Break beats in the Bronx rediscovering hip-hop's early years /

Ewoodzie, Joseph C., Jr,

Break beats in the Bronx rediscovering hip-hop's early years / Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr. - The University of North Carolina Press 2017. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies 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.



9781469632773


Rap (Music)--History and criticism.--New York (State)--New York
Hip-hop--History.--New York (State)--New York


Electronic Books.

ML3531 / .B743 2017