The following Ethnography takes a very specific look into the vast world of New York hip-hop, a specific look at a category of a dance style, or more appropriately a dance tradition in hip-hop known as “b-boying and b-girling.” Joseph G. Schloss is the author of the book called “Foundation: B-Boys, B-Girls, and Hip-Hop Culture in New York.” The book provides an engaging, new and exciting look on this amazing hip-hop subculture. The New York culture of b-boying and b-girling holds lots of valuable history and traditions to world music. B-boying and b-girling is a way of dance that has been passed down from generation to generation while being preserved by the performers. The average person might look at b-boying and b-girling and call it ”breakdancing” at first look, which for a second, it does look like, still do not be fooled, it isn’t. This skillful fight like dancing comes from plenty
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This seems to be fueled by his love of the b-boying and b-girling culture. Which is understandable, this culture is so very unique, diverse and intricate all while it holds very important connections to American, and world music history.
(Describe the music and its impact on this particular society?
The music of hip-hip, b-boying and b-girling generally contains a very strong upbeat, pump up, action packed, with fast paced beats, sometimes with many syllables, and most of the time very minimal if even any lyrics at all. The music connects to b-boys and b-girls on a very spiritual and emotional level. It also promotes the competition, and also connects to the listener on a very spiritual level to provide things like energy, confidence, strength, and etc. to improve the listener. Causing competition to stir them for battle.
(Do you understand this society better after reading about its music?
This seems to be fueled by his love of the b-boying and b-girling culture. Which is understandable, this culture is so very unique, diverse and intricate all while it holds very important connections to American, and world music history.
(Describe the music and its impact on this particular society?
The music of hip-hip, b-boying and b-girling generally contains a very strong upbeat, pump up, action packed, with fast paced beats, sometimes with many syllables, and most of the time very minimal if even any lyrics at all. The music connects to b-boys and b-girls on a very spiritual and emotional level. It also promotes the competition, and also connects to the listener on a very spiritual level to provide things like energy, confidence, strength, and etc. to improve the listener. Causing competition to stir them for battle.
(Do you understand this society better after reading about its music?