Break beats in the Bronx
Subtitle: rediscovering hip-hop's early years
By: Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9781469632759
Subjects: Rap (Music); Social life and customs; History and criticism; Hip-hop; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: I. The beginnings of a boundary. Herc : the new cool in the Bronx ; South Bronx DJs vs. other DJs - II. The development of an internal logic. Creating conventions ; Crews and outside influences - III. Symbolic capital in the new entity. Race, gender, and the pursuit of recognition ; MCs take the stage; title: Conclusion; title: Glossary of terms.