Break beats in the Bronx : rediscovering hip-hop's early years /
Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr.
- 245 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The beginnings of a boundary -- Herc: the new cool in the Bronx -- South Bronx DJs vs. other DJs -- The development of an internal logic -- Creating conventions -- Crews and outside influences -- Symbolic capital in the new entity -- Race, gender, and the pursuit of recognition -- MCs take the stage.
9781469632759
2016053760
Rap (Music)--History and criticism.--New York (State)--New York Hip-hop--History.--New York (State)--New York
Bronx (New York, N.Y.)--Social life and customs--20th century.