THESE ARE THE BREAKS!

<p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Discover the extraordinary life of Lino Lean Rock Delgado-world-renowned DJ international breaking champion and acclaimed music producer-celebrated with official commendations by both the state of Massachusetts and the city of Boston in 2021.</strong></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>THESE ARE THE BREAKS!</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> offers an intimate glimpse into the world of Hip Hop culture where Lean Rock battles the highs and lows of achieving mastery confronts the shadows of perfectionism and navigates the complexities of mental health. This is a story of resilience growth and the personal cost of greatness-told from within the movement by one of its most iconic artists.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Praise for <em>THESE ARE THE BREAKS!</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>These Are the Breaks!</em><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is a thoughtful and engaging reflection on adulthood family legacies and Hip-Hop culture... but it is much more than that. It is also an honest account of personal struggle a deeply-rooted history of the Boston breaking scene and a heartfelt meditation on the value and significance of Hip-Hop culture itself.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>-Joseph Schloss Ph.D.</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> author of </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Foundation: B-Boys B-Girls and Hip-Hop Culture in New York</em></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Part autobiography self-help breaking technique DJing philosophy and part advice to students of Hip Hop These Are the Breaks! offers insight advocacy and a reflection on what serves and harms the breaking community. Lean Rock has written something invaluable that I wish I had when I was a student.</span></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>-Imani Kai Johnson Ph.D.</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> author of </span><em style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Dark Matter in Breaking Cyphers: The Life of Africanist Aesthetics in Global Hip Hop</em></p><p></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)><em>THESE ARE THE BREAKS!</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> was co-authored by cultural historian </span><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)>Paul Vincent Ruma</strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1); background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0)> whose decades of experience in global Hip Hop culture helped shape and preserve Lean Rock's story for future generations.</span></p>