Love, Peace And Beatbox Page #5

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skills on stage in a fair way,

showing what we can do,

something not everyone can do.

And, without wanting to boast,

battling in a fair competition.

That's why I always

try to convey to people:

Being there is what counts, not

winning. Get to know each other...

It's not about "that guy's

my enemy" and all that.

Sure, when they're on

stage, face to face,

they'll eyeball each other

and try look intimidating,

you know, mock

shooting and stabbing...

But there's no real

violence of any kind.

And when the show is over

and they go backstage,

it's friendly handshakes

and slaps on the back,

and they swap numbers

and e-mail addresses.

The best example is the

They met at a Beatbox Battle,

they really hit it off,

and decided to found a crew.

Now they do

professional recordings.

I'm Zeero, two-time

German Beatbox Champion.

I won twice, but the bigger deal

to me is that I was the first.

That's something no one

can ever take from me.

We were 13 or 14.

I don't know if

I should say this,

but weed was actually

what brought us together.

I had this computer game he

liked and he had the connections.

So we got together one evening,

hung out, gamed, and got high.

He asked if I wanted

to listen to some music.

I figured he meant on his ghetto

blaster and said "sure" and kept playing.

When he started making these

sounds, I just stared and thought,

'Wow, what's that? ' I had

never heard anything like it.

And he knew some ace

tricks, for those days.

First I just watched five or ten

minutes as he did this Breakdance beat.

And then he went on to do a whole

show with all sorts of beats,

and I went on playing

Mortal Kombat on the side.

That was my first

encounter with Beatbox.

There was this

telephone chat...

People would meet in

chat rooms and talk,

kind of like on the Internet

today, but on the phone.

I recognized a friend's voice,

but he didn't recognize me.

So I start saying his

name in a robot voice

and imitating Rahzel beats.

He thought it was the CD

and is like, "Cool, Rahzel!"

He got the CD 'cause of me,

actually. So when I said his name,

he was bowled over.

"Hey, who is this?"

When he realized

it was me, he said,

"Hey, I want to see you do that

myself. I bet you used a computer!"

When I did a demonstration, he said,

"That's great, you should keep it up. "

Soon after that

I met Bee Low...

He got me to go on stage with him,

and it kind of went from there.

Soon people knew about

me, a few, at least.

Okay, that's enough!

- Out, out!

Bee Low, he's some

guy! Maximum respect!

Just thinking of him

makes me grin, you know?

The way I see it, Bee Low

is the godfather of Beatbox.

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