References
List of references, including sources for images. A short list of heavily-consulted works is also provided.
Contents
Short List
| Reference | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Banes, S. 1981, "Physical Graffiti: Breaking is Hard to Do", Village Voice, April 22 | article | The first news article about breaking. Also available in Raquel Cepeda's And It Don't Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years. |
| Chang, J. 2005, Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, New York: St. Martin's Press | book | Expands on Hager (1984), extending the discussion of breaking to its popular decline in the mid-to-late 1980s. |
| Fisk, G. & Stevens, S. 2019–, Break Tapes | website | |
| Fogarty, M. 2006, "'What ever happened to breakdancing?': Transnational b-boy/b-girl networks, underground video magazines, and imagined affinities," MA thesis | thesis | |
| Gabbert, K. & Clemente, S. 1996, 7 Grandmasters Break Magazine Vol. 1, USA, self-produced | video | |
| George, N. 1993. "Hip-Hop's Founding Fathers Speak the Truth," The Source, (50) | article | Interview with Herc, Flash, and Bambaataa. Also available in Mark Anthony Neal's That's the Joint!: The Hip-hop Studies Reader. |
| Guzman-Sanchez, T. 2012, Underground Dance Masters: Final History of a Forgotten Era, New York: St. Martin's Press | book | Chronicles breaking in the mid-to-late 1970s, primarily from Trac 2's perspective. |
| Hager, S. 1984, Hip Hop: The Illustrated History of Break Dancing, Rap Music, and Graffiti, New York: St. Martin's Press | book | Key early work exploring hip hop's "history," though see critiques by e.g. Tiongson Jr. (2013). |
| Israel. 2002, The Freshest Kids: A History of the B-boy, USA, QD3 Entertainment | video | Covers approximately from Kool Herc to B-Boy Summit 1999, with emphasis on the Rock Steady Crew and the Los Angeles scene. |
| Michael Waynetv. 2016, "HIP HOP'S VERY FIRST BREAK BOYS/B-BOYS - HIP HOP'S FIRST CELEBRITIES" | video | Interviews concerning early breaking, with emphasis on Bronxdale, Bronx River, and the Black Spades. |
| Norin Rad. 2017–, preciousgemsofknowledge79.blogspot.com | website | Interviews of mostly '70s breakers. |
| Pabon, J. "Physical Graffiti: The History of Hip-Hop Dance," in Chang, J. 2006, Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop, New York: Basic Civitas | article | |
| Profo Won. 2016–, "The Trades" with Profo Won | video podcast |
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| Schloss, J. 2009, Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls, and Hip-Hop Culture in New York, New York: Oxford University Press, Inc. | book |