Contents Series Foreword vii Acknowledgments ix Timeline xi Introduction: The Birth of the Hip Hop Nation xiii Decline of the Bronx, Rise of Hip Hop xx Chapter 1: The “Breaks” in Break Dancing 1 The Roots of the Moves 14 Ethnic Influences 18 A B-boy’s Routine 19 Battling among Crews 23 B-Girls in the Twenty-First Century 25 Chapter 2: From Urban to Suburban 33 Breaking on Television and in Film 35 Hip Hop Finds a Commercial Groove 47 Chapter 3: Hip Hop Scandals—Sex, Video, and Violence 63 Rappers as Gangstas 67 Race and Rap 71 East Coast versus West Coast Feuds 73 Rappers and Video Hoes 74 Chapter 4: Make Room for the Ladies 79 v
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