A Word On Song Jacking.
Every couple weeks it seems like some issues pop up on TCU where someone uses a song from an established video in a web video. Either I say something or someone in the comment says something, and inevitably a bunch of internet white knights run to the offender’s defense with arguments like “who cares if he used the song from ____’s video part?”, “you guys take this shit too seriously” or “BMX is about fun, stop hating”. Of course, all these arguments are completely retarded. Allow me to explain why.
First off let’s take a look at the BMX video part as we know it. If you ask me, there are 4 primary components of a video part. There’s the riding; the riding has to actually happen before anything else. Then there’s the filming. How the tricks are filmed, how the settings have been set and the type of video camera is certainly an important part as well. Then there’s the editing. How the clips are put together and how the clips are manipulated once they are captured can certainly make or break a video part as well. Then finally, there’s the music. Almost every video part is edited to a song already written and recorded by a musician or group of musicians, although in some rare cases a rider might compose a piece of music himself for his video part (obvious example, Adam Banton). All of these elements are important and certainly deserve to have blogs written about them in their own right, but for now, let’s take a look at the music.
Just as important as filming or editing, music can completely change the feel of a video part. A great video part is almost always accompanied by a great song; think about your favorite video parts of all time, and I bet that most of the songs in those parts are some of your favorite as well. I’ve noticed that in many cases, I find myself watching certain parts in videos over and over just because I like the song, and that helps to create a positive association between the song and the riding, making me appreciate the riding more. Conversely, think about a band you absolutely hate. Imagine your favorite rider chose that band for his next video part. Can you picture yourself really enjoying it? I didn’t think so.
More than the filming or the editing, the music gives the video part an identity. Would Edwin’s Can I Eat part make you feel the same way if it had been edited to New Found Glory? No. That song was an excellent choice, because it expressed Edwin’s identity in a very bold and obvious way. A few years later when Edwin rode to Bill Withers for the first half of his All Day part, again, it gave his part a really strong vibe and feel even though it was in a much less obvious way (the Papoose song that compromised the second portion of his part was fairly obvious in the way the 50 song was). As such, we as BMXers begin to associate not just the rider with the songs, but the songs with the rider’s. Have you ever been out to the bar with a few of your friends and heard Blondie’s “Hangin’ On The Telephone” and not either thought or said something about Bob Scerbo? If you’re over the age of 18, I doubt it.
Consequently, when a song is re-used in a video part, people like myself get bothered. You’re essentially forfeiting your video’s chance of ever having any sort of identity by re-using a song that was already used to define a video part. This has become a more complicated matter in recent years with the proliferation of web videos. In 1999, maybe 20 BMX videos would come out in a year, and if they all used an average of 10 songs, that’d be 200 songs that got used. Nowadays you can watch 20 new videos a day on The Come Up, so that’s 20 songs a day that get used, over 7000 a year if those numbers were completely accurate. Absolutely no one could remember 7000 songs a year, so you can’t always blame someone for slipping up and re-using a song. Are all video parts made equal though?
No, of course not. The only song jacks that really matter are instances like the recent Jason Owens edit which re-used a song from a very well known video part in a classic DVD. If you picked a random video off The Come Up and then re-used the song 6 months later, how many people do you think would notice? I’m guessing almost nobody. Now, I’ve heard it discussed that perhaps only songs used in DVD’s are really off limits. Is that true? I don’t agree. Certainly any section in a well known DVD is a song you should avoid using, but plenty of sections go up online that become instant classics even if they are never featured in a DVD and the songs used are just as associated with those tricks as songs used in DVD’s.
The counter-argument always used in the comments when I call someone out for song jacking is that “it’s all about having fun”. Riding is about having fun, yes, but when it comes time to edit together a video part that you’re going to put online for other people to see, take some pride in what you’re putting out. Using a song that is already associated with a legendary video part is going to make a large section of the people viewing your video not be able to take it seriously.
It’s important to mention at this point, that I understand not every rider has seen every video. BMX has been going on for over 30 years. I understand nobody has seen every DVD and web video. But be smart; ask some friends if they have heard the song you want to use in any videos before. The first thing I think when I hear a song after “this would be great in a video part” is “has anyone used this yet?” If the song seems too good to be true, throw up a thread on The Come Up Board and ask if anyone has heard the song used, kids on there will be more than happy to fill you in if the song has already been used.
Basically, there’s no excuse for song jacking. It’s easy to avoid, it WILL ruin your video part and it’s a show of unintentional disrespect to the rider who originally rode to it. Stop arguing about it in the comments, smarten up and if you do accidentally use a song you shouldn’t have, say you’re sorry and move on.
New Eastern Trailer.
The Primo Scrap-O-licious Edit
Peg Leg/Dig Exclusive Fall Edit.
Troy Merkle - NOS
Lee Dennis In BMXFU's "FUTU".
Adam you’re a cunt
but I definetely agree with you
GOD DAMN BOB SCERBO, THAT WAS GOING TO BE MY SONG hhaaahahahaha
bike riding is about haveing fun stop hating
just dont post videos that song jack. simple
I have an idea for all the kids that think there is nothing wrong with song jacking. Go make a web video and edit it to Ozzy’s Diary of a Mad Man and see if that shit even gets posted any were on the web. Ya i dont think its a big deal if you do it to any random section but doing to an epic section like Mike Aitken 5050(which should have one video opart of the year) is just kinda wrong.
i mean won^^^^^^^^^^^
call me on my cell or text 614-806-0148
it would be one thing if people were actually paying royalties to use these songs… but they aint.
is it your song? did you write it, play it, record it, then distribute it? if not then stfu and go find something thats actually worth bitching about in the bmx scene.
i think its kind of stupid to use a song right after someone else has used it, you gotta give it time. plus you SHOULD try your best to use a song that hasn’t been used before just to keep everything fresh and interesting and to turn people on to new music. but getting your panties in a bunch over someone re-using a song is such a bitchy crybaby move. ITS NOT YOUR SONG!!!!
guys, i steal everyones bmx videos them complain when people steal music.. give me a break as you can clearly see im semi-retarded… i think its down sydrome.
BIG H STREET CRIME UK…its alot
BIG H STREET CRIME UK’ its alot…….
no way in hell im reading that, thank god im not into this whole i wnana make bmx gay thing
yo
yep
Blondie’s brilliance far out ways anything Bob will ever do. It seems a shame to think of that jam as a backing to a feeble grind. Also, these songs do not belong to the riders, or the video maker, btw. Essentially, almost all songs are jacked…
+1000. stop making bmx so fucking negative.
seriously noone gives a fuck adam! get that dick out your ass son!
im single handedly ruining bmx. dont you love it?
this is the truth…I wanted to puke when I saw that owen dudes video…ALL of Scerbos parts are soo on point…even that japan edit a while back though it was 5000000 times better than the kink edit..it still made me wanna puke…I grew up on Scerbo since the first animal video..
weird right as i read the edwin part ain’t no sun shine came on the tv
This is the truth!
I think it’s funny how bmx is becoming regulated as strictly as the nba, nfl, or mlb with all these rules and regulations. I mean I guess it’s gotta happen sometime, and why not have adam22 as the commissioner making up all these rules. haw!
these are unsaid and obvious rules that most people who are completely mind fucked already know.
arent
someone should song jack adam banton.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
someone should song jack adam22
http://www.vimeo.com/8324528
Nahhh. Do me!
you are a waste of a human being.
song jacking is wack, find some new beats to slap too. hahaa
you said that most likely your fav vids have your fav songs, in that case,
what if your makeing a edit for fun and want your self, to really like it and your fav song at the time has been used in a vid already, so you use it cause its your fav song and it goes dope with the edit, then is that a dick moove mister adam22 ?
please tell me, cause im scared to make a edit now, i might mess up in song choice.
Yah totally, this whole “rules for bmx” thing is really stupid.
word.
the point above is verry valid.
agreed
wu-tang clan aint nuthin to fuck with!!
haha fuck yeah
your a fucking tool adam
theres is no god damn rule writen in a little black fucking book tht says you cant use a song for a web video tht somebody has already used. its BMX there arent stupid ass little rules like that
you faggot
I agree. this adam guy is just a tool. whos gives a fuck.
adam doesn’t make the rules. the rules establish themselves.if you to take part in the play, take a look around and see who you’re going to play with. if you don’t want to play, stand behind the fence and scream.
theres about 10 or videos i’d say you just cant use songs from. not being anal about this stuff but if your ripping a song from animal vids or voices you have to be a fool.
you are so fucking dumb. Adam didnt say that you CAN’T use a song which was used in a classic video part like edwins scerbos etc, he said that you can use it BUT anybody who know a classic video part this song is from will not take your vid seriously or even will think that you, as a editor of it, are a fucking brainless stupid cunt. IT IS NOT A GODDAMN RULE it is just a good advice. Is it clear now?
HaHaHa….. Hamburgler.
i’m going to start editing to girl talk so I can song jack multiple videos at once
hahahahahahahahahahahaha so great!
song jacking is gay.if u dont know any famous videos,than u should quit riding
imitation is the sincerest form of flattery
how cute
why should not seeing a vid make you stop riding? the first vid i saw was neighborhood superheroes on bluetorch when i was like 13. so who fucking cares about song jacking, every song thats on the radio has been stolen from someone else before them. all this weak ass pop and bullshit rap. if the rapper is decent the mofo dont need 8 other people on his album. girl talk sucks. if youre gonna wear skin tight jeans, at least blast some slayer or maiden.
I believe that the ONLY exception to the rule should be–;;;
A) If the song in consideration to be used in a video part was previously used in Web Video then the The only way it can be used is if the video part is considerably better quality and is on dvd.
What if you use a different part of the song?
Adam makes a good point in that a song does effect the feel of a video and “jacking” takes away from the part. He didn’t come up with the idea, he is simply presenting as many people have seen it for years. It’s not a rule, just simply a truth. People will probably think you’re a toolbag for jacking an already used song.
Wow bmx kids talking about rules!
It’s not rules it’s etiquette,There are no rules that you can’t constantly snake people in a skate park but you still don’t do it! WHY? etiquette you stupid fucks.
If some one has worked there balls off filming for a part and then some one has worked there balls off filming the part and then some one has worked there balls off editing the part,it’s fcking disrespectfully to all thowse people to straight up song jack them.
But hey we don’t want rules do we!
Totally agree, but advocating a stop/hold on the argumentative comments may put a strain on your hit count… Danger.
don’t use a song in your edit or play the recorder or a kazoo. that’s original.
why would you post this if you wanted people to stop arguing about it? this post will get at least 200 comments of people arguing and whining
tcu should be renamed har… hate and rules
adam please kill yourself you waste of skin
That was a poor, poor effort
Does this all really matter? 99% or more of all web videos and full length bmx videos have the shittiest music imaginable. If people want to steal pure shit, let them.
no rules; but song to edit should be one of those unspoken rules; like 1. letting kids that are trying a trick over and over and really want it at a park to keep trying or 2. not riding a set of trails without putting in work or getting a specific invite etc.. i definitely couldn’t see the songs used in classic video parts re-used, thats just weird, just do some hw and find a new song you love and make your web vid your own even more!
-and don’t give adam shit for posting this because it is a very interesting subject that everyone was thinking about, he just actually brought it up. i think its cool to be able to discuss and read other peoples opinions even if their different than mine….diversity=progress/evolution peopleeee
I agree with Adam about this and its not a rule really just common sense. Be Original
common sense is what these kids don`t have at all.
ok the video has been take’n off. im sorry to bob. if any one is mad at kink or jason owens your pretty dumb cuz they didnt pick the song i picked the song. so if any one has any problems talk shit to me(justin hughes) not jason or any one on kink. im remaking editing the video and picking a song that no one has used so i dont have to hear any more crying. so if you hate my filming or that i dont have an hd camera then hate on me not jason and not kink. adam i hope you post this up so everyone crying will know its all good now they can stop the tears
pussy
it was a good edit
thanks dude, i was real upset on your edit, i appreciate you removing it. i can finally get some sleep now!
Fuck, we´re still taking you to court.
the shit is wack but we dont need you to tell us let those lames fade out
this is true.
but you cant tell me you’ve made edits and thought a song goes great with it.
but it ends up that the song you have chosen is also in a different edit.
and if you say song jacking is bad.
wouldnt that mean then you shouldnt steal songs from other types of edits?
like snowboarding
skating
surfing
and other shit?
i jack snowboarding songs all the time … no one seems to notice
haha i bet you all wanna bitch if someone does the same trick or eats the same food too. seriously get a life and argue something noteworthy
who gives a fuck adam. your the douche of bmx man.
im probably the most popular figure in bmx right now. my face will go down in history as being the new voice of bmx. if you dont like it leave.
funny the most popular figure in bmx cant ride trails at all.
but he can kill a 1 ft” ledge!!!
yourall so faggin gays
thats fucking stupid. Its ok for a bmxer to jack a song from an artist and all of a sudden that song becomes the riders? did he pay royalties? Copyright permission? I dont think so, So if the asshole makin the vid can jack the song then he deserves to be jacked right back. dont post dumb shit.
your dumb
^^ i love it when people say this … you’re … fool
you a fkn teacher!! i dont give a fck how i spell shit. you knew what i was talkin about didnt you. btw, most “epic” videos that people r song jacking from did have copyright permission. you cant tell me ozzy didnt get something for van using his song.
dont post dumb shit
are you honestly going to try to tell people what they can and cannot do, with all of these parts out their isnt going to be too many good songs to pick from. just shut up and post videos.
WHO
THE
FUCK
CARES
a rule, if the song doesnt go with the video, DONT USE IT
fact, song jacking is what Adam22 does when drunk and lonely with a GI Joe up his ass.
learn how to edit than suck a dick dudes. music makes the video so use a metallica song than learn how to edit and be cool cause nobody fucks with that shit.
whys it matter, its their vid not yours.
If the new edit is definately better then who gives a shit. … if it’s worse well then expect to shit flung at you… pretty simple really.
rule #1 – dont ever use “hey mickey” (ruined aaron ross’s part for me).
#2 not everyone has the same associations to songs, its your bad if you have that baggage.
#3 i love iggy pop
This was a great article. Then I read it again to “Diary of a Madman” and it totally lost its identity. Then I tried Aerosmith’s “Dream On,” then Dramarama’s “Anything Anything.” Now I think this article sucks.
Point taken
I think “It’s raining men” works best
fact: songjacks are fucked up, nobody should go there.
fact: the kids hating on a22 are the fags that are on this site 10 times a day.
fact: i am better than you in every aspect of life. fuck you.
fact: songjacks are fucked up, nobody should go there.
hahaha the colin comment was rad. Jason’s edit was awesome.
i can understand this because mutiny bikes, lets gets mystical. oh my god i never get sick of watching that, the filming is amazing the song choice is amazing and the riding, need i say more and if someone was to take a song from that and put it into a web video, i would be kinda pissed about it, a video is something so much better than a web video because you gonna talk about the web vid for a couple of days and maybe even bring it up a few times later on like drew bezansons power hour and the dan lacey/ty morrow federal edits. but with a video its something in your hand that you will have for so much longer than like a 4minute clip of some cool riding. so to jack songs from a video into a web video is pretty dumb unless the web video is fuckin awesome like the ones mentioned before
really this is sad and funny and sick. all i really wanted was to have fun riding, help my friends, and hopefully make bmx a part of my life. ive never talked shit to anyone if there web edit wasnt that good or there not that good of a rider. i am sorry to kink and jason that this happend, that there is this many bad people in bmx. its a sad day for me. i will continue to make web edits( watch what songs i use), ride my bike, and help my friends out when they need it. cuz thats what bmx is about to me. sorry everyone for this high school drama.
Foo STFU your making me sad. your like a emo kid starving for attention. you already pissed adam off and there is no turning back.
quit riding
quit filming
quit editing
im sorry but if yur music library is so limited you resort to jackng a song your wack.
I agree with adam. Honestly music makes a huge difference in the feel of the riding. Heres a funny technique, put on a CD and turn off your computer’s volume. Just any CD, then watch a ton of videos without their original song. Its kinda fucked, because the music will naturally sync up with at least a few of the transitions of the edit and whatnot, but when you already know what songs the videos are going to have, and then its somthing completely different, it just totally changes how the riding comes across. Like when you put on lo fi punk thrash to dirt jumping, it just makes the riding feel faster, yet if you put on some slow hip hop, it would feel a like a slow motion was used even if it wasnt.
That being said, the classic songs should be respected, they were chosen for a reason, most of the time I’m sure those songs were on those rider’s MP3 players (ipods) when they were shooting that shit, and are usually a representation of that rider’s identity. It just makes sense that as a bmxer you’ve done your research and have watched your roots in the form of VHS and DVDS from the past 15 years.
Also, sure Adam we could have 7000 songs a year on TCU edits, but how many artists put out material a year, and usually its more than one song, its usually aproximately 10. Multiply 10 times how many artists put out material a year, lets say theres what, I cant even fathom, maybe a few milliion in north america alone. Not only that, theres songs that havent been used in bmx videos from the past century of audio recording.
So heres a proposal, I would say, the most intelligent thing is, people need to start supporting their own scene. I support my local bands and play in some of my own as well. The music scenes go hand in hand with the bmx/skate lifestyle. Most bmxer’s and skaters I know are in bands. So having your local band’s song for a edit just seems natural, it helps promote your scene and what your about, it helps that band who are people you should probably personally know. And its not just bands, theres tons of local rappers in my area, not that I’m into that style of music, but I know alot of other riders in my area who want somthing like that for their edits and whatnot and havent really thought about it this way. Why keep supporting the big guys when we could help out our friends from our own scenes and share our music further. Thats the only way to move forward, because the same big bands seem to keep getting their tunes played over and over, and really, they dont even need the royalties, let alone the promotion.
I guess in a way it contradicts my liking for classic parts having classic songs, but we are upon a new era, the days of the classic VHS and DVD parts are not at an end, the new FU3 may turn classic. But online edits are a dime a dozen and the only way to help yourself to stay memorable seems like featuring your favoite local talent. The same thing is happening to bmx videos as it did for music. The best of the best music today can have a near impossible struggle due to not networking with the right people at the right time. As with BMX, someone like little stevie would have been scooped by a massive massive company had his edit been released 10 years ago attatched as a flow part had he hypothetically been in some way able to get his material out on flow for a company or distributor or even local shop. I know this is pretty long, but my point is, supporting your local scene helps you cross promote for your scene in general. If you were to have a band from your scene on your video edit, and people who like that band watch your edit and know your from the same area as the band, they’ll probably be a fan of your biking, as well as people who are your friends in the area will hear that band and go to their shows. Its just supporting your local scene which is a beautiful thing.
Sorry that this post is retardedly long, I have the flu and have been keeping myself heavily medicated.
I didn’t read the whole thing cause it’s a bit to long winded for my liking… over indulging in your own grandure is quite an annoying habit. The fact is that some folk might never have seen the video parts in question before they cut their web edits together and stick them on the internet. Anyway, regarless of that it comes down to how close minded you are and unfortunately when you think you’re the mutts nutts and you have an opinion…eventually, in your mind that opinion becomes fact.
You have to remember what adam is saying is his opinion and the fact that he claims anyone that disagrees with his opinion is retarded just goes to prove my point…but, it is his site so he can post what the fuck he likes lol
wtf?! dindt read.
STFU
its not your fucking song, maybe the musicians would have something to say about song jacking, you cant simply ‘claim’ a song
Agreed, and another fact is that people who aren’t properly into music do not make good videos. All the best video editors are really into music, and its a shame that sometimes the ones with the high budget and best camera gear and best riders just can’t make a video as good as bob scerbo because they can’t help but use shitty contemporary songs. Not to say all vids with contemporary music are shit, TWW was amazing and so are Charlie Jobling’s edits, but they aren’t using songs that you hear 20 times a day on the radio.
this artilce may make me reconcider editing that flat land video to death metal
Hi, first off let me start this of by saying…. Johan Vanderbal, shut the fuck up! Now one gives a shit if you’re sick or in a band……. this is a site for dudes that ride bikes and that like to bitch. This is not web m.d. or Hit Parader. Ok, now that we have that out of the way…..Something I wouldn’t do, but…. Who gives a shit? What’s next? You gonna say that some tricks are off limits to those who didn’t do them first? This shit is funny. Instead of you idiots going out riding, you’re worried about some song that some fool uses in his edit? WOW! Too much time on your hands. Claiming shit that ain’t your’s…. Come on. If you stole it in the first place, don’t be surprised if someone steals it from you. All you dudes trying to act hard on here crying like a bunch bitches. Hood life huh? Ha!
stop thinkin that youre opinion is the right and only one. you dont have the power to judge over everyone else adam. if you dont like music jacked videos why dont you just leave them off your blog?! you are the one hating really and that really gets a lot of people pissed.
I didn’t read almost anything of the above but WTF?? song jacking my ass. Like riders have any rights on the music and they didn’t jack it from the author
does it actually fucking matter? why waste your time writing paragraphs on this shit, go ride.
Normally not a big fan of Adam’s opinions but I am not mad at this. Valid points.
what about if you’ve been editing something for a while, and the song gets used before you’re done with your video? i think a songjack doesn’t count there.
Quoting:
The first thing I think when I hear a song after “this would be great in a video part” is “has anyone used this yet?”
Same here.
i dont care about song jacks, if it fits well its okay.
thats what she said
adam, you never addressed songs from skate videos or video games. please fix the post.
video games? gtfo
Perfect example of not being able to watch a video part and hating it because of a fucking wack song?
Aaron Ross & that Hey Mickie song.
its called respect………….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCWd_nY5hXM
Riding is about having fun, i never watch biking videos, just cuz i dont know a rider on a shitty team doesnt mean i need to quit doign what i love. you all need to quit acting like immature middle schoolers and need to forget about the internet, riding is about having fun and being free, this isnt a sport for winning on anything, its not about beng competitive but seriously think right now. does using a song that has been used in some one elses video really seem bad, what about the 200 other people that used it that arnt pro, just because some one is sponsored they arnt suddenly famous and have ti resoect them they are sill broke probily living in a appartment some where, quit ruining bmx, fuck this site. and everytime adam22 posts something like this he doesnt do another post til this gets enough attention. fuck having rules you people are so simple minded. 5 years ago bmx was the best thing, now its having its downfall
wow you guys are all seriously gay for having that little of a life to sit on here and jerk each others dicks about “jacking” someones song from there edit. get a fucking life or something please.
I’ll say it again because my post was so long no one actually read it. I want to see more people using songs from their local scenes. Start supporting bands in your neighbourhood. As for song jacking. Just make sure your prepared for some people to bitch. If you must do it, put on your gloves, Thats all I’m sayin.
this
there is a really easy way to check if a songs been used. http://quis.cc/bmxmusic/ quit yer bitching.
I just quit skateboarding because all the songs are original, and found this site – SO GOOD…
Who’s this Bob guy you mentioned above; I’m over the age of 18, call me…
Okay, so I just read through ALL the comments – cause, you know, it’s thecomeup – fool; the comments are far better than the original content…
Anyway, this comment, wow… go back to skating, this here’s BMX…
My new band, yo, check it out: Garage Door Suicide – you won’t.
i like turtles
HA!!!
This blog is why Dude Bird ONLY USES the most original music.
theres really not any song jacking done at all from bmxers to other bmxers because im sure whose ever video it is, didnt make the song to begin with. so stop taking the credit for the person whose part it is and give the credit to who made the music. fucking idiot.
If you post a song on here that you want to use in an edit and it hasnt been used in a video yet, someone will obviously snake it before you get a chance to use it. lol
BMX IS OFFICIALLY DEAD
agreed
I want some ice cream.
the icecream man is coming…..
Wow! I can’t beleve you would take all that time to break that down. So gay who gives a fuck.
i had to keep my hands busy typing because im addicted to masturbating with raw chicken breast while simultaneously pushing pickles into my colon.
hahahhaahahhaha
BMX SHOULD ONLY BE ABOUT RIDING AND BEER, ROADTRIPS AND FRIENDS, PARTYING AND WAKING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF A CORN FIELD, PRETTY MUCH RIDING B/C IT KICK ASS AND NOT WORRYING ABOUT SOMETHING YOU HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH OR WORRY ABOUT PPL YOU DONT EVEN KNOW
thats the dopest dope iv ever smoke
adam you keep proving to be biggest tool in bmx… seriously get over yourself. its a fucking song, i dont care how many paragraphs you can spew out about it, bottom line is its all bmx, and your taking this shit way to seriously.
has anyone had duff beer???????
has anyone had duff beer yet recomend not to drink it unless wake up in another city with no money and have the worst beer shits of your life
hey adam why dont you stop giving us your meaningless opinion and deliver the videos. thats why people come here, and right now vital has so much new shit and all we find here is some self indulged douchebag whining about music…. stfu.
TLDR: every bmx song is from a skateboard video no one really cares
Fuck you, fuck your rules, fuck rules in general, and fuck bmx. I wanna go ride my bike, film, and copy some of the biggest bmx vid songs ever all day every fucking day. Go fuck yourselves.
….you in jail for tax evasion.
I am. We have the world wide web in prison.
rape tunnel?
i have to say, thats a rather well put together little essay..better than ANYTHING rideUK has published in the last 4 years or so..says a lot about the place of blogs/sites within the bmx media.
you song jack u get fucked up by the daddy puff…thats the bottom line!
Don’t you have any thing to do in the winter?If i say your retards, it will make you look good, fools!
fucking hell. the amount of time and thought you put into that you could probably have solved the riemann hypothesis.
aint nothing wrong with songjacking. just dont be a retard. if you song jack a wicked sectionj you deserve to get salted. its the same priciple as: you can like hip hop and be white, but if you go out and start trying to talk like a back man thats just wack……
oh wait…
lol, adam22 couldn’t solve his way out of a wet paper box
Adam, just when I thought I couldnt wish you got hit by a train anymore, you go on and post more of your “reasons why everybody else is wrong and you’re right” nonsense. FUCK YOU!!!!
no doubt.. everytime i think he cant become any more of a douche, he throws some shit like this up… seriously adam, just post the vids and shut the fuck up already.
fuck you, fuck you, your cool , fuck you im out
As long as your not using a song that was in some epic part like “Diary of a Madman” or some shit, how cares. And fuck it if was just in some other web edit. Just use common sense. I don’t want to even get into songs that were already in skate videos.
isnt that a fuckin movie with a bunch of black people? and isnt it called diarly of a man black women? if u like that ,then ulllove madea goes to jail,also a great movie!
What? “Diary of a Madman” by Ozzy in Van Homan’s part in Criminal Mischief is what I was referencing. As long as your not using a song from like one of the best video parts ever then fuck it. And if your song was only used in another edit then who gives a fuck. Edits are like amateur porn.
i love strip clubs
strippers are better than bmx
i wish i could ride my bike inside a strip club, stripclub/skatepark
stripark
i wish i could live in the vip room
they have wifi at the strip club any one have some 1’s
in canada we put loonies into the vag slot.
i HATE song jacking with a passion!
Go wack Adam22’s penal rod.
who is adam22
i heard he’s some guy that fingers his own bum and jerks off at the same time.
cult could use any song and you would suck their dick still!
and lotek
and the army national guard
Seriously though….
This site’s success is much due to others. Meaning posting information and news from other websites. Because everything Adam22 post something he writes or “blogs” it’s complete fucking garbage.
i think its pretty obvious i have a natural talent for writing and journalism.. that is by far the only reason this site has become popular, you can view these videos anywhere but people come here to see what i think.
whos cares if you can write good? we use the site to watch videos we dont give a fuck about song jacking….and theres no doubt if lotek,cult,s&m,fit if they re used a song from someone else you wouldnt even say a word about it cause your so far up there ass.
i agree but u should add even tho riders make videos every day so do singers theres always new songs to put on ur part
Fascism has now come to bmx
i miss riding in the 80’s i think adams a skater
bmx sucks now…
THX TO ALL OF YOU KIDS.
It is the absolute worst when a good ass song is used in a shitty web edit. A dialed web edit is right up there with a video part and should be respected as such. But when a good song is wasted in a throw away edit it really bums me out. Really sucks when you work on a video because in the time it takes to film/edit everything, chances are some of the songs you wanted to use have been used on the web.
Remember when bike videos were about bike riding!
sadly, kids that started riding in the last 2-3 years will have no clue what you’re talking about.
bmx has really fucked itself in the face via all things internet. i think i’m officially done with thecumdumpbmx.net…..
^ agreed. this place is ridiculous.. i think im gonna stop coming here, i can view the vids without the bickering of some retard.
but i have sick neck tattoos…
I’m sorry… oh, for like something i’m going to do today that you’ll tell me tomorrow is a full on wack-attack, sucka…
Yo ain’t gots to play da music to be down wif da brown – throw like it like you know it.
Anyway, wouldn’t it be “song jacking” to use a song without permission for a vid..
Over-a dinner:
“eh, mum, what’s dingin’ on the tele, I’s can’t be assed to check’it… want to have a go at-eh for me bike-vid that we’s scrapped together, seems yankee-wankers is right clear on stealing.”
Right, then, stealing in the UK, all-dey.
no one gets mad about this. sorry.
you do, you say? well.. you either
A: dont have a real job
B: still in high school
C: oooor your real dramatic
dont stop song jacking. do it more.. do it to some of the most epic song in bmx history. because there is no disrespect to a rider if you used “their” song. go ask them if they got pissed about it.. or felt disrespected. disrespected would imply that the rider actually thinks of him/her self as being respected.. which in most opinions would mean.. big ego… meaning they need to be humbled.the only people that actually get mad about jacking songs.. are the people that arnt riding to the songs. ever notice that?
likes this.
rattmoss knows what its about.. is anyone actually mad about a song jack in real life? NO! so shut the fuck up adam you fucking loser
what are the rules about using other peoples videos on a blog to big yourself up in order to get a foothold in the bmx industry?
“Big yourself up”…. what the fuck is that… if you no talk good, you no talk at all!!!!
them there’s a “musicbater…” cause, you know, they, uh, jacked music
quit the grab ass, honestly.
I heart all forms of jackin’.
adam 22 please shut up! You have not idea what your talking about! fuck off out of bmx
Then you need to learn you queer neck tattood fuck that people constantly copy peoples shit.not OG
This is garbage… It’s not great to hear a previously used song from a video part used in an edit, but who really gives a fuck? Did you write this when you were high?
I would hang myself if this many people hated me on my own blog.
I wish people cared more about riding and doin it for fun rather then songs and all the other dumb shit that gets posted on this site, even though there is a lot off good stuff too.
I usually turn off the sound when I watch a video.
who gives a fuck. adam, you’re officially a dumbass.
i JACK VIDEOS, THEN BITCH ABOUT THEIR JACK OF SONGS. FML.
hahahahaha omg… fucking owned.
i hate music.
Okay honestly adam do some fucking updates holy shit
http://www.vitalbmx.com
If you actually ever produced a single original piece of content for this site that was worth watching rather than just ‘jacking’ other peoples work and acting like adding some vapid 2 line piece of shit blurb was somehow being creative, I’d allow you to have a valid opinion on ’song jacking’. You haven’t, so you can’t.
oWnEd
so true. A22=definition of a chump.
now he has OSS bikes going, who would want to buy something that A22 designed?
that fucking loser mike king steals songs too fucking dumb english fag
what i hate is when you have a song first. then a pro has the same song in a video and people say you jacked it..
wall of text crits you for 999,999,999,999,999,999,999,999.1253457356645124353126
you die
i really enjoy that someone who sits at his computer and checks all the bmx sites, then embeds them into one blog feels he has any voice whatsoever in the bmx industry.
bottom line is, you jack other people videos in which maybe they never intended to be viewed here… maybe they used their favorite song for their own reasons even if they knew it had been used. music relates to memories a lot, even the old props song remind me of bmx when i hear them.
who the fuck are you to tell people what music they cant use? 99% of the videos on this site were not intended for you, therefore your opinion about them is invalid.
keeps jacking videos and then bitching because they jacked songs… well done you colossal waste of oxygen.
Everyone seriously needs to stop having fun and doing what they want. BMX is all about following the trend and seeking approval from everyone on the come up. its all about conformity people… hahahaha
im a huge faggot
post some more videos god damn
go to vital if you want real bmx content.
dont tell him to post anything, he’ll just be “jackin” it from another site
and then complaining cus the song on the jacked video was jacked
heh heh
http://www.skatemusiclist.com/
While I respect what you’re saying in all of this, I won’t use the “who cares, chill out” argument although that IS how I feel about it, instead I’ll point out that 90% of today’s bmx videos are entirely forgettable, and as a result their exposure is not nearly that of what classic videos were. I mean jacking a song from nowhere fast, or even a road fools is one thing, but jacking a song from ‘Bobby Midwest’s park edit’ is another thing. I’ve been accused of song jacking the most obscure web edits by riders i’ve never even heard of. There is just too much going on in the world of bmx videos right now to make a request like “say you’re sorry and move on.”… who exactly am I apologizing to? Perhaps we should all be apologizing to the artists from whom we’re ACTUALLY jacking the music.
amen brotha man
adam22=FAIL
by the way what does the 22 stand for, the number of dicks you can stick in your ass at one time, or what?
delete this site already.
agreed, this is the cancer of bmx.
im getting sick of the “BMXER” image. we sound like a bunch of pussy rollerbladers.
ride and have fun, talk shit, and song jack, or don’t, or song jack while jacking off
this is probably the best thing to happen, hopefully this nigga would shut the site down and more kids would spend more time actually riding and quit the GRABBBBBBBB ASSING!
GRABB ASS!!!!!!
this site needs to die… you have made bmx so fucking gay, if anyone who didnt know anything about bmx came here i would be fucking embarrased
i rather go scooter, even they have better websites…
HATE HATE HATE HATE (VALID OPINION) HATE HATE HATE
VALID OPINION IS THE DEVIL!!!
ILL ARGUE THAT
ADAM22
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ADAM metallopeptidase domain 22
Identifiers
Symbols ADAM22; MDC2; MGC149832
External IDs OMIM: 603709 MGI: 1340046 HomoloGene: 37898 GeneCards: ADAM22 Gene
[show]Gene ontology
Molecular function • metalloendopeptidase activity
• integrin binding
• protein binding
Cellular component • membrane
• integral to membrane
Biological process • proteolysis
• cell adhesion
• negative regulation of cell adhesion
• central nervous system development
RNA expression pattern
PBB GE ADAM22 206615 s at tn.png
PBB GE ADAM22 206616 s at tn.png
PBB GE ADAM22 208226 x at tn.png
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 53616 11496
Ensembl ENSG00000008277 ENSMUSG00000040537
UniProt Q9P0K1 Q9R1V6
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_004194 NM_001007220
RefSeq (protein) NP_004185 NP_001007221
Location (UCSC) Chr 7:
87.4 – 87.66 Mb Chr 5:
8.08 – 8.37 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
Disintegrin and metalloproteinase domain-containing protein 22 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the ADAM22 gene.[1][2][3]
This gene encodes a member of the ADAM (a disintegrin and metalloprotease domain) family. Members of this family are membrane-anchored proteins structurally related to snake venom disintegrins, and have been implicated in a variety of biological processes involving cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions, including fertilization, muscle development, and neurogenesis. This gene is highly expressed in the brain and may function as an integrin ligand in the brain. Alternative splicing results in several transcript variants.[3]
they forgot to mention the words “douche bag” and “fag”
did you guys know that adam cant ride park or trails if he tried?
i bet you cant flatland.
12345
i can
no one cares.
GOTTA WATCH!! OLD FOOTAGE OF ADAM!!!
http://vimeo.com/8957982
last clip is the shit, no lie.
^^^gay
your just mad because no one cares you can do flatland. why dont you watch it one more time and finish up jerking off to the last clip.
i bet someone will jack that song.
Wow, This has been at the top of the page for some time. Why is there so much hate here? Its Adam’s blog, and we all flock to it because its a hub for posting the latest videos all on one page. I mean theres TCU exclusives now, people high up in the bmx world are acknowledging that TCU is pretty much like the CNN of BMX. Plus we all get to comment on the vids afterwards which is awesome.
I mean for Adam to be getting some important first hand interviews and whatnot is pretty cool. And the video exclusives are pretty rad, theres some talented riders apart of that, and they wouldnt get this kind of exposure normally because their not doing backflips for a corporate sponsor. I personally somtimes like watching riders who are not the best of the best of the best, just chill bro’s doing some sweet shit. And we wouldnt see that anywhere else because all the other sites cater to the sponsored pro videos because thats what they want representing their products, which makes perfect sense.
I’d say people have to remember, this is Adam’s site. He can post whatever he wants in terms of opinions, if you want to go to another site he wont stop you, if anything he’ll encourage you. I’d say if you really want to make people smarten up. Turn off the comments Adam. Just for a week make it so no one can comment anymore. Do you really think your hits for the site would go down? I doubt it, people might complain, but whatever, fuck I’ve never even been on the TCU forum, I only post in the comments section.
And yeah I already see the jabs at me coming, “Riding a22’s cock” or whatever. I’m not defending him whatsoever, I’m just stating the obvious. And the truth, even though its a public site, and that you all have a right to opinion, and freedom of speech. This is the internet, there is no democracy on the internet, Adam can censor whatever he wants if he choses, and hopefully he realizes this and turns off the comments. It would be for the best, honestly.
get of my cock you faggot.. whos going to read that?
yeah really. but hes sticking up for u adam dont be a dick
Like I said, Disable comments for a week, I dare you.
stop commenting on the come up with your goofy ass facebook prof pic you fucking homo , noone takes you seriously
John Vanderbal STFU YOU GOOFY LOOKING FAGGOT! Noone likes or listens to you. You’re a bigger tool than ADAM22 BITCH!
did you honestly take that much time to type all of that out, haha damn thats kinda sad.
I want to jack you all off!!!!!!!!!
DO IT THEN PUSSY!
oh yeah didnt adam jack 12345 off of some dude not too long ago..
every body jacked everybody jayz jacked biggie jim jones jacked stack who cares song is hot only niggas who get mad is the niggs who cant get deals so who gives a fuck everybody jackin everybody!!111121
omg u take my hip hops music i pretend is good
Adam you are seriously a ubergay.
I to have been a victim of song jacking
It was harrible i felt like my identity was stolen
Llike hooves himself had been anally raped
please stop doing this
Ask jeeves before putting a song in your video
or you will be excommunicated from thecomeup
one time i fucked this chick with soggy tits…OMG!!! so fucking disgusting
Grand Theft Audio is a serious problem in the US today
punishable by death in all 50 states
even you Alaska!
This message is approved by me: Barack Fucking Obama
song jacking is the gayest thing a person can do.
Dude wtf will fisher has a banging vid out and this is the only fucking thing ppl are worried about. Bmx is really fucked up the come up has been the downfall of the whole industry fuck all you little fag kids, if you see me on the street or in the park come see me and I will give the cops a reason to think pegs are a fucking weapon.
wow haha. toooo much time on your hands.
I feel like I just read a novel
-FuLt LyFe
Why Adam22 talks or writes as he knew everything?Why does he think he has natural skills for writing or who knows when he is (as we’ll know) retarded? Why does he use 4 pegs if he don’t even grind for a meter?Why does he has millions of ugly tattoes that makes him look like a prision bitch?
The answer is: to be someone he’s not,He is actually no one. He loves a sport in wich he is the worst.That’s frustrating, I know. So sorry Adam.
I fuckin hate you and I don’t even know why. The only reason because i visit thecomeup is to see garret reeves or something like that, But now he thinks we all want to read, and even more ,read his stupid comments or buy his ugly and bad quality clothing, wich he shows with him as a model. What a mistake.
Adam22 deal people that visit your site with the respect they deserve. Sooner or later someones gonna make you cry. Not me don’t call the police hahahaha.
Why did he say?the most influential figure in bmx or waht?? that really made me laugh…
yeah take pride in your music kids
unless you’ve actually made the song your self you’re song jacking from some where anyway.
Hahahahaha
BEER BRAND BEER
how about all the nice people who hate on it, dont do anything and leave
Song jacking only counts if its from a big DVD that everyone prob saw or a web edit that is beyond epic other wise suck it theres no way to keep track of it anymore when theres 30 videos a day being made and posted
All you that call this “song jacking” get over yourselves you stupid fuckin pussy’s the rider did not write the song so its not his. Get over yourselves and start riding your bikes and stop caring so much. Adam get off your lazy ass and get some talent on a bike and quit ripping on everyone that is better than you like tanner nelson.!
For the love of god adam, no one fucking cares about your rules for bmx…. Fucking put some REAL news up already!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
if you want bmx news go some where this site is for talk shit only
soulbmxmag.com soulbmxmag.com soulbmxmag.com
Adam is the Hitler of bmx, soon theirs gonna be a park and trail rider holocaust
i agree with the 22 on this one and i like the hamburgler
Great video jason is what you should be saying!! and thats what im saying! Good to see owens putting work!
Wheres your web edit adam? your so in to the bmx world and we don’t see you in any web edits or even videos! whats up with that?! oh wait your wack! and just hate on others shit!
GREAT VIDOE JASON! LETS SEE YOU KILLING IT SOME MORE!
Don’t let this wack as fool get you down!
keep up the great riding jay hope to see more soon!
loll, you just failed hard. adam22 web edit
http://vimeo.com/7976179
Adam just likes to start drama. What else is new?
anyone who says it doesn’t matter is blatantly dead fucking wrong
and just to clarify; robbing a song from some nobodys web edit =give a fuck
robbing a song from a classic or even somewhat legit video = do one
i like how adam just shut the fuck up and hasnt posted any of his stupid garbage. whatta bitch ahaha
update the come up you cunt adam
no please dont, quit being lazy and go to the sites yourself.
no point commenting, who’s gonna read it now?
you did.
One day I saw adam22 riding his bike down the street, yeah that one with 4 unused pegs and suddenly he went off and sat down and started cying so I went near him to ask him what happened. He said to me that he sucked at bmx, so his friends used to laugh at him. I told him :don’t cry adam the fact that you’re a shit at any sport and no girl wants you is not so big deal, you can run a webpage or write about your opinion or something that allows you to stay safe at home. You can too get some tattoes to not to look so nerd.That would be important.
He said it was a great idea so i run away and he run thecomeup and got that neck tatoo.
That’s all about adam and thecomeup and that’s the reason why he always talks as he were god or knew something about bmx and show no respect for any of you or me.He is not used to deal with people.Poor adam…
Hope you enjoyed
Are you fucking kidding me? How often do you think any of these bike videos get the master rights and sync rights from the artist in order to put it in their video in the first place? I am going to go ahead and say that because the band used it in their music video, you are jacking it no matter what you do with it or whos part it is. You going to start calling trick jacking every time someone does the same trick as someone else? How many tuck no handers have we seen in video parts? Backflips? 3 down some steps? How about tailwhips?
Stop being a bitch.
lack of respect and etiquette of any sort basically describes new school BMXers!
ha
yooooooooooooooo
couldn’t of said it better. you want to represent your riding with your musical preference thats cool. you seek the respect of others obviously by making the video to begin with, why on earth when seeking this so called respect of the internet anonymous would you choose a song that’s already been played out and ultimately already been done. be original. you’re not out jacking spots, and jacking lines… why jack music? its not a rule.. its respect; to other said rider or riders.
have fun with your music choice. keep it original.
i cant even read the article with those annoying ass fucking adds giving me a seizure
hey problem solved you need an original song for a video maybe adam should make you one himself in the name of anti song jacking support your cause guy or stop contributing to all the BS that is ruining BMX
i agree 100 percent with adam….being 26 . iv seen alot of videos..not all..but shit tons..i personly feel the same way….just like the sunday up up and away video….. i watch it….then on youtube there 50 …13 year old kids trying to make webedits with all the same songs…..be original.. thats the fun part… i personly have over 800 thousand albums on my computer….and can prove it… when i edit videos and shit …thats the fun…is thinking of an original song for parts…not a bmx film…but the film….” indecline _ its worse then you think ” is an amazing visual display of great ways u can take a video….music isnt my fav.. but it works….running my own company for graphic design and photography i strive to make my mark..and take pride in doing it….keep eyes open for our video to flood the streets…u have been warned
word
your a pussy adam
you bitch