Rawbzilla’s Tips for Inspiration
POSTED ON January 22nd, 2010 BY CalvinI talk about Rawbzilla a lot on this site, but it’s hard not to when his moves in a clip like this are still as relevant now as they were a decade ago.
In this recent interview with MikeyIce, the self-proclaimed “Lizard King” spends a lot of time talking about his inspirations and his thoughts on foundation, judging and biting. The audio and video quality aren’t the best, but depending on your level of patience and your willingness to sit and learn, this interview has the potential to be a game-changer.
Take, for instance, Rawbzilla’s stories about finding inspiration from carousels, cockroaches, Godzilla movies, the Grinch, and even tow trucks — apparently, after driving past a tow truck lift a car, he pulled over and immediately came up with a move on the concrete. “That’s zoning out and pretending you’re something you’re not,” he says.
He goes on to explain how foundation should equip b-boys to tap their creativity, rather than stifling it, and how he won’t repeat moves he’s done in cyphers in battles.
Oh, and he tries not to make any noise when he dances. Uh, just watch it!
CATEGORY: Interview, Media, Videos, Weird




jjjj ya i useta do that too… the cricket, the pompa, the mushroom, i had a notebook full of moves an combos that i carried aroun wit me things that my frends wud read and laugh like “wtf is ata-number-4 to a half-potter??” or “the improved bagel routine??” haha. i recommend other people to do it cuz its a really good idea to do and also watch yourself progress an have old things that u never really used alluva sudden see that it fits perfectly into a future combo… kinda like how all types of artists and writers have their sketchbook or notebook or blakbook or portfolio like that
I’ve done that too, but if I haven’t used it in a while I’ll look back at the book and realize that some of it makes absolutely no sense to me.
massive respect for rawbzilla! anyone still have the video of him on conan o’brien?