Determine the Meaning of Words

Graffiti artists were committing criminal acts by defacing public property. Defacing means

He hooked up two turntables to a guitar amplifier. Amplifier

The lack of means to develop mainstream music inspired creativity. What does mainstream mean?

He hooked up two turntables to a guitar amplifier. What are turntables?

Live audiences were made up of friends, neighbors, and even rivals. A rival is a/an

Out of this poverty and decay, a new style of music would arise. What does poverty mean?

Other kids from different cultures were inspired to invent new music. Inspired means

Hip-hop covered a range of subjects from rhymes to political commentary. Commentary means

Other kids from different cultures were inspired to invent new music. Cultures mean

From this musical innovations came the idea of sampling. Innovation means

Vinyl records were played on a stereo. Vinyl records are made of ?

Some of the most influential musical innovations began at a young girl's party. Influential is