Foundation
AuthorJoseph G. Schloss
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHip hop
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
2009
Pages176 pp
ISBN978-0-19-533406-7

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.[1] 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.[2]

Joseph Schloss is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Black and Latino Studies and Sociology at City University of New York[3] and also lecturers at Princeton University. Schloss attended every b-boy event in New York City for five years, learning b-boying as he researched the book.[4]

The book 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.[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".[4] It has also received positive reviews from Liberator Magazine and Jeff Chang.[2]

Notes

References

  1. ^ Miyakawa, Felicia M. (2009). "Review:Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls, and Hip-hop Culture in New York by Joseph G. Schloss". American Music. University of Illinois Press. 24 (4): 515–517. JSTOR 25652232.
  2. ^ a b "Oxford University Press: Foundation: Joseph G. Schloss". www.oup.com. Archived from the original on 2011-06-04.
  3. ^ "About the Author". Oxford Academic Group - Foundation. University of Oxford. About the Author. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Mansbach, Adam (24 May 2009). "The ascent of hip-hop". Boston regional. Boston Globe Media Partners. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
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