Beats and Buenos Bgirls

Thursday night was Hip Hop BsAs en vivo. Breakdance battle, big club, cyphers, and booming systems. BsAs is certainly not known for its hip hop scene but, like the rest of the world, there's a pocket of kids who dream of Biggie and Tupac, breathe sneaker culture, and go to the hair salon to transform their head into a semblance of dread locks. An old friend was in town and in our shared nostalgia for cyphers and classic rap, we headed to Lost Culture Club and The Roxy Club in Palermo Hollywood.
The Roxy Club is a large venue of three floors. The first floor was a big disco club with a welcome wagon of employees in drag. There was a guy in black face, I kid you not.

The top floor was sponsoring a female breakdance battle. It was the most civilized I've seen of its kind - and the most tame. The girls were talented acrobats - pretty Laker girls. They were really nice to each other and did their best when it was their turn. It was a nice show, not exactly a battle, but entertaining from a dance point of view. It reminded me of a performance I once saw in Budapest circa 1995 with female emcees and dancers - the semblance of hip hop, the appreciation, minus the fire. It was fun to be in the Buenos Aires version of South LA but reminded me of Nas' latest album. It's strange to watch your culture melt into commerce and at the same time, it's cool to share it with the world.