It takes the average reader 4 hours and 22 minutes to read Break Beats in the Bronx by Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr.
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
The origin story of hip-hop—one that involves Kool Herc DJing a house party on Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx—has become received wisdom. But Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr. argues that the full story remains to be told. In vibrant prose, he combines never-before-used archival material with searching questions about the symbolic boundaries that have divided our understanding of the music. In Break Beats in the Bronx, Ewoodzie portrays the creative process that brought about what we now know as hip-hop and shows that the art form was a result of serendipitous events, accidents, calculated successes, and...
Break Beats in the Bronx by Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr. is 256 pages long, and a total of 65,536 words.
This makes it 86% the length of the average book. It also has 80% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 58 minutes to read Break Beats in the Bronx aloud.
Break Beats in the Bronx is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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