Foundation (b-boy book)
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| Author | Joseph G. Schloss |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Hip hop |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Publication date | 2009 |
| Pages | 176 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-19-533406-7 |
Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York is a book by Joseph G. Schloss which looks at b-boying and the culture surrounding it. It features excerpts from interviews the author did with major figures in the b-boying world such as Ken Swift of Rock Steady Crew, Alien Ness, and Trac 2.[1]
The author, hip-hop scholar Joseph Schloss (whose previous work on hip-hop won the International Association for the Study of Popular Music’s 2005 book award[2]), attended every b-boy event in New York City for five years, learning b-boying as he researched the book.[3]
The book also makes arguments against other hip-hop non-fiction books, mainly saying they do not engage the actual hip-hop/b-boy communities enough when doing scholarship of this kind.[3][4]
Reception
The Boston Globe calls it "the best work ever produced on b-boying, and one of the finest books yet to emerge from the swiftly proliferating ranks of hip-hop scholarship".[3] It has also received positive reviews from Liberator Magazine and Jeff Chang.[1]
Notes
- Schloss, Joseph G. (2009). Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York. Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-533406-7.
References
- 1 2 http://www.oup.com/us/catalog/general/subject/Music/PopularMusic/PopRockPopularCulture/?view=usa&ci=9780195334067
- ↑ http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/music/Schloss.html
- 1 2 3 http://www.boston.com/ae/books/articles/2009/05/24/the_ascent_of_hip_hop/
- ↑ Schloss, Joseph G. (2009). Foundation: B-boys, B-girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York. Oxford University Press.