Dr. Dre Blasts Olympics Over Controversial Breakdancing Contest
Dr. Dre has referred to as out the Olympics over this yr’s breakdancing competitors, taking concern with the efficiency of 1 athlete specifically.
2024 was the primary yr that breakdancing, one of many foundational components of Hip Hop tradition, was featured within the Olympics. And the dazzling athleticism of b-boys and b-girls from world wide was on show, the competition was considerably overshadowed by the weird antics of Australia’s Rachael “Raygun” Gunn.”
Reacting to the inaugural Olympics breakdancing competitors in an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Dre mentioned: “I did not like that. It’s so many great breakdancers that I don’t know why they had this particular person doing that.
“It was funny, I got some laughs out of it, but what the fuck? […] There are incredible breakdancers out right now; I don’t know how that happened.”
It’s shocking that Raygun from Australia is the highest breaker. The kangaroo transfer —how did she make it this far?! #BreakingForGold She ought to’ve swapped the kangaroo for a banana to actually stand out. What is that this? Seriously, is breakdancing actually an Olympic occasion? pic.twitter.com/9zKeyt1MQp
— Bites Of Net (@BitesOfNet) August 9, 2024
Earlier this week, Raygun spoke out after going viral for her extensively ridiculed efficiency on the Paris Olympics, which noticed her fail to carry out any conventional breakdancing strikes and as an alternative flop and roll across the flooring.
The Australian athlete failed to attain a single level through the competitors however defended her efficiency from on-line mockery.
“What I wanted to do was come out here and do something new and different and creative — that’s my strength, my creativity,” she mentioned to ESPN.
She additionally seemingly acknowledged her lack of expertise within the sport, saying: “I was never going to beat these girls on what they do best, the dynamic and the power moves, so I wanted to move differently, be artistic and creative because how many chances do you get in a lifetime to do that on an international stage?”
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There have been loads of viral movies fabricated from Gunn’s efficiency, with one dubbing commentary from Peter Griffin in Family Guy over the footage.
Another viewer in contrast one transfer she did to the Grinch creeping round.
Even Pete Rock chimed in on her strikes, joking on social media: “Ooohhh sh%# [shocked emoji] Wait, that bunny hop kangaroo sh%# she was doing took me way down to floor [laughing emoji] this is so messed up.”
Others echoed Dr. Dre’s disapproval, with R&B singer India.Arie writing on Instagram: “sigh … an art created by young black and brown people in the bronx is NOW an Olympic sport and this POORLY EXECUTED EXCUSE FOR THE ART ~ is being praised. this is yet another insult to artists And artists of color. this is why we’re exhausted.”
Raygun, who possesses a PhD in dance, misplaced all three of her one-on-one contests by a complete margin of 54-0.
Japan’s Ami Yuasa took house the gold medal in ladies’s breakdancing, whereas Canadian b-boy Philip “Phil Wizard” Kim emerged victorious within the males’s.
