Break beats in the Bronx : rediscovering hip-hop's early years / Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Ewoodzie, Joseph C., Jr (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
Subjects:	1900-1999 Rap (Music) > New York (State) > New York > History and criticism. Hip-hop > New York (State) > New York > History. Hip-hop. Manners and customs. Rap (Music) Bronx (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs > 20th century. New York (State) > New York. New York (State) > New York > Bronx. Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Genre:	Criticism, interpretation, etc. History.
Physical Description:	245 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Introduction
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
Conclusion
Glossary of terms.