The Knowledge Drop

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0:37 - Announcing the Oxford Handbook of Hip Hop Dance Studies 
4:13 - How Mary Fogarty got into working in academia from breaking
10:45 - Navigating the distance between streetdance culture and academic culture
15:03 - The journey of putting the Oxford Handbook together
17:25 - What they found when they put Ken Swift's brain on music in a MRI machine
19:59 - Promoting a book in Hip Hop culture
21:22 - Why Hip Hop doesn't need Oxford's approval
25:08 - What's next for Mary Fogarty
28:22 - How to get the book (even if you can't afford it)

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0:57 - How she got inspired to start breaking, and what she had to do to earn the title of "b-girl"
3:25 - The year she got into it, and her first teachers 
4:12 - Her early influences 
5:22 - A quick story about Focus calling Kenny 
6:06 - Candy remembering when they came through for RSC Anniversary 
6:44 - Her perspective on the b-girls today vs back in the day 
9:13 - What's it like breaking in NY nowadays
10:33 - The challenges and changes that come with raising a child while still being a part of the culture 
13:20 - Thoughts on how judging's evolved and why it's not an easy job 

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0:31 - Introduction
1:21 - Why he's leaving Finland now
2:12 - His Finnish wilderness experience
5:24 - How Just Jam got started
8:00 - Just Jam's future plans
10:20 - What Ken believes is central to hip hop culture, and Hip Hop as social pedagogy 
12:00 - How Hip Hop helped him overcome his social awkwardness and find himself 
14:18 - How he got into Hip Hop 
15:45 - How he went from breaking into MCing, record collecting, and education 
20:36 - His upcoming music projects 
22:24 - His definition of Sisu, a unique Finnish concept

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0:07 - Introductions
0:29 - Crew battle rant
1:06 - BOTY 97 Influences
2:05 - Crumbs' most memorable battles
4:25 - Why his most memorable battle was such a weird callout
5:38 - How to stay consistent, even 20 years later
9:17 - How's it going with his business/work 
12:14 - Future plans for Crumbs

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