Aussie “B-Girl” Sparks Outrage From Hip-Hop Community Over Olympics Inclusion

Australian professor Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, who participated in the women’s breaking competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, went viral for her less than stellar performance. Many in the Hip-Hop community felt she made a mockery of the art, spawning seemingly endless posts about the negative impact she had on breaking’s reputation. Rock Steady Crew legend, one of the world’s most famous b-boys, was forced to make a statement about Gunn’s performance. He concluded she should have bowed out and admitted to herself she wasn’t ready. He also placed some of the blame on the judges, who simply should’ve known better. At the same time, Crazy Legs stood up for Gunn and insisted she didn’t deserve all the hate she’s been getting. “Judges should stand up and say this girl doesn’t reach the qualifications of someone who should be performing on this level and protect Hip-Hop culture with that statement. I don’t know the girl, don’t know who she is, never heard of her. I think on her part she could have said, ‘Hey, this is out of my league. I shouldn’t be on this platform or maybe Australia as a country should have told her to fall back on this...