Another year, another ridiculous Battle of the Elements behind us. A week and change later, here's some pics...




Nonsense was in the building, with a sweet spot right by the entrance (and by sweet, I mean only in the sense that the 1000+ attendants had to pass by our table on their way in. In terms of being able to SEE nearly any of the events...not so much).



The event, hosted by Flashback (Zulu Nation/NYC), was filled with the usual suspects, a gang of new talent and participants, and the occasional confused-looking UCF freshman who had wandered in to investigate what the racket was all about.



There were DJs... (Dolo, SPS, Luminous, Sureshot)



B-boys...



Bored-looking spectators (hey, it's a 6-hour event, it's bound to happen at some point)



And of course, emcee battles...

Here's a list of the winners-
Emcee Battle: Madness of Critical Madness
DJ Battle: DJ Concept
1-on-1 Bboy Battle: Jose (Mizguided Souls)
3-on-3 Bboy Battle: Heps and Friends
Blackbook Battle: MAS

All in all, a truly dope experience to see so many heads under one roof in what has truly become a cultural tradition here in Orlando. Though the organization/run-time of this year's event left a little to be desired (PLEASE, don't break up the battles as much next time! Having the second round of an emcee battle occur 2.5 hours after the first round is a bit anticlimactic.), props need to be given to Elements, who put together the whole thing, and all of the vendors and sponsors who were out there as well.

Till next year....