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futurism is soo passe
the laptop battle was ok, i guess. kinda cool, yet kinda lame.
it was nice to see all these introverted geekish types stroll up to the table, plug in, and jam. pc's, mac's: all customized with stickers, mods, lights. when the set was done, they'd sometimes smile, always shrug, close the shell and walk away.
still, it felt a bit canned. sterile. i couldn't help but wish for the grit and spontenaity of a more traditional rap-battle format: where two competitors literally go head to head and play off each other dynamically througout the set: sampling, spinning.
as it was, i suspect i could have taken them armed only with my nokia 3650. (i am only partly joking). ((...and no, i can't substantiate that claim in any way)).
one thing is clear: my pal wes would be the uncontested west-coast champion. he's got clicks and beeps that make robots jealous.