ultra instinct part he started the beat good but then he starts fumbling his sounds a bit then he resets with the everybody hops counter Also their first round was much closer then u think adding on the mistakes I would give it to zekka slightly Now the second rounds they both went off and I feel u under appreciated zekkas insane liproll build up and then the insane drop with such a large variety of sounds that are very hard to pull of anyway and then he did it on stage with up to no mistakes Personally I believe even if Napom didn’t make the second round mistake zekkas second round was better so even if you make their first round a tie or even give it to Napom, zekka won the second round by a large margin Btw I’ve only been beatboxing for two years so don’t think I’m an expert but this is my take on the rounds

[@whatitdodave]

I’ve been reacting to beatbox for 2 years so I’m not that new. But there are obviously things that go over my head still, especially since I don’t beatbox myself haha. Thanks for the info.

[@hasdaboss]

@@whatitdodave no problem my guy I’ve watched a few of your beatbox reactions and I loved it straight away because I felt that u were actually invested and not faking for the subs Big love bro ❤️

[@hoopershoop4102]

Back to rewatch your reaction dave

[@robyd]

So good 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@watersheep4342]

During the livestream, my vote went to NaPoM but I don't know if it was the livestream audio or if NaPoM was just so amazing to me during that time, but after the video came out I preferred Zekka's rounds a ton more, his 2nd round came through so much for me

[@defiantlydefiant]

I think NaPoM had the disadvantage of familiarity. NaPoM has been a bigger name for far longer than Zekka so everyone knows what NaPoM can do. Zekka is well known but imo he didn't really break out in a big way until the kickback battle when he became a household name in beatbox. I had NaPoM winning this as well but I can understand why he lost. Styles come and go and typically the freshest style gains so many points just because people don't have "fatigue" from hearing it over and over. Just my take.

[@hasdaboss]

That might play into it but Napom had a ridiculous amount of mistakes to be going against zekka

[@defiantlydefiant]

@@hasdaboss Zekka also made mistakes. Those weren't his cleanest rounds from all the Zekka I've listened to. He's done far better in the past.

[@Blaze72sH]

@@hasdaboss "ridiculous amount of mistakes" is a huge stretch.

[@defiantlydefiant]

@@Blaze72sH he already left another comment that showed his bias towards Zekka which is cool. People can like who they like but when it makes them blind it's not so cool lol

[@occitany2982]

Napom had some mistakes and Zekka maybe one or two to none. Beat complexity and originality they were quite on par but Zekka got the crowd mindblowned and moving a bit more than Napom. It's ok to think that Napom should have won. Just rewatch the video and see how the crowd react to Zekka Just wanted to share my perspective as a (not really good) beatboxer

[@occitany2982]

If you need me to pinpoint the mistakes i'll do so no probs because you ain't a beatboxer and i understand

[@games4061]

Also, Zekka had much better structure.

[@occitany2982]

@@games4061 It's true, Napom was switching from beat to beat without a real clear structure unlike Zekka who had full routines

[@adamlukasik1395]

cant wait to see your reaction to inertia vs helium

[@whatitdodave]

Just did it and it dropping tomorrow. One of the best, and closest battle ever! It’s gonna be a classic!

[@jaredbowen3527]

I think Zekka won both rounds but I thought the 1st round was much closer than the 2nd round

[@aid8964]

Zekka won because of his complexity and his patterns and live i was there his 1st round was powerful and napoms 1st round was powerful but it seemed like he was just freestyling and then zekkas 2nd round was just mad compared to napoms

[@kashkino8714]

Napom is very energy but more like freestyle , while Zekka with his multiple monkey sound and did a massives counters in his second round

[@gugaiobidze7998]

In video, its completly different but in real life zekka was way more powerful that’s why zekka won Respect to napom❤️

[@seraphine2842]

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[@rangamsarmah2061]

I think zekka went through for only one point, his rounds were slightly cleaner than Napom's, as in more structured and very clean combos. Napom went ape shit in the last round and it was amazing, but comparatively had less clean moments. Overall, one of the best and closest battles of this GBB for sure!

[@ErroAxe]

False. Zekka didn't lose tempo in his first round, In fact Napom actually had more mistakes and broke the flow plenty of times in his second round.

[@whatitdodave]

He most certainty did lose tempo for a few seconds, not all together.

[@ErroAxe]

@@whatitdodave Incorrect.. time stamp?

[@whatitdodave]

I’m not going to argue with you. Just agree to disagree.

[@ErroAxe]

@@whatitdodave i agree that you’re wrong

[@andybbx9806]

Desagree but it's your opinion.. 2nd zekka was one of the best of Gbb21 🎶 but I agree about the technique and speed to napom 🔥

[@arcobeatbox2252]

I agree that zekkas first round wasn’t great but the structure of the first round of Napom was really bad as well, both of their first round weren’t that great

[@swisstikkie9583]

It’s not shocking at all, Zekka won by far it wasn’t even close, i guess Kenny voted Napom cause they are friends. I understand tho that non beatboxing ppl like Napom more cause the hype and all. It’s like comparing Avengers Infinity War and Avengers Endgame, everyone knows Avengers IW is better but Endgame has way more hype.

[@javiertajuelo4895]

Zekka won clearly bruh…

[@whatitdodave]

Not my opinion but ok.

[@grape_drank_2596]

Napom got robbed here

[@whatitdodave]

Man I was starting to think I was the only one that felt this way 😂

[@grape_drank_2596]

The look at the crowd boy made everyone go crazy d low said it to colaps 2018 in battle

[@adibishtihad6647]

I think Zekka won.......He went off last round

[@crl_rocco2396]

@@grape_drank_2596 was 2019 no?