10 Awesome Beatboxing Videos We Found on YouTube

Here's a compilation of videos of people making rap noises with their mouths.

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Beatboxing is awesome. Problem is, very people can even attempt to do it, and most of the ones who do attempt to do it suck at it. That's why when someone mentions beatboxing the first thing that comes to people's minds is a bunch of seventh graders standing around and someone yelling, "Yo Jeremy! Drop me a dope beat!" Then this hypothetical Jeremy proceeds to cover his mouth and make noises that sound more like a engine that won't start than an actual drum pattern. Oh, and he's spitting everywhere. Ugh, that kid Jeremy is such an asshole. 

Fortunately, YouTube is chock full of videos that prove that some people can really beatbox. Whether it's making original sounds, reinterpretations of hip-hop classics, or whatever noises are considered dubstep noises, people can do some pretty cool shit with their mouths. That's why we've complied 10 Awesome Beatboxing Videos We Found on Youtube. 

Written by Max Goldberg (@goopygold)

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Daichi shows Midtown Manhattan the best beatboxing it's ever seen.

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For those who've never witnessed a New York City street performance, they often range from bad to annoying. Whether it's the Mariachi band taking over your subway car (Mariachi music is cool, it wasn't meant for sweaty rush hour travel) or the dudes in Washington Square Park who jump over stuff, it's often not the most pleasant expierience. That being said, this man Daichi seems to have it down straight. Invasive? Nope. Talented? Yup. Plus he was able to gather a crowd in New York in the winter, that's pretty impressive.




"The Human Orchestra" kicks a beatbox.

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If you need a testement to how enjoyable Kenny Muhammad's beatboxing is, look no further than the lady in the back who can't help but dance in and out of frame. Not once is Kenny distracted by the woman behind him grooving to his luscious beats as he continues on with impeccable timing and rhythym. Truly masterful.



Biz Markie gets busy.

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One of the most famous beatboxers ever, Biz Markie is a legend. Who do you know that rocks both stages and the set of Yo Gabba Gabba? Biz Markie's beatboxing has taken him everywhere, even to the set of Men In Black II where he had a memorable cameo beatboxing with Will Smith. 

Who knew playing a flute and beatboxing go so well together?

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The flute is an instrument you don't usually associate with dudes in sagging sweats and white tees, but this video will make you rethink the instrurment all together. Nathan "Flutebox" Lee comes through the Google offices and rocks the flute harder than anyone since Ron Burgandy. When he's joined by Beardyman, the result is way more enjoyable than you think the combination of two dudes fluting and beatboxing could ever be.




The legendary Doug E. Fresh demonstrates how the OGs do it.

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Doug E. Fresh is to beat boxing what Bill Cosby is to the cool sweater game, he birthed this shit. He's the Lewis and Clarke of making cool noises with your mouth (if you don't understand that comparison means, it means that he's a pioneer so study your lessons bro). Doug E. is the OG so watch this video to see the gawd at work.

The best (only?) Wu-Tang beatboxing medley we've ever seen.

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Apparently, beatboxing ain't nothing to fuck with. The way Rahzel is able to control this crowd with just his voice and a mic is beyond impressive. Pair that with the fact that he unleashes this epic Wu-Tang medeley from the same relaxed seated position that we assume when watching TV makes it all the more impressive/demoralizing.

Bulgarian beatboxer SkilleR shows how it's done.

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This beatbox from SkilleR is the hottest thing out of Bulgaria since...actually we don't know that much about Bulgaria. Though, Wikipedia tells us it has a booming post-communist-era industrial sector.

Anyhow, this dude SkilleR is extremely talented and the is actually the 2012 World Beatboxing Champion. Watch this video because at the very least you'll have a new conversation starter to use on all your Bulgarian friends.

They guy who made Police Academy watchable is super talented/probably a weird guy.

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If you saw any of the seven Police Academy movies (How did we allow that to happen? Clearly we have failed as a society) as a kid and weren't completely blown away with the noises that came out of Michael Winslow's mouth, there is legitmately something wrong with you. Known as the Man of 10,000 Sound Effects, Winslow is responsible for bringing this whole beatboxing/noise making game to the public. Larvelle Jones for life.

Eklips's beatboxes the entire history of hip-hop.

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Show us a better four minute beatbox summarizing the history of hip-hop made by a balding frenchman and we will show you, well, nothing. That's because French legend Eklips is one-of-a-kind. In this video, he runs through everything from "Rapper's Delight" to "My Name Is" to "Power" in one take. 




Tom Thum is better at beatboxing than you.

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Ted Talks usually features lengthy lectures from annoyingly smart people talking about ways to change the world or something. That's cool and all, but you know what makes for a nice break from that? Some Australian dude being MINDBLOWINDLY GOOD at beatboxing, that's what. The afformentioned Aussie is beatboxer Tom Thum and he just destroys everything for about 10 minutes.

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