Abstract Academic oral history is a valuable methodology for hearing multiple stories, particularly in cases of hotly contested histories. This methodology allows for many voices to coexist, provides a long-form space for presenting people’s experiences, and connects to the practices of the griot and informal oral histories. This chapter explores how academic oral history complicates master narratives by looking at an oral history project about New York City b-girls who were active in the 1990s. It also examines how this approach creates a fuller picture of breaking history than what has commonly been depicted in both the media and among practitioners.